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Taoiseach a Ainmniú - Nomination of Taoiseach (20 Feb 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gCeann Comhairle agus guím comhghairdeas air freisin as a bheith tofa. Táim an-sásta an deis seo a ghlacadh tacú le hainmniúchán an Teachta Mary Lou McDonald mar Thaoiseach. Is mór an onóir agus an phribhléid dom é sin a dhéanamh. I am very happy to support the nomination of Deputy Mary Lou McDonald to...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Station Refurbishment (5 Mar 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 114. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if the new cell windows being installed in a Garda station in County Meath meet the required standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3272/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (5 Mar 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 264. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress for the delivery of a new school building (details supplied); when works on a new school building will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3274/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (5 Mar 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 265. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the specific proposals and timeline to increase the number of special needs assistants at a school (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the school has been allocated one SNA to cater for the needs of four children in three different classes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3275/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (5 Mar 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 266. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the process for the allocation of special needs assistants and the right to appeal; the number of appeals in each of the past three years; the outcome of same in terms of allocation in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3276/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (5 Mar 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 267. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of progress regarding the delivery of new and appropriate accommodation for a school (details supplied); the date on which the building and planning unit will meet with school officials as previously agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3279/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (5 Mar 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 403. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans for the improvement of Garda services in Stamullen, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3271/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Reimbursement (5 Mar 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 685. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the approvals process for Osimertinib; the date on which the drug will be approved for reimbursement; if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in County Meath spending €5,270 per month on the medication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3273/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (5 Mar 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 766. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive a hospital appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3504/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (5 Mar 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 767. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) in County Meath will receive appropriate long-term care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3505/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (5 Mar 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 768. To ask the Minister for Health the details of general practice services in Kells, County Meath; the number of general practitioners providing care to persons with medical cards; the details of proposals to address the shortage of general practitioners in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3506/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (5 Mar 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 1061. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the 2009 baseline figures were used in the 2015 calculations to estimate the cost-benefit analysis figures for extending the Dunboyne rail line to Navan; if they were used to inform the greater Dublin transport strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3277/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network Expansion (5 Mar 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 1062. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the timeline for the review of the Navan rail line and the associated review of the transport strategy for the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3278/20]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (5 Mar 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: 1063. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans, including locations and timelines, for the installation of new bus shelters in Kells and Navan, County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3280/20]

Health (Covid-19): Statements (16 Apr 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I wish to ask about the Be On Call For Ireland initiative. This is a great initiative. It has really tapped into the national mood and the number of respondents was fantastic. It has been reported as 72,000. It has also been reported today that out of 14,000 candidates deemed satisfactory, that is, 14,000 qualified and registered nurses, doctors, staff who can work in medical...

Covid-19 (Tourism): Statements (6 May 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I very much welcome the opportunity to speak. I am sharing time with Teachta Cullinane and Teachta Daly - five minutes each. When we heard on the news over the weekend that tourism was among the sectors worst hit by the Covid-19 job losses, it came as confirmation for most of us rather than a surprise. The sector is crucial. In many areas it is the beating heart of local economies but,...

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (13 May 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I am sharing time with Deputies Cronin and Wynne. We will respectively take seven minutes, four minutes and four minutes. If the Minister does not mind, I will ask some questions and request a response, and we might go back and forth. My first question concerns the Covid-19 checks and the controls at our ports and airports, particularly the latter. We know that our airports have never...

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (13 May 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: Yes.

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (13 May 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I have not said that.

Covid-19 (Transport): Statements (13 May 2020)

Darren O'Rourke: I thank the Minister. I am satisfied with that answer. I want to raise the issue of traffic guarantees and how they might be affected at this time during the Covid-19 crisis. Has the Minister any information about the liability that the taxpayer is now coming under as a result of traffic guarantees on public private partnership projects, given the fact that traffic volumes have nose dived?...