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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 183. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the DART+ Coastal North project will make provision for additional rail capacity between Connolly and Malahide stations; if the existing plans will mean that Enterprise services between Dublin and Belfast will have to slow on this section of track to accommodate the additional DART services on the line; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Equality Issues (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 275. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to a charge of €170 imposed by an organisation (details supplied) for an assessment for a person with a disability in order for them to access driving lessons; his views on whether a person with a disability should not be charged such an amount for an assessment to access driving lessons; if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Equality Issues (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the long delays for persons with a disability accessing driving lessons; the way that he intends to address these long delays to ensure that persons with a disability can access driving lessons in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1827/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 277. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total amount that each local authority, university, hospital or other entity received in active travel funding in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1888/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Data (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 278. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will publish his diary and expenses for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1889/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 292. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Boyne Greenway project; the progress that will be made in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2390/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 293. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a 2022 end-of-year report on the Connecting Ireland plan for County Meath; the funding that was allocated and spent; the services that have been delivered; the funding that is allocated for 2023; the services that are expected to be delivered in 2023 in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 294. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures that he is taking to support hauliers in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2392/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 295. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will further reduce fares on public transport to help drive down road emissions; if he will extend the 20% fare reduction to private bus operators and cut the price of fares for under-18s to help increase passenger numbers; the estimated carbon emission savings that the increase in passenger numbers as a result of the 20% fare...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 296. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the wait times for each driving test centre; the actions that he is taking to reduce the long waiting times being experienced to access driving tests; the number of driving instructors whose contracts expire within the next three months; if he has engaged with the RSA in relation to retaining these instructors to help alleviate the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 297. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline the plans to expand public transport provision in County Meath; the status of the Navan Rail Line plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2395/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Tolls (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 298. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is concerned about the financial liability to the State due to the traffic guarantee clauses in the M3 and Limerick tunnel toll contracts; if these payments will increase over the coming years as a result of the efforts to move persons to public transport modes thereby reducing traffic levels on these motorways; the estimated...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 299. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of driver recruitment at Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and a company (details supplied); if these companies will be equipped to deliver planned service expansion in 2023; if not, if timelines will be altered in this regard; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2397/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 768. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school bus service will be provided for Ukrainian children (details supplied) who are living in temporary hotel accommodation in County Meath. [1526/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 1798. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the target number of hectares of forestry to be planted in 2022; the final number reached in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63808/22]

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I move amendment No. 1: In page 19, line 22, after "State" to insert "and after both Houses of the Oireachtas have approved the proposal by means of a vote". This is a straightforward amendment. As the Minister of State will be aware, my party is generally supportive of the Bill. As we have outlined, it prescribes very significant powers to the Minister. Our amendment merely seeks to...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Oil Emergency Contingency and Transfer of Renewable Transport Fuels Functions Bill 2023: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State for the detailed and considered response. On that basis, I will withdraw the amendment with leave for further consideration and perhaps introduce it or something related on Report Stage.

Communications Regulation Bill 2022: Instruction to Committee (25 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I will share time with Deputy Ó Murchú. I welcome this motion and thank the Minster of State for bringing it forward. We will have an opportunity later on Report Stage to have further discussion on it. I commend those involved on getting us to this point. This has been a particular focus of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications. There have been numerous...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (24 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 198. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of onshore and offshore wind turbines constructed in each of the years from 2000 to 2022, in tabular form. [3355/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (24 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 351. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the school building programme at a school (details supplied) in County Meath; the stage of the process this school is at; when works on a permanent school building will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2885/23]