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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 941 of 19 October 2021, if a harvest plan was a requirement of his Department when the files that were returned were received by his Department in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020; if a harvest plan was not a requirement, if his Department was entitled to return the files on the basis it did; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 941 of 19 October 2021, if 377 of the total number of 420 files of the equivalent of 90% of the files were submitted to his Department in 2019 and 2020; the reason these files were not returned to the applicants if sub-standard on receipt by his Department; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 941 of 19 October 2021, if greater than 53% of the files referred to were received by his Department in 2019 and were not sub-standard at the time of application as they were not returned to the applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52930/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 941 of 19 October 2021, if greater than 36% of the files referred to were received by his Department in 2020 and were not sub-standard at the time of application as they were not returned to the applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52931/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 941 of 19 October 2021, if greater than 7% of the files referred that were received by his Department in 2017 and 2018 and were not sub-standard at the time of application as they were not returned to the applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52932/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 941 of 19 October 2021, the reason it took until June 2021 to return files to applicants who had submitted files since May 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52933/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 941 of 19 October 2021, if his Department changed, modified or raised the standards required of licence applications between the period May 2017 and June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52934/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 941 of 19 October 2021, if any changes to standards required of applicants for licence application contributed to the total of 420 licences returned to applicants by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52935/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 941 of 19 October 2021, if he is satisfied that a person (details supplied) presented a true, accurate, factual and complete account of the licences returned including any changes in standards by his Department in their evidence to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 107. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts her Department and the NCSE are making to address the lack of ASD units in primary schools in south County Tipperary, specifically the Carrick-on-Suir attachment area; her plans to develop new ASD units in primary schools in south County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53417/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 108. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts her Department and the National Council for Special Education are making to find a replacement special education needs organiser for the southern area of County Tipperary; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53418/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 112. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the NCSE is expected to issue a decision on an application for expression of interest to establishment of an ASD classroom at a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53451/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Reopening (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 113. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the efforts her Department has made to return a school (details supplied) back to the local community; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the local parish council has submitted a request to her Department to obtain or use this closed school for community activities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53452/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes (3 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 121. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the progress made with her Department and the Minister for Finance to honour a Labour Court recommendation (details supplied) to allow community employment supervisors access an occupational pension scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53461/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (4 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 224. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when alternative services will be put in place by the NTA to replace the cancelled route X12 Expressway service between Roscrea and Limerick; if the NTA has identified the need for a public passenger transport service between Roscrea and Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53743/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (4 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 255. To ask the Minister for Finance if provisions will be provided to community groups that are not VAT registered to reclaim the VAT payable on defibrillators and defibrillator equipment given that many of these community groups have to undertake significant fundraising to purchase and maintain community defibrillators and under current guidelines it is not possible for them to reclaim the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: Last week, a woman in her 60s died in an ambulance on the way to hospital. Two hours before this woman died, an ambulance was en route to transport her to hospital. In this case, the ambulance, on its way to the critically ill woman, was stood down and was diverted to care for a man with a back injury. When the paramedics arrived, the man walked out of his home and stepped into the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: I do not think the Taoiseach or anybody in the Government has the full facts regarding what is happening. For example, ambulances are criss-crossing the country. You do not have to be a genius to know that this is not efficient or cost-effective. I will give the Taoiseach another example. It has happened in recent weeks that an ambulance was sent from a base in Kenmare to Waterford. An...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 204. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of persons waiting for a driving test in County Tipperary since 1 January 2021 until 30 October 2021 in each test centre in tabular form; the additional resources being provided to the Road Safety Authority to enable it to reduce driving test waiting times and lists; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that since the...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Transport (9 Nov 2021)

Michael Lowry: 214. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason for a decision to exclude private bus operators from the new young adult travel card scheme which was recently announced as part of Budget 2022 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54470/21]