Results 4,501-4,520 of 6,804 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (17 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 184. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the final deadline date for the State to make a submission to the EU Commission on the Ten-T review (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8944/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Maritime Safety (17 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the nature of the geophysical survey works in relation to Marine Notice No. 09 of 2022; the way that they are applied for; the number of surveys issued each year; if these surveys involve the use of technology that may clear fish from an area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8945/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Grant Payments (17 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 242. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) in County Meath will be granted the SUSI grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8980/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (17 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 333. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the exit from the horticultural industry of many vegetables growers; the extent to which this trend is being monitored; his plans to address the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8927/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: All-Island Strategic Rail Review: Iarnród Éireann (17 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses for their opening statement. In terms of enhanced regional accessibility, this is an all-island plan and, when we look to the west and the north-west, it has been a function of political priorities and politics and investment over years. Does Irish Rail have ambition in its submission? Has it made commentary on rail services in that region? Has it worked with...

Mobility and Transport Supports for People with Disabilities: Motion [Private Members] (16 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this motion and I thank the Regional Group for bringing it forward. It is a motion about inclusion and ensuring the right to mobility and the associated independence for people with disabilities, and ensuring that people with disabilities can live full and active lives in our communities. The motion is welcome and necessary, and it should be supported....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on whether it is appropriate to apply VAT, a tax, to another tax, the carbon tax, on domestic gas bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8660/22]

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I have tabled four amendments and they are all on a theme. They have all been ruled out of order because they are beyond the scope of the Bill. I understood the Minister would table amendments in line with those I have tabled. It is still my position that I would rather the Minister table amendments to do what we have tried to do in the amendments I tabled. This is to commit in black and...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: The other amendment I tabled is on a progress report on the establishment of a new marine casualty investigations unit being laid before the Dáil. We are trying to get a cast-iron guarantee from the Minister and the Department that the commitments he has made verbally would be delivered upon. We know the context of this debate. It came up during pre-legislative scrutiny. We all know...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (16 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: To tease that point out, I appreciate the Minister's response. It reflects the private meeting we had. To provide the level of assurance, because there will be some scepticism from people who follow this closely, who will point to reports from 1998 and 2010 that were clear about the need for a new departure and a change in the direction of travel, as that did not happen. Whether it is a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. It outlines a series of updates on what is different now from all those years ago. It outlines what the route forward is not, but it does not outline what the route forward is. The option of a statutory investigation needs to be on the table and it should be actively explored. If it is not a tribunal of inquiry, it needs to be something that...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: An Garda Síochána (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: I raise the case of the murder of Una Lynskey in 1971 at Porterstown Lane outside Ratoath in County Meath in my constituency. It was the first and oldest case covered in the recent RTÉ "Crimes and Confessions" programme. The case destroyed a number of families. Ms Lynskey was 19 years old when she was murdered. The case remains unresolved. The Garda investigation into the murder of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 208. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the seven successful community projects in RESS-1; if all the projects are still progressing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7646/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 223. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that disincentives for landlords not retrofitting their houses were not included in the new National Retrofit Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8166/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 224. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated number of households that will apply for the attic and cavity wall insulation scheme in the new National Retrofit Scheme in each of the years 2022 to 2026; the estimated budget for the programme in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8167/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 225. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated number of households that will apply for the deep retrofit scheme in the new National Retrofit Scheme in each of the years 2022 to 2026; the estimated budget for the programme in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8168/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 226. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he examined the inclusion of a household income cap in the new National Retrofit Scheme; if so, the income caps that were examined by his Department; the estimated number of households that would be excluded under each income cap if the cap was introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8169/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (15 Feb 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 227. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated carbon reduction savings made by upgrading 100,000 homes under the new attic and cavity wall insulation scheme in the new National Retrofit Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8170/22]