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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (28 Jun 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Mr. Martin. My first question was for the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine really, just in terms of the policy vacuum, the opportunity that exists and what might be needed to realise it. I am hearing that commercial viability is a challenge at the minute.

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (13 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: In the interests of brevity, I will make a quick point just to have it on the record again. We dealt with the EirGrid Bill. Pre-legislative scrutiny was waived, under protest, on Second Stage and Committee Stage. We in the Opposition were pontificated to. We were told we had ample time and opportunity to discuss matters but we most certainly had not. Every time we engaged on the Bill,...

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (13 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State for his response on the perverse situation in respect of PET. I want to tease out his response a little. We talk about recycling but what we do in Ireland is collect and separate. We have a small recycling capacity. Shabra Plastics is an example of that in the PET area. Because of the incentives within the market, the subsidies on the one hand and the taxes...

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (13 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: The Minister of State dealt with one arm of my contribution, which was the issue of virgin plastic tax elsewhere. We need to keep an eye on that. The point is that we are subsidising companies here and supporting them financially to export. They are being subsidised to the point that the business model means it is profitable to export. We are not competitive here and we are not...

Circular Economy, Waste Management (Amendment) and Minerals Development (Amendment) Bill 2022: From the Seanad (13 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I will not take up any more time. The incentive is there because of the market conditions. Effectively we are subsidising the export. It is not deliberately a subsidy for export. I will come back with more details. I would appreciate if the Minister of State would take a personal interest in this issue.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Lobbying Reform (13 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: There are two really important factors at play. The first is about lobbying and the relationship between former officials, lobbyists, Ministers, senior Government officials, advisers, and in this case, Uber and the Fine Gael Party, in addition to the privileged access lobbying affords. Revelations clearly indicate that not all of the lobbying was documented or revealed, and recording of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Lobbying Reform (13 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: The Minister of State did not touch on the lobbying issue at all. There is much that needs to be done in that regard. My colleague, Deputy Mairéad Farrell, introduced the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2020, which the Government kicked down the road. Among other matters, this is something to which the Government must revert. I am reading significantly into the Minister of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Emergency Departments (12 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 103. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on his engagement with the HSE in relation the future of the emergency department in Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan; if he will commit to bringing forward proposals to protect and enhance emergency and critical services at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37458/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (12 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 223. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if households that export renewable energy to the grid via microgeneration now receive payments for same from all electricity suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37067/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (12 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 224. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total number of households that have installed solar photovoltaic panels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37068/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Strategies (12 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 225. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when he will draft and publish a green hydrogen strategy; if the energy security review has examined the role that green hydrogen can play in Ireland's energy security going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37069/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (12 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 243. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide funding to local authorities to allow them to distribute the €200 electricity credit directly to members of the Travelling community who were excluded from this payment due to them paying their electricity bills directly to their local authority, or in cases in which they share a common...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (12 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the €23 billion figure cited as a potential cost for the MetroLink in an extreme case scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37620/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (12 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a breakdown of the €23 billion figure cited as a potential cost for the MetroLink in an extreme case scenario; if he will publish the source of this potential costing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37619/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (12 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 259. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the estimated capital delivery cost range for the MetroLink of between €7.16 billion and €12.25 billion; the estimated annual current cost; if he will provide details on the proposed public-private partnership aspect of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (12 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide a breakdown by year of the stages of the proposed MetroLink project, including the planning, procurement and construction phases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37621/22]