Results 23,841-23,860 of 23,892 for speaker:Michael Healy-Rae
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: What I said was-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: What I said was that-----
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (17 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: 334. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills whether applications to transfer initial teaching licences from overseas to the Teaching Council can be accepted (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40468/25]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Applications (17 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: The Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC) was established in 2018, under the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001 as amended, to deal with appeals against decisions of this Department in relation to forestry licences. At present, the majority of licences appealed are set aside and remitted to the Department. Appeals can be made on any number of grounds and have become more complex since the foundation...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (17 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: The Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector is intended to assist in the development of the Irish horticulture sector, including beekeeping, by grant aiding capital investments in specialised plant and equipment. Scheme applicants have until the 31st of October 2025 to complete their projects and submit their completed claims for payment. The table...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (17 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: The Woodland Improvement Scheme, with it's five different elements, gives existing forest owners a wide range of support options to sustainably manage the potential of their forests, to fulfil current and future relevant demands for wood and non-wood products. The scheme aims to support the growing of high quality and high value round wood timber for the timber industry while also...
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (17 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: 536. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the working status of certain employees (details supplied) is not considered 'permanent'; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40330/25]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: Exactly. The Deputy knows the difference between pulp and boxwood. There is an awful difference in the sawmills. The Deputy is 100% correct that those people have a disadvantage. He asked whether I have anything more for them. The honest answer is "No". There is no-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: The Deputy is the best man inside here to-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: I will not-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: I will not let you get up on my back either.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: Is it the time for the licence?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: It is within six months but it is necessary to go through the different, appropriate assessments that are there.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: That is broadly the answer to that question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: Yes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: It is a good question and I will answer it in the best way I can. When I planted trees many years ago - I was maybe in my early 20s - I had this grand notion in my head. Very few people were talking about carbon credits or anything like it, but I was thinking of them. I was also thinking that in future carbon credits would be of value to a farmer. I would go further than the Deputy is...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: We have schemes in place for it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: As I said to the Deputy already, there are what I would call small schemes, of up to 1 ha. Farmers might not like trees but they could still plant 1 ha of them-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Ash Dieback and Other Forestry Issues: Discussion (16 Jul 2025)
Michael Healy-Rae: -----and they would hardly know they were there.