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Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (22 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to raise the issue of the number of gardaí, specifically the resource allocation model, because there is a shortage of gardaí right across the State. It is very pronounced and no more so than in my county, Meath. County Meath has the lowest number of gardaí per head of population in the State, at in the region of 142 per 100,000 people. The next worst is County...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Climate Change Policy (22 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Electricity emissions reductions are significantly contributed to by imported electricity. That fact should not be lost. There are carbon budgets and sectoral emission ceilings out to 2030 but there is no plan to deliver emissions reductions to meet those targets. In fact, including the 5.25 megatonnes unallocated on an annual basis with all of the measures proposed by the Government...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Is there a risk of perverse incentive or are both the biomethane strategy and anaerobic digestion strategy complementary? There is the need to feed that beast to generate energy an,d on the other hand, we are trying to reduce waste in the first place.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (21 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 156. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has intentions to reform the legal mandate of the CRU in order that it aligns with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22560/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (21 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 157. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has intentions to reform the legal mandate of Gas Networks Ireland in order that it aligns with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22561/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (21 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 158. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has intentions to reform the legal mandate of EirGrid in order that it aligns with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22562/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Supply Board (21 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 159. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has intentions to reform the legal mandate of ESB Networks in order that it aligns with the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22563/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Marine Protected Areas (21 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 160. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a timeline for when the South Coast Designated Maritime Area Plan will be finalised and adopted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22564/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (21 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 161. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he has intentions to implement an enhanced emissions reporting framework and price incentivisation for large energy users to encourage them to participate in flexible demand initiatives designed to shift electricity consumption to times when emissions are low; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22565/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (21 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 604. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the breastfeeding support service in Dunboyne, County Meath was cut; if he will immediately review this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22671/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: State Bodies (22 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 91. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the breakdown of financial sponsorship provided by Fáilte Ireland to events and conferences in each of the years 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [23107/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Energy Rating (22 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 97. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government with regard to the retrofitting of social housing, the number of heat pumps installed in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the average cost of these installations in per year, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown of the pre and post-BER assessments following heat pump installation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Energy Rating (22 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 98. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government with regard to the retrofitting of social housing; the number of local authority homes retrofitted in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the average cost of these retrofits in per year, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown of the pre- and post-BER assessments of these retrofits; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Building Energy Rating (22 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 99. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the number of social authority homes that have been retrofitted with solar PV panels in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; the average cost of these retrofits in per year, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown of the pre- and post-BER assessments; and if he will make a statement on...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (23 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 60. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to report on the measures his Department is taking to implement the recommendations of a report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23297/24]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (23 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I ask the Minister to report on the measures his Department is taking to implement the recommendations of the report from the Oireachtas committee on renewables and offshore wind and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (23 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to ask specifically about recommendation 8. It refers to Wind Energy Ireland and the Skills for Zero Carbon report. Regarding ports specifically, there is a recommendation for investment in our ports. This is an issue that comes up consistently. I hear the response from Government regarding applications for European funding but we have seen in the past that our ports have been...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (23 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: What are the plans for Thornton Hall? Last week, we received notification from the community engagement team that it will be used as emergency accommodation and that this accommodation will be brought on stream in the near future. That is all of the information we have. I have spoken to the two Ministers involved. It has been reported that this will take four to six weeks and that it may...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2024: First Stage (23 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I move: That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electricity Regulation Act 1999 to give the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) the legislative remit to effectively monitor wholesale and retail prices in the energy market; to increase the frequency and level of reporting; to effectively monitor and regulate hedging practices; to strengthen the...

Electricity Regulation (Amendment) Bill 2024: First Stage (23 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."