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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (26 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 427. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the tender for the Coast Guard search and rescue operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21025/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (26 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 428. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department will make funding available for the Oberstown Cross road upgrade works, Oberstown, Tara, County Meath given that the number of serious accidents at this crossroads and the need for immediate safety improvement works; the amount of funding currently available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21026/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Greenways Provision (26 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 429. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the progress of greenways in County Meath, including the funding provided to date and the timelines for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21027/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (26 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 431. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport for the waiting time by centre for NCT, driver theory test and driving tests. [21029/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Turf Cutting (26 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 671. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his Department has estimated the number of persons who continue to cut turf on bogs for domestic heating or the number of individual private holdings on bogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20666/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (26 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 1308. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the possibility of establishing a dedicated unit in An Garda Síochána to tackle violence, intimidation and anti-social behaviour on public transport has been advanced and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21031/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (26 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 1467. To ask the Minister for Health the initiatives he is taking to strengthen children's disability services in 2022; the funding being provided for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19716/22]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: North-South Interconnector (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to come in on that point. We should never have ended up here, and that is my firm opinion. A central tenet of EirGrid’s current plan is community engagement and the Minister points towards learning the lessons of the past. We can see it in Grid West, on which there was huge confrontation and resistance, and that is going underground for the Connacht project. This is a matter...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 104. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the additional resources that are being provided to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities and EirGrid to account for the increased workload as a result of offshore wind developments; the discussions he has held with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the need to provide extra resources to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I ask the Minister what additional resources are being provided to the Commission for Regulation of Utilities, CRU, and EirGrid to account for the increased workload as a result of offshore wind developments and other developments; and the discussions he has held with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the need to provide extra resources to An Bord Pleanála for...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I will start where the Minister finished, on EirGrid. I must say that concerns have been raised both publically and privately. There have been media reports in recent weeks. There are real concerns about EirGrid's capacity to deliver on what it needs to deliver on. In terms of the grid connections, it is not even fit to tell us when it will deliver on what it is committing to deliver on....

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Renewable Energy Generation (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: That is where I want to go next. We heard from the CRU that it plans to bring in 74 additional staff. We were out at Dublin Airport on Monday, so we are aware of the challenges involved in recruiting staff in the current climate. We are talking about a specific cohort of people. Do we even have the capacity within the State at this point to fill those 74 positions? First, will there be...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Broadband Infrastructure (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: There were a lot of figures in the Minister of State's response and I noted some of them. Importantly, the original target for the end of January 2022 was 115,000 premises. That was reduced to 60,000 a number of months ago. By the end of January, about 35,000 houses were passed. NBI told us at the end of January that by the end of March it would be back on track and would hit that 60,000...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Broadband Infrastructure (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: The important element is the number of premises passed. That is the real metric. People can avail of broadband when it is available to them. The pre-order and under-construction elements are just a distraction, but it is important there is a pipeline in that regard. Can the Minister of State outline what sanctions there are? Are they just for NBI or are they for Eir too? Eir has a...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Broadband Infrastructure (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: How much is that?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Broadband Infrastructure (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: How much has NBI been fined so far?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Broadband Infrastructure (7 Apr 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the roll-out of the national broadband plan; the number of premises that were passed and connected as of 31 March 2022; the way that he plans to accelerate the delivery of the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19070/22]