Results 441-460 of 6,816 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (8 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will work with his counterparts in the Stormont Executive to develop sustainable and fair pricing structures for cross-Border bus services; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that bus ticket offers vary significantly depending on the place of departure, between Derry and Dublin for example; his views on whether the price...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Brexit Negotiations (8 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 155. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the latest discussions that have taken place with the UK Government on the ongoing dispute over the ownership of Lough Foyle; the discussions that have taken place recently in this regard in terms of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29302/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (8 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 321. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to continue to work with Donegal County Council and Foyle Port on their proposals to develop the Greencastle Harbour; if he has spoken with his counterpart in the Stormont Executive regarding collaboration in terms of developing Lough Foyle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29303/20]

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise - Mineral Oil Tax (13 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: This carbon tax is brutal, punitive and a lazy cop-out. It is a failure by the Government to take the hard decisions and to tackle the root causes, the big polluters and the issues of poverty, including energy poverty. It is also a failure to provide alternatives. There is the equivalent of a two and a half-year wait for the warmer homes scheme. Were one to join the queue today, 8,000...

Financial Resolution No. 2: Excise - Mineral Oil Tax (13 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: Transport workers in particular, including taxi drivers and private bus operators, will feel the pain of this. It is disproportionate and unfair.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (13 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 44. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has contacted electricity and gas providers in relation to proposed increases in prices during the Covid-19 pandemic; the providers he has made contact with; the outcome of these discussions; his views on not increasing energy prices during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Public Service Obligation Levy (13 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 45. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the impact the large increase in the PSO will have on electricity customers during the Covid-19 pandemic in view of the fact hundreds of thousands of persons are already struggling financially. [29963/20]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Irish Language (13 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 117. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the findings of a study (details supplied) and its follow-up reports; the steps she is taking to address the linguistic emergency in intergenerational transmission of Irish and its use in social networks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30284/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gaeltacht Policy (13 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 175. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he is satisfied that local authorities are compliant with the statutory imperative pursuant to a section of an Act (details supplied) that county development plans for counties containing a Gaeltacht area must include objectives for the promotion of Irish as the community language of the Gaeltacht; if this objective is...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gaeltacht Policy (13 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 176. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to direct local authorities containing Gaeltacht areas to prohibit the building of housing estates in areas in which Irish is a community language, that is, areas designated A and B in a study pursuant to a section of an Act (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30286/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gaeltacht Policy (13 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 177. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to provide by regulation under a section of an Act (details supplied) that each planning application for planning permission affecting land in the Gaeltacht be accompanied by a linguistic impact assessment prepared by an independent expert in sociolinguistics, language planning or both that must objectively prove...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gaeltacht Policy (13 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 178. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans pursuant to section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to direct that in the case of a person with long-established links to a part of an electoral division within a Gaeltacht area, the linguistic impact assessment not be determinative for a one-off house on land in that electoral division to which that...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gaeltacht Policy (13 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans pursuant to section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to direct that persons who establish by means of assessment under the objective of a university a B2 level of fluency in spoken Irish be deemed to have local housing needs for the purpose of a planning permission application in a Gaeltacht area and...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Gaeltacht Policy (13 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 180. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans pursuant to section 31 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to direct that the percentage of holiday homes in an electoral division within a Gaeltacht area not exceed 10% of the housing stock of that electoral division and in cases in which it does exceed 10%, that planning permission applications that would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I am sorry, but like some previous speakers I did not have the opportunity to hear some of the earlier contributions so I apologise if I repeat anything. I have a specific query on the objective of public involvement. What is the rationale behind the approach, the overarching governance framework and the membership of the advisory council? For example, was it considered to use a Citizens'...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low-Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to speak on the same point. There is considerable concern that there is not enough that is concrete in the legislation. Mr. Carroll referenced flexibility. The concern people have is that the flexibility will go the other way with a future Government and that we have missed an opportunity in the legislation. I am interested to hear what Mr. Carroll has to say on this.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Sector: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: Will the witnesses outline the experiences of travel agents during Covid? Particular aspects of their business model such as cash flow are unique to the sector. I have heard from travel agents about negative revenue, some of whom have remortgaged their homes to keep their businesses running. Senior Ministers tell us there are protections and there is a suggestion that travel agents are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Sector: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: There is a perception that the sector is buffered because of the notion that there is protection at European level. Is it the case that does not kick in until companies are at the wall?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Sector: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I support that fully. I have heard this from hundreds of ordinary consumers who are dealing directly with Aer Lingus and Ryanair in particular. Their experiences have been very difficult going back to March. Have the travel agents a similar experience or is it better or worse?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Sector: Discussion (14 Oct 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: Travel agents estimate that between €25 and €30 million is owed via themselves to customers.