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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gaeltacht Policy (13 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 176. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to direct local authorities containing Gaeltacht areas to prohibit the building of housing estates in areas in which Irish is a community language, that is, areas designated A and B in a study pursuant to a section of an Act (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30286/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gaeltacht Policy (13 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 177. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide by regulation under a section of an Act (details supplied) that each planning application for planning permission affecting land in the Gaeltacht be accompanied by a linguistic impact assessment prepared by an independent expert in sociolinguistics, language planning or both that must objectively prove...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gaeltacht Policy (13 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 178. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans pursuant to section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to direct that in the case of a person with long-established links to a part of an electoral division within a Gaeltacht area, the linguistic impact assessment not be determinative for a one-off house on land in that electoral division to which that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gaeltacht Policy (13 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans pursuant to section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to direct that persons who establish by means of assessment under the objective of a university a B2 level of fluency in spoken Irish be deemed to have local housing needs for the purpose of a planning permission application in a Gaeltacht area and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gaeltacht Policy (13 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans pursuant to section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to direct that the percentage of holiday homes in an electoral division within a Gaeltacht area not exceed 10% of the housing stock of that electoral division and in cases in which it does exceed 10%, that planning permission applications that would...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Warmer Homes Scheme (15 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 101. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 6 October 2020, if he will provide a breakdown of the over 8,000 homes on the scheme waiting list by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30843/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (15 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 201. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applicants for the school bus transport scheme for the 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21 academic years, by the categories of concessionary and eligible. [30844/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Years Sector (15 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 228. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if his attention has been drawn to the staffing crisis in the early years sector in County Meath; the steps he is taking to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30845/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (15 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 288. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which a person (details supplied) will receive a hospital appointment. [30849/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (20 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 141. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the distinct characteristics of biogenic methane as mentioned in a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31154/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Budget 2021 (20 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 147. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the retrofit plans announced in budget 2021 including the target completions, the total budget, the source of this funding and the cost per house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31480/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 405. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the weekly income taxi drivers can earn in addition to claiming the pandemic unemployment payment, in light of the collapse of their industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31478/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (20 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 406. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the income support schemes of which taxi drivers can avail; the new schemes that were announced in budget 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31479/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (20 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 531. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 15 September 2020, the number of cases prosecuted and e-scooters confiscated in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 for illegal use of e-scooters on public roads and in public places; if she will provide a breakdown of same on a six-month basis, that is, January to...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Employment Rights (21 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 17. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment the redundancy situation regarding travel agency workers whose employer may not be insolvent, but in view of the cash flow problems in the sector may have to make some staff redundant; the impact workers who have been placed on various State income support schemes or who have already been temporarily laid off earlier in 2020 could...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (21 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if driver instructors are considered essential workers under level 4 of the Plan for Living with Covid-19; if driver tests can take place under level 4; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31889/20]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Detention Centres (21 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 194. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he is satisfied that Oberstown Children Detention Campus is implementing and adhering to the best Covid-19 practices; the procedures in place to protect children and staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31965/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Consumer Rights (3 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 275. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the legislative protections in place to ensure customers who are having difficulties with the customer service received from their broadband or phone provider are properly addressed; the recourse consumers have if they are unsatisfied with the way in which their complaint is handled; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Data (3 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 252. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of domestic gas and electricity disconnections for failure to pay a bill in each month to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32739/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Ministerial Functions (3 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 271. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of times he has used his power under section 10A of the Electricity Regulation Act 1999; the area of policy direction that was given to the Commission each time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33413/20]