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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Grid (13 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 199. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the extent to which the electricity demand, current and projected has been factored into critical infrastructure planning; the assessments and reports that have been prepared and published in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37379/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (13 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to reduce the barriers to entry into the profession of commercial driving; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are many fully qualified licensed drivers with a C, D or CE licence that could drive right now but they are excluded from doing so for hire and reward due to the fact that their...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (13 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 225. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the measures he is taking to prioritise driver CPC testing for essential workers given the acute shortage of haulage drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37268/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Data (13 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the last full year and the percentage of all motor tax payments that were paid in instalments versus those which were paid upfront in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37522/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tax Data (13 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 234. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the amount that is raised from the higher rates of motor tax for those that choose to pay in instalments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37523/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (13 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 250. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the counties that operate demand responsive services on the LocalLink scheme; the counties that do not or have recently stopped providing demand responsive services on the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37853/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry (13 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 272. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons will lose their no-claims car insurance bonus if a third party makes a claim for a relatively small amount against them, for example, for a scratch, resulting in the insured party paying thousands of euro extra on their premium each year; his plans to address this problem; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (13 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 421. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of school buses owned by Bus Éireann that are used on the school transport scheme by the age of the vehicle in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37858/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (13 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 426. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the new school building project at a school (details supplied) in County Meath; when work on the new school will commence; when it will be completed; if playing pitches will be included in the design; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37982/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (13 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 435. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if taxi drivers are to be allowed stay on the pandemic unemployment payment until February 2022; the way this will work in practice; if there will be a reduction in payments or some transition to a jobseeker’s payment; the way this will work given the fact that taxi drivers are self-employed and not seeking a job;...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank our guests. I will direct my first question to Dr. Caulfield on the issue of transport disadvantage. I have heard him speak on that topic previously. Are there examples of how that might be addressed? How can incentives be tailored and targeted to those areas? He has suggested that many who are availing of the supports to switch to EVs have other transport options. Are there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Could Mr. Cazzola say a quick word on the opportunities relating to the electrification of delivery vehicles?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Ms Canavan for a comprehensive update and opening statement. I will speak to the digital Covid certificate and its platform. I was interested to hear her point on the tracker app. Before I heard this, I felt this was called a certificate but seemed to refer to a number of almost unrelated elements, whether it is the proof of vaccination or recovery or the result of a PCR or antigen...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses for clarifying the point, particularly that the certificate may include an antigen or PCR test but that a specific QR code is generated. We have many queries about people who have been vaccinated in the North and Irish citizens who were vaccinated abroad, such as in the United States, Britain or outside the EU. Ms Canavan has said that bringing them into the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I have a question on the quality of information, which Ms Canavan mentioned a number of times. I have heard some concerns from people that the HSE had a particular first name for a person, for example, or a name in Irish but it is different on a passport. Will that be an issue for people or would such problems be resolved in the generation of the QR code? There are efforts to generate QR...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (8 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 241. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of applications including unsuccessful applications for school bus transport in the 2019-2020 and the 2020-2021 school year, respectively; the number of successful applications categorised by eligible and concessionary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37053/21]

Post Office Network: Motion [Private Members] (7 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I move amendment No. 1: (a)To insert the following after “in line with the Cabinet decision in 2017;”: “notes the findings and recommendations contained in the Grant Thornton report entitled ‘Review of the economic contribution and financial sustainability of the Irish Post Office Network’, commissioned by the Irish Postmasters' Union, which recognises...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Telecommunications Services (7 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: The Minister of State mentioned the need for awareness raising and bringing people's attention to these issues, and that is important. I accept it is complex and involves a number of agencies. I would add there is a possibility this could continue, increase and get worse. It is a frustration and a nuisance outside of anything else. I would encourage those agencies to work together to try...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Telecommunications Services (7 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Robert Troy. I want to raise the growing problem of scam phone calls and text messages, which have become widespread in the past few weeks, as he will no doubt be aware. Fraudsters who claim to be from State agencies, for example, An Garda Síochána and the Department of Social Protection, are pestering people with calls that seek personal and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Waste Management (7 Jul 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 26. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if there are plans to introduce a disability waste waiver to support those living with long-term incontinence for example; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36569/21]