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Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (2 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 1053. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time consultant vascular surgeons attached to St. Vincent's University Hospital in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [53042/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (2 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 1054. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time advanced nurse practitioner allocated to paediatric neurosurgery services in CHI Temple Street in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if this number will be further increased. [53043/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (2 Nov 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 1246. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capital projects that were carried out at each fishery harbour centre under the remit of his Department in 2021; and when each project will be completed in tabular form. [53046/21]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Statements (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important issue. As numerous Deputies have said, there is barely a household breast cancer has not affected, not to mention their extended families. I worked in cancer diagnostics for years. There is no screening programme for many cancers but there is one for breast cancer because we have a very good diagnostic tool and an effective treatment in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ports Policy (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to ongoing delays at Dublin Port relating to inspections by his Department; the measures he is taking to address same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50767/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that were introduced in Budget 2022 to support the organic sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50768/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a time-limit on the eSPV grant meaning that vehicles that are not delivered and registered as taxis before the end of the year will not be covered; if he will review this situation in view of the well-documented delay in vehicle delivery related to shortage of semi-conductors and so on; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 214. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way she plans to address the shortage of school bus transport places; if the current 50% loading limit will be lifted after 22 October 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51764/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses. I am also a member of the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action, which met on this and came to the conclusion that there was a need for a reasoned opinion on behalf of the committee and I am of the same opinion in regard to this. It is a significant package and it has major implications for policy here. I would question about subsidiary and the control...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: In respect of the aviation sector, the proposals mention the use of blended fuel up to 2050, more or less. Is hydrogen not an option there? Is that view coming from the industry? Where is it coming from? The use of blended fuel up to 2050 seems to me to be fairly carbon-intensive. It is hard to see how it is not, or perhaps I am not picking it up correctly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: We can see what is happening between Poland and the EU currently in terms of where the authority or the law stands. If this proposal is adopted as a policy at a European level, is there not potential for European policy to supercede Irish policy?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: So, potentially that could be the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: It is not being considered for use in aviation?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Which vehicles does that apply to?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: There are grants that have not yet been drawn down because the vehicles have not been delivered. They are secure until next March.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Right. That is not the understanding of some people, who have interpreted that in a different way. They will be glad to hear this. That is great. The maritime industry is vulnerable in Ireland and people are worried about the prospect of increased levies on fuel when there is no alternative in place. Is that a likely prospect? It seems as if it is on the back of this suite of proposals.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Chairman, what might be helpful is the ETS has been in place for a number of years now. It is the European carbon budgeting. It sets targets for a number of sectors. Some of them the Chairman will be familiar with, like the 2020 targets we have missed and in terms of renewables. It might be useful to give a sense of the ETS and how these proposals mean to change that. From the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (21 Oct 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: However, we did not. The whole point of Fit for 55 is that much of that is going to be taken out of our hands for want of a better term. There might be an argument made specifically in terms of transport or buildings in that those are big areas where we need reductions and we have not seen them over a period of time. It is certainly a point, and it is why the Committee on Environment and...