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- 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: It would be done the other way around.
- 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: Yes. Moving on to the testing regime, there has been plenty of discussion of this issue. Having come from another meeting, I am not sure if this issue has been discussed already. When Professor Mark Ferguson appeared before the committee to discuss his report, we discussed the possibility of using self-administered antigen testing on a serial basis, pre-departure and post-arrival, as a...
- 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 have a follow up question on DCCs and Mr. Comiskey's finishing point leads into it. I have queries from constituents and I do not know if this issue has been resolved in terms of updating DCCs with booster details. In some countries there is an entry requirement that vaccination status is in date and it will run out after 12 months. Have DCCs been updated, or can they be updated, with...
- 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: That is interesting to hear. We will keep an eye on that as it develops. I have two final questions in regard to the North and harmonisation of systems as far as possible. On an all-island basis, my understanding is that DCCs are available for adults in the North but not for children. Is that the case? If it is the case, why? An issue that has arisen for me and I am sure for a number of...
- 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 might just leave a question mark beside that for an opportunity to return to it, but I take Mr. O'Connor's response.
- 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 might flag that with Mr. Comiskey and come back separately to this issue that has presented for people transiting through the North, to the South, and difficulties they have run into with the British passenger locator form related to transiting. It has caused an unnecessary burden on people, with financial implications in a number of cases. This has come up for me and for colleagues as...
- 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 Mr. O'Connor.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Carbon Budgets: Engagement with the Climate Change Advisory Council (7 Dec 2021)
Darren O'Rourke: I thank Ms Donnelly for her presentation and for being with us. Starting off with the Climate Change Advisory Council, CCAC, itself, in earlier stages it was insightful to get the perspective of former chairs on the working of the group. After Ms Donnelly's initial experience, are there ways she would improve the CCAC? Is she happy it is sufficiently resourced, has access to the necessary...
- Finance Bill 2021: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (2 Dec 2021)
Darren O'Rourke: I have a number of questions and concerns in relation to the provisions of this amendment, particularly as it relates to the price of fuel at the pump. Commuters and those involved in transport are seeing the price of petrol and diesel increasing at the forecourt every day. They are looking to the Government for some relief but they do not see it. Here we have a proposal to offset but as...
- Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (2 Dec 2021)
Darren O'Rourke: Mandatory hotel quarantine is an important tool in our defence against the virus, particularly when the number of cases is low or, as is the case now, when dangerous variants break out. Sinn Féin will support this legislation and has tabled a number of amendments, as my colleague Deputy Cullinane outlined. The emergence of the Omicron variant is a concern and we must take appropriate...
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021) Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State for the update. In terms of this transfer, what would be the implications for the roll-out of retrofitting under the schemes? The Minister of State said the purpose of this is to increase the resources for the retrofitting schemes, including the warmer homes scheme. We expect to have the national retrofitting plan soon. Does the Minister of State have a sense...
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021) Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State. Does he have indicative figures in respect of the type of ramping up or the timeline? He stated that many more people will be included in the scheme. How many will be included? The turnaround time from assessment to works being completed is more than two years in many cases. Is there an estimate for when that might be reduced to a more reasonable timeframe?...
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021) Darren O'Rourke: In the context of broadband targets, what is the status in respect of the 60,000 by the end of January?I refer to the article of which the Minister of State is aware that was published in the Business Postregarding the private operators passing-----
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021) Darren O'Rourke: Exactly.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021) Darren O'Rourke: Is the figure of 30,000 a recent one? How far off the figure of 60,000-----
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021) Darren O'Rourke: Not too many have turned up to the meeting. I think we are all right for time.
- Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Environment, Climate and Communications - Vote 29 (Supplementary) (1 Dec 2021) Darren O'Rourke: No problem.