Results 1,321-1,340 of 4,407 for speaker:Claire Kerrane

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 180. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update regarding the establishment of a transfer/relocation scheme for teachers; what progress has been made on this issue; what is her intended plan to address this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49268/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 289. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider a special pardon for family carers who engaged in work (details supplied) during Covid-19, given the circumstances at the time and the small number of recipients who would be in this category; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49386/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 362. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide his response to reports of biodiversity levels in the Burren dropping sharply in the past ten months; if he is aware of this shift in results occurring since the transition of the Burren Programme to ACRES; if he will outline what engagement he has carried out with farmers and stakeholders in the Burren area in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the young farmer scheme, if there is any flexibility for farmers who are aged under 40 years and have a green certificate, but who have been on the herd number for more than five years, given that many young farmers may face time and financial restraints in completing their green certificate within this time period;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 364. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the young farmers scheme with regard to the terms and conditions set out for the scheme which states that the scheme is implemented pursuant to relevant EU Regulation and will be operated by his Department if eligibility criteria requiring young farmers to have been a herd owner for less than five years is a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 393. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an impact assessment was carried out by his Department with regard to the 30 cm peat depth requirement under the new forestry programme; if he is aware that this requirement has effectively disqualified significant amounts of land for afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49894/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 396. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 30 cm peat depth rule for afforestation under the new forestry programme is a requirement under EU state aid rules; if there is flexibility in how his Department can interpret this rule for the Irish context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49897/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 369. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what measures are in place to encourage bodies (details supplied) to sell unplantable land to young farmers and new entrants to agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49363/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crime Prevention (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 388. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise what all-island mechanisms are in place to tackle and identify theft of farm animals; if he will advise on the engagement he has had with the Minister for Justice and with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 389. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to establishing an all-island system of identifying cases of TB and BVD; if he will advise what efforts have been made in this area in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49777/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 392. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what engagement is being carried out with stakeholders in the commercial timber sector in response to concerns about planting restrictions under the new Forestry Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49893/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 394. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide figures on the number of forestry applications with ecology from September 2022 to date; if this information can be provided in tabular form, by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49895/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 395. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on the average ecology processing times for forestry applications from September 2022 to date; if this information can be provided in tabular form, by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49896/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 397. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a review (details supplied) on his Department’s processes on forestry will be published, considering he advised in June 2023 that the final report was due to be delivered imminently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49898/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 398. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an overview of how his Department intends to promote the commercial forestry industry as part of the new Forestry Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49899/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Risk Management (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 399. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who lost grazing will be supported by the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49966/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Risk Management (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 400. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers along the River Suck and in the Little Brosna River will be included under the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49967/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Risk Management (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 401. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale for the maximum limit of 15 hectares in the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme; if he will consider increasing this limit to 25 hectares to support a greater number of farmers affected by flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49968/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 199. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine removing the two-year validity of the EU parking permit for disabled drivers to avoid people with disabilities having to re-apply every two years; if he will outline, given that a disability is permanent, what the rationale is for only providing the card for two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 200. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport what plans he has to ensure the roll-out of wheelchair accessible public transport on buses and rail to ensure equality of access for all persons and to make it easier for wheelchair users to get on and off public transport. [49172/23]