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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Research and Development (17 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: 1867. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will list the ongoing research commissioned under the remit of her Department through the North-South Ministerial Council, Shared Island Initiative or through other all-island arrangements; if she will outline the research that has been completed; the date of publication of the research since the signing of the Good Friday...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Reports (23 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: 146. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when the research independently produced by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on the warmth and well-being pilot will be published; the reason it has not been published to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3013/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: 489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of hectares under water covered by the Shannon Callows flooding scheme; the percentage number of hectares that has been paid on under the scheme to date; if he will outline the criteria for selecting 15 hectares and determining such a cut off; the specific provisions made for farmers who have more than 15 hectares;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: 490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of eligible farmers under the Shannon Callows flooding scheme; the number who submitted an application; the number paid to date; the number awaiting payment [3008/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: 491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to Shannon Callows flooding scheme, if this is only covering the Shannon Callows special area of conservation; the reason there was there no reference to this when the scheme was announced; if he can justify why one farmer is being paid compensation and the adjoining framer is not eligible; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: 492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to Shannon Callows flooding scheme, if he is aware of farmers with ten hectares or more flooded but they have only been paid for a proportion of these lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3010/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: 493. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to Shannon Callows flooding scheme, the reason the farmers along the Suck Callows, Cross River and the little Brosna River have been excluded from the scheme despite the fact that the lands have been flooded due to the upstream flow of waters from the River Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3011/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: 494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to Shannon Callows Flooding Scheme, if the Sentinel satellite data aerial monitoring system is incapable of picking up images of water in the middle of the Callow land if grass is growing 3/4 ft high; the reason other open source satellite data which could identify water in such circumstances was not used; if any on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (25 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: 312. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 20 April 2023, if he will outline the progress to facilitate farmers trading carbon credits; if he intends to establish a verifiable framework to record and manage net carbon sequestration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3524/24]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Civil Law (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: Apologies have been received from Deputies Ó Cathasaigh and Phelan. Members participating remotely may do so only from within the Leinster House complex. I remind all those in attendance to make sure their mobile phones are switched off or in silent mode. Members are reminded of the long-standing parliamentary practice to the effect that they should not comment on, criticise or make...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Civil Law (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for her opening statement. We move to the provisions of the Bill. Amendments Nos. 1 to 3, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Civil Law (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: Amendments Nos. 4, 5 and 7 are related and will be discussed together.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Civil Law (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: Before the Minister responds to that, she might answer something related to the Deputy's question. I presume this will apply to every person who has been granted refugee status who is now in a designated centre and not just to one nationality. Unfortunately, we have quite a lot of protection applicants who have been granted refugee status but who, because of a lack of accommodation, are...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Civil Law (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: I may be wrong but my understanding is that someone in an IPAS centre who has been granted refugee status can apply for social welfare in the same way as an Irish or EU citizen or a Ukrainian with this special designation. My question is whether the two sets of refugees who have been given special status in Ireland, Ukrainians under the directive and refugees who have gone through the asylum...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Civil Law (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: My question does not relate to Ukrainians at all. My question is whether someone from outside the EU but not Ukraine, who is in the asylum system today and is granted refugee status during Easter week when this regulation has come into force will be treated differently under the law from a Ukrainian who comes in after that date.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Civil Law (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: In fairness, the Library and Research Service circulated a note on this yesterday to every Oireachtas Member.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Civil Law (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: I think we have teased it out. The Minister has laid out the position on the legislation.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Civil Law (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Deputy. I think he has made his point.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Civil Law (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: Amendment No. 6 is out of order.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Social Welfare and Civil Law (Liable Relatives and Child Maintenance) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Denis Naughten: Pursuant to Standing Order 187(3), the clerk will report specially to the Dáil that the committee has amended the Title. Is that agreed? Agreed.