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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Schemes (7 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 206. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the decision-making criteria employed for the built heritage investment scheme; if unsuccessful applicants received or will receive feedback and have the opportunity to apply for future rounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36956/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Heritage Schemes (7 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 207. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide feedback on a built heritage investment scheme application (details supplied) in order that the applicant may understand the ways in which they fell short and the way that they may improve for subsequent rounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36962/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 10. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a list of reports used and consultants availed of in the preparation of the sectoral emission ceilings broken down by the reports used for each sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36368/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 11. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will publish all the modelling and economic analyses used in the preparation of the sectoral emission ceilings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36369/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 13. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a list of reports used and consultants availed of in the preparation of the sectoral emission ceiling for transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36371/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 12. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will publish a report (details supplied) on the estimated cost of decarbonisation up to 2050; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36370/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 14. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a list of stakeholders he met during the preparation of the sectoral emission ceilings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36374/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aviation Industry (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 26. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of business aviation flights that departed and landed at Irish State owned and privately owned airports, in 2019, 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36492/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 39. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the impact business aviation is having on Ireland’s carbon emissions; if he has considered imposing a tax on business aviation and private jets considering the disproportional impact they have on carbon emissions; his views on the EU Commission’s draft proposals that will exclude executive jets from the proposed tax on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 40. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the impact that luxury yachts operating in Irish waters and ports are having on Ireland's carbon emissions; if he has considered imposing a tax on luxury private yachts considering the disproportional impact they have on carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36493/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 63. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a list of reports used and consultants availed of in the preparation of the sectoral emission ceiling for housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36372/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of providing 10,000 extra places on the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36489/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost of purchasing one new school bus for the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36490/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 287. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that constella 290mg is not covered by the drugs payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36466/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 345. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list of reports used and consultants availed of in the preparation of the sectoral emission ceiling for agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36373/22]

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I have a number of questions. There is something Orwellian about the term "savings" here. They are missed targets in the national broadband plan and retrofitting. We were told that carbon taxes would be ring-fenced to retrofit homes and protect people from fuel poverty. That carbon tax is being siphoned off to pay for backup electricity generated by fossil fuel. That demand is induced by...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister. Has the Minister clarity about the extra cost of a residential electricity bill on the back of legislation? The question was raised on Committee Stage. I refer to the €350 million bill. I know there were differences of opinion. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities pointed to a figure of €40 for each residential bill. Has the Minister confirmed...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary) (6 Jul 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Is this part of the Fit for 55 package and the EU's introduction of measures relating to transport and buildings?