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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Does Mr. Murray believe that reflects CUAG’s contribution in drawing them up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: It is not a case that management came with a fait accompli.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: There was some criticism of CUAG, although that may be the wrong word, that it was not representative because it contained only OICs. Is it the case it is no longer only OICs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I appreciate that. In fairness, we are trying to play a helpful role and people have come here in good faith. I do not think any of it is intended to be personal or anything else. I acknowledge that given the nature of the discussion that can be difficult, but that is certainly not the approach we are taking.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Yes, I was just trying to pick up on that. Mr. Murray stated there are six OICs and six non-OICs, which, obviously, is an even mix. Is there a standard process for electing them, and if so, is it new or is it a continuation of what was previously the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: What has been CUAG's engagement with volunteers throughout the country and with management? Some of what we are hearing is that it was not a two-way process and much of it was top-down, with a very strict adherence to the code of conduct. I guess across different areas there will be different experiences, depending on local dynamics. Does that reflect Mr. Murray's experience or was there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: There is the question of the volunteer representative association. How can its concerns be accommodated? Those representatives were before us and the committee will act on a number of their requests. Is there room for improvement in engagement with them, including by the witnesses, management or the Department and Minister? Is there a culture of openness within the Coast Guard for that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Is there a basis in anything Mr. Murray has heard from the volunteers' representative association? My sense is there has been movement recently. He mentioned the Mulvey report but I am not sure it is a coincidence that these events are happening at the same time. Is there a path forward and what sort of avenue is there for aligning those issues and having them addressed? It seems CUAG has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: There is a new and independent path. Volunteers may have said in the past they have nowhere to turn but now they have an independent human resources outlet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: The independent human resources facility is new.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Irish Coast Guard: Discussion (11 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: How does one go about accessing that?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (10 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 204. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of persons currently on the warmer homes Scheme waiting list; the average waiting time from application to having work completed; the average cost of a retrofit per home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23151/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (10 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 205. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reasons identified contributing to the delays in the warmer homes scheme retrofitting scheme; the actions being taken to reduce the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23152/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Generation (10 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 368. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of staff broken down by grade and unit employed in An Bord Pleanála who are dealing directly with applications from offshore wind energy projects; if he intends to increase this number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23157/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses. I will be brief with my questions in order to give them some opportunity to answer. Will Mr. Hoyne expand on the importance of the HLI studies and the potential impact of that in our approach to the use of heat pumps and other technologies? He stated that further innovations are needed in order to attract people to work in construction. Has Mr. Hoyne some ideas on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I have a question on data gaps for Mr. Hoyne. An argument has been put forward, some of which will have been heard this morning, on the approach taken by the Government in terms of the efficiency of reaching the emissions reduction target and the question around what we are actually measuring, in addition to the piece on social justice and equity. In his contribution, Mr. Hoyne outlined the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: Is that the case? We seem to use a lot of proxy indicators, such as who is living in social housing and who is in receipt of fuel allowance, as indications of income. Neither of those is a function of the quality of the house the person lives in. He or she could be in social housing that is A-rated. I think of this in the context of the working poor living in rural Ireland. Do we have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: New Retrofitting Plan and the Built Environment: Discussion (Resumed) (10 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: That is helpful. I thank Mr. Hoyne.

Regulations for the Sale and Distribution of Turf: Motion [Private Members] (5 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Independent Group for bringing this motion. It seeks to go some way towards filling a vacuum left by the Government when it jumped, so dreadfully ill-prepared, to announce a ban on the sale and distribution of turf. The motion seeks to clarify what is meant by "turbary rights"; those can come in different ways and forms and the motion seeks to exempt certain identified groups....

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (5 May 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to raise the crisis in the taxi industry. Over 2,000 taxi licences have gone after Covid, and thousands of licenceholders have not returned to work. We have circumstances in which people cannot get a taxi or face an inordinate delay when they want one. At the same time, drivers are struggling to make a living. They may be busy for a short number of hours but their business is very...