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Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Flexible Work Practices (25 Apr 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 100. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the recent engagement her Department has had with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding remote working to support rural workers and communities, in view of the recent passing of legislation that will provide the legal right to request remote working; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19349/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (25 Apr 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 108. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide an update on engagement her Department has had with the Department for Transport on securing joint funding for the local improvement scheme, considering the consistent demand for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19348/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Citizens' Assembly (25 Apr 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 439. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how his Department intends to engage on the recently published report of the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity with regard to the potential impact of the report on agriculture and the farming community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19124/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Apr 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 447. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ACRES applications awaiting a response; the number of these outstanding applications that are from organic farmers; if he will confirm what actions are being taken to address any applications awaiting a response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19196/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Apr 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the hen harrier programme payment; if there are delays in processing applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19287/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Cards (25 Apr 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 558. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a medication (details supplied) has been removed from the list of medication available for free under the medical card scheme; if this can be reversed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19170/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (25 Apr 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 655. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a update on works (details supplied) under the small-scale capital works programme; the timeline for these works; when they are expected to conclude; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18989/23]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (3 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I raise the case of Robert Pether, which I have previously raised in this House. Mr. Pether has now spent two years in a Baghdad prison after being imprisoned following a dispute between his employer and the Iraqi Government. In March last year, the United Nations working group on arbitrary detention released a report on his detention. The group found it to be in breach of international...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the witnesses for attending and for their opening statements, which contained a lot of detailed and helpful information. My first questions are for Gas Networks Ireland. Will its representatives speak to the Government supports that exist to allow us to do what we need to do? Do they believe the renewable heat obligation that has been proposed by the Government to support the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: It was ten years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Even if those four years were taken out, to get to the scale we need to get to, if we decide that is where we are going, which it clearly is, it will be our job here to ensure that is improved hugely if we are going to get to where we want to be. That plant is the only one Mr. Murray cited in his statement. He mentioned it a few times. He has mentioned 100 jobs created by that plant,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: That is a big positive for any rural area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: When it comes to supplying local farmers, how many farms would one AD plant supply?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Finally, Ms Doyle mentioned being mindful of communities. Mr. Finan from IrBEA referred to biogas plants being welcomed and others meeting sustained objections locally. He spoke about taking the lessons from communities. We will expand these AD plants. There will be a role, and fears and risks, which have been discussed a little, for really rural communities. Taking that as an example,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: To conclude, the community buy-in is really important. If we are going to have AD plants here, there and everywhere, and more than likely a lot of them are going to be in rural communities, that engagement from the very beginning is really important. It does not always happen. Witnesses have spoken about the importance of education, but if this is just foisted on a rural community, there...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I have a couple of questions. Social acceptance and community buy-in was spoken about. That was something we discussed a lot with the groups that appeared before the committee previously. It is obviously very important because we are looking at potentially moving from ten to 20 AD plants in Ireland today to possibly 100 or 150. In many cases, we will see these plants being established in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: That will be very important and will be key. On the 5.7 TWh target that has been set for 2030, does Teagasc know approximately how many AD plants that will equate to in order for us to reach that target? Different figures were given during our last hearing. Is there even a rough figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Planning was the other issue that came up. It was mentioned in Teagasc's opening statement. Biocore representatives stated the planning for the plant it cited was submitted in 2007 and was granted, fully finished, in 2017. There was a judicial review and other issues but they said, more or less, that if those issues were taken out, it would take approximately four years. If we are to get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biomethane Renewable Gas: Discussion (3 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I have some questions for BioCore. If we are going from ten or 20 plants to 100, 150, 200, or whatever the figure it is, that in itself will be a challenge. Mr. Murray mentioned lengthy planning processes as a barrier in his opening statement, which is, unfortunately, often the case. He used the example of Ballaghaderreen. How long was it from when the planning permission application went...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bord na Móna (4 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 96. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will comment on reports that Bord na Móna have imported wood chips from Brazil for use in its power station in Edenderry. [20861/23]