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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Staff (13 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 431. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of WTE accountants working in her Department in 2021, 2022, 2023 and to-date in 2024, in tabular form. [6154/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (13 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 432. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of appeals received by the social welfare appeals office, per month in 2023, in tabular form. [6155/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Staff (13 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 461. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of WTE staff, by grade, working in the citizenship division of her Department as of 6 February 2024; the number of vacancies within this division, by grade; and when these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. . [6152/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 567. To ask the Minister for Health the number of electroencephalographic machines in use currently at the Mater Hospital. [6158/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (13 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 568. To ask the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff members required to sufficiently staff an ophthalmology department within model 4 Hospitals. [6159/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 569. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to CAMHS as a percentage of the health budget for each of the years 2021 to 2024, in tabular form. [6162/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (13 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 570. To ask the Minister for Health the budget allocated to CAMHS as a percentage of the health budget for each of the years 2021 to 2024, in tabular form. [6163/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 71. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the decarbonisation of the social housing stock; what progress has been made to retrofit the social housing stock; if there are plans to establish a dedicated programme to install solar PV on the social housing stock; what engagement has his Department had with industry in order to decarbonise the social...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Can the Minister of State report on the decarbonisation of the social housing stock? What progress has been made to retrofit the social housing stock? Are there plans to establish a dedicated programme to install solar PV on the social housing stock? What engagement has the Department had with industry in order to decarbonise the social housing stock most quickly and effectively?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I will take one supplementary. I want to say that there is a significant need to expand this programme, to increase investment in it, and to expand the eligibility criteria. If I can digress, an important role that local councillors have will be overseeing the implementation of these schemes. I have a concern, as the Minister and Minister of State are aware, with regard to the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: On the retained firefighters, is the Minister of State going to work on that with the Department, and can retained firefighters expect to be treated fairly in the application of that circular?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (14 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 68. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of concerns that the deposit return scheme will discriminate against those with disabilities; how he plans to mitigate these concerns; if he will consider requesting that the CCPC conduct an examination of the roll-out of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6709/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (15 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 135. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on progress on the draft wind energy guidelines; when he expects the draft guidelines will be published; the expected timeframe for publication of finalised deadlines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6830/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Has it been considered that there is a case to constantly monitor, in forensic detail, where the missed targets are and whether that should then, in the feedback mechanism, influence the type of Government spending and policy decisions that are made? To link into the point the Minister made around the public spending code and the need to finesse it and ensure it is climate-sensitive, based...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Review of Climate Action Plan 2023: Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform (15 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: The Minister has a couple of representatives from his climate division here. How big is the climate division relative to his overall staff? This is a new process for all of us. Can the Minister reflect on how the primacy of climate and the climate Act are inserted into the work of the Department? As for financial investment funds, how moneys are filtered through Ireland and are being...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Ms Harte for her opening statement. Does she know how many had fallen outside the scope and will be brought into scope with this legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I ask that just to get a sense of the scale. There is a reference to "defined by domestic final customers". Is it only domestic or does this apply to commercial customers as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Okay, so they are covered by another body. That is fine. Is there a similar anomaly there? Is it not a concern in this legislation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to ask about the timeline for this legislation. We have the PLS now. Does Ms Harte have an indicative timeline of how quickly the Department will prepare the Bill? It is then up to the Minister and the Cabinet, but does she have an indicative timeline for the Bill?