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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, report (details supplied) noting the need to reduce the national herd by 30% in order to meet climate targets; if his Department has undertaken a study to determine the impact that these proposals would have on the livelihoods of farmers; and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Agriculture across the country is in crisis. I do not make that statement lightly. Every year, farmers leave the land. The number of farmers is reducing throughout the Twenty-six Counties. According to Teagasc, only one third of farmers make a living out of the farm. Another third of farmers only make a living because somebody is working off the farm. A full third of farmers are...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Climate Change Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: That was probably the most nebulous, vague response that we have got to such an important question in this Chamber in a long time. It is incredible that the sector which produces food for this country and is the backbone of rural communities is facing a significant cut to its livelihood by this Government. The EPA report is clear in its focus and targeting of the agricultural sector to...

National Ambulance Service: Motion [Private Members] (28 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: Cuirim fáilte roimh an rún seo ó Shinn Féin. In fairness to the Minister for Health, I have to hand it to him for managing to deliver an upbeat speech on the current situation in the health service. It takes a phenomenal level of optimism, or maybe disconnection, to give an upbeat speech in that manner. In his response, there was an element of Comical Ali defending...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: In December 2022, Ireland had the highest excess mortality rate since the start of Covid. Ireland had the fourth-highest level of excess mortality in the whole of the European Union for that month. During Covid, at a time when there were fewer excess deaths than in December 2022, the Government’s response was to stop people travelling more than 2 km from their homes, close schools...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (28 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 16. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on health will next meet. [9812/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (28 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 115. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to recent Teagasc research (details supplied) into the sequestering of carbon on Irish farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9817/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Rail Network (28 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 193. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide an update on the All-Ireland Rail Review. [9843/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Restructuring (28 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 219. To ask the Minister for Finance how many people or companies have received write downs of more than 90% in banks in which the State has had shares, for each for the past ten years. [9730/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Restructuring (28 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 220. To ask the Minister for Finance how many people or companies have received write downs of more than 80% in banks in which the State has had shares, for each for the past ten years. [9731/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Restructuring (28 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 221. To ask the Minister for Finance if the public interest directors in banks in which the State has had shares were aware of any debt write downs of more than 90% in the past ten years; if so, what actions, if any, the public interest directors took; if the public interest directors made him or his Department aware of these write downs; and if he or his Department took any action. [9732/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Debt Restructuring (28 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 222. To ask the Minister for Finance if the public interest directors in banks in which the State has had shares were aware of any debt write downs of more than 80% in the past ten years; if so, what actions, if any, the public interest directors took; if the public interest directors made him or his Department aware of these write downs; and if he or his Department took any action. [9733/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (28 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 444. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the cost of the new dedicated State Agency for Early Learning and Care; the reason there is no place available on the new agency for provider representatives; and if he is confident that Frontier Economics will adhere to EU GDPR legislation for the duration of the review that they are undertaking; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (28 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 445. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if it is the case that 10,000 needs assessments have to be redone for children with additional needs; the current total backlog of children waiting for assessments of needs; the reason there is no reference within the report to early years education; if this means that these children within early years who need...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Agreements (28 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 482. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 329 of 8 February, 2023, if he will arrange an urgent meeting with traditional circus owners and their representatives, and officials from his Department and the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (details supplied). [9595/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (28 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 586. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department is incurring any expense in 2023 for the Covid passport application. [9736/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Official Engagements (23 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 25. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on her recent attendance at the Future Forum on Rural Development in Berlin. [8424/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Correspondence (23 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 32. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has received correspondence for representatives of the agricultural sector related to a recent EPA report (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8425/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Job Losses (23 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 93. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the steps his Department has taken to mitigate further lay-offs in the technology sector. [8423/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Official Engagements (23 Feb 2023)

Peadar Tóibín: 140. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will report on his meeting with technology companies in the USA. [8422/23]