Results 3,661-3,680 of 6,823 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (15 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 254. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of full-time medical assessors working in her Department in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased during 2023. [62921/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Boards (15 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 270. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of guidance counsellors directly employed by the Louth-Meath Education and Training Board in each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [62922/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality when the contract for the issuing of new ballistic vests for front-line gardaí will be put out to tender. [62924/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (15 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 283. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of full-time senior investigating officers; and the total full-time equivalent of each child protection unit since 2019. [62925/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Offences (15 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 284. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of persons who were successfully prosecuted in the Meath Garda division for driving a vehicle without a valid licence in each of the years of 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [62926/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Service (15 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 285. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of inmates currently detained in the Irish Prison Service who are solely being held on remand for between four and eight months and over eight months. [62927/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (15 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 323. To ask the Minister for Health the percentage of staff working in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan, who have received their Covid recognition payment; and when the remaining eligible staff will receive this payment. [62932/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Infectious Diseases (15 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 324. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the infectious diseases clinical programme; the status of the establishment of a network of infectious diseases clinics; the number of such clinics established and operational to date; and the locations of all infectious diseases' clinics, operational or planned. [62933/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Pharmacy Services (15 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 325. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time pharmacists and senior pharmacists working in the National Centre for Pharmacoeconomics in each of the years of 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [62934/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (15 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 326. To ask the Minister for Health if the new National Children's Hospital will have the capacity and specialist staff to carry out heart and lung transplants for children aged under 16 years. [62935/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State for their time. I will ask about an issue that seems to be an anomaly, namely, the way in which environmental taxes are raised, for example, short-haul versus long-haul and connecting flights. This is an issue that was raised with the committee and is recognised at national and European level. Are there plans to address it? It seems it would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Is there a process coming out of COP27 on how a mechanism like that comes into being? The argument made is that the current system is not fair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Has the Minister considered a landing or departure tax on private jets in Ireland? At a European level, the environment and transport group has identified in the region of 6,000-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Okay. Is there any flexibility regarding the threshold of a million passengers? I think it is the case that other countries use a different threshold.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Yes. There is a consultation that might feed into that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: There was discussion on Rotterdam, movements at a Dutch level, and their environmental considerations around noise. Is the Minister aware of the incredible situation that exists now at Dublin Airport as regards the north runway? It has been quite well covered in the media in recent days and weeks. We have had correspondence from this committee and the DAA regarding it. A situation has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Is it appropriate that the DAA continues to operate in the meantime contrary to the planning permission it received?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Will there be an assessment? I have met with a number of the people living under the new flight paths and this issue is a daily problem for them. What accountability will there be here? It seems an incredible error to pursue a planning application only to realise on the day a welcome runway goes live that it operates in a completely different way.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I ask the Minister to take a personal involvement in it. I encourage the DAA and Fingal County Council to engage with residents affected by this because it is incredibly distressing for them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Aviation Policy: Minister for Transport and Minister of State at the Department of Transport (7 Dec 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: The committee can pick up on it as well.