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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I will surely be reached. The Deputies should proceed.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 66. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans for the sustainable recovery of the tourism sector from Covid-19; the status of her plans to tackle issues of climate action and sustainable development with the tourism recovery plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33243/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: The Minister and Minister of State's Department covers some sectors most grievously hit by the effects of this pandemic, including sport, cultural output and tourism. What are the plans for a sustainable recovery of the tourism sector from Covid-19 and the status of plans to tackle issues of climate action and sustainable development in the long term in our tourism recovery plan?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: What does "sustainable tourism practices" mean if we are talking about a suite of actions? Surely we want to focus on longer stays rather than getting people in and out of the country quickly? Surely we want to look at more dispersed tourism rather than all the pressure and bed nights being in Dublin? I will naturally refer to Waterford but also to the rest of the country, so that tourism...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Tourism Policy (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: We would be delighted to have the Minister in Waterford and I would be delighted to show her the sites. I see the Minister of State with responsibility for heritage waiting in the wings. There is a real role in heritage-led development, not only of our towns and villages, but also of our tourism product. Waterford is an outstanding example of that. The Minister of State with...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 74. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the way she is supporting local and regional arts and culture organisations, artists and venues through the Covid-19 crisis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33244/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I will preface it by saying I do not think there is a level of bullying we should accept within our society. Seeing as the witnesses' presentation was one of the few presentations we have had that has had that international context because of the involvement with UNESCO, I want to ask a question that reflects that international context as to where Ireland sits in terms of the prevalence of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: No, that is fine. The answers were very comprehensive. I thank the witnesses.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Parks and Wildlife Service (24 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 11. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the breakdown of conservation ranger vacancies nationwide over the past two years by region; the length of time the positions have remained unfilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33646/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Parks and Wildlife Service (24 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: 46. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of plans for the recruitment of new National Parks and Wildlife Service conservation rangers as part of the expansion of the service, in particular in relation to the filling of roles in the Waterford area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33645/21]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Parks and Wildlife Service (24 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: These questions are two sides of the same coin and deal with conservation ranger vacancies in the National Parks and Wildlife Service, NPWS. The first deals with historical vacancies, the ones that have not been filled for quite some time and asks why that is the case. The second deals with future opportunities and asks what posts will be created and how we plan to recruit for them. I am...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Parks and Wildlife Service (24 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister of State for that response. As he will know, Green Party representatives are often the first port of call if something is happening that people identify within their environment that they have a problem with. The speed of reaction is so important because once the tree is cut down, the nest is lost or the hedge is grubbed out - that is it. It is a damage that cannot be...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: National Parks and Wildlife Service (24 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: That is welcome and the wildlife crime unit in particular is a very welcome move from this Government which shows that we are beginning to take this biodiversity crisis seriously. I know there was a historical issue that made it difficult to fill vacancies and that is why that issue in west Waterford existed according to my information. In recruiting these rangers, the other thing I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: School Bullying and the Impact on Mental Health: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank all the speakers for the quality and depth of their presentation. As we are so far into the topic of bullying, we can really begin to delve into specific items and tease things apart. I do not intend to go over much of the ground that has been covered already. I had a look at the UNESCO report, Behind the Numbers: Ending School Violence and Bullying, and I want to talk a little...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (16 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I thank the Minister for her presentation and I thank the Minister and Minister of State for their responses. I suggest that Deputy Kerrane speaks now as I am experiencing feedback issues and must change my set up.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (16 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I hope the committee is only hearing me once this time and I am not echoing.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (16 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I know we are in an echo chamber much of the time, but we could do without being in one literally. My first two questions were going to address digi-hubs and broadband connection points, but those issues have been relatively well covered now. We all understand why there has been a slowdown in trying to hit the targets we were aiming at and that it is pandemic-related. We all want to see...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Further Revised) (16 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: Submissions dropped by approximately 1,400, from 7,321 to 5,910. I was wondering whether that shows charities are in trouble or reveals the flexibility the Minister of State has suggested.

Select Committee on Social Protection: Proposed Regional Employment Service: Discussion (16 Jun 2021)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: I will be brief as other members of the committee have more knowledge of the granular details of the matter. I will defer to their greater experience in that regard. I say to the Minister that I am worried. This committee has received an article of correspondence from Maynooth University entitled, Winners and Losers?: the social marketisation of civil society. It is an extremely good...