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Thu, 10 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Darren O'Rourke
109. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the status of the restrictions in maternity hospitals for partners of expecting mothers who cannot attend scans with them; his views on whether these restrictions need to be eased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41643/20]
Wed, 9 Dec 2020
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Bus Services
Darren O'Rourke
42. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of diesel, electric and hydrogen powered buses currently in use in Ireland; the average cost of purchasing each type of bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42224/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Brexit Issues
Darren O'Rourke
59. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans in place to increase inspections at Dublin Port and other ports in the wake of Brexit; if it is planned to publish key performance indicators of inspection activity levels each week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41614/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Climate Change Policy
Darren O'Rourke
66. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to address the challenge of climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41613/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Taxi Regulations
Darren O'Rourke
150. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to an increase in reports by SPSV NTA issued licence holders of being prevented from transporting passengers travelling cross-Border both to and from destinations in Northern Ireland by authorities there; if such an escalation in enforcement by the authorities in Northern Ireland contravenes reciprocal arrangements in place across both jurisdictions by which taxi operators based either side of the Border may operate on such a cross-Border basis without impediment; if such a reciprocal regime does not exist, the efforts being made between the respective authorities to establish same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41512/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Housing Assistance Payment
Darren O'Rourke
288. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the disadvantage being experienced by prospective housing assistance payment, HAP, tenants from County Meath competing in County Meath with prospective HAP tenants from Dublin local authority areas, particularly in the Dublin hinterland; the basis on which this disadvantage arises, for example, if it relates to different HAP rates, council differential rent rates, homeless HAP rates, top-ups or other; his plans to address this disadvantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42022/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Housing Assistance Payment
Darren O'Rourke
289. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of households on housing assistance payment, HAP, in County Meath that are on social housing waiting lists in Dublin rather than County Meath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42023/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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An Bord Pleanála
Darren O'Rourke
294. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to review or support An Bord Pleanála structures and performance in view of the concerning number of times the board’s decisions are quashed in the High Court (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42041/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Ministerial Meetings
Darren O'Rourke
317. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence if he has spoken with his UK counterpart since his appointment. [41435/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Defence Forces Properties
Darren O'Rourke
318. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Defence the amount spent on refurbishment and maintenance to Gormanston Camp, County Meath in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [41436/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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School Staff
Darren O'Rourke
333. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of permanent English teachers as an additional language posts in primary schools within County Meath [41427/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Summer Works Scheme
Darren O'Rourke
334. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education when applications will be accepted for projects in schools under the 2021 summer works scheme [41428/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Ministerial Meetings
Darren O'Rourke
388. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection if she has spoken formally with her UK counterpart since her appointment [41430/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Departmental Staff
Darren O'Rourke
389. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of medical assessors within her Department in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of vacant medical assessors currently within her Department; and the estimated full year cost of clearing the vacancies in tabular form. [41431/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Family Resource Centres
Darren O'Rourke
452. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the budget allocation for the family resource centre programme in each of the years 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form [41429/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Legislative Measures
Darren O'Rourke
512. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice when section 36 of the Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 will come into effect [41437/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Garda Equipment
Darren O'Rourke
513. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice if funding is available in 2021 to update the boats within the Garda water unit. [41438/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Crime Data
Darren O'Rourke
514. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons successfully prosecuted for possession of fireworks without a valid licence in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form; and the monetary value of fireworks seized by An Garda Síochána in the years in question. [41439/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Garda Transport Provision
Darren O'Rourke
515. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of unmarked cars, jeeps and vans attached to the Garda National Immigration Bureau as of 30 November 2020, in tabular form. [41440/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Legislative Measures
Darren O'Rourke
628. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when section 19 of the Public Health (Alcohol) Act 2018 comes into effect [41432/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Hospital Staff
Darren O'Rourke
629. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant posts by specialist that are currently vacant in the Mater Hospital; the length of time each post has been vacant; and the time frame for filling each of the posts. [41433/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Hospital Staff
Darren O'Rourke
630. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for the recruitment of a full-time registrar in ophthalmology in Our Lady's Hospital, Navan. [41434/20]
Tue, 8 Dec 2020
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Medicinal Products
Darren O'Rourke
648. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health when the drug Onpattro will be discussed by the HSE drugs group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41511/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Early Childhood Care and Education
Darren O'Rourke
129. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which he plans to support the early years sector in County Meath, particularly in relation to staff, pay and capitation grants in view of the population growth in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39728/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Driver Test
Darren O'Rourke
186. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if a person attending a scheduled driver test in a vehicle with a valid NCT by virtue of the fact of the NCT extension will be failed or considered ineligible, that is, their NCT disc is marginally out of date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40962/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Darren O'Rourke
338. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the contact tracing and follow-up situation for a person who is normally resident in Ireland, but flies into Belfast airport and travels across the Border; if this person will be followed-up by contact tracing teams based either in the north or the south of the island; if he is satisfied that the level of follow-up checks on those required to restrict their movements is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40877/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Darren O'Rourke
339. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the contact tracing and follow-up situation for a person who is normally resident in Northern Ireland, but flies into Dublin airport and travels across the Border; if this person will be followed-up by contact tracing teams based either in the north or in the south of the island; if he is satisfied the level of follow-up checks on those required to restrict their movements is sufficient; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40878/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Darren O'Rourke
340. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the percentage rate of passengers who received a follow-up phone call having previously completed the passenger locater form in October 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40879/20]
Thu, 3 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Darren O'Rourke
341. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons to date who have refused to complete the passenger locator form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40880/20]
Wed, 2 Dec 2020
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Social Welfare Payments Waiting Times
Darren O'Rourke
92. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the fact that some employees of a company (details supplied) are still awaiting arrears to be paid for social welfare payments that they were prevented from accessing earlier in the year while on the temporary wage subsidy scheme; when these arrears will be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40764/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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School Enrolments
Darren O'Rourke
96. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the way in which she will address the shortage of secondary school places in County Meath ahead of the 2021-22 school year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38751/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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School Transport
Darren O'Rourke
98. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the status of school bus transport; the number of children accommodated in 2020 compared to previous years; and the efforts to address unmet demand notwithstanding the challenge of Covid-19; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38750/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Wind Energy Generation
Darren O'Rourke
150. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the amount of State investment planned for investment in offshore wind energy projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39778/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Wind Energy Generation
Darren O'Rourke
151. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his plans for State owned offshore wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39779/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Wind Energy Generation
Darren O'Rourke
152. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current level of energy produced from offshore windfarms; the projected level of energy that will be produced from offshore windfarms in each year from 2020 to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39780/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Tests
Darren O'Rourke
179. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated daily volume of demand for airport testing in Dublin, Cork and Shannon airports during December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39913/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Airport Passenger Data
Darren O'Rourke
180. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers that arrived in Dublin, Cork and Shannon airport in each week from 1 November to 22 November 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39914/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Taxi Regulations
Darren O'Rourke
199. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the membership of the taxi advisory council; the number of vacancies at present; the method and expected timeline by which they will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40437/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Census of Population
Darren O'Rourke
313. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he is satisfied that the 2016 population figures for County Meath are an appropriate population estimate to base the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 on; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this could cause significant issues given the demographic changes in the county since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40416/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Darren O'Rourke
765. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of passenger locator forms completed to date in November 2020; the number of follow-up phone calls made to persons that completed a passenger locator form in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40415/20]
Tue, 1 Dec 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Darren O'Rourke
770. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the measures he is taking to address the existing limitations on the Covid-19 follow-up of passengers from Northern Ireland landing at Dublin Airport in terms of the passenger locator form or other; the correspondence he has received from his ministerial counterpart in the Northern Ireland Assembly and his response to same; if issues of data sharing have been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40435/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Postal Services
Darren O'Rourke
165. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his attention has been drawn the delay with transferring new Eircode locations to an application (details supplied); the terms of the contracts in place to ensure the transfer happens in a timely manner; if he is satisfied that the terms of the contract are being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39425/20]
Thu, 26 Nov 2020
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Taxi Regulations
Darren O'Rourke
190. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the supports available to taxi drivers who are obliged to renew their cars in January 2021 under the ten-year rule; if the ten-year rule will be further postponed for a period given the impact of Covid-19 on the taxi industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39424/20]
Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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National Broadband Plan
Darren O'Rourke
36. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which it is planned in Ireland to meet the target of a society (details supplied) of all European households having access to 100 Mbps connections by 2025 given the fact that the national broadband plan is limited in its areas of intervention; the specific interventions that will be made in non-intervention areas; the details of the stakeholders responsible to deliver on the 2025 target; the plan they are working to; the progress being made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39124/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Darren O'Rourke
155. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the SBCI Covid-19 working capital loan scheme; the total number of applications; the number of successful applications and the value of same; the number of unsuccessful applications and the value of same; the number of ineligible applications; and the breakdown of same by county and lending institution in tabular form. [38770/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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North-South Interconnector
Darren O'Rourke
192. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the most recent estimated cost for undergrounding the North-South Interconnector; the year in which the cost was estimated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38234/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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North-South Interconnector
Darren O'Rourke
193. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way in which the North-South Interconnector will be constructed if Eirgrid or the construction contractors ESB do not have permission from land owners to access private land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38235/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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North-South Interconnector
Darren O'Rourke
194. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the discussions he has had with his counterpart in Northern Ireland, Minister Nichola Mallon on the North-South Interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38236/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Greenways Provision
Darren O'Rourke
205. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the projects in County Meath considered for inclusion in the recent allocation of €63.5 million for greenways; the reasons these projects were not successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37999/20]
Tue, 24 Nov 2020
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Rail Network
Darren O'Rourke
230. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the terms of reference of the current review of the proposed Navan rail line; the threshold for approval and the variables and calculations used to decide this; the extent to which benefits to the environment and the well-being of citizens will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38001/20]