Results 5,021-5,040 of 6,809 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 299. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average grant provided to a household for retrofitting their home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51294/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 281. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide details of the definition that his Department uses for energy poverty or fuel poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51000/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 282. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide details of the methodology for measuring and tracking energy and fuel poverty levels that his Department uses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51001/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 283. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated number of households in energy or fuel poverty in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51002/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 298. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the average cost to the State of retrofitting a home for those living or at risk of energy poverty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51293/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Fuel Poverty (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 304. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason he did not increase the €109 million retrofitting budget for those living or at risk of energy poverty in Budget 2022 compared to Budget 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51299/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 301. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes that will receive financial assistance under the solar PV grant programme in 2022; the estimated average grant; the estimated impact this will have on electricity demand and carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51296/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 302. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of households that have received a grant to date under the solar PV scheme in each year; the impact this had on carbon emissions to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51297/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 294. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount carried over from his Department’s 2021 budget allocation to Budget 2022; the Departmental underspend in the 2021 budget allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51289/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 295. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of the programmes or initiatives to be funded under the energy transformation heading in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51290/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Budgets (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 300. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the detailed breakdown of the €202 million announced for retrofits in Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51295/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 296. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes that have been retrofitted to date in 2021; the number estimated to be retrofitted by the end of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51291/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 297. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes that will be retrofitted in 2022; the number of these that will be fully funded by the State; the cost of same; the number that will be partially funded by the State; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51292/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 303. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount the low-cost loan scheme for residential retrofitting will cost the State in 2022; the number of households that are expected to use this facility in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51298/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Assisted Decision-Making (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 643. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the process, schedule and level of financial resources committed to provide for the commencement of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 by June 2022 and the establishment of the decision support service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50459/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 727. To ask the Minister for Health the process for assessing and putting supports in place for injuries associated with the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50422/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Policy (14 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 29. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the specific funds available from his Department to provide for the delivery of public greenspace, public parks and playgrounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45843/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Recreation Policy (14 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 80. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to ensure the development of sustainable communities with adequate provision and prioritisation of public greenspace, public parks and playgrounds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45842/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses for their very informative contributions. They are very helpful in terms of the committee's work-through of this legislation, which is really important. The scale of the challenge was mentioned. There are many like-minded people on this committee, but I wonder sometimes about the barriers to the implementation of this type of measure. As mentioned earlier, there is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Circular Economy Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Yes.