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Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Prices
Darren O'Rourke
175. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that would be generated in the specified period 1 July to 31 December 2023 if the cap on market revenues were applied for that timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38960/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Prices
Darren O'Rourke
176. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that would be generated in 2024 if the cap on market revenues were applied from 1 January to 31 December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38962/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Prices
Darren O'Rourke
177. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that would be generated in the specified period 1 July to 31 December 2023 if the cap on market revenues were applied for that timeframe and capped at €100 per megawatt hour for electricity produced for the fuel sources of wind and solar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38964/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Prices
Darren O'Rourke
178. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that would be generated in 2024 if the cap on market revenues were applied from 1 January to 31 December 2024 and capped at €100 per megawatt hour for electricity produced for the fuel sources of wind and solar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38966/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Policy
Darren O'Rourke
179. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that would be generated in 2024 if the temporary solidarity contribution were applied from 1 January to 31 December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38971/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Policy
Darren O'Rourke
180. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that would be generated in 2024 if the temporary solidarity contribution at a rate of 80% were applied from 1 January to 31 December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38974/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Policy
Darren O'Rourke
181. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that would be generated in 2024 if the temporary solidarity contribution at a rate of 85% were applied from 1 January to 31 December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38976/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Policy
Darren O'Rourke
182. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that would be generated in 2024 if the temporary solidarity contribution at a rate of 90% were applied from 1 January to 31 December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38979/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Policy
Darren O'Rourke
183. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that would be generated in 2024 if the temporary solidarity contribution at a rate of 95% were applied from 1 January to 31 December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38981/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Policy
Darren O'Rourke
184. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue that would be generated in 2024 if the temporary solidarity contribution at a rate of 100% were applied from 1 January to 31 December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38983/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Policy
Darren O'Rourke
185. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue generated by temporary solidarity contributions in 2023 if the temporary solidarity contribution set at a rate of 100% was applied from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2023. [39019/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Policy
Darren O'Rourke
186. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue generated by the temporary solidarity contribution in 2023 if the temporary solidarity contribution set at a rate of 95% was applied from 1 January 2022 to December 2023. [39020/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Policy
Darren O'Rourke
187. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue generated by temporary solidarity contributions in 2023 if the temporary solidarity contribution set at a rate of 90% was applied from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2023. [39021/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Policy
Darren O'Rourke
188. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue generated by temporary solidarity contributions in 2023 if the temporary solidarity set at a rate of 85% was applied from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2023. [39022/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Energy Policy
Darren O'Rourke
189. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated revenue generated by temporary solidarity contribution in 2023 if the temporary solidarity contribution set at a rate of 80% was applied from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2023. [39023/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Naval Service
Darren O'Rourke
220. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of marine engineer vacancies that were actually filled in the Naval Service in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38438/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Rail Network
Darren O'Rourke
354. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann plans to introduce new rapid security response hubs throughout 2024; if so, the locations of these new hubs; and the timeframe for which these new hubs will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38436/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Bus Services
Darren O'Rourke
395. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he will outline the increased investment being made on LocalLink services in Meath, including future plans for such extension. [38856/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Tax Data
Darren O'Rourke
459. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the estimated cost of abolishing stamp duty on first-time buyers of homes of less than €375,000. [38439/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Tax Data
Darren O'Rourke
480. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the quantities of duty free alcohol and tobacco products brought into Ireland from the United States duty free zone in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38857/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Darren O'Rourke
579. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how much of the €2 million capital funding allocation for the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training has been spent to date in 2023. [38850/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Enterprise Policy
Darren O'Rourke
580. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment how much of the €10 million capital funding allocation under Enterprise Ireland's open call for Brexit impacts has been spent to date in 2023. [38851/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Education Schemes
Darren O'Rourke
645. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education to provide an update on the 2023 budget commitment for the provision of up to 6kW photovoltaic panels on all schools; when the scheme will be open for applications; what the provisions of the scheme are; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38132/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Education Schemes
Darren O'Rourke
741. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if there are plans for those who previously opted out of the supervision and substitution scheme to opt back in; if it is the case that only those who have been appointed to a post as a school principal or deputy principal can opt back in; if there are plans to amend this given the ongoing shortage of teachers and the recruitment crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38994/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Community Welfare Services
Darren O'Rourke
1032. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of full-time community welfare officers employed in Meath in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38437/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Darren O'Rourke
1183. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of scramblers and quad bikes seized by gardaí to date in 2023. [38430/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Darren O'Rourke
1184. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí, by rank, attached to the Meath divisional drugs unit as of 24 August 2023; and if she will provide the corresponding figures as of 1 March 2022, in tabular form. [38431/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Darren O'Rourke
1219. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of new Garda vehicles allocated to the Garda Technical Bureau to date in 2023; and the number of vehicles withdrawn from the Garda Technical Bureau to date in 2023. [38859/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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An Garda Síochána
Darren O'Rourke
1220. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of vehicles seized by gardaí for having no insurance within Meath Garda Division in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38860/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Darren O'Rourke
1761. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for routine and urgent appointments, respectively, referred to the breast clinic at Our Lady Of Lourdes Hospital in Navan. [38432/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Staff
Darren O'Rourke
1762. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of full-time senior physiotherapists in neonatology at the National Maternity Hospital in the years of 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38433/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Healthcare Infrastructure Provision
Darren O'Rourke
1763. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health his plans for a new walk-in warfarin clinic in County Meath. [38434/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Facilities
Darren O'Rourke
1764. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the difference between a model 2 and model 2S hospital; and the measures required to upgrade a standard model 2 to a model 2S hospital. [38435/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Eating Disorders
Darren O'Rourke
1837. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE staff, by job title, that would be required to fully resource a specialist eating disorder team, in tabular form. [38852/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Departmental Data
Darren O'Rourke
1838. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the total number of Irish patients suffering from sleep apnoea in the State, by HSE CHO, in tabular form. [38853/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Hospital Staff
Darren O'Rourke
1839. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE clinical specialist physiotherapists in pelvic health at the Coombe Maternity Hospital in each of the years 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [38854/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Emergency Departments
Darren O'Rourke
1840. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of resuscitation suites in the accident and emergency department of Beaumont Hospital. [38855/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Mental Health Services
Darren O'Rourke
1841. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if he will provide details of all CAMHS teams that are operational on a seven days a week basis; and the availability of staff in each discipline. [38858/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Capital Expenditure Programme
Darren O'Rourke
2062. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the major capital building projects that are being part funded by the Higher Education Authority and-or his Department to date in 2023; the amount of Exchequer funding provided to each project; and when each of these capital works project will be completed, in tabular form. [38429/23]
Mon, 11 Sep 2023
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Public Participation Networks
Darren O'Rourke
2096. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to outline the role of public participation networks in climate action; if there are plans to increase the number of PPN staff in each local authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38904/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Prices
Darren O'Rourke
1. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach his views on his comments (details supplied) that he expected that energy prices would remain very high this winter; what informed this conclusion; how many times he met with energy companies to discuss this; and if he will report on these meetings. [34871/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Prices
Darren O'Rourke
2. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Taoiseach his views on his comments (details supplied) that he expected that energy prices would remain very high this winter; what informed this conclusion; and how many times he has met with the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities to discuss this. [34872/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Official Engagements
Darren O'Rourke
57. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he met his South African counterpart during his recent visit to South Africa. [36521/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Conservation
Darren O'Rourke
70. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications further to Parliamentary Question No. 163 of 15 June 2023, to ask the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to report on progress to develop a residential retrofit loan guarantee scheme; when he expects the scheme to be in place; what the lending portfolio will be; how it will be resourced; what the guarantee structure will be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35735/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Pension Provisions
Darren O'Rourke
78. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the timeline for authorisation of an increase to the An Post superannuation scheme; when he will make a request to the Minister for Public Expenditure to do same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36029/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Prices
Darren O'Rourke
98. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of ‘hardship’ pay-as-you-go gas and electricity meters for domestic customers in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, Q1 2023 and Q2 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36656/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Prices
Darren O'Rourke
99. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of ‘hardship’ pay-as-you-go gas and electricity meters; the total number for domestic customers, per company, in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, Q1 2023 and Q2 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36657/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Prices
Darren O'Rourke
100. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of new ‘hardship’ pay-as-you-go gas and electricity meters for domestic customers that were installed in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, Q1 2023 and Q2 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36658/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Prices
Darren O'Rourke
101. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total number of pay-as-you-go gas and electricity meters for domestic customers; the proportion and total classified as ‘hardship’ pay-as-you-go gas and electricity meters in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, Q1 2023 and Q2 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36659/23]
Tue, 25 Jul 2023
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Energy Prices
Darren O'Rourke
102. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average total of arrears a domestic household was in before a ‘hardship’ pay-as-you-go gas and electricity meter was installed in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, Q1 2023 and Q2 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36660/23]