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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forest Strategy Implementation Plan: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: What was the rationale for that? Most people will see €5,000 and will not know.

Progressing Special Education Provision: Statements (9 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: It really is inexcusable that in 2024 children in this State cannot easily access special class places when they need to. It is a disgrace that, year on year, parents are left worried sick, stressed and battling - as they do for everything when they have a child who has additional needs - to find a place to send them to school. This really has to end. Every child that needs a class...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 158. To ask the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to including automatic calf feeders as VAT refundable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20743/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Business Supports (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 175. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment to provide, in tabular form, all grants available to new businesses setting up in an area (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20440/24]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Measures (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 373. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review new laws in relation to coercive control following correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20443/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 398. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on progress around the farmers' charter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20112/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 400. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on eligibility criteria for the complementary income support for young farmers; if applicants must meet the educational criteria or if flexibility can be allowed where an individual holds a level 6 qualification in a subject other than agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20283/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 402. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 138 of 24 April 2024, if he will advise on flexibility around sanctions in situations where a farmer may not be aware that they have spread fertiliser containing phosphorus; if he will advise on what communication has been made with farmers to advise of rule changes and possible penalties on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 405. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to provide in-person training for the suckler carbon efficiency programme, in consideration of individuals who may not have access to or ability to use online facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20406/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 407. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the agrifood regulator has provided a report to him to date; if he has received an update regarding the regulator's workplan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20478/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 408. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 500 of 23 April 2024, if he will provide salary amounts, broken down by grade and role referenced, within the three forestry divisions in his Department for the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [20557/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 557. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on funding allocation for a programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20422/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (8 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 583. To ask the Minister for Health if he will approve a derogation applied for, to the current recruitment embargo to allow an essential service (details supplied) hire a person, where they carried out recruitment and interviews before the embargo, and the person is needed to fill a vacant role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20560/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (9 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration can be given to providing farmers under financial pressure advance payments of direct farm payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21029/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Priorities (9 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide further details on the announced action plan on ash dieback; when such detail will be published on each of the measures included in the plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21043/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Priorities (9 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 252. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide further details on the climate action performance payment measure, including required actions, eligibility criteria, payment terms and timeframes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21044/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Priorities (9 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the recommendations made in the independent review of the Government's response to addressing ash dieback that have been specifically addressed in the announced action plan on ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I, too, thank the Minister of State for attending the meeting this evening. We have had a number of witnesses before the committee on this issue. Stockpiling is one of the issues raised, as is the fact that farmers are paying on the double when it comes to waste and waste collection. All of that has been raised. I have two questions. When were the terms of approval that are granted by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Okay. Were there any changes in the terms of approval at that point in 2021 from what was there previously?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Recycling Farm Plastics: Discussion (Resumed) (15 May 2024)

Claire Kerrane: That is fine. It would be good to know if there were any changes to the terms of approval in 2021. I refer to the role of the Department, which is limited. The Minister of State said it has oversight of discharge by IFFPG of the terms of its approval. Aside from putting in place the terms of approval that run for a five-year period, does the Minister of State or his Department engage with...