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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: The Tánaiste is being completely disingenuous.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 153. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will advocate for a TRIPS waiver to ensure maximum roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60854/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Will the Tánaiste advocate for a TRIPS waiver to ensure maximum roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: The Tánaiste said the Government and the EU are very strong supporters of vaccine equality and want to find a solution to ensure it happens. The truth, however, is that the EU and the Government are an active barrier to solutions. Dr. Mike Ryan of the WHO has said: "It's a tragedy and it's an abomination that today there are frontline workers going to work in Covid wards in many...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (9 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I will quote directly from the climate action plan, which states: "Afforestation is the single largest land-based climate change mitigation measure available to Ireland." That means that this is incredibly important and that we have to get it right if we are to have any hope. The plan states that land use, land use change and forestry, LULUCF, emits a net total of 4.8 million tonnes of CO2...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (9 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister but none of that inspires confidence at all. We know that the decisions and measures we take today will have an effect in the future. The chair of the Climate Change Advisory Council, CCAC, clearly told the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action yesterday that there is a need to act quickly, to get this done correctly, to be ambitious and not just to wonder...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (9 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the forestry targets in the climate action plan are sufficiently ambitious; his plans to achieve or surpass them in view of the ongoing challenges in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60843/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Climate Action Plan (9 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I ask the Minister about the climate action plan targets for forestry. First, what are they because it is not entirely clear and we have not seen the annexe? What is his understanding of the commitment? Is the figure 8,000 ha per annum and, if so, will that be enough? When will the annexe be printed? How many hectares have been planted this year?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (9 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his target for organic conversion for 2025, 2027 and 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60842/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 110. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the measures he and his Department are taking to ensure Ireland is prepared to harness the opportunity of the renewable energy transformation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60855/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Conservation (9 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 214. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the threat to the future of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital, County Meath; the efforts he is making to ensure the future viability of this facility; if he is working with Meath County Council and other partners in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60958/21]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: On Saturday, the Minister for Finance, Deputy Donohoe, said taxi drivers would not be included in the reopened PUP scheme. On Sunday, the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Humphreys, said they potentially would be if they could show they had lost their job as a result of the latest restrictions, and there was reference to a Revenue or social welfare audit. Will the Taoiseach indicate...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: What does "lose their job" mean?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: They have been refused it.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (8 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Work for taxi drivers has dried up.

Offshore Renewable Energy: Motion [Private Members] (8 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I move amendment No. 1: To insert the following after “resources off our coast;”: “— involve the fishing industry at the pre-planning stage of any proposed offshore energy installations and ensure that support measures are put in place where necessary to protect the livelihoods of fishermen and the sustainability of the industry;” I thank the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (8 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the application to the European Union Just Transition Fund; the timeline and process for adjudication, allocation and administration of the fund in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60613/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (8 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 37. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason the Government did not separately sign the COP26 declaration of support for a Just Transition (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60614/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses. On the delay with the introduction of the new regime, there was confusion about the regime. That was a significant source of frustration for many people who understood that they needed a pre-departure PCR test. Many of them went and got such tests and then learned, principally through Aer Lingus or some of the other carriers, that they did not actually need them. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid Testing for International Travel into and out of Ireland: Discussion (8 Dec 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Mr. O'Connor.