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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Sites (19 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 229. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to outline the efforts to protect heritage sites in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45587/23]

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I support this amendment. It is consistent with the practice in many parts of Europe. My office examined the powers of the regulator and reporting practices in Britain, France and Germany. It is quite common for the average prices of natural gas and electricity and the average margins of natural gas and electricity suppliers to be published monthly. Similarly, annual reports on the...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I am not sure what way the Minister of State's speaking notes are numbered but it is almost as if he was responding to amendment No. 4, which specifically deals with extending the period to which the windfall tax will apply. This is a specific element relating to hedging practices and the lack of oversight thereof. In fairness to the Bill, it brings in an element of oversight but it is...

Energy (Windfall Gains in the Energy Sector) (Cap on Market Revenues) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I fully support this amendment. Regardless of one's instinct, impulse or opinion on the passing on of wholesale price reductions, one thing that I hope we can all agree on - we have heard it from Minister after Minister - is that there was no transparency or oversight of hedging practices. The Taoiseach, Tánaiste, Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, the Minister for...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: Flight paths on the north runway at Dublin Airport are not as planned. Houses, schools, businesses and communities are being overflown that were never intended to be overflown. This is causing huge consternation. On Tuesday, 3 October, RTÉ's "Prime Time" covered this issue very well, and the impact it is having on communities. It also presented a potential solution, as presented by...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: The points have been made and I thank the Minister of State for his reply. The is a singular focus on the clinical side and referring back to the Minister for Health. The Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys, also needs to be involved in this. With regard to the clinical aspects of the capacity of services and clinical awareness in the services, the point has been made to me,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Deputy Murphy for co-ordinating an audiovisual room event and for the submission of the Topical Issue. It is very important and timely. The points have been made already. When I speak to constituents who are living with long Covid and their families, neighbours and friends the issues raised are the lack of public awareness, completely inefficient HSE services, clinical pathways,...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 80. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the review of the ministerial accountability framework for the sectoral emissions ceilings as outlined in the climate action plan annex of actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45615/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 81. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on progress to develop a KPI monitoring and reporting system as outlined in the climate action plan annex of actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45616/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 82. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the feasibility report of geological resources as part of the transition to a low carbon economy, as outlined in the climate action plan annex of actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45617/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 83. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the roadmaps to implement roadmaps to implement CAP 23 have been updated, as outlined in the climate action plan annex of actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45618/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Legislative Measures (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if Gas Networks Ireland is considered a relevant body under the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 following the dissolution of Ervia and its transfer of functions to Gas Networks Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45619/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide an update on NewERA monitoring of the implementation of commitments in the commercial semi-State framework; what conclusions NewERA drew in their latest report; what is the progress of semi-states to implement commitments in the commercial semi-state framework; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date, to include the public sector, in the Climate Change in the Irish Mind survey, as outlined in the climate action plan annex of actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45621/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 123. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update on the code of practice for the governance of State bodies to reflect the requirement to report under the public sector mandate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45622/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 191 of 10 October 2023, the number of State-owned/Bus Éireann-owned buses in the school transport fleet for the 2021/2022, 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 school term, in tabular form. [45493/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when additional accommodation will be provided at a school in County Meath (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45512/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I was caught at a number of other meetings. I thank the witnesses for their presentation and for their time. I will look back at their contributions. The conference is a significant opportunity and it is welcome to have it. I cover the climate portfolio for Sinn Féin, in addition to sitting on this committee. One of the areas in which I am particularly interested is the drive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Research Arena Event in April 2024: Discussion (18 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I wish our guests the best of luck with the conference.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (17 Oct 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: When are we likely to see the review and the implementation of its recommendations? There were interim proposals and some of them were taken on board but even in the period since the interim proposals and the change to include the second nearest school, which was welcome, there has been a significant step change in terms of climate policy and transport policy and in terms of school transport...