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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (16 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 479. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of payments made in respect of the living alone allowance to those living outside of Ireland; the list of countries and how much was paid in total; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16525/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Departmental Data (16 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 480. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of payments made in respect of the cost-of-living allowance paid to those living outside of Ireland; the number of recipients; the list of countries and how much was paid in total; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16526/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Ukraine War (16 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 481. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of Ukrainians living in Ireland who are in receipt of the carer's allowance, disability allowance and jobseeker's allowance, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16527/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (17 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if students from Ireland who have done their teacher training course in the UK can return to Ireland to complete their induction rather than doing so in the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17011/24]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte CGA: Chairperson Designate (17 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I welcome Ms Jupp. Deputy Kerrane and I attended a meeting in Rooskey regarding forestry. There are outages in that area coming from trees falling. We are not playing with the trees. The problem is that there is no proper setback distance from ESB wires. As incoming chair, will Ms Jupp get involved and give an undertaking because families with children and elderly people were left...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte CGA: Chairperson Designate (17 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Particularly that area where Deputy Kerrane and me attended that meeting first of all, which covers Rooskey and Kilglass, and then countrywide - it nearly covers the area down to Strokestown. It covers the whole area and there is a big problem there, but this will fester in other places as well. It is not only Coillte; there is private forestry as well. This will have to be a policy the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte CGA: Chairperson Designate (17 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There is an establishment grant regardless. The premium per year is what is up for debate, and my understanding is Coillte is going to get it. Am I correct in thinking that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte CGA: Chairperson Designate (17 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: On the establishment, however, Coillte has always got it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte CGA: Chairperson Designate (17 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I am just making Ms Jupp aware of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte CGA: Chairperson Designate (17 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: The guys who work in Coillte and with whom we have liaised are very helpful. I must compliment those in the west.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte CGA: Chairperson Designate (17 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Yes, I know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte CGA: Chairperson Designate (17 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There is one issue I forgot to mention, regarding the flow of water. Where land is planted, there might be a drain or a river running through it that takes water from the land beside it, but those drains have not been maintained by Coillte over the years. That means there is a backlog because, obviously, where trees are growing, there will be scrub and weeds and grass will be growing. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte CGA: Chairperson Designate (17 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I appreciate Coillte having done that. I thank Ms Jupp for her time and wish her the best of luck.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte CGA: Chairperson Designate (17 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: There is a grant for that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: Two minutes, one and one.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister of State for coming to Roscommon to see it. He stated that he would have an update in two weeks and that is what we are waiting for. We appreciate people coming looking at it and if I had a euro for everyone who came, it would nearly do the job, but I would rather that we get the solution. The solution is what is needed. I believe that the solution is there with the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: I thank the Minister of State for his reply, but this falls under the habitats directive. While we might not like the side of it that is looked at, it seems to put the turlough and the SAC before people. However, under the legislation and under the habitats directive there is emergency legislation to put a solution in place where a site of community of importance or an SAC is being damaged...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (23 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 220. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if, in light of the announcement of the proposed changes to mandatory retirement age in An Garda Síochána, the Defence Forces and the Irish Prison Service, he can confirm when these changes will come into effect; if the new legislation will include changes to post-1995 pensions in the public sector which may allow retired...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (23 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Department can provide a table of afforestation applications received in January 2024 and every month since; if they could send it monthly excluding NTA and felling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17989/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (23 Apr 2024)

Michael Fitzmaurice: 497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, due to the collapse in the number of new afforestation enquiries that the industry is receiving from landowners and farmers, if he will now meet with stakeholders to make the necessary changes to the forestry programme to better suit Ireland and promote industry expansion. [17990/24]