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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 361. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the SWOT analysis and needs assessment for the CSP and the eco scheme and agri-environment referred to in his answer to Parliamentary Question No. 292 of 27 May 2021 took account of the detail and table in the replies to Parliamentary Question Nos. 283 and 288 of 27 May 2021 and correspondingly the reply to Parliamentary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 362. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual afforestation rate necessary per annum from 2021 to 2060 to sustain the ability of the national forest estate to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35081/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Communications (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if officials in his Department were ever contacted by phone, letter, electronically, questioned formally or informally, under caution or asked to make a statement by An Garda Síochána in relation to milk quota racketeering in respect of a person (details supplied); if his Department is aware of this case; the efforts his...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 365. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the most recent COFORD advice on afforestation rates necessary on an annual basis from 2020 to achieve climate change targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35100/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 366. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual afforestation rate necessary to achieve the carbon sequestration and other objectives for forestry as identified in the Teagasc MACC curve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35101/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 368. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of unique farmer applicants for the AEOS per year while it was in operation or since its launch in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35103/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 369. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of AEOS applicants by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35104/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 372. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there was any penalty or claw back of moneys, grant or scheme payments to farmers who were in AEOS who decided to convert a part of their farm to forestry during the duration of their AEOS plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35156/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 373. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the policy analysis or reasoning for the introduction of FEPS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35157/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 374. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 27 May 2021, the number of LPIS and the associated area of these LPIS that had linear and point actions for GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35158/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 376. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 27 May 2021, the expected or planned for number of applicants to his Department in new agri-environmental schemes under both pillar 1 and pillar 2 funding in the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35160/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 383. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total area of low input permanent pasture under the GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35214/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the attention of his Department has been drawn to the international trade in voluntary carbon offsets; if he plans to develop procedures and protocols similar to that which exist in the UK to enable farm forest owners to sell voluntary carbon offsets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35219/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: I have a quick question on antigen testing. Has the Minister's Department been in contact with Aer Lingus, Ryanair and the other airlines to set up a pilot antigen testing programme? What has been the response from the airlines?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of the Road Traffic (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2019: Minister for Transport (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: We have had all the representatives in before us, including NPHET, and it is baffling that they have obstructed the use of antigen testing. The delays in considering it are unacceptable. I will say no more than that but at some stage, NPHET needs to give a specific reason it has been slow to involve itself with this. The Minister mentioned the Covid green certificate or travel...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 152. To ask the Minister for Finance if changes to benefit in kind in respect of company electric vehicles which have been proposed to come into effect from January 2023 will be reviewed; if he will address a potential anomaly in which it will be cheaper for persons to remain driving a non-electric vehicle (details supplied); his views on whether calculating benefit in kind on the open market...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Special Educational Needs (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 395. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to a programme developed by an organisation (details supplied) in conjunction with the psychology department in Trinity College, Dublin; if he will endorse this indicative and support it financially through the portfolio of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (29 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 498. To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider the vaccination of staff working in essential jobs and services that cannot avoid a high risk of exposure to Covid-19 (details supplied); if he will discuss this matter at the earliest convenience with the National Public Health Emergency Team and the National Immunisation Advisory Committee; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 435. To ask the Minister for Health when Covid-19 guidelines will be issued to organisations on the management and operation of summer camps (details supplied) during the summer months in 2021; if such activities can proceed in 2021; if he will discuss this matter at his earliest convenience with public health officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26376/21]