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

Darren O'Rourke: 352. 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. [2886/23]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: The Minister, in response to my colleague, Deputy Doherty, earlier, said he wants to smash the housing targets. I am not sure whether he has told the Office of the Planning Regulator about that or amended the national planning framework or told a single local authority in the State. In Meath, we have a track record of delivering houses but there are nowhere near enough. The Meath County...

Forestry Strategy: Statements (26 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to contribute on this subject again. I also spoke during Sinn Féin's Private Members' motion, which made three concrete proposals. Deputy Carthy has touched on a number of them, those being, licensing and how the State can get itself off the hook in the Coillte deal. In my comments, I will focus on the forestry strategy. Sinn Féin's Private Members'...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (26 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the ASD unit at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3766/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (31 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses for appearing today. I wish to make a point about the large energy user subsidy. We need much more detail on that. We are in an incredible situation. I welcome the discussion on the extension of the moratorium. There is always a loaded argument on moral hazard and how certain types of people will act in a certain way if they are given the comfort of a moratorium in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (31 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: This calendar year, what capacity does CRU hope to deliver in that T-1 auction for July to be delivered in October? Is Mr. Melvin satisfied it will be delivered and that there will be capacity in the system for winter 2023-24?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (31 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I have a couple of questions. On the negative PSO levy, when will people see the benefit? Are they already doing so? What is the position on the measures relating to windfall taxes and the two versions of those? Has there been an assessment of the impact they will have on domestic bills? When will domestic customers see the impact? Ms Aoife MacEvilly:The first benefit of the PSO levy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (31 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: That is fine. The representatives have touched on some aspects of the last subject I wanted to touch on, namely, batteries and the availability to the system of backup capacity from large energy users and others. On one of the previous occasions on which representatives of EirGrid were before us with representatives of the CRU, they pointed to what I would regard as some challenges within...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Qualifications Recognition (31 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to create separate qualification criteria for home tutors with the Teaching Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3955/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (31 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 623. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4059/23]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Gabhaim buíochas a Leas-Cheann Comhairle and I am grateful that this Topical Issue matter has been selected which specifically looks at the project to reconfigure three mainstream classes to a two classroom special educational needs, SEN, base. The National Council for Special Education in November 2021 sanctioned a special class by letter. That process got underway. In April 2022, an...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Special Educational Needs (1 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the response from the Minister of State, but it raises the question of why there is a delay. We would have hoped that we would have seen progress for this academic year, and more significant progress. This did not happen. There is now the question of whether this facility will be in place during this academic year or even in time for the start of the next academic year. I note...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Engagement with the Commission for Regulation of Utilities (31 Jan 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: The last time the representatives were in, they had a rough estimate.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I am going to fire a number of questions at our guests, if that is okay. Mr. Synnott said that 375,000 vehicles are overdue for their NCT. He has accounted for 246,000 of those. What is the situation in respect of the other 130,000? Of the 375,000, has Mr. Synnott a breakdown of how overdue they are? Are they three or six months overdue? Are they more than a year overdue? Does Mr....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Mr. Synnott. The information I have requested would be helpful-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: -----to give us an idea of the scale of the issue. I am trying to make sense of the figures Mr. Synnott has given the committee. I think he said that 1.53 million vehicles were due a test last year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Some 1.4 million tests were conducted.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: That suggests a shortfall in the region of 130,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: That is roll-over demand. The 130,000 will roll into this year -----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Delays Affecting Car Tests and Driver Tests: Discussion (1 Feb 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: We expect they will need attention unless those vehicles are off the road permanently. What number of vehicles are due a test in 2023?