Results 6,701-6,720 of 6,812 for speaker:Darren O'Rourke

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (16 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 893. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to establish a dedicated public transport recovery task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11614/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Parking Regulations (16 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 895. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider extending the criteria for eligibility for the disabled parking permit to include children with autism and ADHD; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11619/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rural Transport Programme (16 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 896. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding allocation under the rural transport programme in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11620/20]

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister and Minister of State. I have a question on gyms and swimming pools. Many avid sports people are keen to get back to the gym or swimming pool and their routine of exercise. Under the original roadmap, swimming pools were set to open in phase 4 while gyms were scheduled to reopen in phase 5. Will the Minister provide an update on this plan under the reconfigured...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: My final comment will be to echo the sentiments expressed publicly and in this Chamber in the past 24 hours in regard to the boxing community. I am a member of a boxing club and I am very proud of the contribution boxing has made in communities across Ireland. I am very proud of our amateur and professional boxers who have done so well on the world stage, in the Olympic Games and in world...

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I will take seven minutes and the other Deputies will take four minutes each.

Covid-19 (Sport): Statements (11 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: We will see how we get on. I have a couple of questions for the Minister and will afford him the opportunity to answer. I commend all the sporting organisations, as I am sure everybody does, on their efforts during the Covid-19 crisis. They really have been the backbone of the community responses. I thank them for their sacrifice. This goes from kids missing out on a kick about to the...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: World Health Organization: Public Health Advice (11 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Dr. Nabarro for his contribution and for his comments on face coverings and masks. He will be aware that there is a significant debate on this in Ireland. There is also a significant debate around social distancing with the 2 m versus the 1 m discussion. Am I right in saying that if a decision was taken to move from 2 m to 1 m it would increase the importance of compulsory face...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: World Health Organization: Public Health Advice (11 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Dr. Nabarro for his response. I wish to raise the issue of fair and equitable access to Covid-19 technologies, vaccines and treatments. I note the WHO Covid-19 technology access pool. I ask Dr. Nabarro to speak to that initiative, the response of governments to it, the response the WHO has had from the Irish Government and the sort of response it would like from it.

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: World Health Organization: Public Health Advice (11 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: To follow up on the technology access pool, I ask Dr. Nabarro to provide a sense of how its work is developing, the practical implications it will have in terms of the products, technologies and vaccines that are developed for Covid-19 and the implications for patents and the availability of those products for citizens across the globe.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: As I do not want to eat into my colleagues' time, I would appreciate it if the Minister could send me a written response on the Navan rail service.

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development: Statements (Resumed) (10 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I am sharing time with Deputies Wynne and Ó Broin. I welcome the opportunity to address this important issue. Transport will be central to our moving towards a low-carbon economy. Over the past 30 years, the transport sector showed the greatest overall increase in greenhouse gas emissions at 137%, with road transport increasing by 143%. In 2018, transport was responsible for 20%...

Covid-19 (Transport, Tourism and Sport): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: The Minister made one whistle-stop visit there in three years.

Covid-19 (Transport, Tourism and Sport): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: It was stated at the committee yesterday that the advice from NPHET was not adhered to or was not taken on board at that time anyway. We were also told yesterday the Minister for Health is currently examining the possibility of a mandatory 14-day period of self-isolation. This is causing considerable confusion. The Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport referred to the industry as...

Covid-19 (Transport, Tourism and Sport): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: Is the Minister indicating that we will move to a stage when the 14-day period of self-isolation will be mandatory? Is that something the Government is planning to implement?

Covid-19 (Transport, Tourism and Sport): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: Okay. I thank the Minister. One of the public criticisms of the 14-day period of self-isolation is that somebody can come out of the airport and hop onto a bus to their final destination with the possible transmission of infection. It is exacerbated by the lack of face coverings on public transport. Anybody using public transport will be aware of that. Yesterday at the Covid-19...

Covid-19 (Transport, Tourism and Sport): Statements (3 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I will take seven minutes and Deputies Quinlivan and Wynne will take four minutes each. I welcome the announcement of the establishment of a task force for aviation recovery. It is very much needed and I ask that it be established and get through its work as quickly as possible. I recommend and encourage the Minister to include the unions representing workers, including Fórsa, SIPTU...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (3 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when apprentice mechanics who had their studies interrupted due to Covid-19 will be able to return to study; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the interruption has prevented many apprentices moving on to the next pay scale (details supplied); if he has considered a way to accommodate apprentices in the meantime; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Construction Regulations (3 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 475. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of construction workers who have been refused return to work due to the fact their Safe Pass expired before 1 March 2020; the way in which the matter will be addressed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9277/20]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Losses (3 Jun 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 476. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the measures she has taken to help reduce the number of job losses at a company (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9278/20]