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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Yes, that is helpful.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Does Dr. Byrne have a perspective on renewables?

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (17 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: What is the Government doing in response to the shortage of primary school teachers in particular? The Irish Primary Principals' Network, IPPN, said we are at crisis point and pointed to acute shortages in Dublin, Cork, Galway and Kildare. I speak on behalf of my own constituency in Meath where I know the situation is exactly the same. Many issues are raised such as the cost of rents and...

Energy Regulations: Motion [Private Members] (16 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to address this matter. The issue of electricity and energy affordability is central at this time. The motion points to the need to reform a broken market. That needs to happen, but we also need to address the cost of electricity and maximise State and community ownership of our national resources. That is not stated in the motion, but it should be. The...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Mr. Walsh. I will pick up on one of those themes. The area I want to focus on is the Irish landscape as a whole. Realising the potential of Dublin Airport as a hub picks up on that point of the need for capital investment at a time when it is not entirely sure what funds will be available in the medium term with regard to the decisions around charges. Would it be perceived among...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Mr. Walsh would encourage it to do so.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Update on Issues in Aviation Sector: Engagement with Mr. Willie Walsh (16 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Okay. I want to ask about the challenge of climate change. We touched on sustainable aviation. The high-profile report last week was very limited, I must say, but it identified the airports and a number of cement plants. Many other places probably should and could have been on that list but were not. That is more a reflection of the methodology than anything else, however. What has been...

Science Week: Statements (15 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on statements on Science Week. I welcome the fact we are having this debate and that we have Science Week. It is a good opportunity for the House to address these issues that do not always get the focus they deserve. Of course, they are hugely important to our country and its future. The theme this year was to explore the infinite possibilities of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I also wanted to ask about the emissions from sitka spruce on peat soils, which the witnesses have highlighted. Last week we had proposals around encouraging increased afforestation. Is there a risk that the bad practices of the present and past will be continued in the medium term while we try to identify lands and categorise and identify areas for appropriate crops? Related to that, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Is that provided for? Will there be trees planted on peatlands in the time ahead?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Sequestration and Land Management-Nature Restoration: Discussion (15 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I ask initially about Teagasc and the range of research. The need for improved measurements has been outlined. I know there is a standard approach in terms of reporting, but are these standard methods that are being used elsewhere or are they bespoke to Ireland?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 152. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the budget allocation for attic and cavity wall insulation for 2022; the number of applications to date in 2022 for each; the number of works completed to date in 2022 for each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56438/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 153. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the action the Government is taking to expand the role wave and tidal energy can play in Ireland's renewable energy generation; the estimated energy generation potential both have off the Irish coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56439/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reports (15 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 154. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a list of reports used in the preparation of the sectoral emissions ceilings; the cost of commissioning each report, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56440/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reports (15 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 155. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a list of consultants and external experts contracted as part of the preparation of the sectoral emissions ceilings; the contract cost of each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56441/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (15 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine extending the disability toll exemption scheme to parents of children who are patients in hospital, noting the cost that parents face travelling to visit their children in hospital every day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56568/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the budget allocation for the low-emissions vehicle toll incentive for 2022; the number of persons who are signed up to the scheme; the spend to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56569/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Road Traffic Accidents (15 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 481. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of road traffic accidents involving e-scooters in 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56592/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bus Services (10 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Go raibh maith agat. We only have to look at what Go-Ahead Ireland and Dublin Bus said at the transport committee the other day. I have stood with Dublin Bus workers who have 40 years' experience with it; a lifetime's experience and dedication. Go-Ahead Ireland reports a 25% staff turnover annually from a staff of 500. That tells you everything you need to know. It is about the terms and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Public Transport (10 Nov 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: We are at risk here of spending a lot of time on whataboutery. We talk to different people and they give us different perspectives, while the situation for passengers and workers on public transport continues to deteriorate. We do not have much rail in my county but we have a lot of buses. Navan services in particular have been pointed out by the National Bus and Rail Union, NBRU, as...