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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 377. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will ensure that a person (details supplied) will be allocated school bus tickets as per previous years in line with Government commitments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59498/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 458. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person applying for fuel allowance has to meet all four conditions in relation to who they reside with, or if satisfying any one out of the four conditions is sufficient in order to qualify; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59478/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Eligibility (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 459. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason that a person (details supplied) has been refused fuel allowance given that they only live with their spouse who is a person in receipt of carer's allowance as per the qualifying criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [59479/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 621. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a detailed breakdown of dental treatments that are covered under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58817/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 622. To ask the Minister for Health if dental treatments under the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme have to be carried out in an acute hospital setting, as opposed to a dental clinic, in order to qualify for reimbursement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58818/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 628. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) can expect to receive an appointment for an ASD assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58842/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 629. To ask the Minister for Health if funding is in place for children's non-complex needs ASD assessments through the children's disability network service at St. Davnet's Complex in Rooskey, County Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58843/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 630. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) who contracted long-Covid during their work as a nurse in Cavan General Hospital will continue be provided with special leave with pay; if cases of HSE employers deeming those suffering with long-Covid as fit-for-work have been drawn to his attention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58844/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 786. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who afforested land in each of the years 2014 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of hectares planted; the total number of persons who afforested land; the total hectares planted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59185/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 787. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) received severance-related remuneration upon their resignation from an organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59186/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: 788. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current number of hectares of afforestation in the State; the percentage of land cover this comprises; if these figures are inclusive of forestry impacted by ash dieback; the total number of hectares impacted by ash dieback within the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59187/22]

Forestry: Statements (24 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: We are back in this Chamber discussing forestry again. It would be useful to commend the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine which has ensured that this has become and remains a prevalent issue. We know that agriculture occupies a unique role in Irish society. It is our largest indigenous sector. It does not up and leave when recession hits. It is an integral part of and...

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: I apologise for being late. I also apologise if I ask questions that have been asked. I have been coming in and out and I following the meeting on the monitor. What is the staff profile of the regulator’s office?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: How many members of staff are in that section?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: Is the regulator's role to recommend or direct the national lottery to do things differently? Is that correct terminology?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: For example, in 2021 and to date in 2022, how many directives has the regulator issued to the national lottery?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: The question I am asking is whether Ms Boate suggests or directs.

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: Has that power to direct been used this year so far?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: When was it last used?

Public Accounts Committee: Financial Statements 2021: National Lottery Fund (24 Nov 2022)

Matt Carthy: We deal with a lot of regulators at this committee. I am thinking of bodies like the Standards in Public Office Commission, SIPO, and others. Many, if not all, in their annual reports highlight what they consider to be failures or lack of powers they have in order to do things differently or to improve practices. There has been a lot of debate on the issue of the unclaimed prizes and how...