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Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Child Protection (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 96. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a breakdown of the number of children deemed at risk who have not been allocated a social worker in County Meath in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19188/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 168. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a breakdown of the number of heat pumps installed broken down, by scheme, to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19193/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 169. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide a breakdown of overall number of heat pumps installed to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19194/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 172. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the National Broadband Plan and its roll-out; if there will be further works in the Ashbourne LEA areas of Kentstown and Skryne; what plans there are to improve broadband access to those households who have not yet been covered by the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19278/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 173. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his Department’s preparations for the switch-off of copper based broad band services; the measures he is taking to ensure that all services have migrated to fibre based networks in advance of the switch off; the percentage of households currently still use copper based services; the percentage of businesses...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Infrastructure (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 176. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on connectivity blackspots in terms of Ireland’s broadband network; the breakdown of postcodes that are not included in the national roll-out nor commercially available; his plans to address these blackspots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19395/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Energy Generation (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 179. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures he is planning to introduce to reduce the amount of renewable energy that is wasted; if he plans to introduce measures to redirect more surplus renewable energy to those living in energy poverty (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19458/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Broadband Infrastructure (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 277. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if digital innovation vouchers can be used to help businesses migrate from a copper broadband connection to a fibre broadband connection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19405/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 327. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her views on teacher shortages; her plans to address them; if she plans to collate data on the number of unfulfilled teaching positions overall as well as across various different types of roles such as permanent, fixed-term and maternity leave positions; if not, the measures she will deploy in order to effectively access the scale of the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 328. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reasons data is not collated on unfulfilled teaching positions; how the lack of collated data impacts on her ability to assess the impact of shortages on the provision of education; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19258/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 329. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to report on unqualified teachers currently working in the education system; the reasons her Department does not collate data on the number currently active in the teaching professions; how she assesses the impact of unqualified teachers working in the education system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19259/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 330. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what measures she and her Department have taken to increase diversity within the teaching profession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19260/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Development Contributions (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 414. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if there are plans to extend the development contribution waiver; how far must building works be progressed by the deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19277/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 616. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the work of an organisation (details supplied) to provide heart and stroke services; if he has plans to work with the foundation to expand services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18737/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 617. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to expand the services available to heart and stroke patients; if he is aware that around one in three of all stroke survivors are referred to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18738/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 618. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns that stroke survivors are not sufficiently supported following their release from hospital; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18739/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 619. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of concerns that heart failure patients are not sufficiently supported when out of hospital; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18740/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 620. To ask the Minister for Health if he is aware of the significant support services that are offered by an organisation (details supplied); if he aware of concerns that their current funding model is unsustainable; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18741/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (25 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 120. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question No. 136 of 18 April 2024, to report on the data and insights shared by other EU states regarding their deposit and return schemes; the breakdown of Ireland’s performance in comparison to information received; what percentage of eligible containers sold have been returned; the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (25 Apr 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 121. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on the regulatory oversight of the deposit return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18476/24]