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Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (11 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 662. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of funding the endoscopy action plan to build a sustainable endoscopy system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23713/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cancer Services (11 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 701. To ask the Minister for Health the estimated cost of extending publicly funded fertility preservation services to children and adolescent cancer patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23714/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (12 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of the additional investment needed to provide greater capacity across all modes to meet expected increase in demand if free public transport was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25023/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (12 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to introduce an integrated ticketing system across the public transport network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25024/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (12 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount spent in each of the years 2015 to 2020 on improving the ticketing systems across the public transport network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25025/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (12 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 118. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the spend on the cessation of the turf-cutting compensation scheme in each year since its establishment; the number of persons who availed of this scheme in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24835/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Digital Green Certificate and Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Chair. I will move quickly to questions. I thank Mr. Bassato for his presentation. In Ireland, we have a protocol that is a pre-departure PCR test within 72 hours of departure, mandatory hotel quarantine, which follows a strict regime for countries with variants of concern, and for everybody else - the majority of travellers - a trust-based quarantine system, as he mentioned....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Digital Green Certificate and Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I have just one follow-up question. Is it still the case that there is a trust-base quarantine system in place, a passenger has a post-arrival test but is still expected to quarantine for a period?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Digital Green Certificate and Rapid Antigen Testing: Discussion (12 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: It is an important point that the post-arrival antigen testing affords people the opportunity to avoid the quarantine requirement and the results have been outlined there. That is something that we can note as a committee. I thank Mr. Bassato.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Testing and Air Travel: Nuevo Ireland (12 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the representatives from Nuevo for the presentation. My background is in diagnostics so I am interested. I agree with Dr. Kenny that we have seen lots of technological developments in recent decades. Hopefully, this is another example of such a development. However, there is always the question of quality, and we have seen some comment on that in the media in recent days. Will...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (13 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I have a straight question for the Tánaiste. Taxi drivers are in need of a dedicated survival and recovery package that reflects the challenges in their industry. A number of measures have been introduced but taxi drivers have not been able to avail of the vast majority of them. They got a licence waiver of €150. There has been speculation and promises about a hardship fund to...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the date on which school building works will begin at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24981/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 137. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the preparations in place to expand school bus transport for the 2021/2022 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24980/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 315. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the buildings at a now-closed national school (details supplied); if they are to be let out to a third-party; if they will be open for use to the local community; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25286/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (13 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 451. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to differences in funding support for clinical psychologists doctoral training compared to educational psychologists and counselling psychologists; the way he plans to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25396/21]

Affordable Housing: Motion [Private Members] (18 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: The housing crisis has hit workers and families in my county of Meath extremely hard. According to the latest Daft.ie rental report, the average rent in Meath is now €1,415, up 4.9% on the figure for this time last year. Rents are 118% higher than they were at their lowest point a few years ago. The monthly rent people are paying is double what a mortgage repayment would be. I am a...

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: To go back to the private committee hearing this morning, some of the issues that came up there have come up more broadly in recent days. These include issues around our state of readiness for this attack, how our systems were or were not in place and the question of whether we should have been more prepared. There is also the issue of resourcing, not just of the NCSC and its facilities,...

Recent Cyberattack and its Impact on the Health System: Statements (18 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: In terms of overall governance, it is not entirely clear what is the departmental and ministerial responsibility in regard to the Minister, Deputy Ryan, and the Minister of State, Deputy Smyth. Where did does responsibility lie at this point in time?

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (18 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 134. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the Covid-19 supports in place for aviation cabin crew; the length of time these supports will remain in place; if there are plans to extend or expand these supports including by the introduction of a German-style support scheme or a scheme which supports workers in their transition back to full-time employment; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (18 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 128. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the Covid-19 supports available for taxi drivers from her Department; if there are plans to extend or expand these supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25424/21]