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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (8 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 137. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the progress of the designated maritime area plans for offshore wind to date; if there are plans for a designated maritime area plan for the west coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5811/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (8 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 138. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the means through which designated maritime area plans are being identified; the timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5812/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Policy (8 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the initiatives his Department is taking to increase the number of energy customers to adopt a smart tariff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5818/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (8 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 140. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he gathers data on the number of households that are on a smart tariff following completion of a retrofit as part of the SEAI’s schemes; if so, the proportion, that are on a smart tariff following a retrofit for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; if measures are used to encourage households that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (8 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 142. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment about delayed actions that his Department is leading on as part of the climate action plan 2023, what proportion are complete and what proportion are delayed; if any are still outstanding from the 2021 climate action plan; what is the expected timeline for delivery for all delayed actions; what is the estimated...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (8 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 143. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the work his Department is doing to ensure that Ireland will meet its 2030 target of 500,000 dwellings to B2 BER status 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5680/24]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Climate Action Plan (8 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 221. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the delayed actions that his Department is leading on as part of the Climate Action Plan 2023; the proportion that have been completed; the proportion that are delayed; if any are still outstanding from the 2021 Climate Action Plan; the expected timeline for delivery for all delayed actions; the estimated emissions impact of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (8 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 272. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the delayed actions that his Department is leading on as part of the Climate Action Plan 2023; the proportion that are have been completed; the proportion that are delayed; if any are still outstanding from the 2021 Climate Action Plan; the expected timeline for delivery for all delayed actions; the estimated emissions impact of...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (7 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 34. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he is aware that Ireland has dropped six places on the climate change performance and is now 43rd amongst 63 countries; to report on the factors to that contributed to Ireland falling down the list; what steps he is taking to improve Ireland's performance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5255/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (7 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 39. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to report on the findings by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine study of the warmth and wellbeing pilot scheme; if a report has been published or will be published in the future; how the finding of the study will inform the SEAI retrofitting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5430/24]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Schemes (7 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 40. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 168 and 169 of 25 January 2024, his views on the particular cases in questions and whether or not they are eligible payment for the microgeneration support scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5466/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (7 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport in relation to the proposals to introduce later opening hours for pubs and clubs; what work has his Department carried out to assess the potential impact on night time transport; what plans have been put in place to address its potential impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4980/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Data (7 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 205. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 687 of 17 January 2024, the funding provided per fee paying school for 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; if she is aware of funding to fee-paying schools from other Government Departments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5470/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (7 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 549. To ask the Minister for Health the reason care assistants working during the Covid pandemic with an organisation (details supplied) nationwide have been excluded from payment of the special recognition payment, despite doing the same work as all the other healthcare professionals who received the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5465/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 21. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is aware of the deteriorating public bus services in County Meath; the level of bus cancellations; how he plans to improve these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4448/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Climate Action Plan (1 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 57. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will report on the Climate Action Plan for 2023 in respect of the transport sector; what actions are still outstanding from 2023; the timeline for delivery of these delayed actions; how he thinks delayed actions will impact on rising emissions in the sector; his plans to address rising emissions in the sector; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fiscal Policy (1 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 99. To ask the Minister for Finance about the actions outlined in Ireland’s Sustainable Finance Roadmap; the progress to date to implement same; what engagement has been carried out at EU and international levels by him and his Department as outlined in the 2023 climate action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4482/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: European Investment Bank (1 Feb 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 146. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress to date to promote opportunities for the European Investment Bank to invest in relevant climate projects in Ireland; if a working group has been established; how many times the working group has met; if will he report on these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4483/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Climate Action Plan (31 Jan 2024)

Darren O'Rourke: 26. To ask the Minister for Finance the progress to date to consider a number of reforms to the taxation system under relevant tax heads from an environmental perspective as outlined in the climate action plan 2023; what, if any reforms have been made; what is the environmental impact of these reforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4484/24]

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

Darren O'Rourke: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of households availing of smart tariffs in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3705/24]