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Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Tests (12 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I wish to again raise the issue of testing and tracing for passengers arriving at ports and airports. Could the Minister please update the House on the type of testing that will be put in place? Will it be polymerase chain reaction, PCR, or another type? What will the cost of testing be? How many tests will each major port and airport be able to carry out daily? What will the timeframe...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Tests (12 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: It is an unfolding situation. Many people are looking towards Christmas and want to know what testing regime will be in place. How does the Government plan to advise people on foreign travel for the Christmas period? Some 1.2 million people travelled through Dublin Airport during the Christmas period last year. That is a significant number. There is a demand for people to come home to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Covid-19 Tests (12 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: Coming back to the challenge at Christmas, the testing capacity will not be in place to test everybody who arrives in the country if the testing capacity is 150 per day. At this stage, if someone is planning for Christmas, is the Government maintaining the position that people should seriously consider planning for a different type of Christmas? Is the Government suggesting that people...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Mechanically Propelled Vehicles (12 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 52. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he plans to legislate for the use of e-scooters as set out in the programme for Government; his views on whether this area needs regulation urgently to protect e-scooter users, pedestrians, cyclists, motorists and other road users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35766/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (12 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 55. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of his consultations with taxi representatives on reforms needed in the sector; if his attention has been drawn to the financial challenges facing drivers as a result of the current restrictions, with overhead costs such as taxi insurance, for example, still requiring payment despite many taxi drivers not working; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (12 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 81. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the engagements he has held with travel agents and bus and coach operators to date to discuss State support for their severely impacted sectors; if he has engaged with his colleague, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, on extending access to existing supports such as the Covid restrictions support scheme, CRSS, to those...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Misuse of Drugs (12 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 321. To ask the Minister for Health the status of growing hemp for industrial purposes such as hempcrete construction; and his plans to change same. [35838/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (12 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of progress made on the commitment in the programme for Government to explore fully the potential for growing fibre crops such as hemp, considering whether these crops have a viable market. [35839/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank all the witnesses. I thank the memberships of the union groups for their essential work right throughout the Covid crisis in what must have been very difficult circumstances for them given the devastation to the sector. I just wanted to extend that thanks. I want to afford the representatives from SIPTU and Fórsa the time to address the issue of the temporary wage subsidy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: That is it exactly.

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I have raised this issue with the Minister before. My contribution will focus on how Brexit will affect our road haulage sector and the impact it will have on those using the landbridge through Britain to transport goods onto and off this island. The Copenhagen Economics report commissioned by the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation found that two thirds of Irish goods...

Regional Airports: Motion [Private Members] (11 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Deputy McNamara and the Independent Group for bringing forward this important motion. Sinn Féin is very happy to support the motion and has submitted an amendment to include the south east. The aviation recovery task force report, published earlier this year, highlighted the huge value of aviation to the Irish economy. Air transport contributes an estimated €8.9 billion...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Funding (11 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the breakdown of the funding allocation for his Department for 2021, by project in tabular form. [35502/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Funding (11 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 49. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the breakdown of the funding allocation for his Department for 2021, by project in tabular form. [35503/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Regulations (11 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 50. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has consulted with taxi drivers on the BusConnects project; if taxis will be permitted to use existing and newly proposed bus lanes and quality bus corridors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35555/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (11 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 51. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on whether the three-month taxi licence suspension introduced in 2020 was important to allow taxi drivers revert to social and domestic insurance when they are not working due to the pandemic, thereby saving on monthly insurance costs; his further views on the need for a similar suspension now to allow taxi drivers who are not...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (11 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines issued to teachers and schools on the social distancing requirements in classrooms in primary and post-primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35557/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank our witnesses for the update and presentation. Can Mr. Carroll outline the process from here of the implications of the EU COMs or proposals now before the committee on our obligations if we know what these are, or how do we find out what these are, or if they are changing at all? I noticed that there is reference to the target now shifting to at least 55% by 2030 which is to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: My apologies but Mr. Carroll mentioned that the target is between 55% and 60%. Is it not 51%?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (11 Nov 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Mr. Carroll.