Results 4,621-4,640 of 6,804 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Schemes (20 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 161. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a list of cities and towns that are under consideration for the introduction of bike sharing schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2683/22]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Trade Data (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 68. To ask the Taoiseach the level of trade between Thailand and Ireland in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [1909/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Workplace Relations Commission (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 97. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the estimated cost in 2022 of doubling the number of full-time inspectors for the Workplace Relations Commission. [1910/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 117. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes retrofitted under each retrofitting scheme in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63159/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to introduce a ban on the plastic packaging of fruit and vegetables similar to his French counterpart (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1447/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Energy Communities (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 129. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of sustainable energy communities supported in 2020 and 2021; the amount of funding and grants provided to this scheme in 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1033/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 134. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the inclusion of gas and nuclear energy in the European Union taxonomy as being compatible to contributing to fighting climate change particularly in view of his March 2021 letter to the European Commission opposing any increase to the threshold for gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1337/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the ESB has cancelled a further three contracts for gas power plants in Dublin (details supplied); the way and the reason this situation arose; if the issue of below cost tendering has been assessed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1461/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Production (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the assessment that has been taken of energy constraints for winter 2022 in view of the reports that the ESB has cancelled a further three contracts for gas power plants in Dublin (details supplied); the plans to address these constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1462/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 148. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has carried out energy transition modelling examining specifically the cost of transitioning to a fully electric heating and transport system including the upgrades needed to the electricity network such as the updating of transformers and pole fuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will work with Dublin Bus to reinstate the 747 and 757 bus routes to and from Dublin Airport in view of the need to provide more public transport options to try and reduce transport emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63002/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 191. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some bus stops previously served by the 747 and 757 Dublin Bus routes are no longer used by new private providers making it more difficult to travel to and from Dublin Airport by public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63003/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 197. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of grants for electric vehicles provided in 2021, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63160/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 198. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric vehicle home charging grants provided in 2021, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63161/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 245. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric vehicle grants provided in 2021 by car make and model in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1341/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric vehicle charging points constructed under the public charge point scheme in 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63162/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will cost a free public transport system as an option to encourage the uptake of public transport in Ireland in line with recommendation 22 in the report on reducing emissions in the transport sector by 51% by 2030 by the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63179/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Provision (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 218. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has considered the proposal to grant disabled parking badges to severely autistic persons and persons with an intellectual disability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63427/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 219. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the formula used in calculating the distribution of funding among Irish airports of the €108 million approved under the Regional Airports Programme 2021-2025, the Covid-19 Regional State Airports Programme 2021 and the Covid-19 supplementary supports scheme for Irish airports recently approved by the European Commission; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Haulage Industry (19 Jan 2022)

Darren O'Rourke: 222. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the way a person can obtain a certificate of good repute required for transport managers as outlined in Regulation EC 1071/2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63526/21]