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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 296. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes that have been retrofitted to date in 2021; the number estimated to be retrofitted by the end of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51291/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 297. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes that will be retrofitted in 2022; the number of these that will be fully funded by the State; the cost of same; the number that will be partially funded by the State; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51292/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 303. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount the low-cost loan scheme for residential retrofitting will cost the State in 2022; the number of households that are expected to use this facility in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51298/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 643. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the process, schedule and level of financial resources committed to provide for the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 by June 2022 and the establishment of the decision support service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50459/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 727. To ask the Minister for Health the process for assessing and putting supports in place for injuries associated with the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50422/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses and wish them the best for their continuing and new roles, respectively. Covid measures are in place. We have the digital Covid certificate in place for some months now. Do the witnesses see it as a success and a tool that will be useful going forward? What does the shoulder period between now and next season look like? Could or should anything be implemented to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Does the same principle apply in Cork or is it a different proposition or a slightly different target?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Chairperson Designate of the DAA: Discussion (20 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Negotiations are ongoing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses. I am also a member of the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action, which met on this and came to the conclusion that there was a need for a reasoned opinion on behalf of the committee and I am of the same opinion in regard to this. It is a significant package and it has major implications for policy here. I would question about subsidiary and the control...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: In respect of the aviation sector, the proposals mention the use of blended fuel up to 2050, more or less. Is hydrogen not an option there? Is that view coming from the industry? Where is it coming from? The use of blended fuel up to 2050 seems to me to be fairly carbon-intensive. It is hard to see how it is not, or perhaps I am not picking it up correctly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: We can see what is happening between Poland and the EU currently in terms of where the authority or the law stands. If this proposal is adopted as a policy at a European level, is there not potential for European policy to supercede Irish policy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: So, potentially that could be the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: It is not being considered for use in aviation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Which vehicles does that apply to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: There are grants that have not yet been drawn down because the vehicles have not been delivered. They are secure until next March.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Right. That is not the understanding of some people, who have interpreted that in a different way. They will be glad to hear this. That is great. The maritime industry is vulnerable in Ireland and people are worried about the prospect of increased levies on fuel when there is no alternative in place. Is that a likely prospect? It seems as if it is on the back of this suite of proposals.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Chairman, what might be helpful is the ETS has been in place for a number of years now. It is the European carbon budgeting. It sets targets for a number of sectors. Some of them the Chairman will be familiar with, like the 2020 targets we have missed and in terms of renewables. It might be useful to give a sense of the ETS and how these proposals mean to change that. From the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: However, we did not. The whole point of Fit for 55 is that much of that is going to be taken out of our hands for want of a better term. There might be an argument made specifically in terms of transport or buildings in that those are big areas where we need reductions and we have not seen them over a period of time. It is certainly a point, and it is why the Committee on Environment and...