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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: We have a plan here.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: It is in our plan.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Tax wealth; the Government should tax wealth.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (22 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: That is not hot air.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (20 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the Energy Poverty Steering Group; how many times it has met since its inception; to provide a breakdown of departments and agencies that were present at each meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7819/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (20 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on the work of the Energy Poverty Steering Group; to what extend the group has evaluated the various SEAI retrofitting schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7820/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (20 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 471. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the enhanced medical card will be issued regarding the redress scheme proposed for mother and baby home survivors; the eligibility criteria that will apply; the treatments and services it will cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7424/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (20 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 522. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Meath (details supplied) will get an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7423/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (20 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 614. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of delays some cancer patients are facing when getting a medical card; what measures he is taking to address these delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7776/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 25. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown on the number of Garda officers, by rank, attached to all Meath East Garda stations in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; the number of Garda officers who retired from Meath East Garda stations in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8340/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (22 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 61. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine about the delayed actions his Department is leading on as part of the climate action plan 2023; the proportion that are complete and the proportion that are delayed; if any are still outstanding from the 2021 climate action plan; the expected timeline for delivery for all delayed actions; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (22 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 90. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what efforts his Department is making to ensure farmers are incentivised to create and maintain habitats on farms under the Common Agricultural Policy strategic plan and the rural development plan. [8338/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister for being here. I will pick up on a comment in the first instances in respect of the A5. I welcome the Government's commitment to it, which predates this Government and dates back to the St. Andrews Agreement. Having met with residents and families of victims, I know that there have been in the region of 50 deaths on it since 2006. There is a real safety issue with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Yes, exactly. I guess the purpose of these sessions, from our perspective, is to hear from the Minister in terms of progress to date, what is going right, what is not going as well and the types of measures. Earlier, he specifically stated that he has asked his Department to reassess the policy pathways. I presume the latter is the process of looking at where we can go further, faster or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Climate Action Plan 2023: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister. He will be in County Meath tomorrow and I will meet him there. We discussed the climate action plan, and there has been significant progress on many strands. One issue I have raised with the Minister previously relates to a number of the points he made. There is traffic congestion every day at Kilmoon Cross on the N2. It is reported every morning and evening as...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Legislative Programme (28 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 4. To ask the Taoiseach if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [8949/24]

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Mental Health Services (29 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 9. To ask the Minister for Health the number of psychologists employed by CAMHS in the Meath area; the number of psychologists working in CAMHS in the Meath area; the size of the waiting list for access to CAMHS services in the Meath area; the average time waiting to secure an appointment with a psychologist in the Meath area; the average waiting time to access CAMHS services in the Meath...

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Mental Health Services (29 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to ask the Minister about the number of psychologists employed by CAMHS in the Meath area; the number of psychologists working in CAMHS in the Meath area; the length of the waiting list to access CAMHS services in the Meath area; the average time waiting to secure an appointment with a psychologist in the Meath area; and the average waiting time in recent years.

Ceisteanna Eile (Atógáil) - Other Questions (Resumed): Mental Health Services (29 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State for the reply. It is very concerning that we have a 75% vacancy for one reason or another. Can I have an update on filling those posts? I appreciate that the funding is in place but I would push back and say it is not enough for the Department or the HSE to provide the funding. We need to secure and fill those posts. Are enough psychologists being trained?...