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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason driver instructors are still being refused access to shelter and toilet facilities in testing centres despite the phased relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions; when this policy will be changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28603/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (26 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 164. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to differences in funding support for doctoral training for educational psychologists and counselling psychologists compared to clinical psychologists; the way she plans to address the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28562/21]

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I raise the vaccine roll-out in County Meath. Everyone wants the roll-out to be a success and I welcome the comments commending those involved in the roll-out. I of course encourage people to take their appointment when they get it. However, in County Meath there is an acknowledged capacity issue at the testing centre in Simonstown. This is in part because County Meath has suffered from...

Covid-19 Vaccine Roll-out: Statements (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Will there be a second vaccination centre?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Workers at the Smurfit Kappa newspaper printing press in Kells, County Meath, learned a couple of weeks ago that, subject to regulatory approval by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, CCPC, the operation in Kells is to be acquired by KIP Limited, an indirect UK incorporated subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp UK. Workers there are deeply concerned that their terms and...

Health (Amendment) Act 2021: Motion (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate. I echo Deputy Cullinane's comments. Mandatory hotel quarantine was a very significant and important public health intervention. It was not a decision that was taken lightly, nor should it have been. It was, and is, controversial but as outlined, it was a significant tool in response to the risk of importation of the virus. In many...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to ensure there is a refundable deposit for plastic bottles and aluminium cans that varies by container size as part of the proposed deposit and return scheme which was the preferred option in the most recent consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28889/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Programmes (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 107. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a decision will be made on successful applicants for the Safe Routes to School Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28831/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 110. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 21 April 2021 and the commitments in New Decade New Approach, the specific protocol that exists for the advancement of the ongoing reviews of Belfast to Cork and Derry to Dublin routes; the role of his Department, the Department of the Taoiseach and the North South Ministerial Council in...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 111. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 21 April 2021, when the review of the Belfast to Cork and Derry to Dublin routes will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28867/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (27 May 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 112. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 365 of 21 April 2021, the reason the Dublin to Derry PSO was discontinued; the date on which it will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28868/21]

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (3 Jun 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I wonder about some of these amendments in terms of where along the schedule they will have implications for existing licences. Do they apply to all existing licences or tentative ones? At what stage of the licensing process will licences be caught by these provisions or excluded? We have discussed energy security in the Dáil Chamber in terms of ensuring that we do not have...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (3 Jun 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Are we dealing with the group of amendments or are we going through them individually?

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (3 Jun 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to support the amendment. There are important principles in terms of fairness, equity, differentiated responsibility and respective capabilities that need to be explicitly outlined in the Bill.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (3 Jun 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to put on the record that this Bill needs to be improved. However, the discussion thus far is not encouraging. We have all gone to the bother of spending time putting amendments together to try to improve the Bill. There is a huge amount of overlap in wording, in some instances, and certainly in the spirit of what is being proposed in the various amendments. Many of them have been...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (3 Jun 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I will pick up on a couple of points. The Bill is not strong enough and needs to be improved. I do not care whether the amendments come from the Opposition or the Minister. This process needs to be about taking the Bill back to the Minister's colleagues and partners in government, the Attorney General or whoever, and saying he is hearing, loud and clear, that we need to improve on this...