Results 6,041-6,060 of 6,812 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Climate Action Plan (13 Jan 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 311. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the local authorities that employ or do not employ climate action officers; if there is a standardisation of these roles and responsibilities across local authorities in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44764/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Staff (13 Jan 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the local authorities which have parks and biodiversity officers or departments; the local authorities that do not have such officers of departments in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44765/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Issues (13 Jan 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 353. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when section 26 of the Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 will come into force. [1209/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Policy (13 Jan 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 387. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has spoken with the Japanese Prime Minister since his appointment as Prime Minister. [1207/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Resources (13 Jan 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 408. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if funding will be made available in 2021 for the upgrading of the dining hall at Gormanston camp; and the estimated time frame for such works. [1210/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (13 Jan 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 409. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if there are plans to replace the LÉ Ciara. [1211/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (13 Jan 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 573. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the approach that will now be taken to address ongoing issues in respect of the accessing of staff of a company to jobseeker’s and short-time work support entitlements during the TWSS period further to media reports (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1052/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Third Level Staff (13 Jan 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 665. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated cost in a full year if the student to staff ratio in institutes of technology decreased from 23:1 to 21:9. [1201/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Transport Provision (13 Jan 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 719. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if funding will be provided to replace the trucks currently in the Garda water unit. [1213/21]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Training (13 Jan 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 720. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if all Garda road policing unit officers are fully trained in checking tachographs for potential offences. [1215/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Addiction Treatment Services (13 Jan 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 916. To ask the Minister for Health if addiction services have been transferred from Navan to Drogheda, County Louth; the reason for same; the number of staff and service users affected; the alternative site and service options that were considered and ruled out; the reason for same; if it is planned to return services to Navan; if so, the date for same; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Access (13 Jan 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 959. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of public sexual health services in County Meath. [1205/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Data (13 Jan 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 960. To ask the Minister for Health the number of full-time laboratory scientists employed in each hospital in the Ireland East Hospital Group as of 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2020, in tabular form. [1206/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Customs and Excise (13 Jan 2021)

Darren O'Rourke: 1138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full-year cost of purchasing four food detector dogs. [1208/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Planning Issues (17 Dec 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 68. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has held discussions with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the topic of one-off housing planning; her views on whether banning one-off housing in rural Ireland will have a detrimental impact on rural community development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43977/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Legislative Measures (17 Dec 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 166. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the new legislation he is preparing that will give regulators such as the Commission for Communications Regulation and the CCPC powers to levy administrative financial sanctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43976/20]

Planning and Development Bill 2020 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 Dec 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: Maintaining and adapting the planning process in the midst of Covid-19 is undoubtedly a challenge, particularly in terms of ensuring adequate access to information and opportunities to contribute and participate in the process, be that by way of observation, submission or appeal. I want to put on the record my concerns in relation to the ongoing review of the Meath county development...

Proposal re Agreement with Danish State on Statistical Transfer of Energy from Renewable Sources: Motion (16 Dec 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: The EU renewable energy directive of 2009 set Ireland a legally binding target of meeting 16% of our energy demands from renewable sources by 2020. Due to decades of inaction in this area, we are set to miss this target. The SEAI predicts that between 12.5% and 13.2% of our energy requirements will be met from renewable sources this year. There are many reasons for this failure but the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (16 Dec 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 72. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of applications for wheelchair-accessible electric vehicle grants for SPSVs in 2019 and 2020: the number of individual grants awarded in both years; the value awarded in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43783/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Impact of Brexit on Haulage, Freight, the Ports and Ferry Companies: Discussion (16 Dec 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the witnesses and apologise for missing the start. I was at a meeting of another committee at which a number of votes were to be held today, so Deputy Mythen substituted for me for part of this meeting. We have raised a number of these issues with the Minister, for example, the demand for additional ferry crossings. The Minister has told us either that there is no demand or that it...