Results 561-580 of 6,769 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 49. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the revised methodology for local authority and renewable energy strategies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38836/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (1 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 50. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the renewable electricity spatial policy framework. [38838/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (1 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 54. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the establishment of a just transition commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38849/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 179. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the scheme to install solar panels for schools; the number of applications that have been received and processed to date; if work has commenced or been completed on any school; the estimated average cost to install solar panels per school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38600/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (1 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the budget allocations for each programme under the subheading A.16 of the Revised Estimates for Public Services 2024, in tabular form. [38599/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Budgets (1 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 269. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide a breakdown of the budget allocations for each programme under the subheading heading A.16 of the Further Revised Estimates for Public Services 2024, in tabular form. [38819/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Climate Action Plan (1 Oct 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 565. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on actions JT/24/1 and JT/24/2 under the Climate Action Plan 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38837/24]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: There is chaos on commuter rail services since the changes at the end of August. I have constituents contacting me who use Laytown station, and Gormanston and Drogheda. The changes at the end of August have led to widespread delays, overcrowding on platforms and overcrowded trains. It is a well raised issue. There is concern in our county as well that there are changes coming for the bus...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: An Garda Síochána (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: The senior Minister will be well familiar with the fact that my county has the lowest number of gardaí per head of population. It is not just the lowest number but the lowest by far. The difference between the lowest and the highest is double, so there are twice as many gardaí per head of population in Waterford at the top of the list as there is in Meath at the bottom of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Drug Dealing (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Go raibh maith agat. I am not going to disagree with anything the Minister has said, other than that the problem is so big and we need a hell of a lot more. I welcome the work that is done by the Garda, the huge operations they have put in play. At times they have put considerable players out of action, even on a town level. Unfortunately, sometimes that takes three or four years to work...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the increasing prevalence and cost of taxi plates to rent, and that, in some cases, multi-plate owners are renting plates for €7,000 a year; if he has conducted an assessment of this practice in the industry; if he has plans to reform or regulate the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 129. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is aware that many couples, particularly those over 65 years, have combined incomes slightly higher than the €36,000 tax exemption threshold, and that this threshold has not changed since 2011; if he intends to address this anomaly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38268/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 130. To ask the Minister for Finance if he plans to change the tax treatment of pension lump sums in the case where the lump sum is used to pay off debt on a family home (details supplied);; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38296/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Solar Energy Guidelines (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 179. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he intends to develop planning guidelines for utility scale solar development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38298/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Mother and Baby Homes (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 248. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth regarding the redress scheme for mother and baby home survivors, if those deemed eligible for redress are automatically entitled to an enhanced medical card; if the enhanced medical card is means tested; how this card differs from a standard medical card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38228/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (26 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 257. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when a person in County Meath (details supplied) will see an occupational therapist and psychologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38289/24]

Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024: Second Stage (25 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this Bill and the provisions in it that will be of benefit. As Deputy O'Reilly said, we will continue to engage over the course of the Bill's passage through the legislative process. The Bill contains several important measures such as the exemption relief, the opportunity for virtual meetings, the enhancement of regulatory bodies and powers, and the...

Health Information Bill 2024: Second Stage (Resumed) (25 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Sinn Féin welcomes the Bill and the opportunity it presents. Those of us who engage with friends and counterparts in different European countries are aware of the relationship people have with their medical information. Often, with an app on their phones, they can access lab results or other information in real time. They think nothing of it and have had that technology for almost...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Remits of Committees: European Court of Auditors (25 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: I wish the Chairman well in his new role. I thank Mr. Murphy for his presentation. It is a very interesting area and I look forward to getting into the court's reports. There is a great deal there, I expect, that will be useful for us and potentially beneficial from the Irish perspective in terms of what we can learn from others. To take a similar line of inquiry to Deputy Bruton, on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action
Remits of Committees: European Court of Auditors (25 Sep 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: Mr. Murphy answered my next question, which was whether the ECA was covering everything. Of course, it is not and it could not. Is there a case there? My sense is that if it is represented in Mr. Murphy's sample, it is probably represented in the rest of the cohort as well. Does that immediately suggest there should be greater scrutiny, oversight and accountability on this stuff?...