Results 101-120 of 24,055 for speaker:Michael Healy-Rae

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 272. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of an application for a person (details supplied) to exchange an overseas driving licence for an Irish licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44792/25]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Employment Rights (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 681. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will engage with the Workers Rights Commission regarding the protracted follow-up to a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45380/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 796. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason for the delays with the Teaching Council of Ireland's timebound provision (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45120/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teaching Qualifications (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 820. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason Irish teachers returning from teaching abroad must obtain forms (details supplied) to claim increments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45503/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 955. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a special class for children with autism and other conditions (details supplied) will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46482/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Data (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1120. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of an application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44584/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wildlife Regulations (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1145. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider a matter (details supplied) on whether licensing regulations as part of the 1956-2018 Wildlife Acts will be altered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45156/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1456. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the protocol for next steps for his Department to make a final decision on citizenship applications meeting the 50% points in two categories of the new guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44581/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1457. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the protocol for the next steps for his Department to make a final decision on the application once an applicant for citizenship via Irish association meets the 50% points in two categories of the new guidelines; and the remaining information or actions needed to resolve the case promptly. [44582/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1507. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if his Department will focus on prioritising upcoming citizenship ceremony invitations for old Irish association paper applicants (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45088/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: 1464. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality whether employment opportunities will be extended to stamp 3 visa holders who are without work permits (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44649/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Fires (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: My Department does not provide grant-aid to re-establish forests damaged by fire. The Forestry Standards Manual which is published by my Department strongly recommends that forest owners ensure that they have adequate insurance in the event of a fire, including the cost of reconstitution. My Department provides guidance and advice to forest owners and monitors forest fire risk throughout...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: The forest in question was managed by Coillte as part of a leasehold agreement for many years and Coillte allowed for the public to have access under the company’s open forest policy. I have made enquiries with Coillte and the company has informed me that, in December 2021, it relinquished its leasehold and as a result, the management of the forests moved back to the owners of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: In 2013 DAFM introduced the Reconstitution for Ash Dieback Scheme (RADS) as the first replanting scheme to provide financial support to help replant forests affected by the chalara ash fungus. RADS is currently open for applications under the current Forestry Programme 2023 - 2027. The scheme funds up to 100% of costs which includes a site clearance grant of €2,000 per hectare,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Forestry Programme 2023-2027 provides generous incentives for farmers and other landowners, particularly offering farm families an opportunity to increase and diversify their income streams.  The Government’s preferred model of afforestation is for farmers to plant trees on their land. The Afforestation Scheme 2023-2027 has improved upon the 2014-2020 programme and now pays...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regeneration Projects (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: My Department is committed to ensuring that public land can play a role in delivering community benefits through native tree planting and nature restoration. Under the Afforestation Scheme in the Forestry Programme 2023-2027, my Department introduced Forest Type 3 – Forest Creation on Public Lands (FT3), a scheme specifically designed to enable all public bodies, including local...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: My Department is the designated competent authority for Ireland under the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation 23/1115 (EUDR). The Regulation applies to seven commodities across all EU Member States and will come into force for medium & large enterprises from the 30th December 2025 and from the 30th June 2026 for micro and small enterprises. In 2024 my Department held...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: I recognise that the winter storms caused significant damage to forests around the country and that this presents challenges to stakeholders in forestry. I welcome the positive progress made by the Forestry Sector in the mobilisation of windblown material in forests. My Department is examining the provision of all possible supports to those affected. This has included allowing thinning...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: Forests are essential to Ireland and its economy. They supply sustainable raw materials for our timber industry, and support nearly 9,500 jobs in a sector worth €2 billion. They are a vital component in the realisation of our climate objectives by sequestering and removing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Forests are also essential to maintaining biodiversity, and important...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Sep 2025)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Forestry Programme 2023-2027 offers landowners a choice of 12 Forest Types, covering a broad range of planting options. Landowners who originally planted conifers, who wish to replant with native trees after their harvest may be eligible to apply to the Climate Resilient Reforestation (CRR) Pilot Scheme which provides grants ranging from €1,800 to €4,000 per ha with...