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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (5 Oct 2021)

Dara Calleary: 786. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to the inclusion of equine farming in all Department funding schemes, for example, TAMS; if he will address its exclusion from these schemes to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48241/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Revenue Commissioners (5 Oct 2021)

Dara Calleary: 791. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her attention has been drawn to a settlement between a State agency (details supplied) and the Revenue Commissioners; if there are any agencies under her Department’s remit that have had a similar issue or have made a settlement with the Revenue Commissioners in relation to any issue in the past five years; and if she will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Minister. I would certainly like to meet with him. The national sail training programme was an important programme. It enabled skills building, team building, and the kinds of skills in boat building that we need as an island nation and not just sail training. The Asgard II was a regular visitor to Killala Bay, in particular to mark the French arrival in Killala in 1798. Even...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: I agree with the Minister that this is not about privilege; it is about opportunity. There is nothing privileged about being stuck on a sail training boat in the middle of the Atlantic during a storm. The programme offers opportunities and life experiences, including the experience of travel. We are looking at building an appropriate boat, which involves skilled people. We are constantly...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 89. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he plans to seek funding to resume the Asgard sail training programme;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47093/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Naval Service (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: The Minister will be more than familiar with the former Asgard sail training programme. It gave incredible opportunities to young people to participate on the vessel formerly known as Asgard II. I would like to see it refloated, not the vessel but the programme. I understand proposals have been made to the Minister on youth education and opportunity. I would like to discuss those with him.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: Can we put in place a system that you cannot book a flight without getting a reminder asking if your passport is in order? If the Department has to pay for that commercially, it is all that is needed. It would be a prompt. The notion that customer service is engaging with people is not our experience. The passport team is working incredibly hard but if you want to get detail on a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: I acknowledge the detail in the Minister's answer. I also acknowledge that the staff of the Passport Office are working hard and that they were moved to other Departments as part of the pandemic response, which I accept. The Minister mentioned in his response that there was regular contact with passport applicants but there was not. Applicants come to us because they cannot get the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: We need it to give prompts to remind people to renew their passports in the immediate weeks.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Passport Services (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 9. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of applications for passports from County Mayo that are currently outstanding; his plans to address the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46841/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Northern Ireland (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 28. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in relation to the proposals put forward by the British Government concerning a Troubles-related amnesty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46840/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 178. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a series of matters raised by an organisation (details supplied) will be examined; if she will ensure that there will be additional resources to assist the sector to recover from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47233/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 350. To ask the Minister for Health if a HPV vaccination will be offered to a child (details supplied). [47311/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the inclusion of drone purchase in the TAMS programme to assist eligible farmers in herd and flock management, in land management and in farm security; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47352/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 401. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the national rural outdoor recreation scheme will be a multi-annual scheme. [47281/21]

Housing for All: Statements (Resumed) (29 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: I welcome the Housing for All plan. However, as a Mayo man, and for many of us on the west coast, this plan is a misnomer in the context of some of the families in my county, including my friends, neighbours and members of my family, who have to look at the weather forecast to see if it is safe to sleep in their houses tonight, or any night, as a consequence of pyrite. That process is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: Has there been any discussion at the Cabinet committee on social affairs about the future of our local employment services? Their representatives were in front of the Oireachtas committee on social protection this morning. The current model, which is very holistic and supportive of jobseekers, is under threat not just because of a new tendering process but a new financial model that is...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Cabinet Committees (29 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: 2. To ask the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on social affairs and equality met last; and when it is next due to meet. [43745/21]

Joint Committee on the Irish Language, the Gaeltacht and the Irish Speaking Community: Cearta Teanga in Éirinn agus Tuarascáil Bhliantúil 2020 agus Tuarascáil Faireacháin 2020-2021: An Coimisinéir Teanga (29 Sep 2021)

Dara Calleary: Gabhaim buíochas leis an gcoimisinéir agus a fhoireann as ucht a gcuid oibre agus as a bheith i láthair inniu. Tá Rónán Ó Domhnaill ina choimisinéir anois le seacht mbliana agus tá sé tar éis an-jab a dhéanamh. Conas a mhothaigh sé nuair a chonaic sé cad a tharla ag tús agus i rith na paindéime? I mí...