Results 5,841-5,860 of 7,194 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 100. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated length of time a proposed temporary floating storage and regasification unit, if approved, would be in operation in Ireland until a carbon neutral energy system is in place and we are no longer reliant on gas for our energy security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23621/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the will report on the excellence in energy efficient design scheme; the funding available to be drawn down; how much funding was drawn down; the number of grants awarded; the average amount awarded in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23841/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 113. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the support scheme for renewable heat; the funding available to be drawn down; the amount of funding was drawn down; the number of grants awarded; the average amount awarded in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23842/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 114. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost to increase the capital funding for the better energy warmer homes scheme by 50%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23867/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average cost of achieving a B2 BER cost optimum standard in the better energy warmer homes scheme to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23868/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to estimate the cost of including properties with HAP tenancies in the SEAI warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23869/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of doubling the climate action fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23870/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 190. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on the supports available from his Department for businesses to decarbonise; if he will provide a breakdown of schemes; the amount of funding available to be drawn down per scheme ; the amount of funding drawn down per scheme; the number of grants awarded per scheme; the average amount awarded in 2020, 2021, 2022,...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 286. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of increasing the social housing retrofitting over a five-year period, rising incrementally between 20% in year 1, by 30% in year 2, by 50% in year 3, by 75% in year 4 and by 100% in year 5, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23865/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (28 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 287. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the estimated cost of increasing the social housing retrofitting budget by 50%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23866/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 136. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the invalidity pension; the criteria necessary to qualify; and to provide a breakdown of the number of people that were in receipt of the invalidity pensions in 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024. [24249/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (29 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 137. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the invalidity pension; the mental health conditions that qualify for the receipt of the invalidity pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24250/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Strategies (30 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 52. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to report on the progress to date in the development of the national counter disinformation strategy; when she expects this strategy to be published; if she will report on the meetings of the national counter disinformation strategy working group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24425/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (30 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on rental prices in County Meath; how he plans to address these high costs and to increase the housing available for rent in Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24420/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Energy Conservation (30 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 105. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on the retrofitting of local authority homes with heat pumps; if he is aware of concerns that this is leading to higher-than-expected bills; if he plans to increase education/spread awareness about heat pump usage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24419/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (30 May 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 184. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 414 of 30 April 2024, to outline the conditions under which local authority section 48 development contributions may be waived; how far houses must have been progressed in order to have the development contributions waived; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24433/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (13 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 133. To ask the Minister for Health when a person in County Meath (details supplied) will get a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25811/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (11 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 83.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the Copper Switch Off Working Group established with the participation of ComReg and Eir; the membership of the group; the number of times the group has met; the work programme and expected outcomes of the group; if the latter will be made publicly available; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (11 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 89.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 50 of 14 May 2024, to provide a breakdown of how the figure of 16,600 heat pump installations in existing homes was arrived at; to provide a breakdown of installations per year of the period that the figure is accounting for, in tabular form; to provide a breakdown, per scheme, per...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (11 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 90.To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if only heat pumps installed in existing buildings will be counted as contributing to the 2030 target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25236/24]