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Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 201. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the way it is proposed to assist the hospitality sector which has difficulties accessing employees from outside the European Union by way of work permit and visas; the degree to which the situation can be helped by ensuring the most rapid processing of applications from businesses in the sector; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 202. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if a minimum time can be achieved for the turnaround and processing of applications for work permits and visas for non-European Union workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7334/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Employment Data (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 241. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which he expects employment to increase and unemployment to decrease over the next year given the urgency of economic recovery in the aftermath of Covid-19 and taking into account the aftermath of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7325/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 242. To ask the Minister for Finance the extent to which his Department has provided support to employers throughout the country in the course of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7328/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 348. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a full review of contributions paid or credited to a person (details supplied) can be undertaken to ascertain whether they qualify for a State pension (contributory); if the combination of paid contributions and social welfare payments will be taken into consideration in order to allow them to qualify for the...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 349. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the options available in the case of a person (details supplied); if alternative arrangements can be made as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7322/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 350. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when payment will issue in the case of a person (details supplied); if payment arrangements can be made as a matter of urgency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7323/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dental Services (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 432. To ask the Minister for Health the options available in the case of a person (details supplied); if alternative arrangements can be made as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7321/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that carbon reduction targets can continue to be met without damaging the food production sector which is fundamental to the national economy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7336/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which efforts continue to maximise the reduction of carbon emissions in the agri-food sector without reducing production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7337/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which imports of meat or dairy products have changed in the past five years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7338/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which imports of beef, lamb, dairy or pig meat have increased or decreased into Ireland or via the European Union into Ireland over the past five years; the countries from which such imports originated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7339/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which Mercosur has facilitated imports of beef or other food products into Ireland or the European Union in the past five years; the extent to which this represents an increase or decrease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7340/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which cereal growing continues to be attractive in Ireland; if its viability is coming under pressure from other jurisdictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7341/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which employment in the fishing sector continues to be viable for families who are dependent on the fishing industry; if the situation has been affected by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7342/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which families dependent on the fishing industry can rely on the viability of their industry in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7345/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 463. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the effects of Brexit on Ireland’s agri-food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7343/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 464. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains assured that food imports to Ireland directly or through the European Union continue to be subjected to the highest quality, production, hygiene and husbandry standards applicable throughout the European Union; if breaches have been detected in recent times; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department continue to be involved in measures to expand the food production sector notwithstanding competing issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7346/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Data (10 Feb 2022)

Bernard Durkan: 467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total value of Irish exports of dairy, beef, lamb, pig meat and poultry to European Union and or non-European Union countries in each of the past five years to date; the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the viability of these sectors in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7347/22]