Questions asked 37 total

• Transport 15 questions

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an organisation (details supplied) has decided not to proceed with the next transport management CPC examination scheduled for 31 March 2021 despite the fact that a full online course is available; the way in which he plans to address this matter given the fact that course participants are being prevented from advancing their careers, improving compliance and creating further employment as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6515/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the way in which the subsidy for Dublin Bus is calculated; if it is based on the number of buses that are intended to be run rather than the number of buses that actually run; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6666/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the average age of the Bus Éireann fleet in each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6667/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if new environmental criteria are to be applied to existing or new transport projects as part of the review of the national development plan; if so, if he will outline the new criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7607/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if the review of the national development plan will not result in existing road infrastructure projects contained in the plan being scrapped or delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7609/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the freight rail projects he is currently examining with a view to reducing emissions from the heavy- and light-duty freight sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7766/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the status of the MetroLink project; the latest cost estimate for the project; the construction timeline; if he is considering extending the line beyond Charlemont; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7768/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the status of the DART+ project; the latest cost estimate for the project; the timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7769/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the way in which his Department plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector, which made up 20.3% of total emissions in 2019; his target emissions in this area in each year up to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7770/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the details of the largest population centres in County Meath currently without a Bus Éireann service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7837/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the public transport services available in Kentstown, County Meath; the frequency of these services; his plans to improve these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7838/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the public transport services available in Stamullen, County Meath; the frequency of these services; his plans to improve these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7839/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the public transport services available in Carlanstown, County Meath; the frequency of these services; his plans to improve these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7840/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the public transport services available in Skryne, County Meath; the frequency of these services; his plans to improve these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7841/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the public transport services available in Kilcloon, County Meath; the frequency of these services; his plans to improve these services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7842/21]
• Justice 4 questions

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice if she has spoken virtually with her Australian counterpart since her appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6677/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the age of the trucks attached to the Garda water unit; if there are plans to replace either truck in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6678/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of marked and unmarked Garda vans, 4x4 vehicles and jeeps attached to the Garda collision forensic investigation unit as of 1 February 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6679/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of visa applications processed in each processing office in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6680/21]
• Health 4 questions

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the facilities and options available for persons with epilepsy in view of the lack of investment in neurology services and staff shortages in neurology centres nationwide. [6672/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of staff by job title working in the ophthalmology department of the Mater Hospital, Dublin; the number of vacancies by job title; the estimated cost of filling each of the vacancies in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6673/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of additional full-time consultants in endocrinology and diabetes mellitus for Our Lady's Hospital, Navan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6674/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of consultants by specialist posts that are currently vacant in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin in tabular form; the length of time each post has been vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6675/21]
• Education 3 questions

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the estimated number of children that will commence national school in September 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6681/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of vacancies in each State board under the remit of her Department in tabular form; the length of time each position has been vacant; the reason for the failure to fill the vacancy in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6682/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the status of the proposed new build for a school (details supplied); the stage the proposal has reached; when works will commence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6785/21]
• Environment 3 questions

  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the national clean air Strategy; if this strategy will contain a ban on the cutting, selling or burning of turf for domestic heating purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7605/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the fact that many households, particularly in rural Ireland, still depend on burning turf as a heating source for their homes; if the cutting or burning of turf will not be prevented for domestic heating purposes in the absence of the State providing alternatives for these households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7606/21]
  • 2021-02-11 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he plans to raise the borrowing limits of semi-State companies under his remit to permit higher borrowing for climate-focused investments; the proposals being examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7767/21]
• Finance 2 questions

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the estimated full year cost of recruiting two additional full-time IT specialists at the grade of assistant principal officer for the Tax Appeals Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6676/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance if there are provisions or plans in place for households to defer payment of the local property tax in view of the financial constraints related to Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6937/21]
• Further and Higher Education 2 questions

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of Youthreach coordinators in the Louth and Meath Education and Training Board who have received payment above their annual salaries and qualification allowances since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6668/21]
  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the number of external training contractors running courses in County Meath under the Louth and Meath Education and Training Board in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6669/21]
• Public 1 question

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount the OPW spent on refurbishment to Kells Garda station in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the nature of the refurbishment works that were carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6665/21]
• Foreign 1 question

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he has spoken to the US Senate Majority Leader, Mr. Chuck Schumer since the presidential election in the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6683/21]
• Social 1 question

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of social welfare appeals that were lodged in 2019 and 2020, by type of appeal per scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6671/21]
• Agriculture 1 question

  • 2021-02-10 Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown in volume and value in 2020 of dairy ingredients exports to South Africa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6670/21]