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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: Can Mr. Dunne not see why people would be upset at that? If it was known that these licences would not be upheld, why were the appeals allowed to continue to be heard by the FAC? For what purpose?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: How can the Ministers give assurances that all licences that are screened out will issue within six months and those screened in will issue within nine months, when the process is a lot more onerous than it was under the previous programme? If the same team is doing the same process, how do they expect a different result? We always said the ultimate act of insanity was to keep doing the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: I thank the Minister of State. I really appreciate that. I tabled a parliamentary question about the bark beetle in the last 14 days ago due to concerns that I and people in the sector have with regard to what is happening in Scotland and the potential harm and damage that could do to us here. How sure is the Minister of State that she and her officials in the Department, and everybody...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: Checking for a beetle could be like looking for a needle in a haystack, to be fair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: The last word I would say to the Minister of State and the officials is that the confidence that is lacking in the countryside is frightening. The Minister of State mentioned happy farmers and happy foresters a number of times. I do not know who she is meeting or what sort of an act they are putting on, but people are not happy. They are not happy with the Department, the officials or the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: Many years ago, I planted forest and I worked in forestry all my life, so I do not need to go visiting anywhere, to be honest.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion (4 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: The Minister of State was asked this question an hour ago but I have to be blunt; she gave a watery answer. I would like for the Minister of State to give a firm, strong answer. At a previous meeting of this committee, members asked that the Minister of State meet the Social, Economic, Environmental Forestry Association, SEEFA. I am disappointed to see that she has still not met this group,...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (4 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to fund a local link bus service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42937/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (4 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 78. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to fund a local link bus service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42937/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disabilities Assessments (4 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 191. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the case of a child (details supplied) awaiting an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43126/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (4 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 204. To ask the Minister for Health to provide an update on a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42972/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (4 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 234. To ask the Minister for Health when a person can expect an appointment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43184/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (5 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 166. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the review of the Irish Coast Guard will formally recommend that the ICGRA is a representative association for the ICG volunteers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43261/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (5 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 167. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the review of the Irish Coast Guard in its deliberations formally meets with all serving volunteers of IRCG who wish to engage with the review in order to for it to gain the most wide range view points on the roll operation and well-being of IRCG; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43266/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (5 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 168. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to request that the review of the Irish Coast Guard volunteers formally establishes and recommends that the coastal unit advisory group CUAG has not represented IRCG volunteers in dispute resolution issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43267/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Córas Iompair Éireann (5 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 185. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an issue will be rectified with CIÉ for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43343/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (5 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43368/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Waterways Issues (5 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 226. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a matter will be investigated (details supplied); if a proposal of work to remedy the problem be put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43250/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (5 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 244. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the development and implementation of a national plan for the support and management of exceptionally able children in the Irish education system (details supplied) will be examined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43333/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Rates (5 Oct 2023)

Michael Healy-Rae: 274. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if an increase in the basic rate of social welfare for the disability sector will be considered (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43256/23]