Results 5,861-5,880 of 6,812 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (4 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 81. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the legislative, statutory and regulatory framework for the provision of public green space in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12412/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (4 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 82. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there has been an audit of public green space provision in Dublin commuter belt areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12413/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (4 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the type and number of engagements his Department has had with the HSE and Public Health regarding public green space provision in urban areas in 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12417/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Urban Development (4 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 84. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the specific policy tools in place to ensure commuter belt communities which saw huge housing development in the Celtic tiger and subsequent years are not left without public green space; if there are specific requirements on local authorities and developers to deliver green infrastructure in advance or in tandem with...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Funding (4 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 85. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the specific central or EU funding available to support local authorities and communities to deliver public parks and green space; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12416/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (4 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 144. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 712 of 30 July 2020, if the stage 2b report for new school building works at a school (details supplied) has now been submitted; if so, when the board of management will be contacted; the date on which building works will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12340/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (3 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 111. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason a verified MyGovID is needed to renew a driver licence online; the legislative basis for this requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11096/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (3 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 112. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that grants for electric vehicles are being used to help purchase high-end luxury vehicles valued in excess of €100,000; his views on whether this is an appropriate use of taxpayers’ money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11097/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 133. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the oversight his Department had with Iarnród Éireann in setting the terms of references for a report (details supplied) on the western rail corridor; his views on whether it was reasonable to ask the consultants to give only one option for the development of phase 2 and 3 as a 90 mph rail service when most studies would have...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 174. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the level of scrutiny applied to a report (details supplied) into the western rail corridor by his Department to ensure it was accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12534/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 175. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a company (details supplied) had the opportunity to review the submissions that were made by local authorities, regional development organisations and business organisations when reviewing a report on the western rail corridor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12535/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (3 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 134. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the basis on which he derives the authority to announce two feasibility studies for the western rail corridor given the fact that this is in direct contravention of regional policy objective, RPO, 6.13, a legitimate stand-alone development objective of the Government-endorsed regional spatial and economic strategy; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pension Provisions (3 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 144. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the CIÉ pension scheme discussions; if he recognises the concerns of workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11672/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I support the proposal by the Chair to write to the Department and to support those additional posts. I thank Mr. Waide for the presentation. On the significant increase in capacity in driver theory tests that looks set to materialise in mid-April, how will it be done and will it include the online element?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: The online facility has been trialled. What about the prospect for an online facility?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I want to discuss the current driver testing capacity. I note it has been stated that because of the restrictions whereby the RSA can only test essential workers, some testing centres or testers are operating at 75%. There is an earlier blockage in the system because some essential workers cannot get a test because they cannot complete their essential driver training, EDT, lessons. Why...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: Did that advice come from the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET, the Department or the HSE? Is it possible to question that advice at this stage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I propose that the committee asks the Department to review this situation in the current context to maximise the available capacity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I have a question on the extension of driver licences. Does that apply to provisional licences? Where do people with a second provisional licence stand?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019 (2 Mar 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: I wish to return to the backlog in driving tests. I am interested in the restriction that is preventing us from getting to eight tests a day. Does it specifically relate to Covid-19 restrictions? What is the likely timeframe? Related to that, has there been any exploration of overtime, adding extra hours to the working day or working at weekends? Is it a five-day service or a seven-day...