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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (9 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 879.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of local authority homes retrofitted with regard to the retrofitting of social housing in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; the average cost of these retrofits per year; the breakdown of the pre- and post-BER assessments of these retrofits, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35700/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (9 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 880.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of social houses that were retrofitted in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024 per county; their post-BER rating, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35701/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (9 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 881.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the number of social authority homes that have been retrofitted with solar PV panels in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024; the average cost of these retrofits per year; the breakdown of the pre- and post-BER assessments, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35702/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (9 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 882.To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of the BER rating of social housing stock, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and in 2024 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[35706/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (9 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 1054.To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí, by rank and by station, in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter.[33832/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 1245.To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans to extend the ash dieback reconstitution scheme to deal with the issue of ash dieback more generally; and if he will make a statement on the matter.[34555/24]

Childcare: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Deputy Kerrane for bringing forward this motion. The Sinn Féin plan to deliver childcare at €10 per day or €200 per month is visionary and ambitious but it is also realistic and achievable. In that regard, all we have to do is look to the likes of Denmark and Sweden for examples. In Meath, on the basis of CSO figures, almost 10,300 children would benefit from...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I am sorry that I missed some of Mr. Hughes’ presentation. I had to step out for a minute. I thank him for attending and for his detailed presentation. I will pick up on a couple of points. Mr. Hughes talked about the opportunity to deliver efficiencies and he referenced datalink and the systems. One thing we hear from the airlines themselves, and I might have the terminology...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Are there efficiencies to be delivered with open skies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I refer to working towards the efficiency of the network and bringing it up to a standard, taking that and putting it into an Irish context. The debate is a very live one at the minute because of Dublin Airport's cap. I heard the Minister of State, Deputy Lawless, on the radio last week or the week before talking about capacity at Shannon Airport or the regional airports. Does Eurocontrol...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: What about the efficient use of available capacity?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: If I submit a planning application to Meath County Council or Irish Water as a notifiable body or somebody else as a notifiable body-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: If the State was updating or reviewing its national aviation policy, does it not automatically consult with Eurocontrol?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: In terms of design, Mr. Hughes mentioned airspace redesign, the design of flight paths or the efficient use of flight paths, and we have a specific issue at Dublin Airport related to military airspace. Does Eurocontrol have a role or how is that co-ordinated at European Union level to maximise efficiency and take all of those considerations into account to get the best possible result?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Mr. Hughes touched on the new departure with drones and drone technology.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I will hand back to the Chair and I thank Mr. Hughes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Trends, Air Traffic Control and Drone Activity: Discussion (18 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I will continue on the same point. We have seen it in many other arenas. The technology advances, often on the back of military adventure, and it is now happening at scale. For us on the politics and policy side, the question is how to manage and regulate it, because without doubt, the potential of the technology will increase exponentially.

Mental Health Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Colleagues, led by Deputy Mark Ward, will cover the Sinn Féin position on this issue and they will continue to engage with it. I want to focus on the issue of implementation and capacity within the system. In the first instance, I will stay local and draw attention to a response to a parliamentary question I got regarding east Meath and Ashbourne CAMHS services. It states that A...