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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (11 Jul 2018)

Martin Kenny: 552. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason there is no contractual undertaker in counties Sligo or Leitrim to help persons who are experiencing financial hardship with burial costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31345/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (11 Jul 2018)

Martin Kenny: 553. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to bring some consistency to the payments that are available for persons under a financial burden due to a bereavement, namely the exceptional needs payment and supplementary welfare assistance towards funeral expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31346/18]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payment Appeals (11 Jul 2018)

Martin Kenny: 554. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an increased supplementary welfare assistance exceptional needs payment will be granted to a person (details supplied) to cover funeral expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31347/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wastewater Treatment (11 Jul 2018)

Martin Kenny: 595. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if funding for grant aid to persons installing a zero discharge wastewater treatment system as part of a pilot scheme in County Leitrim will be provided in view of the fact that the pilot scheme will provide important research for planning and one off housing throughout rural Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the...

Forestry (Planning Permission) (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (10 Jul 2018)

Martin Kenny: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Forestry (Planning Permission) (Amendment) Bill 2018: First Stage (10 Jul 2018)

Martin Kenny: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the provisions of the Forestry Act 2014 to provide for planning permission for all forestry developments over 5 hectares; to amend the Planning and Development Act 2000; and to provide for related matters. Planning permission for forestry is something that is needed throughout the country. It is important to state that...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (10 Jul 2018)

Martin Kenny: 86. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation when the Mercosur trade agreement will come before Dáil Éireann for ratification. [23725/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (10 Jul 2018)

Martin Kenny: 552. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appeals under the fair deal scheme made in each of the years from 2013 to 2017; the amount awarded on appeal for each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30340/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (10 Jul 2018)

Martin Kenny: 553. To ask the Minister for Health the number of appeals made to have an appeal decision under the fair deal scheme backdated to the date of the initial award of the fair deal scheme; the value of these appeals in each of the years from 2013 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30341/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Administration (10 Jul 2018)

Martin Kenny: 554. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to change the policy of awarding appeals under the fair deal scheme from the date of appeal decision to that of backdating it to the date of the initial award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30342/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Martin Kenny: I thank Mr. Hartery for coming in today and sharing with us his extensive CV in the business world, and his interest in horse racing. One of the major issues over the years has been the amount of taxpayers' money that goes into the horse racing industry. The industry receives a significant sum every year. I accept that this investment delivers a return in the sense that the activity in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Martin Kenny: With regard to Brexit, is there any particular public policy issue we could deal with or examine?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report of the Agriculture Appeals Act Review Committee: Discussion (3 Jul 2018)

Martin Kenny: I thank Dr. Smyth for his presentation, which I read earlier. I come across appeals regularly and the issue is that people often feel they are up against it. They already have a negative finding before they go for the appeal, they are trying to prove themselves and the people they meet are very much on the side of Department. That is generally the way people look at it. I welcome the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (3 Jul 2018)

Martin Kenny: 211. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if a holiday visa will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29265/18]

Special Needs Assistants: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I welcome the debate and thank the Rural Independent Group for bringing forward the motion. It is almost 25 years - much has happened since - since the right to a mainstream education was won through court action by parents of children with special needs. That is how all this came about. In fairness, most children today are able to receive the support they need to stay in education. I...

Ceisteanna - Questions: National Risk Assessment (26 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: Coming from a rural constituency, the issue of biodiversity is something of which I am very conscious. One of the issues mentioned by Deputy Boyd Barrett, monoculture forestry, is a very clear problem. It is not afforestation for carbon sequestration or anything else. It is basically about the timber industry making maximum profit and being supported in that regard by Government and public...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (26 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I refer to the Taoiseach's visit to Spain and wish to raise the ongoing political crisis in Catalonia. Did the Taoiseach raise the issue with the new Spanish Prime Minister? The silence from many European states has been deafening when it comes to condemnation of political repression in Catalonia, which has been orchestrated mainly by the Spanish Government. There are now nine political...

Order of Business (26 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I will make hay while the sun shines. That is what the farmers are trying to do. This is a very simple issue. The Department has shown flexibility in the past when there were crises, particularly around the slurry issues. It is very sensible to simply allow a little flexibility in order that farmers can cut hay meadows a couple of days earlier. If they have to wait until 1 July, they may...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (26 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: I am sorry that I missed the beginning of the presentation. I thank the delegates for being here. Pillar 1 payments are based on reference years. At the end of this process it will be 26 or 27 years old. That does not mean anything to anyone at this stage because it is so much out of date. How is it envisaged that that problem will be overcome? Will there be some method by which it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (26 Jun 2018)

Martin Kenny: Does it include the greening aspect?