Results 5,161-5,180 of 6,816 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Telecommunications Services (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 43. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is taking to address the increasing number of scam and nuisance phone calls and texts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44102/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of homes and businesses connected to high-speed broadband in 2021 under the National Broadband Plan; the number of homes and businesses passed under the scheme; the reasons for delays to date; his plans to ramp up the scheme in the time ahead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44100/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 51. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to meet retrofitting targets; if he will set out year-on-year targets by retrofitting programme; if he has examined other funding mechanisms for retrofitting houses given the number of homes that need to be retrofitted and the high up-front cost to households; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 137. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received representations from air traffic controllers requesting his immediate intervention and investigation into the activities and conduct of members of the executive team of the Irish Aviation Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44097/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 105. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the ongoing review of the Navan rail line will be completed; if he has received a cost estimation of reopening the rail line; the steps that will be taken in the next 24 months on this proposed project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44093/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 109. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the challenges in the bus and haulage sectors in terms of rising costs and difficulty to recruit staff; the measures he plans to take to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44095/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (16 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to support the taxi industry in the time ahead in view of the fact that work volumes remain significantly reduced related to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44096/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: To be helpful, I will pick up on that question to Mr. Malone. How does NBI plan to make up for the lost time, and what assurances can it give that we will not be here six or 12 months down the line, notwithstanding, that we hope we will not have Covid-19 to deal with in the same way. However, there are many moving parts to this project. We hear about supply lines, materials and the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Mr. Malone. To be a bit parochial about it, and talk specifically about my own county of Meath, I want to ask if NBI has information on, how many houses have been surveyed in Meath in the past 12 months, and how many houses have been connected or have been passed. I am most interested in the number passed. There have been 23,000 to date. How many of them have been in County Meath?...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Business of Joint Committee
Update on National Broadband Plan: National Broadband Ireland (15 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Mr. Malone is not the first person to make that point to me about the local authority in Meath. It is an issue which my colleagues and I in the area have picked up on already. How many premises, if any, have been passed in County Meath at this stage?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Dublin Bus (15 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 71. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has had any involvement in the ongoing industrial dispute at Dublin Bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43844/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Dublin Airport Authority (15 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 133. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has had any involvement in the ongoing industrial dispute at the Dublin Airport Authority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43843/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: State Bodies (15 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 212. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of staff working in the National Cyber Security Centre in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [43883/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (15 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that taxi drivers are encountering problems getting plain glass into new EV cars (details supplied) which means they cannot licence the vehicle as the standard tint is not acceptable for a taxi suitability test; if there are plans to introduce a temporary measure or waiver to off-set this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Accidents (15 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 247. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the frequency with which Irish Rail staff are trained to deal with major accidents onboard a train or within a station building. [43885/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann (15 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 248. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there are plans to increase the frequency of Bus Éireann route 245x from four to six services in each direction on the Cork to Dublin route. [43886/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (15 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 249. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for the refurbishment of the Irish Coast Guard building in Howth, County Dublin; and if so, when this work will commence. [43887/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (15 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 292. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if funding will be provided for works (details supplied) in County Meath. [43879/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Sports Funding (15 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 303. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the estimated expenditure on high performance sports in 2020 and 2021; and the expected expenditure for 2022. [43897/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (15 Sep 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 387. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the renewal and replacement programme that is in place by his Department and the military authorities for weaponry and other military equipment in the years 2022 and 2023; and when tenders for same will be issued. [43881/21]