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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 147. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is considering public transport fare reductions in his Department's estimates 2026 submission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34027/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (24 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 173. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider the introduction of a maximum Leap card fare in regional cities, similar to the 90-minute fare in Dublin for €2; the way in which this will fit into the new National Fare Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34028/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fuel Poverty (24 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 220. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if an organisation (details supplied) which works to address issues of energy poverty, would be suitable for inclusion on the Cross Governmental Task Force on Energy Affordability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33717/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Fuel Poverty (24 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 221. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way in which he plans to advance the Programme for Government commitment to explore ways to use surplus renewable energy to help reduce energy poverty, ensuring that renewable energy benefits all communities; if measures to achieve this commitment will be set out in the Climate Action Plan 2026; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Policies (24 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 222. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider announcing a policy recommending that, going forward, all devices, heat pumps, batteries and immersion controllers being newly installed should be connected and support demand flexibility, and end the use of 'dumb', unconnected devices in new homes or for upgrades; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 299. To ask the Minister for Finance the tax certification regime that is to be put in place for vaping products and if he will address the concern that using a self-certification process rather than a tax stamp will increase opportunities for black market products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33716/25]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Tánaiste. As he says, Ireland has a good take-up of the HPV vaccine, but at a time when vaccine scepticism is being mainstreamed, our take-up rates have been falling. A rough estimation is that approximately 16,000 eligible Irish kids are not taking up the vaccine each year. That is why the catch-up scheme is so important. We know the risks from the HPV virus and that...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (19 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: In the past two weeks we have seen the very concept of vaccination being undermined by the incumbent Secretary for Health and Human Services in the United States. It is at times like this that the science-led approach to vaccination we have in Ireland is so important. The HPV vaccine was first made available to teenage girls in 2010 and subsequently provided to teenage boys from 2019....

Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill 2025: Second Stage (18 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I am speaking on behalf of the Green Party on the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Bill, which has been drafted and delivered at speed. I will come back to the point about speed in a moment. I will focus my remarks on one particular cohort of renters, namely, student renters. One the question of speed, I spoke at the launch of the Raise the Roof motion on Monday. I said the Government...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: Lady's Island Lake in County Wexford is the largest saltwater lagoon in Ireland. It provides refuge for a variety of wildfowl. That is why it is protected under both the birds and habitats directives. It surrounds Our Lady's Island, which is a beautiful and ancient place of pilgrimage. Unfortunately, Lady's Island Lake is also highly polluted. The environmental protection agency, EPA,...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Taoiseach for his comments, but this time we have to do something different. We need political leadership and accountability. The damage here has been building for four decades and the existing processes just have not worked. In place of a thriving ecosystem, we are going to end up with a toxic goo lagoon. If we fail to act, we do not have far to look to see what is next for...

Public Transport Experience: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank colleagues across the House for their contributions on this debate. I thank the Minister, Deputy O'Brien, and the Minister of State, Deputy Canney, for attending. Last year, we saw public transport usage grow to 1 million passengers per day, which was an important milestone to pass. This shows the success of the measures that were taken in the previous Government, led by a Green...

Public Transport Experience: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: It will need legislation. I am on the transport committee and am happy to work on that legislation, but we need clear commitments on when we will actually get these things done. Similarly on the issue of next-generation ticketing, I suggest the end of 2026 to have that implemented by. The Minister of State's speech spoke of taking a number of years. The Minister has now given us a date...

Public Transport Experience: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move: That Dáil Éireann: acknowledges as hugely positive: — the increase in public transport usage in recent years and, in particular, the fact that over 1 million public transport journeys are now taken each day; — the reductions in all public transport fares that were introduced in April 2022; — the additional reductions in public transport fares for...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Contracts (18 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 135. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if her Department can amend its contracts with childcare providers to include a restriction on the practice of some providers offering childcare places but requiring non-refundable deposits if the place is not taken up; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33093/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (18 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 167. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on the health technology assessment being carried out on the orphan medicine givinostat (brand name duvyzat) used to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy; if there are any steps she can take to speed up the assessment process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33092/25]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Traffic Management (17 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 257. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware that former speed limits are still showing in popular navigation services after these were reduced on national secondary roads earlier this year; if his Department is aware of a process to ensure changes in speed limits are reflected in navigation services; if this matter will compound when urban speed limits are reduced...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Constitutional Amendments (17 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: 547. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if it is his intention to advance the recommendation of the Report of the Housing Commission with respect to the holding of a referendum on the right to housing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32815/25]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Refurbishment (12 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: It is a rainy day, and on rainy days staff in Coolmine Community School in my constituency, Dublin West, have to set out between 40 and 50 plastic buckets across the school to deal with water flowing into corridors, classrooms, toilets and offices. That water flows from over 100 leaks in the roof of the school. Coolmine is a big school, with almost a thousand pupils, and has provided...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Schools Refurbishment (12 Jun 2025)

Roderic O'Gorman: I thank the Minister of State for his response. The line, "The Department advised the school to obtain a new leak detection test", when there are a hundred buckets on the floor, is worthy of "Yes Minister". The school put in an application for an upgrade because it does need a new roof. It was then told, "No, you cannot go under that pathway; you have to go for an emergency works pathway."...