Results 4,821-4,840 of 6,816 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary)
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I agree with the Minister of State. The Minister of State’s initial point, which I accept, is that when people are thinking about making the change, to make information available to them. I presume that that case does not and should not have to be made to the public sector. The public sector should be ready to make that move now. I will leave that point with the Minister of State....

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary)
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I ask the Minister of State to hear the point that is being relayed to me not just about the linear route but that this has a network implication, which is an important point. I will put a final question please, Chairman, on the Marine Casualty Investigation Board. We had Second Stage yesterday of the Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021 when we...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary)
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: On the back of that, I am sure that Deputy Carey would not mind Opposition spokespersons or committee members being included in that meeting. There is a fair degree of unanimity as to what was being said from both the Opposition and backbench Deputies also.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary)
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary)
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I will follow up on the point made by the Chair. One of the big issues I see outside of the delays is that years ago a range of people, and pensioners come to mind, had a shallow retrofit conducted and works undertaken under the warmer homes scheme. In truth, this barely made a blip of a difference to heating those homes. It certainly would not have registered on the BER rating. As I...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary)
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to raise a couple of other points. Does the Minister of State have information on the Border road? Having spoken to colleagues on the north side of the Border there is frustration about the A5 and planning. The funding has been reassigned. Will it be there in 2023, when I hope the work will commence?

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary)
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to raise another point. Deputy Matthews mentioned the Coast Guard in Greystones and Westport. We have heard from the Coast Guard and we will hear from representative groups of volunteers and former volunteers. We have had a report from the Comptroller and Auditor General. I am flagging this as a concern. There is underspend. There are questions about procurement and investment in...

Select Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications (Supplementary)
Vote 31 - Transport (Supplementary) (25 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I do not dispute a word of what the Minister of State said. What I am pointing to, however, is the engagement of the RSA and the Health and Safety Authority's assessment of the issue. I am not disputing anything the Minister of State is saying but I am asking where is the progress being made on behalf of the RSA? Is there an inch being given? The Minister of State talked about variability...

Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Casualties) (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (24 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill. The importance of the State's accident investigative units was highlighted in recent weeks with the publication of the final report into the R116 crash off the Mayo coast in 2017, which was a report and investigation conducted by the Air Accident Investigation Unit, AAIU. This report laid out the extensive investigation carried out by the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (24 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the areas in which the €360 million in active travel funding will be spent in 2022, in tabular form; the amount from each Department that makes up the funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57665/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 110. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to address the shortage of SNAs in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57911/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (24 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans to expand the school bus transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57912/21]

Climate Action Plan 2021: Statements (23 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: It is not going great.

Climate Action Plan 2021: Statements (23 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Sinn Féin recognises the urgency needed to tackle climate change, we back our national greenhouse emissions target and we worked constructively throughout the extensive consideration of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill. It is worth saying that unlike some in government who argued against interim...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Meetings (23 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 185. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the persons and companies he held a meeting with at the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57048/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (23 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the percentage share of the average demand from each sector of the electricity market, that is, domestic, non-domestic, medium and large commercial for the 2020-2021 public service obligation levy year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57084/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (23 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 229. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount raised in 2019 by Bus Éireann by charging passengers a fee to place a non-folding bicycle in the hold of a bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57636/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (23 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 236. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost of the cycle to work scheme in 2019 and 2020; the number of persons who availed of it in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57029/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (23 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 237. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the cycle to work threshold for bicycles from the current €1,250 to €1,500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57030/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Departmental Schemes (23 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 238. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of increasing the cycle to work threshold for ebikes from the current €1,500 to €1,750 and from €1,500 to €2,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57031/21]