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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Energy Prices: Discussion (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I will interrupt there because I am conscious of time. The other issue we hear from industry is around work practices within the organisation that restrict the time of day or year when connections can happen. Is it to do with when the clocks go forward and back? Is it during that period? Can the witnesses speak to that charge? It seems very strange to me. For example, one cannot get work...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the total capital funding provided for his Department in 2022, broken down by programme; the expenditure profile at the end of September 2022 on each programme; if there is likely to be an underspend in any particular area; the reason for such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48601/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a subhead breakdown of the €513 million allocated to the energy transformation programme in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48603/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 170. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a subhead breakdown of the €143 million allocated to the climate action and environment leadership programme in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48604/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 171. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a subhead breakdown of the €110 million allocated to the circular economy development programme in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48605/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a subhead breakdown of the €272 million allocated to the connectivity and communications delivery programme in budget 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48606/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the target number of retrofits per retrofit scheme in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48607/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 174. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of solar photovoltaic installations targeted for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48608/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 175. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of installing solar photovoltaic panels on all schools as announced in budget 2023; the number of panels to be installed on each school; the timeframe for this initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48609/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Capital Expenditure Programme (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 209. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total capital funding provided for his Department in 2022, broken down by programme; the expenditure profile at the end of September 2022 on each programme; if there is likely to be an underspend in any particular area; the reason for such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48600/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 512. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the details of the distribution of the SUSI grants by socio-economic group; the distribution of such grants between urban and rural applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48389/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 513. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide details in relation to the way that he ensures that SUSI grants go to genuinely deserving applicants and that the system is transparent and fair; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48390/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (4 Oct 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 551. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 139 of 29 June, when a response will issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48384/22]

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Financial Resolution No. 6: General: Financial Resolution (Resumed) (28 Sep 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on budget 2023. I will focus my comments on the transport and climate budgets. At a time when we need a transformation in transport to make it safer, more accessible and more affordable, budget 2023 fell far short. Despite a concerning level of antisocial behaviour on public transport, there was no funding for a public transport policing unit. While the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (22 Sep 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: There is a great opportunity here, as can be seen from the demand. A great many schools are putting up their hands, eager to lead by example and to address the congestion and chaos outside our primary and secondary schools. It is a positive scheme but greatly oversubscribed. There is a real need to unlock that potential and opportunity. This will require additional funding and a different...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (22 Sep 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: There is a very significant opportunity here. Much of what we discuss with regard to climate action is contentious and difficult but here there is a perfect alignment between the wishes, needs and frustrations of people and the solutions that are available. On the solutions, the Government needs to look at the opportunity presented here and to treat our education centres, our primary and...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: School Transport (22 Sep 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 15. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to increase funding to the safe-routes-to-school programme to improve cycling infrastructure on the approach to schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46321/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Greenways Provision (22 Sep 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I have previously raised this matter with the Minister. There is considerable potential in this project. The Minister has put his finger on the issues. I and the Mayor of Navan, Councillor Eddie Fennessy, have met Meath County Council about this matter. It a Gordian knot of complexity because of how the greenway is linked with the navigation project. The environmental piece and the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Bus Services (22 Sep 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Go-Ahead Ireland has a limited number of services, yet I hear about many of them from colleagues throughout the country, largely in the commuter belt area and Dublin, such as the 184, the 185, the 45A, the 238, the 270, the L52, the 115, the 120 - I could go on. I raised this with representatives of the NTA who appeared in committee yesterday. There are problems in the sector generally, but...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Bus Services (22 Sep 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: In light of those fines and the recognised poor standard of service, there are questions to be asked as to why it is worse with Go-Ahead Ireland than it is with State providers and as to its terms and conditions of employment and so on. Was it a mistake to privatise those routes? Should they have been maintained within the State service? Plenty of private providers do an excellent job...