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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Refurbishment (12 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 307. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delay with works at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; the schedule of works to deliver this project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49778/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (12 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 628. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of a stakeholder group to collaboratively assess and strengthen the risk reduction measures currently associated with the prescribing and dispensing of sodium valproate in women of child-bearing potential as agreed in November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49769/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (12 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 629. To ask the Minister for Health when four unfilled epilepsy nurse specialist posts agreed in 2018 will be filled for the implementation of the pregnancy prevention programme; if it is the case that six epilepsy nurse specialist posts were agreed in 2018 specifically for this purpose but only two have been recruited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49770/21]

Financial Resolutions 2021 - Financial Resolution No. 2: General (Resumed) (13 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: In the time available to me, I want to contest the argument made by various Government representatives in support of the claim by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform yesterday that: "Households in the bottom four income deciles will see all of the cost of the carbon tax increase offset, with the bottom three deciles being better off..." I heard George Lee make the same statement...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Policy (14 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 29. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the specific funds available from his Department to provide for the delivery of public greenspace, public parks and playgrounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45843/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Policy (14 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 80. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to ensure the development of sustainable communities with adequate provision and prioritisation of public greenspace, public parks and playgrounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45842/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the witnesses. I have a few questions. I am broadly supportive of the policy intent. In terms of climate and the role of transport, compact growth and transport-led development are concepts that we will hear much more about in future. As such, it is an important policy area. I wish to discuss some of the barriers encountered to date and the Department's experience. Is it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Yes. I will echo a point. Mr. Spratt said that the Department is looking at travel to work, home, education and leisure. Each of those could be broken down. From an Opposition transport spokesperson perspective, when I try to chase that education piece it falls between a number of stools, whether it is at primary, secondary or third level. One is pushed from Billy to Jack and people say...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: It is a mixture. It is hybrids too, is it not? The figure does not just include battery vehicles. It is probably a bit more manageable.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sustainable Mobility Policy: Department of Transport (13 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: He will not be busy at all.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: School transport for secondary students is operating at a loading limit of 50%. Thousands of children were excluded from the scheme due to the infamous concessionary ticket classification. We were promised that this would be kept under review. Parents and Bus Éireann were looking towards 22 October for the possible reintroduction of 100% refunds, which would ordinarily have been...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 107. To ask the Minister for Health if the emergency department and the intensive care unit in Navan hospital will close; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50516/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: What I am hearing from the Minister is that he is not happy with the way these changes are being implemented. He said it is not acceptable for the changes to happen in the manner reported but ultimately what I am hearing is that the destination is the same. The accident and emergency department and ICU in Navan are going to close. It is only a matter of when. We might have the opportunity...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Hospital Services (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Ten years ago, Deputies Naughten and Feighan were in the same place having the same conversation about Roscommon hospital. Two weeks ago the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, Deputy Connolly, had a Topical Issue debate with the Minister of State, Deputy Feighan, about the failures at the accident and emergency department in Galway. That is what the people in Navan and County Meath are faced with now....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses for their very informative contributions. They are very helpful in terms of the committee's work-through of this legislation, which is really important. The scale of the challenge was mentioned. There are many like-minded people on this committee, but I wonder sometimes about the barriers to the implementation of this type of measure. As mentioned earlier, there is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I would welcome a response from Mr. Schweitzer on the State being a leader on the circular economy and public procurement and, also, on the international experience.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and COP26: Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: In the lived experience of many of the thousands of people who have availed of the warmer home scheme, its title is a misnomer because they do not have warmer homes as a result of it. Their homes are slightly less cold but they are a long way off being retrofitted, warm and less reliant on carbon. I appreciate the policy framework and political position to which the Minister referred but...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Economic and Social Research Institute (20 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 71. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the Economic and Social Research Institute report entitled Carbon taxes, poverty and compensation options, 2020 cited by the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform as proof that carbon tax increases leave the lowest income fifth of households on average better off and reduces poverty, fails to take...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Economic and Social Research Institute (20 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 72. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the ESRI report entitled Carbon Taxes, Poverty and Compensation Options, 2020 cited by his Department as proof that carbon tax increases leaves the lowest income fifth of households on average better off and reduces poverty, does not accurately measure energy poverty, due to the fact...