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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Search and Rescue Service Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 449. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the new search and rescue helicopter contract will be put out to tender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20777/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Search and Rescue Service Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 451. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the new search and rescue helicopter contract will consider a mixed approach to service delivery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20779/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Search and Rescue Service Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 452. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received a submission from the Air Corps in relation to providing services for the search and rescue helicopter contract; if this has been considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20780/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Search and Rescue Service Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 453. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times the search and rescue aviation steering group that have met since its inception; the number of members of the steering group; the Department or agency which they represent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20781/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Search and Rescue Service Provision (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 450. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a review has been undertaken to date to assess the value for money of the existing search and rescue helicopter contract; if the conclusions of this review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20778/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Directives (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 700. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the exemptions for Ireland on delivering the environmental objectives of the EU water framework directive within the time period allowed, that is, high or good status by 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18724/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Directives (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 701. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if the rivers Boyne and Blackwater in County Meath are exempt from the EU Water Framework Directive or any of its provisions; if exemptions have been granted to these rivers under Directive Article 4(4)(a); if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18725/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Directives (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 702. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the oversight and monitoring measures in place to ensure Ireland is compliant with the EU Water Framework Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18726/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 1409. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of checks An Garda Síochána undertook in 2021 before mandatory hotel quarantine was in place to check if persons that travelled here from designated countries were quarantining in their home; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18898/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 1410. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number and value of fines issued to date in 2021 for failing to abide by the mandatory home quarantine requirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18899/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Records (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 1699. To ask the Minister for Health if he will confirm that there are no dossiers held by his Department and or any other State bodies on a family (details supplied) in County Meath, whose children have been adversely impacted by epilum sodium valproate given reports in the media in relation to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18706/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 1768. To ask the Minister for Health if he has sought advice from the Chief Medical Officer or NPHET regarding the position of fully vaccinated persons and mandatory hotel quarantine; if so, if he will publish this advice immediately; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18920/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 2232. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons over 80 years of age who are confined to the home who have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine and have yet to receive their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine, respectively by county in tabular form; the date on which all of this cohort will have their first dose received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20224/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 2233. To ask the Minister for Health the date on which a person (details supplied) will receive the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20225/21]

Covid Restrictions Support Scheme Regulations and Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme Regulations: Motions (22 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I wish to raise a couple of issues with the Minister this afternoon. I ask that the Government look into them as soon as possible as they remain unresolved despite repeated requests for action. The first issue relates to aviation workers, specifically Aer Lingus employees. My colleague, Teachta O'Reilly, referenced this point. The pandemic and resulting necessary travel restrictions...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (22 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will extend expiry dates for initial basic training certificates of satisfactory completion for motorcyclists similar to the extensions previously provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20962/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Increasing Wind Power on the National Grid: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I have a few questions for whoever might like to take them. On future development for communities around the country, how many additional onshore wind farms might we expect to see across the Twenty-six Counties before 2030? I would just like some sense of that situation. Turning to public acceptance, I would like to hear the perspective of the witnesses regarding that aspect. We had the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Increasing Wind Power on the National Grid: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to come back to the issue of the North-South interconnector with Mr. Foley. I have questions on pylon procurement and access to lands. I do not believe Mr. Foley answered the questions on access to lands as raised by Deputy Carthy. How does EirGrid propose to get access to lands given the community resistance? Has pylon procurement begun? What stage is that at? On the overall...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I will start with Mr. Walsh on the eMOS system. What assessment has taken place on the benefits of this system? From his opening statement and a brief look at these types of system, they claim improvements and can point to improvements around capacity, journey times, and emissions. On safety, I notice the stocktake report from March 2020 in Britain. Our equivalent committee in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Mr. Walsh; it does. Giving people advance notice if this is the road we are going down and TII's own preparations to ensure that every contingency is in place to try to have it implemented as smoothly as possible and that people are aware of what we are getting into in order that they have consistency is an important consideration in its introduction. I will move on to Ms Graham...