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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ports Policy (10 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 3. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the port capacity review will be published and when the full review of the national ports policy will be commenced; if he will outline the Exchequer and non-Exchequer funding planned for investment in ports in Ireland, at Rosslare, Cork and Shannon-Foynes in particular, to fund the development works needed to facilitate the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ports Policy (10 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I ask the Minister of State to set out when the port capacity review will be published. When will the full review of the national ports policy be commenced? What level of Exchequer and non-Exchequer funding is planned for investment in ports at Rosslare, Cork and Shannon-Foynes, in particular, to fund the development works needed to facilitate the construction and installation of offshore...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ports Policy (10 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I would be concerned if the expectation is that port infrastructure would be delivered as part of the ORESS because it is almost the wrong way around. To capture the full potential of the opportunity of offshore wind and to deliver it within the best possible timeframe the investment in our ports needs to happen now, not in conjunction with the development of our offshore wind farms. It is...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Ports Policy (10 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I am concerned with this response because we know our ports have applied for TEN-T funding. As the Minister of State has said, it is competitive. They have applied and they have been unsuccessful. We know that time is ticking and that we have a huge infrastructural deficit in our ports, which is within the responsibility of the Department, albeit we know they are commercial operations....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety (10 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 7. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that he is taking to support the delivery of the Road Safety Authority, RSA, road safety strategy; if he will outline a timeline for associated enabling legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55358/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety (10 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: What measures is the Minister taking to support the delivery of the RSA road safety strategy? I ask him to outline a timeline for associated enabling legislation.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety (10 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: These are serious issues. We have a strategy and the Minister of State outlined the activity relating to it, the various groups and enablers involved. When it comes down to it, we are going in the wrong direction. We know that to be the case. Instead of decreasing, the number of accidents and near-misses is increasing. Most regrettably, the number of fatalities and serious injuries is...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Road Safety (10 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: The road safety strategy calls for the maintenance of dedicated roads policing and a report on that capacity annually. That analysis could be done more frequently. There needs to be a focus on this issue and policing makes a serious difference, as we know. This is something we can and should do. There are a number of other measures to consider. We have seen an increasing number of...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: We are at risk here of spending a lot of time on whataboutery. We talk to different people and they give us different perspectives, while the situation for passengers and workers on public transport continues to deteriorate. We do not have much rail in my county but we have a lot of buses. Navan services in particular have been pointed out by the National Bus and Rail Union, NBRU, as...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (10 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the steps that he is taking to address the bus driver shortage in Ireland; if he will address the delay in issuing licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55357/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (10 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Go raibh maith agat. We only have to look at what Go-Ahead Ireland and Dublin Bus said at the transport committee the other day. I have stood with Dublin Bus workers who have 40 years' experience with it; a lifetime's experience and dedication. Go-Ahead Ireland reports a 25% staff turnover annually from a staff of 500. That tells you everything you need to know. It is about the terms and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Irish Experience of Community-led Climate Action: Public Participation Networks (8 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: It is good to hear from representatives. I am sorry for stepping out earlier. As sometimes happens in the Oireachtas, the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications is on at the same time as this committee meeting and I am a member of both. I am very interested in the topic and I was one of those who was elected in the first round of local government reforms in 2014, which gave us...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Irish Experience of Community-led Climate Action: Public Participation Networks (8 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses. That was very helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Irish Experience of Community-led Climate Action: Public Participation Networks (8 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Is the argument not that delivery is much quicker if the transition is just and fair?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (9 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 2. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the basis on which critical skills are added to or removed from the critical skills occupations list; the last time this list was amended; the next time it is intended to be amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55720/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (10 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 67. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on his Department's active travel spend, broken down by local authority for 2022, in tabular form; his plans to ensure fair distribution and management of this funding, including clear project timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55355/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the Connecting Ireland rural mobility plan for County Meath; if he intends to accelerate the roll-out of the plan, given the lack of public transport options in rural Ireland and the need to accelerate the reduction in emissions from the transport sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (10 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will extend the 20% fare reduction to commercial bus operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55359/22]

Science Week: Statements (15 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on statements on Science Week. I welcome the fact we are having this debate and that we have Science Week. It is a good opportunity for the House to address these issues that do not always get the focus they deserve. Of course, they are hugely important to our country and its future. The theme this year was to explore the infinite possibilities of...

Energy Regulations: Motion [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to address this matter. The issue of electricity and energy affordability is central at this time. The motion points to the need to reform a broken market. That needs to happen, but we also need to address the cost of electricity and maximise State and community ownership of our national resources. That is not stated in the motion, but it should be. The...