Results 2,741-2,760 of 4,425 for speaker:Claire Kerrane

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: EU Directives (30 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 438. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details on the planned economic impact assessment around the proposed nature restoration law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26373/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 556. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the forestry section of Teagasc will hold information meetings nationwide to assist forest owners impacted by ash dieback who have forests with dying, dead or rotten trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25695/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 560. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has briefed an organisation (details supplied) on ash dieback disease; if he will mobilise the organisation to hold information meetings for forest owners impacted by ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25699/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 557. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has instructed his Department inspectors to inspect forests impacted by ash dieback nationwide to determine the state of the forests and the associated health and safety implications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25696/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 558. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are health and safety concerns given the state of dead and rotten trees now present in ash dieback plantations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25697/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 559. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated total volume of ash in plantations, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25698/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 566. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who participated in the beef environmental efficiency programme - suckler (BEEP-S), by county, in 2022, in tabular form; the average payment, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25883/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 567. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation to beef sustainability schemes in each of the years 2020 to 2024, by scheme and by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25884/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (30 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 573. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has examined the possibility of seeking a rebate in carbon tax for growers in the horticulture sector given the high energy costs associated with the industry; if this is a measure he would consider; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26282/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (30 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 582. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on his engagement on the transfer of Brexit adjustment reserve funding to the REPower EU fund; if he has requested that funding will be ringfenced for agricultural purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26374/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (30 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 810. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme will open for applications in 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25747/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (31 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of parcels of land, and size of the land, that Coillte purchased in 2020, 2021 and 2022 that is not suitable for planting forestry, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26501/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (31 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of parcels of land, and size of the land, that Coillte sold in 2020, 2021 and 2022, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26502/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (31 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 124. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of parcels of land that Coillte is renting to farmers; the number of these that are rented on leases of five years or longer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26503/23]

Retained Fire Services: Motion [Private Members] (13 Jun 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I listened to the Taoiseach earlier as he was being questioned by my party leader about the crisis in the retained fire service. He said over and over again that the Government values retained firefighters. The Minister has told us here this evening that he admires them. These are nice words. If the Taoiseach and the Government valued them, however, retained firefighters would not be on...

Our Rural Future Policy: Statements (14 Jun 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister for her statement. I listened to her and her colleagues. One thing that I certainly would not agree with is the idea put forward by the Minister of State, Deputy Heydon, to the effect that nobody is talking about the death of rural Ireland anymore. I certainly would not go as far as to say that. A prime example of in this regard is the Macra protest whereby young...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (13 Jun 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 366. To ask the Minister for Finance the full-year cost of extending consanguinity relief and acceleration of wear and tear allowances for farm safety equipment relief in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27585/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (13 Jun 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 599. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school project (details supplied), waiting since March, will progress to the next stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28280/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 774. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to provide an update on plans for a 'right-sizing' scheme; if this will support older people who own their own homes and are not on the local authority social housing list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28276/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 775. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the plans he has to develop housing for older persons to allow them to downsize their own larger home where said older persons own their own home and are not on the local authority social housing list, to support this cohort to live independently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28277/23]