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Thu, 28 Jan 2021
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Departmental Strategies
Darren O'Rourke
66. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which commitment four of the Open Government Partnership National Action Plan 2016-2018 to enhance citizen engagement in policy making has been achieved in his Department and agencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4806/21]
Thu, 28 Jan 2021
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Departmental Strategies
Darren O'Rourke
68. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of the review of the Open Government Partnership National Action Plan 2016-2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4803/21]
Thu, 28 Jan 2021
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Departmental Strategies
Darren O'Rourke
69. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the degree to which commitment four of the Open Government Partnership National Action Plan 2016-2018 to enhance citizen engagement in policy making has been achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4804/21]
Thu, 28 Jan 2021
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Ministerial Communications
Darren O'Rourke
221. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of times he has spoken with or written to his counterpart in the UK Government and in the Stormont Executive in relation to coordinating international travel restrictions to combat Covid-19; the date of each physical and virtual meeting, phone call or letter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4539/21]
Thu, 28 Jan 2021
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Health Services
Darren O'Rourke
268. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the commitments he and the HSE have made to include patient, service user and public opinions in the design, planning and delivery of health services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4805/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Energy Efficiency
Darren O'Rourke
30. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of State-owned buildings that will require retrofitting by county; the number that have been completed to date; the estimated investment that will be required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3584/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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National Broadband Plan
Darren O'Rourke
40. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated number of homes that will remain without access to high-speed broadband after the national broadband plan is completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3701/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Departmental Funding
Darren O'Rourke
41. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which it is ensured that State retrofitting funding is directed to areas it is most needed, that is, to the lowest income, coldest and most vulnerable households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3702/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Bituminous Fuel Ban
Darren O'Rourke
70. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the position regarding introducing a nationwide smoky coal ban; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4380/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Darren O'Rourke
89. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport his plans to support the chauffeur and coach industries whose sectors have been severely hit by the ongoing pandemic and travel restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4742/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Departmental Data
Darren O'Rourke
91. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of diesel, petrol, hybrid and electric vehicles registered in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3582/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Greenways Provision
Darren O'Rourke
98. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the funding allocated by county for greenways in 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3700/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Departmental Schemes
Darren O'Rourke
184. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of the stay and spend scheme up to 31 December 2020; the value of receipts uploaded to the scheme; the expected cost to the State of the scheme in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3583/21]
Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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Local Authority Housing
Darren O'Rourke
313. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of local authority homes that have been retrofitted in 2019 and 2020, by each local authority area, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3703/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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EU Directives
Darren O'Rourke
14. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the status of the transposition of the EU electronic communications code; if the directive will be transposed prior to a temporary derogation that is currently subject to a rapid agreement at trilogue on a final text; his views on the concerns expressed by persons (details supplied) in regard to a lack of derogation and its consequences on the production and circulation of child sexual abuse material; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3024/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Grant Payments
Darren O'Rourke
25. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the State-funded retrofitting grants available in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3338/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Grant Payments
Darren O'Rourke
26. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the total funding provided by SEAI in retrofitting grants in 2019 and 2020 by the total funding provided in each local authority area in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3339/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Grant Payments
Darren O'Rourke
27. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if equality impact assessments have been conducted on retrofitting schemes; if so, the findings of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3340/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Grant Payments
Darren O'Rourke
28. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of persons on waiting lists for each SEAI grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3341/21]
Thu, 21 Jan 2021
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Grant Payments
Darren O'Rourke
31. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his views on the uptake of SEAI grants particularly in relation to persons on lower incomes due to the high cost of energy efficiency works that are not covered by existing grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1582/21]