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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (28 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 1174. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the Covid-19 supports available to local community centres such as a centre (details supplied) in County Meath which have suffered a significant loss of income during the Covid-19 pandemic while expenses, insurance costs for example, have continued; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21317/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Transport (28 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 1187. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the estimated cost of replacing State vehicles which are owned by her Department or agencies under her remit with hybrid or electric models; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22570/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Increasing Wind Power on the National Grid: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I have a few questions for whoever might like to take them. On future development for communities around the country, how many additional onshore wind farms might we expect to see across the Twenty-six Counties before 2030? I would just like some sense of that situation. Turning to public acceptance, I would like to hear the perspective of the witnesses regarding that aspect. We had the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Increasing Wind Power on the National Grid: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to come back to the issue of the North-South interconnector with Mr. Foley. I have questions on pylon procurement and access to lands. I do not believe Mr. Foley answered the questions on access to lands as raised by Deputy Carthy. How does EirGrid propose to get access to lands given the community resistance? Has pylon procurement begun? What stage is that at? On the overall...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I will start with Mr. Walsh on the eMOS system. What assessment has taken place on the benefits of this system? From his opening statement and a brief look at these types of system, they claim improvements and can point to improvements around capacity, journey times, and emissions. On safety, I notice the stocktake report from March 2020 in Britain. Our equivalent committee in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Mr. Walsh; it does. Giving people advance notice if this is the road we are going down and TII's own preparations to ensure that every contingency is in place to try to have it implemented as smoothly as possible and that people are aware of what we are getting into in order that they have consistency is an important consideration in its introduction. I will move on to Ms Graham...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Has the NTA made a recommendation on personal helmets and protective equipment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: The NTA has not recommended that it be mandatory.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Discussion (27 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: That is fair enough.

Covid Restrictions Support Scheme Regulations and Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme Regulations: Motions (22 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I wish to raise a couple of issues with the Minister this afternoon. I ask that the Government look into them as soon as possible as they remain unresolved despite repeated requests for action. The first issue relates to aviation workers, specifically Aer Lingus employees. My colleague, Teachta O'Reilly, referenced this point. The pandemic and resulting necessary travel restrictions...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (22 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will extend expiry dates for initial basic training certificates of satisfactory completion for motorcyclists similar to the extensions previously provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20962/21]

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister for bringing forward this Bill. We have already had one vote on it and we will have plenty of discussion and many more votes. It is acknowledged this Bill benefited greatly from the pre-legislative scrutiny at the Joint Committee on Climate Action before Christmas, which was ably chaired by the Minister's colleague, Deputy Leddin. The climate committee members worked...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I signed that Bill on behalf of Sinn Féin. The review of the North-South interconnector presents an opportunity to get this right once and for all. That opportunity should be grasped. If the review happens as outlined by the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, at the committee that discussed the Estimates last night, it will not amount to a hill of beans. In fact, it will be a pointless...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to raise the case of Anne Kelly. Anne is 86 years old and is housebound in Ashbourne, County Meath. She is waiting for her Covid vaccine and getting more anxious by the day. She feels like she has been forgotten about. She could be forgiven for this because, in this Chamber on 25 March, a month ago, the Minister said the first phase of the vaccination programme for the housebound...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I will send on the information.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: National Planning Framework (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 73. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the review of the National Planning Framework; the overall funding commitment in relation to climate and transport projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19940/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 226. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his Department has identified or estimated the percentage of total greenhouse gas emissions for which each Department has responsibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18427/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: North-South Interconnector (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 275. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if the North South interconnector project is still considered a project of common interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19942/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Regulation (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 276. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the renegotiation of the Trans-European Networks for Energy Regulation, with particular reference to projects of common interest; when these negotiations will conclude; when the proposals will be agreed or made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19943/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (21 Apr 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 322. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of electric vehicle home charger grants provided in each year since the creation of the scheme; the spend in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18681/21]