Results 2,501-2,520 of 7,112 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Fuels (13 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the engagement between his Department and the European Commission on biofuel, including verification and increasing Ireland's supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34948/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Motor Fuels (13 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 223. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on Ireland's biofuel supply and capacity to meet 2030 targets; what is Ireland's current biofuel supply; what increase will be required to meet our 2030 targets; what measures to increase supply are in place; when is it estimated that supply will increase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34949/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (13 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 241. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to report on the progress of the pathfinder programmes, particularly with reference to increasing momentum to the delivery of projects at a local level, providing templates for replication and scaling up elsewhere; further to Parliamentary Question No. 180 of 29 June 2023, how this incorporates experimental and innovative approaches;...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 242. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the finalised cycle connects plan will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34941/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (13 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 243. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to report on the progress of the all-island strategic rail review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34942/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (13 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to report on the progress of the National Transport Authority in completing the walking and cycling index in Ireland's main cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34980/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the report of the most recent national household travel survey in 2022 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34981/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (13 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to report on the work of the sustainable mobility research network; if he can provide an update on the mapping on the research already being undertaken on gaps identified; what research has been conducted or is currently being completed; how this provides an evidence-base for Government policy; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Rental Sector (13 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 275. To ask the Minister for Finance how many landlords have availed of the tax credit to retrofit their rental properties in 2022, q1 2023 and in q2 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35402/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Labour Market (13 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 356. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he is aware of a survey (details supplied) which cites labour shortages one of the main barriers to achieve national retrofitting targets; how he plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35128/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 384. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if predictive grades are an option for students who are unable to sit an exam due to a medical emergency not covered under the SEC Circular S24/23; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35371/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 389. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to consider a case (details supplied) involving a student who had a contagious illness with supporting medical documentation on the day of their leaving certificate German exam but was denied the opportunity to retake the exam by the State Examinations Commission; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35452/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (13 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 390. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a predictive grade is a possibility for a student (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35478/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (13 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 569. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the next open call for funding for European Innovation Partnership will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34979/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Energy Communities (12 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of sustainable energy communities that gained access to a grid connection in 2022, Q1 2023 and Q2 2023, per local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34592/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Energy Communities (12 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of sustainable energy communities that were on a waiting list to gain access to a grid connection in 2022, Q1 2023 and Q2 2023, per local authority, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34593/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if there are plans to establish a dedicated transport police to ensure safety on public transport; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33976/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (11 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: 78. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí employed in An Garda Síochána in County Meath; the number of resignations in 2022 and to date in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33975/23]

Progress on the National Parks and Wildlife Service: Statements (6 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the progress of the National Parks and Wildlife Service and on the interconnected issue of Ireland's biodiversity crisis. Until recently, successive Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael-led Governments failed to take these issues seriously. Decades of their paralysis have landed us in the situation we are now in, which is way behind where we once had the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2023)

Darren O'Rourke: I will return to the issue of Tara Mines. Workers are protesting at the mines. SIPTU has tabled an emergency motion at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, ICTU, conference this morning calling on the Government to urgently engage with the mine's owners, Boliden, and trade unions to put the necessary supports in place to ensure the mine remains in production and workers continue to be paid...