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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Coast Guard Service (2 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome that news and I take from it an acknowledgement. A number of members of the Joint Committee on Transport and Communications are in the Chamber. The committee held a series of hearings last year with representatives from the Department, senior management at the Irish Coast Guard and representatives of the Coastal Unit Advisory Group, CUAG, and the Irish Coast Guard Volunteers...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Coast Guard Service (2 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State. It is important that the ICGVRA is afforded the opportunity to make a submission to the review and is fully engaged, as well as CUAG and other interested parties. I encourage the Minister of State to meet representatives of the association. I take a positive from what the Minister of State said, that there is an opportunity to address the range of issues in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (1 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses for their attendance. Their collective contribution to getting us to this stage at all, which Mr. Kingston referred to, is a significant achievement. I made the same point to the Minister last week. We have still some way to go, so let us keep at it. I will pick up on a couple of points. Mr. Kingston will have heard the exchanges last week on the heads of the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (2 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 31. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on taxi licence numbers, driver numbers and late night working following the recent driver recruitment campaign; if the restriction on plate transferability is recognised as a barrier to recruitment; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10512/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (2 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will outline his plans to bring forward legislative provision for experimental road traffic orders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10513/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (2 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he will take to address the interference of drone activity on civil aviation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10511/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (2 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 59. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to create a second-hand market for electric vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10514/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister. I raise the sector's role in the energy transition, with a particular focus on solar. It operates at different scales, at a utility scale in large holdings, with a number in my own county, Meath. It is also on farm sheds, commercial buildings and piggeries. I ask the Minister for an update on that, the opportunity he sees in it and the efforts to try to realise it....

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Second Stage (7 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to discuss this Bill. Sinn Féin will not be opposing it, although, as we have said at committee meetings and when dealing with similar legislation in this House, we are very frustrated with the process. It is no way to do legislation. It should be acknowledged and recognised that we are in this situation due to the spectacular mismanagement of our energy...

High Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Deputy Doherty for bringing forward this timely and important motion. It is clear that Government can and must do more to protect energy customers. We have only to look at the recent reports which point to an increase of 135% in the number of people unable to heat their homes. According to the Economic and Social Research Institute, ESRI, more than 40% of households are now...

High Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: The Government has to want to do it in the first place.

High Energy Costs: Motion [Private Members] (7 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Just-----

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Business Supports (7 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 124. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of businesses in County Meath that have applied for the business energy support scheme; the number that have been successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8319/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (7 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 182. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it is the case that the windfall tax on electricity companies operating here will apply only from 1 December 2022 to 30 June 2023; if there is provision in the Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1854 to apply the tax retrospectively to account for the super-normal profits prior to that period; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Development Plan (7 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 275. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are plans to review the National Development Plan to increase the funding envelope to 2030, in light of increasing costs and new climate obligations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11463/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Meetings (7 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 276. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he or his Department officials have met with representatives of medical scientists here in the wake of publication of an assessment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11464/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (7 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 543. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive an appointment in Beaumont Hospital. [10924/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (7 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 672. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive the pandemic special recognition payment. [11534/23]

Environmental Protection Agency (Emergency Electricity Generation) (Amendment) Bill 2023: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Mar 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I support this amendment in the name of Deputy Whitmore. I was here for the debate on Second Stage last evening and this proposed amendment was referred to. It is to remove the text "to the extent that it considers practicable, taking particular account of the said exceptional circumstances and urgent and compelling necessity”. There is concern in this regard. We have the Climate...