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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Textbooks (14 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 208. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she plans to carry out an audit on all school textbooks to ensure inclusivity and visibility of breastfeeding families from preschool onwards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38448/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (15 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I raise the concern that taxi drivers have about the pandemic unemployment payment, PUP. They have heard directly from the Taoiseach and the Minister for Transport, Deputy Ryan, that the PUP will be extended until February 2022 and that self-employed people will continue to be able to earn €960 after expenses over an eight-week period while retaining their full PUP entitlement. The...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (15 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he plans to change the power of a motorbike a driver can operate with a full category B car licence and initial basic training to bring the rules into line with similar requirements in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39043/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (15 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 162. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some persons have been left out of pocket as a result of the recent extension of the expiration date for driver licences due to the fact that many persons obtained a medical examination to renew their driver licence but now cannot do so and will need to pay to obtain another medical...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (15 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 164. To ask the Minister for Finance if travel agents will be able to avail of the Covid-19 restrictions support scheme payment into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38913/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (15 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 315. To ask the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff that took part in the pilot of the Digital Covid Certificate here; the findings of the pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31640/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Service Providers in the Travel Trade in Ireland: Discussion (23 Jun 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Ms Mannion. This meeting was prompted by concerns raised by the travel agency sector. Ms Mannion referred to significant sums. The sector is reporting that in some instances, a cash security of €1.5 million is being sought at short notice. It has expressed concern that this may have an impact on the sector and that it may, in fact, contribute to and cause failures within...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Service Providers in the Travel Trade in Ireland: Discussion (23 Jun 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: There are real concerns about this. I do not know who the relevant authority is. Is it the Central Bank, the merchant service providers, MSPs, themselves, the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, or the Minister, Deputy Ryan? Perhaps this can be amended as further contributors come in but I propose that the committee write a letter with regard to this issue which has been identified. There is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Service Providers in the Travel Trade in Ireland: Discussion (23 Jun 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: We will tease it out further for sure. I thank the Chair very much. We can tease that out and hear from more contributors.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses. I have a couple of questions. Do the witnesses see an expanded role for the EPA in the time ahead and a growth in the importance its work? In that regard, does the EPA have any asks of the Government in respect of that expanded role, its budget, staffing, the staff mix and the projection into the future? To what extent are inventories and projections self-declared?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed). (29 Jun 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: The question is one of oversight and the measurement of emissions. If our guests are not able to answer specifically, they might apply the principle which obtains in respect of the waste sector as well as to other sectors and answer in that context more generally.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister for his opening statement and the notes he provided. I have a question on the master licence record and the motor third-party liability database. The committee sought advice from the Data Protection Commission, DPC, in this regard. I do not know whether the Minister has had sight of it. The advice outlined a number of observations and comments that are important and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Mr. O'Leary. A somewhat related issue was brought to my attention by another good Cork man, Deputy Gould. It concerns the sale of vehicles to people who either do not have a licence, perhaps because they are under age, or have a licence that is suspended for whatever reason. There was at least one example of a tragic outcome in such circumstances in Cork. I want to flag this issue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: That is helpful. I have a couple of points for the Minister. There is a huge amount contained in the Bill and it is doing a huge amount of work. In regard to changes to the regulation of driving instruction, I encourage the Minister to engage with the sector. The committee has met with representatives of driving instructors. They are organised and engaged as they try to come out of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: It is a frustration for people whose tests have been postponed on a number of occasions and who have been waiting a number of months. I understand the rationale but, if there are cancellations, I call for people who have been waiting the longest to be prioritised and dealt with first, if at all possible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: No, that is fine. We may have a second round, but I am happy with those responses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (6 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses for the presentation and the update. Much of the media coverage in the last number of weeks has flagged concern about the prospect of blackouts and the number of system alerts, with six in the last 12 months compared to 11 in the past ten years. It is reported, and I am not sure if it was scheduled, that Huntstown in Dublin and Whitegate in Cork are down. I am not...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Broadband Infrastructure: Discussion (7 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses. I want to pick up on where the Chairman left off. Our previous discussions on this issue focused on the gap areas. We have already touched on the frustration of people in terms of the service they are being provided or the lack of service and the piece in terms of the information in that they do not know whether they are two months or seven years away from a good...