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Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid 19: Implications of a Zero-Covid Island Policy (13 Aug 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank each of the expert witnesses. It is great to have them here and to have their insights. I will start with a question for Professors Kearney and Staines. In presenting this zero-Covid strategy the witnesses have said it is backed by science, experience and extensive analysis. With regard to experience, are there examples of where this has been done? Is New Zealand an example or...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid 19: Implications of a Zero-Covid Island Policy (13 Aug 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: A point was raised by Mr. O'Brien earlier in argument to the approach. It is the argument we hear regularly in opposition to this approach, including from the former Taoiseach and now Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Deputy Varadkar, which is that Ireland is not like New Zealand. We are much closer physically, geographically and economically to our nearest...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid 19: Implications of a Zero-Covid Island Policy (13 Aug 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Professor Staines. I will move on to my next question. I take it from Professor Heneghan's contributions that he has a different opinion on the zero-Covid approach. Given that he works in the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine and has done a lot of work on evidence synthesis, does he advocate an alternative approach and what would that approach be?

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid 19: Implications of a Zero-Covid Island Policy (13 Aug 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank Professor Heneghan for that response. I have a final question for Professor Kearney. There is a lot of agreement on the need for testing capacity to be improved and to have rapid and flexible testing. We currently have unused testing capacity. I am inclined to think that is an inappropriate position to be in but does Professor Kearney have a sense of the type of testing capacity...

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response: Covid 19: Implications of a Zero-Covid Island Policy (13 Aug 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: That is not the case with the cases in a crèche in County Meath. I know people involved who had to wait more than a week to have the test and contract tracing done and to get results back. That is completely unsatisfactory in a relatively quiet time in terms of demand on the system. It is something we can all agree we need to improve. I thank the witnesses for their responses and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (30 Jul 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 166. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the estimated cost of introducing a deposit return scheme here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20823/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Expenditure (30 Jul 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 167. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the capital projects his Department will fund in 2020 and 2021; the budget for each in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20824/20]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reports (30 Jul 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reports he has commissioned in 2019 and 2020; the titles of the reports completed but unpublished in 2019 and 2020; the cost of each report in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20825/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (30 Jul 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 267. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met with senior management at an airline (details supplied) since coming to office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20736/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (30 Jul 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 268. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met with senior management at an airline (details supplied) since coming to office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20737/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (30 Jul 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 269. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he met with the senior management of the Dublin Airport Authority since coming to office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20738/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Ministerial Meetings (30 Jul 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 270. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of times he has met with the senior management of the Shannon Group since coming to office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20739/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Policy (30 Jul 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 271. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to a commitment in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20740/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Yield (30 Jul 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 294. To ask the Minister for Finance the annual revenue raised from the carbon tax in each year from its introduction up to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19613/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Yield (30 Jul 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 295. To ask the Minister for Finance the estimated annual revenue that will be raised from the carbon tax in each year from 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19614/20]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Proposed Legislation (30 Jul 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 527. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the marine planning and development management Bill will come before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20741/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (30 Jul 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 712. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when building works for a new school building at a school (details supplied) will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20734/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (30 Jul 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 713. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the average, median, lowest and largest classroom size by county in each of the past five years for primary and secondary schools, respectively in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20742/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Jul 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 714. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific criteria which applies when assessing a child's eligibility for school bus transport; the way in which the criteria has changed since 1995; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20743/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Jul 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 715. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of children carried on public school bus transport in each year since 1995 by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20744/20]