Darren O'Rourke — Sinn Féin
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Questions asked42 total
Environment15 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has received the review into the north-south interconnector; when the findings of this review will be published; the total cost of this review to date; the number of experts involved in the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39705/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the target number of retrofits under each scheme for 2022 and for 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39706/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of retrofits completed under each retrofit scheme to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39707/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of persons on the warmer homes scheme waiting list, broken down by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39708/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average waiting time for retrofitting to be completed under the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39709/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes completed under the warmer homes scheme in each of the past five years per county in tabular form. [39710/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a breakdown of the projected electricity demand in each year to 2030, including the demand from data centres; the projected electricity demand in each year to 2030, excluding the demand from data centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39741/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount currently in the Climate Action Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40629/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a list of the projects that have received funding from the Climate Action Fund to date in 2022; the amount of funding awarded to each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40630/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the criteria for the funding to be allocated to projects from the Climate Action Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40631/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the oversight measures that he has put in place to ensure that any decrease in global oil prices is passed onto Irish consumers at the forecourts and in home heating oil prices in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40798/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the gas storage capacity that Ireland currently has; the attempts, if any, that he has undertaken to arrange for gas storage in another country for the State’s use in the event of a gas shortage; if he will provide a list of such countries and the dates on which engagements took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40799/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will detail all engagements and discussions that he has held in relation to Ireland’s participation in an Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI), Hy2Tech; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40801/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of coal that was burned at Moneypoint power station in the first six months of 2021 and the first six months of 2022; the estimated percentage of the increased use of coal for electricity generation in 2022 will have on Ireland’s carbon emissions in 2022, compared to the original 2022 carbon emissions estimates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40803/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide an update on the work of the cross-Departmental Offshore Renewable Energy Team; the members of this team; the dates on which the team has met to date in 2022; if he will list the topics that the team is currently examining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41806/22]
Transport10 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of making public transport free for persons under 18 years inclusive of the 20% reduction that has already been applied in 2022. [40633/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the total capital funding allocated for accessibility works in the National Development Plan for 2023, 2024 and 2025. [40634/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport If there are plans to have a Public Service Obligation bus route serving an area (details supplied). [40750/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann plans to provide one additional train service from Heuston Station to Westport in both directions each day. [40751/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of times that each toll operator responsible for toll locations nationwide that have been audited since 2018. [40752/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he will confirm that the four Irish ports which applied for European Union funding to invest in infrastructure for offshore wind all got rejected; the reasons for the refusals; if he intends to intervene and provide the required funding from Exchequer resources; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40802/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 24 June 2022, the Budget 2022 allocation for the public charge point scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40944/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the total estimated cost of the Connecting Ireland Rural Mobility Plan. [40945/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide details of public service obligation bus contracts and their dates of initiation and renewal in tabular form. [41895/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the considerations which would have to be made to bring 2018 public service obligation contracts contracted to private operators back into the public bus system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41896/22]
Health5 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant paediatric ophthalmologist working in the public health services; his plans to expand this number; the international recommended best practice ratios for paediatric ophthalmologist surgeons to population and current ratios. [40754/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons treated under the HSE national clinical programme for eating disorders in 2021 and to date in 2022; and the number of persons currently on a waiting list to access the programme. [40755/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the estimated full-year cost of recruiting ten additional whole-time equivalent advanced nurse practitioners in dermatology. [40756/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of nurses that underwent necessary training to upskill in order to work in an ICU setting since January 2021. [40757/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of operating theatres in each hospital as part of Ireland East Hospital Group as of 1 January 2021 and 15 July 2022; and if all theatres are currently in use on the dates. [40758/22]
Children4 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the enhanced medical card regarding the redress scheme proposed for mother-and-baby home survivors will be issued; the services that it will cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41816/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if any compensation payment will impact on pensions or affect means testing where survivors qualify for fuel allowance and other allowances regarding the redress scheme proposed for mother-and-baby home survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41817/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if carers or those who have supported survivors over the years will be included in any way regarding the redress scheme proposed for mother-and-baby home survivors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41818/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the redress scheme proposed for mother-and-baby home survivors will have any impact on the statute of limitations or the ability of survivors to pursue litigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41819/22]
Education3 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if the grant for children who do not have a school bus service in their area will be increased given the rise in the price of diesel and petrol and the announcement of the waiving of school transport fees for the next school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39660/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education , further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 351 and 352 of 5 July, the way that consideration is given to school ethos in the school transport scheme; if it is the case that consideration is only given to school ethos in cases in which it relates to and not to denominational versus non-denominational schools; if so, the reason that this is the case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40284/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost in 2023 of providing 500 extra assistant principal 1 posts and 1,250 extra assistant principal 2 posts. [40749/22]
Justice2 questions
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of robbery cases reported to gardaí within the Meath division in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40746/22]
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of unmarked jeeps added to the Garda fleet in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and the number of unmarked jeeps withdrawn from the fleet during this period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40747/22]
Enterprise1 question
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the level of trade between Ireland and Saudi Arabia in 2020 and 2021, in tabular form. [40759/22]
Finance1 question
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the estimated yield if the local property tax rate increased to 0.30% for properties valued at over €700,001 and increases to 0.50% for properties valued at over €1 million and 1% for houses valued at over €1.4 million. [40753/22]
Housing1 question
2022-07-26Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of trebling the existing number of staff on each grade currently employed in An Bord Pleanála’s marine and climate unit. [40632/22]