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Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to raise the issue of global access to vaccines. What role will the Tánaiste and the Government play in ensuring fair and equitable access to vaccines? I am aware of, and support, the call for a TRIPS waiver. Does the Tánaiste support that call? If so, that is great; if not, how will Ireland and the EU play a leading role in that regard? I do not believe that answer is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 35. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on the Government review on the north-south interconnector; the number of times the review group has met; when its report will be finalised and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44098/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 43. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is taking to address the increasing number of scam and nuisance phone calls and texts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44102/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes and businesses connected to high-speed broadband in 2021 under the National Broadband Plan; the number of homes and businesses passed under the scheme; the reasons for delays to date; his plans to ramp up the scheme in the time ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44100/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to meet retrofitting targets; if he will set out year-on-year targets by retrofitting programme; if he has examined other funding mechanisms for retrofitting houses given the number of homes that need to be retrofitted and the high up-front cost to households; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received representations from air traffic controllers requesting his immediate intervention and investigation into the activities and conduct of members of the executive team of the Irish Aviation Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44097/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 105. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the ongoing review of the Navan rail line will be completed; if he has received a cost estimation of reopening the rail line; the steps that will be taken in the next 24 months on this proposed project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44093/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the challenges in the bus and haulage sectors in terms of rising costs and difficulty to recruit staff; the measures he plans to take to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44095/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to support the taxi industry in the time ahead in view of the fact that work volumes remain significantly reduced related to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44096/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the officials. I have a couple of questions on a broader level. Perhaps Mr. Maughan or Mr. Regan will outline the timeline for negotiations, where we are in that process and where this meeting sits in terms of the overall adoption of this. I appreciate we are, as Mr. Maughan said, at an early stage. I also have a question on the relationship of this proposal and suite of measures...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: To what degree have we planned for the potential implications of a reduction in carbon tax? Is that the type of work that will be done in the next 18 months or two years?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 121. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of premises in each county connected under the National Broadband Plan in the past 12 months in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45065/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (21 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 233. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason his Department offers civil servants an employee assistance service but this service cannot offer free counselling sessions to staff, some of whom cannot afford to pay for this vital service privately; if he will remedy this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44733/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (22 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 29. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual estimated cost of reducing VAT on domestic electricity bills by 1%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45325/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Yield (22 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 30. To ask the Minister for Finance the amount of VAT collected on domestic electricity in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45326/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: In what sort of ballpark? Maybe Mr. Maughan has the figures before him. Is it 70% or 80%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: This question was asked but I ask Mr. Maughan to expand on the point. I share the concern that has been expressed about the constraints on the 25%, in terms of the ability to decide on the important priority areas of focus, on a year-by-year basis. Mr. Maughan said the 75% is to be distributed between member states. Is there an allocation key for that? On what basis will that be allocated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank my colleagues as they have asked several of the questions I was going to ask which is probably no coincidence. How much of the carbon tax taken in last year, in 2020, which was €495 million, was taken from building and road transport?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (23 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has plans to provide for the use of helmet camera footage in the implementation and enforcement of the rules of the road particularly as it relates to the safety of cyclists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45844/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Cyber Security Centre Review: Discussion (22 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Chairman and the Minister of State. The cyberattack on the HSE on 14 May had and has a very significant impact on services and this needs to be the fore of our thoughts when we discuss these matters and the implications for people engaging with health services. People were asking at the time how this happened, whether it could have been avoided and whether we could have been...