Parliamentary questions

Airport Policy

Darren O'Rourke

80. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of the Dublin Airport traffic recovery support scheme for the full year of 2022. [33829/21]

Air Services

Darren O'Rourke

81. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers his Department estimate will use Cork Airport in 2022. [33830/21]

Air Services

Darren O'Rourke

82. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers his Department estimate will use Shannon Airport in 2022. [33831/21]

Air Services

Darren O'Rourke

83. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of passenger journeys in Dublin, Cork, Shannon, Kerry, Ireland West and Donegal Airports in 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [33832/21]

Litter Pollution

Darren O'Rourke

122. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the estimated cost of hiring ten additional litter wardens. [33741/21]

Exploration Industry

Darren O'Rourke

155. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the current holders of the oil and gas licences for the Barryroe oil and gas field off the Cork coast; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32955/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Darren O'Rourke

159. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of Vote 29 with headings and subheadings for 2021, in tabular form. [33275/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Darren O'Rourke

191. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the breakdown of Vote 31 with headings and subheadings for 2021, in tabular form. [33274/21]

Bus Services

Darren O'Rourke

194. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of providing one million additional passenger journeys on the LocalLink service in one year. [33335/21]

Public Transport

Darren O'Rourke

195. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of increasing the public transport fleet investment budget by 20%. [33336/21]

Road Network

Darren O'Rourke

196. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of increasing the road improvement and maintenance budget by 20%, excluding the cost of toll payments. [33337/21]

Departmental Budgets

Darren O'Rourke

197. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the total budget for cycling and active travel in 2021. [33338/21]

Health Services Staff

Darren O'Rourke

596. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the reason there is a disparity in funding and pay between trainee psychologists in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25737/21]

Health Service Executive

Darren O'Rourke

597. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the number of assistant psychologists currently working in a voluntary, unpaid capacity within HSE services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25738/21]

Health Service Executive

Darren O'Rourke

598. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health if the HSE recruits assistant psychologists in an unpaid capacity; if so, the reason; if this practice will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25739/21]

Health Service Executive

Darren O'Rourke

599. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the date on which the review into the advertisement for seven unpaid assistant psychology roles (details supplied) will be complete; the date on which this review will be made public; if those seven positions will now be readvertised as paid positions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25740/21]

Health Service Executive

Darren O'Rourke

600. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Health the date on which the HSE will make an announcement on whether the current national pilot assistant psychologist programme is to be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25741/21]

Aviation Industry

Darren O'Rourke

1. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the actions he is taking to support the aviation sector (details supplied); the discussions he has held with the Minister for Health and members of the National Public Health Emergency Team, NPHET, regarding the use of serial antigen testing to aid the sector’s recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32822/21]

Transport Policy

Darren O'Rourke

2. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he will extend the ten-year rule for taxis, acknowledging the severe financial pressure taxi drivers remain under as a result of the pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32823/21]

Rail Network

Darren O'Rourke

4. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the status of the ongoing review of the Navan rail line; the date on which the review will be completed; the date on which the results of the review will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32459/21]

Public Transport

Darren O'Rourke

18. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the significant discrepancy in the reported funding level of the CIÉ 1951 scheme; if his attention has further been drawn to the fact that it was reported on 28 May 2021 that the scheme was 93.8% funded at 1 May 2021 and six days later on 3 June 2021, it was reported that the scheme was 92.3% at the end of April 2021 (details supplied); if he will ensure the accurate figures are reported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32461/21]

Haulage Industry

Darren O'Rourke

28. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the problems still facing many hauliers with Transport Manager CPC qualifications (details supplied); his views on whether this residency requirement undermines the Common Travel Area rights of citizens to be able to live and work freely on these islands; if he will work with his counterpart in Northern Ireland to address this and seek approval from Europe to remedy this if necessary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32458/21]

Public Transport

Darren O'Rourke

78. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the discussions he has held with public transport operators to discuss measures to curb antisocial behaviour on public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32460/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Darren O'Rourke

82. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he has engaged with travel agents and discussed the need to provide travel agents with continuing business supports with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment given the ongoing challenges the sector is facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32457/21]

Aviation Industry

Darren O'Rourke

227. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of providing a rebate directly to airlines of all Dublin Airport charges and air navigation charges as recommended in the Taskforce for Aviation Recovery report from July 2020. [32793/21]

Aviation Industry

Darren O'Rourke

228. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of providing a common fixed amount per passenger to regional airports; as recommended in the Taskforce for Aviation Recovery report from July 2020. [32801/21]

Defective Building Materials

Darren O'Rourke

284. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage his plans to provide additional financial support under the pyrite remediation scheme to help homeowners cover the cost of initial investigative tests for pyrite; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32533/21]

Departmental Funding

Darren O'Rourke

52. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of the funding allocation for his Department for 2020 and 2021 by project. [32385/21]

Departmental Funding

Darren O'Rourke

53. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of just transition funding; and the number of workers it is expected to support on an annual basis. [32386/21]

Departmental Data

Darren O'Rourke

54. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of the environment fund over the past three years. [32387/21]

Climate Change Policy

Darren O'Rourke

56. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the breakdown of costs associated with the Climate Change Advisory Council for the three most recent years; his views on plans to resource the Council for completing the responsibilities in the Climate Action Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32504/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Darren O'Rourke

63. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the additional air circulation or filtration measures that have been installed in train carriages since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic given that most train carriages do not have windows that can open for air circulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32177/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Darren O'Rourke

67. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the measures he is putting in place to assist driver instructors with the cost of restarting their sector; if he has engaged with unions representing driver instructors on the challenges the sector is facing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32229/21]

Enterprise Policy

Darren O'Rourke

144. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if Enterprise Ireland plans to open a new office in Vancouver, Canada. [30715/21]

Energy Infrastructure

Darren O'Rourke

177. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the implications for Ireland of the recent cyberattack on a pipeline system (details supplied) that resulted in a state of emergency in the United States of America from Florida to Virginia; the actions that have been taken to protect Ireland’s imported gas supply that comes from Britain through an interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30773/21]

Energy Infrastructure

Darren O'Rourke

178. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if there is an emergency response plan to deal with a potential cyberattack on an interconnector (details supplied) which supplies Ireland’s imported gas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30774/21]

Energy Infrastructure

Darren O'Rourke

179. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has evaluated the loss of a day’s gas supply to Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30775/21]

Data Centres

Darren O'Rourke

180. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the way he plans to deal with the growing energy needs of data centres with Eirgrid’s generation capacity statement of 2020 to 2029 projection that demand from data centres could account for 27% of all demand in Ireland by 2029; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30776/21]

Energy Conservation

Darren O'Rourke

198. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of homes retrofitted in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form on each retrofitting programme; the spend to date on each scheme in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31256/21]

Climate Action Plan

Darren O'Rourke

214. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding currently contained in the Climate Action Fund; the projects that received funding from the fund to date in 2021; the amount of funding each received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31902/21]

National Oil Reserves Agency

Darren O'Rourke

215. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the funding currently contained in the National Oil Reserves Agency Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31903/21]

Rail Network

Darren O'Rourke

227. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the number of passengers that used each of Iarnród Éireann intercity routes and commuter routes in each of the years of 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [30719/21]

Rail Network

Darren O'Rourke

228. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if Iarnród Éireann plans to recruit undercover security personnel on its services. [30720/21]

Electric Vehicles

Darren O'Rourke

229. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if he will approve the installation of additional rapid e-car chargers throughout County Meath. [30721/21]

Ports Policy

Darren O'Rourke

230. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport when the post of chairperson of Cork Port Authority will be filled. [30722/21]

Transport Policy

Darren O'Rourke

231. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated additional revenue that would be generated if the penalty to release vehicles seized under the Road Traffic Act 2016 was doubled based on 2019 figures. [30723/21]

Covid-19 Tests

Darren O'Rourke

234. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport if the European Commission has procured €2.6 billion worth of antigen tests for aviation (details supplied); if Ireland will receive an allocation of same; if so, the amount; when the test will be made available; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30764/21]

Public Transport

Darren O'Rourke

254. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated cost of making the bus, train fleet and bus and train stations wheelchair accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31255/21]

Rail Network

Darren O'Rourke

272. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the status of the National Transport Authority report into the Navan rail line; the date on which it will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31556/21]

Bus Services

Darren O'Rourke

283. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Transport the estimated additional Exchequer funding that will have to be provided to Bus Éireann and Dublin Bus in each year to help them achieve a 50% reduction in their carbon emissions by 2030 as outlined recently in their respective plans; if this funding has already been committed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31842/21]