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Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Energy Policy
Darren O'Rourke
151. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide the evidence base of the including of increased electrification in the heat and transport sectors as a relevant factor in the technical analysis to inform a Review of the Security of Energy Supply of Ireland’s Electricity and Natural Gas Systems request for tender given EirGrid’s analysis shows increased demand for electricity will come exclusively from data centres and not electrification of heat and transport. [41120/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Data Centres
Darren O'Rourke
152. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason increased demand for gas, for example, from data centres is not included in the relevant factors in the energy security technical analysis request for tender. [41121/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Electricity Generation
Darren O'Rourke
153. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the microgeneration scheme will be introduced; the reason for the delay in introducing this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41126/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Grant Payments
Darren O'Rourke
154. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of persons on the warmer homes scheme waiting list; the current estimated time from application to completion of works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41128/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Energy Conservation
Darren O'Rourke
155. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the estimated number of households that will have their homes retrofitted under the various schemes in 2021 and 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41129/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Post Office Network
Darren O'Rourke
156. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will be providing a public service obligation for the post office network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41133/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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North-South Interconnector
Darren O'Rourke
157. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the findings of the review into the north-south interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41137/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Driver Test
Darren O'Rourke
176. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport when a person (details supplied) will receive their driver test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39273/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Driver Test
Darren O'Rourke
264. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of persons waiting for a car theory test by test centre; the number of persons waiting for a driving test by test centre in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41123/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Driver Test
Darren O'Rourke
265. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving testers hired to date in 2021; the total number of driving testers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41124/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Darren O'Rourke
266. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the total Covid-19 pandemic related funding provided by his Department to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41127/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Electric Vehicles
Darren O'Rourke
267. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of EV grants provided in the first six months of 2021, by vehicle model in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41131/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Electric Vehicles
Darren O'Rourke
268. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number and value of EV grants provided in the first six months of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41132/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Greenways Provision
Darren O'Rourke
269. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the value of funding for greenway development in County Meath that has been provided to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41134/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Rail Network
Darren O'Rourke
270. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of re-opening the Navan rail line; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41135/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Road Projects
Darren O'Rourke
271. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the status of plans to upgrade the N2 in County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41136/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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National Treasury Management Agency
Darren O'Rourke
416. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance the amount of the connectivity fund invested to date; the projects and entities in which the funding has been invested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41130/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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School Transport
Darren O'Rourke
980. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education further to Parliamentary Question No. 777 of 15 June 2021, if the estimated €1,000 per student covers costs such as the additional buses and drivers needed to provide extra places on the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40051/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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School Transport
Darren O'Rourke
981. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the estimated cost of purchasing one new school bus for use on the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40052/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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National Educational Psychological Service
Darren O'Rourke
984. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of NEPS psychologists that are assigned to schools in County Meath; if psychologists assigned are based on school population; if the psychologists work on referrals during the school break; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40078/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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National Educational Psychological Service
Darren O'Rourke
985. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if a record is kept of the number of students who are referred by their school for a private psychological assessment each year due to the limited number of NEPS referrals assigned to an individual school in one year in each county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40081/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Darren O'Rourke
1204. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the length of time the Covid-19 rules on the number of children in a pod will be in place for childcare facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39428/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Darren O'Rourke
1847. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the way persons who did not register on the HSE vaccination portal given they were in priority groups 4 or 7 for example, and as such did not provide an email address will receive their digital Covid certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35647/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Darren O'Rourke
2577. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if children who are not vaccinated and travel from Britain to Ireland after 19 July 2021 with a negative PCR test will need to quarantine at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38140/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Darren O'Rourke
2578. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if children who are not vaccinated and travel from an EU member state to Ireland after 19 July 2021 with a negative PCR test will need to quarantine at home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38141/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Health Strategies
Darren O'Rourke
2632. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the status of the implementation of action Item 3.13 of the National Breastfeeding Action Plan which pertains to the WHO Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38450/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Healthcare Policy
Darren O'Rourke
2735. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the status of Ireland’s progress on implementing via legislation the WHO Code of Marketing on Breast-milk Substitutes; and the reason there has been limited progress made in this regard since 2013. [38447/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Darren O'Rourke
2853. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the cost to the State of the mandatory hotel quarantine system to date by category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39375/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Cannabis for Medicinal Use
Darren O'Rourke
3038. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when the HSE applied for and was granted licences for the importation of medicinal cannabis products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40082/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Health Services
Darren O'Rourke
3039. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when staff who have been deployed from respite care to cover day service hours in residential houses will return to providing five-day a week respite services at Clann Mór House, Commons Road, Navan, County Meath; if funding will be provided to ensure this happens; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40083/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Health Services
Darren O'Rourke
3040. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if elderly persons in County Meath are entitled to free chiropodist visits each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40084/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Disability Services
Darren O'Rourke
3041. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when rehab services for persons with intellectual disabilities will resume to their pre-pandemic levels in County Meath; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons with intellectual disabilities in County Meath have had their hours cut from 30 hours per week to six hours per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40085/21]
Tue, 27 Jul 2021
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Health Services
Darren O'Rourke
3042. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when diabetes clinics will return to pre-pandemic services; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that many persons with diabetes have not had in-person consultations with their consultant or diabetic nurse for a number of years as a result of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40086/21]
Thu, 15 Jul 2021
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Driver Licences
Darren O'Rourke
161. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he plans to change the power of a motorbike a driver can operate with a full category B car licence and initial basic training to bring the rules into line with similar requirements in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39043/21]
Thu, 15 Jul 2021
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Driver Licences
Darren O'Rourke
162. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some persons have been left out of pocket as a result of the recent extension of the expiration date for driver licences due to the fact that many persons obtained a medical examination to renew their driver licence but now cannot do so and will need to pay to obtain another medical examination in advance of renewing their licence in ten months’ time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39044/21]
Thu, 15 Jul 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Darren O'Rourke
164. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Finance if travel agents will be able to avail of the Covid-19 restrictions support scheme payment into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38913/21]
Thu, 15 Jul 2021
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Health Service Executive
Darren O'Rourke
315. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE staff that took part in the pilot of the Digital Covid Certificate here; the findings of the pilot scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31640/21]
Wed, 14 Jul 2021
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Planning Issues
Darren O'Rourke
47. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the guidelines for planning and development of solar farms; if there is a regional or spatial element of guidelines for planning authorities; if specific areas or regions within counties are identified as suitable or preferential for farms; if not, if they will be developed in a random ad hoc, less planned way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38617/21]
Wed, 14 Jul 2021
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School Transport
Darren O'Rourke
193. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of children that receive a school transport remote area grant; the value of grants awarded in the last full school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38133/21]
Wed, 14 Jul 2021
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School Transport
Darren O'Rourke
194. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of children qualifying for the school transport remote area grant under each of the five distance categories in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38134/21]
Wed, 14 Jul 2021
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School Transport
Darren O'Rourke
195. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the investment in the school transport scheme bus fleet in each year from 2010 to 2020; the number of new buses added or replaced on the scheme in each year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38135/21]
Wed, 14 Jul 2021
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National Educational Psychological Service
Darren O'Rourke
198. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of NEPS psychologists that are assigned to the schools in an area (details supplied); if psychologists assigned are based on school population; if the psychologists work on referrals during the school break; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38233/21]
Wed, 14 Jul 2021
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National Educational Psychological Service
Darren O'Rourke
199. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of NEPS referrals made in the 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years for an area (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38234/21]
Wed, 14 Jul 2021
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School Textbooks
Darren O'Rourke
208. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if she plans to carry out an audit on all school textbooks to ensure inclusivity and visibility of breastfeeding families from preschool onwards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38448/21]
Tue, 13 Jul 2021
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Health Services Staff
Darren O'Rourke
169. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the way in which pay parity claims of medical scientists are being progressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19939/21]
Tue, 13 Jul 2021
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Electricity Grid
Darren O'Rourke
199. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the extent to which the electricity demand, current and projected has been factored into critical infrastructure planning; the assessments and reports that have been prepared and published in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37379/21]
Tue, 13 Jul 2021
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Driver Licences
Darren O'Rourke
224. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to reduce the barriers to entry into the profession of commercial driving; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are many fully qualified licensed drivers with a C, D or CE licence that could drive right now but they are excluded from doing so for hire and reward due to the fact that their driver CPC card is out of date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37267/21]
Tue, 13 Jul 2021
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Driver Test
Darren O'Rourke
225. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is taking to prioritise driver CPC testing for essential workers given the acute shortage of haulage drivers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37268/21]
Tue, 13 Jul 2021
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Tax Data
Darren O'Rourke
233. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the last full year and the percentage of all motor tax payments that were paid in instalments versus those which were paid upfront in full; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37522/21]
Tue, 13 Jul 2021
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Tax Data
Darren O'Rourke
234. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the amount that is raised from the higher rates of motor tax for those that choose to pay in instalments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37523/21]