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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: Another issue that has been brought to my attention is ghost broking. This appears to be gaining prevalence and should be highlighted in this House. The Garda has in the past issued warnings to motorists about ghost broking, which is an insurance scam to which many people have fallen victim. This scam sees motorists being charged for fake insurance policies which give them the...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: There was much relief when in-person driver theory testing recommenced on 8 June. However, it now appears that, for many, this was a false dawn. Many young people across County Tipperary have contacted my office in frustration and anger due to unacceptable delays. Applicants who applied in February will not be offered an appointment until October. In one particular case, a young woman...

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

Michael Lowry: 331. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 197, 198, 199 and 203 of 19 May 2021, if he will complete a needs analysis survey of the industry to develop metrics of the requirements for licensing and scheme approvals in the private sector which can inform project woodland given that it is not possible to say with any certainty, the...

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

Michael Lowry: 332. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209 and 210 of 19 May 2021, if he has informed working group 2 of the failure in public consultation procedures that occurred; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35021/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 335. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 358 and 359 of 20 May 2021, if the proposed scheme to plant trees along rivers and watercourses to act as carbon sinks and interceptors of nutrients currently being prepared by the Minister for State will be considered afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35024/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 336. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 358 and 359 of 20 May 2021, if the proposed scheme to plant trees along rivers and watercourses to act as carbon sinks and interceptors of nutrients currently being prepared by the Minister for State will facilitate the owner of the land being the beneficial owner of the carbon and...

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

Michael Lowry: 337. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to revise the ash dieback reconstitution and underplanting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35026/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 340. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 544, 545, 546, 547, 548, 549, 550, 551, 552 and 553 of 25 May 2021, the budget available for the reconstitution and underplanting scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35029/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 342. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the State has assumed the ownership or beneficial interest or any other rights to all or any of the carbon sequestered in Irish forests both private and public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35031/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 345. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the attendance by his officials at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Marine on 27 May 2021, if the detailed calculations used by his officials in determining the stated total volume licensed for both 2020 and 2021 in both the private sector and Coillte will be provided; the quantity of the stated volume...

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

Michael Lowry: 346. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the attendance by his officials at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Marine on 27 May 2021, the person or body who has represented the forestry industry on the CAP consultative committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35035/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 347. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who planted and afforested in each of the previous five years to GLAS, that is, 2010 to 2014, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35037/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 348. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of unique farmer applicants for the REPS per year while it was in operation or since its launch in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35038/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 351. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants for REPS by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35059/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 353. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there was a penalty or claw back of moneys, grant or scheme payments to farmers who were in REPS that decided to convert a part of their farm to forestry during the duration of their REPS plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35061/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 354. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number farmers in GLAS that did not take the GLAS extension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35062/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 355. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if 40% of pillar 1 expenditure must contribute towards climate change objectives and at least 30% of Rural Development Plan must focus on specific environmental and climate related objectives in accordance with the Cap Strategic Plan draft regulations; if afforestation of areas greater than 0.1 hectares and over can contribute...

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

Michael Lowry: 357. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the persons or bodies that provided forestry and specifically afforestation opportunity integration input into the terms and conditions of the REAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35076/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 358. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the policy analysis carried out by his Department on the impact GLAS has had on afforestation uptake rates and on the afforestation grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35077/21]

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

Michael Lowry: 360. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 283 and 288 of 27 May 2021, the total area of land on a per county basis committed to the GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35079/21]