Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Fuel Sales

Darren O'Rourke

136. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how much HVO fuel Ireland produced in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; how much, if any, was exported in each of the aforementioned years; what proportion can be considered sustainable versus land destruction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1904/24]

Fuel Sales

Darren O'Rourke

137. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how much HVO fuel Ireland imported in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; what proportion can be considered sustainable versus land destruction, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1905/24]

Fuel Oil Specifications

Darren O'Rourke

138. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications about the classification of HVO fuel as a vehicular fuel; if there are plans to expand its classification to include home heating uses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1906/24]

Fuel Oil Specifications

Darren O'Rourke

139. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he is aware of the proportion of HVO fuel that is supplied within and to Ireland that is sustainable versus land use destructive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1907/24]

Fuel Oil Specifications

Darren O'Rourke

140. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications what supports are available to households to upgrade their boilers to make them compatible with biofuels and if there are plans to increase this; how many households upgraded their boilers to be compatible with biofuels in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1908/24]

Energy Conservation

Darren O'Rourke

141. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications how many homes were heat pump assessed in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; how many of these were found not to be suitable for heat pumps; how many were offered alternatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1909/24]

Fuel Oil Specifications

Darren O'Rourke

142. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on biofuels as a home heating method; the number of households who used biofuels as a home heating method in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; the size of the reduction in emissions this yielded; how this method compares with other home heating methods, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1910/24]

Fuel Oil Specifications

Darren O'Rourke

143. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there are plans to increase biofuels as a home heating method; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1911/24]

Defence Forces

Darren O'Rourke

165. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if any personnel from the Naval Service or the Air Corps went to the United States for specialist military training in 2023. [1633/24]

Legislative Process

Darren O'Rourke

402. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the current status of Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill 2021; and when this Bill will move to the next stage. [1632/24]

School Funding

Darren O'Rourke

601. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education how much funding was provided to schools in County Meath by her Department under the emergency works scheme and the additional accommodation scheme for the period of 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2023, in tabular form. [1163/24]

Schools Building Projects

Darren O'Rourke

602. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education if resurfacing and or remarking works on school playground or school car parks qualify under either the minor works scheme or summer works scheme. [1164/24]

School Staff

Darren O'Rourke

603. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education the number of home school liaison support workers in County Meath in 2023; and the number in 2019, in tabular form. [1165/24]

Departmental Data

Darren O'Rourke

687. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Education to provide a breakdown of all fee-paying schools; the number of registered pupils per school, the fees associated with attending each school, if known; their associated religious denomination/ethos for example, Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, non-denominational and so on; the level of State funding they received in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1998/24]

Tourism Promotion

Darren O'Rourke

724. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if Failte Ireland plans to provide a new food and drink strategy for 2024-2028 period. [1635/24]

Renewable Energy Generation

Darren O'Rourke

758. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to install solar PV on 10% of social housing stock. [56848/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Darren O'Rourke

759. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to install solar PV on 15% of social housing stock. [56849/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Darren O'Rourke

760. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to install solar PV on 25% of social housing stock. [56850/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Darren O'Rourke

761. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to install solar PV on 20% of social housing stock. [56851/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Darren O'Rourke

762. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to install solar PV on 30% of social housing stock. [56852/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Darren O'Rourke

763. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to install solar PV on 50% of social housing stock. [56853/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Darren O'Rourke

764. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost to install solar PV on 40% of social housing stock. [56854/23]

Departmental Bodies

Darren O'Rourke

800. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage about the workforce plan for An Bord Pleanála; the full year cost to employ one FTE per staffing level; the number of staff with environmental planning expertise employed in An Bord Pleanála and the full year cost to employ per FTE; the number of staff with biodiversity expertise employed in An Bord Pleanála and the full year cost to employ per FTE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1123/24]

Departmental Bodies

Darren O'Rourke

801. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the workforce plan for MARA; the full year cost to employ one FTE per staffing level; the number of staff with environmental planning expertise employed in MARA the full year cost to employ per FTE; the number of staff with biodiversity expertise employed in MARA and the full year cost to employ per FTE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1124/24]

Homeless Accommodation

Darren O'Rourke

842. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage what measures he is taking to improve the standard of homeless hostel accommodation for rough sleepers, in light of the all-too-common opinion that people ‘are safer on the streets’ than in some homeless hostels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1860/24]

An Garda Síochána

Darren O'Rourke

1082. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí by rank attached to each Garda divisional roads policing unit as of 31 December 2023, in tabular form. [1167/24]

An Garda Síochána

Darren O'Rourke

1083. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of 1400 cc motorcycles currently in the Garda divisional roads policing unit nationwide, in tabular form. [1168/24]

An Garda Síochána

Darren O'Rourke

1121. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Justice the number of Garda mountain bikes attached to each Garda district within Meath division as of 9 January 2024. [1631/24]

Departmental Data

Darren O'Rourke

1249. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of containers inspected by his Departmental officials following arrival into Dublin Airport and Dublin Port from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023, in tabular form. [1166/24]

Disability Services

Darren O'Rourke

1410. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children with disabilities on waiting lists for overnight respite care in County Meath; and the number of those who currently receive respite care but who require more nights, in tabular form. [1172/24]

Health Services Staff

Darren O'Rourke

1411. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of WTE psychologists available to children in County Meath within the CDNTs, in tabular form. [1173/24]

Disability Services

Darren O'Rourke

1425. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of assessment of needs application carried out in-house by the HSE and which were not outsourced in CHO8 in 2023. [1634/24]

General Practitioner Services

Darren O'Rourke

1653. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the estimated full year cost to increase the number of GP training places in 2024 to 375; the number of GP training places provided in 2023; and the number of persons applied for a GP training place in 2023, in tabular form. [1161/24]

Hospital Services

Darren O'Rourke

1654. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that visited the tertiary neurocognitive clinic at St. James's Hospital in 2023, in tabular form. [1162/24]

Departmental Funding

Darren O'Rourke

1739. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding his Department and the HSE have provided to an organisation (details supplied) in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [1628/24]

Medicinal Products

Darren O'Rourke

1794. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if the decision to refuse a person (details supplied) in County Meath reimbursement for an increased dose of ustekinumab/stelara can be reviewed in light of the recommendation from their consultant and noted response to treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1865/24]

Primary Care Services

Darren O'Rourke

1808. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the primary care wait lists in Meath in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, by area in, tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1996/24]

Departmental Data

Darren O'Rourke

1871. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of each individual project approved under measures 1, 2 and 3 of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme in County Meath in 2023; the current status of each project; and the completion date for each project, in tabular form. [1170/24]

Just Transition

Darren O'Rourke

27. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on the progress to establish an implementation group for a just transition in agriculture, as recommended by the NESC report on the just transition in agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55737/23]

Departmental Strategies

Darren O'Rourke

32. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on the progress of the delayed biomethane strategy; and if he anticipates it will be published before the end of 2023. [55736/23]

Departmental Budgets

Darren O'Rourke

163. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a breakdown of the 2024 budget allocation for residential and community retrofits per programme, including a breakdown of capital and current allocations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56099/23]

Departmental Schemes

Darren O'Rourke

165. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of smart heating control grants awarded in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; the geographic spread per county; the average amount per grant; how much funding has been drawn down for smart heater control grants in the same period, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56128/23]

Departmental Schemes

Darren O'Rourke

166. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the support scheme for renewable heat; how much funding has been allocated in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date 2023; how much funding has been drawn down 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; how many grants were awarded in the same period, in tabular form; the average amount per award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56129/23]

Departmental Schemes

Darren O'Rourke

167. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the excellence in energy efficient design scheme; how much funding has been allocated in 2020, 2021 2022 and to date in 2023; how much funding has been drawn down 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; how many grants were awarded in the same period, in tabular form; the average amount per award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56130/23]

Sustainable Energy Communities

Darren O'Rourke

168. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he report on the number of sustainable energy communities that were funded in 2020, 2021, 2022 and in 2023, in tabular form; the level of funding awarded to each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56139/23]

Departmental Funding

Darren O'Rourke

169. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the funding allocated to renewable energy communities in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and in Budget 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56140/23]

Departmental Funding

Darren O'Rourke

170. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will report on the funding drawn down to renewable energy communities in 2020, 2021, 2022 and in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56141/23]

Departmental Funding

Darren O'Rourke

171. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he report on the number of renewable energy communities that were funded in 2020, 2021, 2022 and in 2023, in tabular form; the level of funding awarded to each project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56142/23]

Climate Action Plan

Darren O'Rourke

175. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of climate action co-ordinators, community climate officers and climate action officers hired by each local authority to date, in tabular form [56160/23]

Climate Action Plan

Darren O'Rourke

176. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will provide a breakdown of the indicative costs associated with hiring a climate action co-ordinator, a community climate officer and a climate action officer, in tabular form. [56161/23]