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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (27 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: We have the comprehensive accommodation strategy for international protection and part of that is to provide State-provided accommodation for asylum seekers. There are a number of earmarked sites, including Thornton Hall. It is almost a month ago today that we had a formal briefing on Thornton Hall's identification for State accommodation for asylum seekers but we have not had an update...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Further Revised Estimate) (26 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister for his opening statement. I want to revisit that issue of the connectivity blackspots and those hard-to-connect areas. I know there was a suggestion that we will end up - and to a large degree, it is related to the success of the roll-out of the national broadband plan, which we hope continues apace - having better services available in more rural parts and uptake will...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Further Revised Estimate) (26 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister. On the connections, it is always a kind of headline figure and people are generally surprised by it. I do not have it here but he had it in his opening statement, that is, the significant number of properties passed, in the tens of thousands, and the number connected. What we hear - and I think it is understandable and logical - is that people are in contracts, and...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Further Revised Estimate) (26 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I take the point, and it is the reason I asked the question because I think there are explanations why people do not connect. I take the Minister's point with regard to the industry and that it is a greater uptake than it intended. Is it the case that we expect it to be towards 100,000? Are we then subsidising NBI for the shortfall or does that come into it at all? Say, for example, the...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Further Revised Estimate) (26 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Okay. I thank the Minister. I have a final question with regard to the public warning system, which is subhead D7. What is the progress on that and the timeline? I think it is something people will have an interest in and it will be important. I see the briefing note has something of an update. I wonder is there more detail on when we might expect this scheme to be up and running,...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Further Revised Estimate) (26 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: December 2025.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Further Revised Estimate) (26 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (27 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the re-turn scheme; to report on how the scheme is monitored and regulated; to report on how unclaimed deposits will be used (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27564/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (27 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 90. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the work he and his Department are undertaking to increase electricity grid capacity in line with our 2030 target; if hybrid connections will form of this plan; if he is aware of mounting concerns over delays to renewable energy developments in securing grid connection posing a threat to our 2030 targets; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (27 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 94. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware of the barriers that successful applicants face, in particular community groups, when accessing funds; the measures he is taking to address these barriers; if any successful applicants have failed to access funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27557/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Building Energy Rating (27 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 95. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the target of 500,000 homes to BER B2 or higher by 2030; the proportion of retrofits that achieved a BER B2 or higher that were solar installations only, i.e., no other works; the proportion of homes that were retrofitted with solar PV as part of the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Infrastructure (27 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 97. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on the conclusion of the private wires consultation; when the Government will bring forward a private wires policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27558/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Prices (27 Jun 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the revenue that was raised via the cap on market revenues; how this compares to the original projected revenue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27698/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses for coming in. I will continue on the same theme. On the barriers to retrofitting, it strikes me the default position seems to be demolition and rebuild rather than retrofitting or refitting. Will both organisations touch on some of the barriers as they see them? The next issue is for CIF. I see many recently-developed housing estates. I am in County Meath and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: It is one of them, although they have drumlins in Monaghan and they manage to beat us. What of that policy of burying waste soil and covering it with a lawn of grass? Maybe CIF can start with that one and we can touch on the retrofitting barriers.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy as it relates to Construction Sector: Discussion (2 Jul 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Does Mr. Fitzpatrick think that equation will change with a change in regime, increased circularity and everything we are talking about here? How does he think a change in the regime in the sense of increasing the amount of circularity, the reuse of construction and demolition waste will work? Will that lend itself to more demolition or less?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Funding (2 Jul 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 422. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) will be provided with Section 39 funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27921/24]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Procurement Contracts (3 Jul 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 84. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if consideration was given by the Institute of Public Administration to sell its buildings on Lansdowne Road and move to high end commercial offices or to decentralising outside of Dublin or moving to any other area; if his Department has been assured that public procurement rules have been adhered to; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (4 Jul 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 18. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Dublin-Navan rail line upgrade; if he will report on the work completed to date; when he expects the upgrade will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28615/24]