Results 3,761-3,780 of 7,127 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: Our guests indicated demand is increasing and is projected to continue to do so. They referred to 1.5 million vehicles this year. How does that compare with 2019, for example? Where do they expect it to go next year and in the year after that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: The normal cycle has changed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: Do our guests have an estimate of what the demand might be in 2023 and beyond?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: I take on board the point regarding the existing capacity and utilising it as much as possible. In terms of staffing, Mr. Walsh referred to 22 from Spain and a further 44, to give a total of 66. Is that the immediate ask or is there a business case for more than that? What is the workforce plan?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: That is on top of the 66.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: Did Mr. Walsh say 615?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: On the 7% no-shows, I acknowledge they are a frustration, as they are in the health service with did-not-attends, DNAs, as I know from my own experience, and there is an opportunity cost. Is the figure increasing or decreasing? Is there something changing and new about it or is it common? Is there a plan to try to reduce it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: When do our guests expect to be down to an average wait time of 12 days?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: In regard to recruitment, driving licences and the delays, the Chairman asked about the RSA having to do the due diligence twice and our guests outlined the difference between the two occasions. Deputy Carey asked about the recruitment of part-time driving testers. On both occasions, our guests stated that they have to follow the rules, which are prescribed to them. Are they looking for...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: Is Mr. Walsh referring to the South African licences?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: Part of the case Mr. Waide is making is that these are existing employees. They are employed on a contract and that contract is essentially rolled over. Agency staff in the HSE who are there for a couple of years get certain credentials with regard to permanent positions. Is Mr. Waide making such a case?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: Has the RSA made that case yet?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: We have identified another issue regarding bureaucracy. There is significant demand for bus drivers and lorry drivers in the Irish market. Can Mr. Waide see anything in that system that could increase efficiency and shorten the time to get those people fit and ready to work? I return to the point about the potential for duplication of assessments in having an initial superficial assessment...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: Mr. Waide mentioned the forum that is provided for in the road safety strategy. The committee may pick up on that as a possible forum.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: I turn to driver tests. What are the waiting times for driver tests? Significant progress was made on the average waiting time but it now seems to be slipping. Where are we with regard to the average waiting time? Is there a plan to improve it? I think the SLA provides for ten weeks.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: I remember the RSA being before the committee previously. There was a request for an additional 40 testers. We saw progress but we seem to be going in the wrong direction. It is important and if a case needs to be made to the committee-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: I might add to that. This committee played a helpful role in giving the RSA the opportunity to articulate that need. The RSA came forward with a business case for additional capacity, which we supported. However, did it not adequately assess the level of demand? The RSA is now preparing a proposal to identify the types of permanent staff it will need in the years ahead. It is clear that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Engagement with Road Safety Authority (12 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: How does that compare internationally? What is reasonable to expect in that space? Are we an outlier? It would be interesting to try to understand what is behind it. In the health service, for example, it can be people on different lists and there can be various reasons. It would be worth trying to see what is behind it.
- Electricity Costs (Domestic Electricity Accounts) Emergency Measures and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (11 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: There is a sense of déjà vuwith this Bill because we have been here before. In February this year, we debated an almost identical Bill. During those debates Sinn Féin submitted amendments to the original electricity credit Bill removing the references to it being a once-off measure as we said that was not reflective of the crisis we were facing into and more assistance would...
- Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (11 Oct 2022)
Darren O'Rourke: 166. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of whole-time equivalent staff vacancies by job title in the Health and Safety Authority as of 3 October 2022; the full-year cost of filling each of the vacancies; and when each of these vacancies will be filled, in tabular form. [49994/22]