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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Challenges Facing the Tillage Industry: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: Am I right in saying we want to get to 400,000 ha by 2030?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Challenges Facing the Tillage Industry: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: Based on current trends and projections, does Dr. O'Reilly think the target will be met?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Challenges Facing the Tillage Industry: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: Will we hit it in five years' time, based on the trends over the past five years?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Challenges Facing the Tillage Industry: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: In fairness, I acknowledge that a lot of work has been done behind the scenes. Does Dr. O'Reilly think we will hit the target of 400,000 ha in 2030? It is very ambitious given where everything is. Is Dr. O'Reilly confident we will get to that figure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Challenges Facing the Tillage Industry: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: Just on the maths, from 2018 to 2025, we went from 300,000 ha to 340,000 ha and the ambition is to go to 400,000 in 2030. I will move on. What is the Department doing to promote the use of technology and data in the tillage sector to improve efficiency and sustainability?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Hedge Cutting (30 Sep 2025)

Peter Cleere: 232. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will consider setting up a grant scheme to help landowners with the costs of cutting roadside hedges, as a health and safety measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51509/25]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Disability and Equality: Budget 2026 (30 Sep 2025)

Peter Cleere: 775. To ask the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to allocate funding in the upcoming Budget for a team for the southeast, in line with the Programme for Government commitment to complete the nationwide roll out of community neurorehabilitation teams; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51576/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (30 Sep 2025)

Peter Cleere: 926. To ask the Minister for Health the current average phone answering times for Caredoc services in Carlow and Kilkenny; the number of calls currently waiting at peak times; the steps being taken to address delays; and the future plans to ensure timely access to out of hours care. [51971/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Primary Care Centres (2 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: 84. To ask the Minister for Health for an update on the proposed new primary care centre for Graiguenamanagh; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52193/25]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Primary Care Centres (2 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: Primary care centres add huge value to communities across the country, including my own in Carlow-Kilkenny. There is a lot of excitement in my home town of Graiguenamanagh about our new proposed primary care centre. I would like an update on how that is progressing.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Primary Care Centres (2 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: That is most welcome news. I understand the new centre is planned to be a two-storey facility of approximately 20,000 sq. m, with accommodation for GP practices and community nursing, as well as dental services and therapies. However, the key thing about this primary care centre is its rural location, and the accessibility challenges a lot of people where I am from have in getting access to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Primary Care Centres (2 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: I thank the Minister. I know from my experience of dealing with other primary care centres around the constituency that there is a really strong, enhanced community and patient experience at such centres. Patients can build long-term relationships with their providers, which can lead to better communication and more personalised care, which is really promising. I am really excited about...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sport and Recreational Development (2 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: 18. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions his Department is taking to encourage the participation of females in sport. [52514/25]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sports Organisations (2 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: 58. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the actions his Department is taking to support the integration of the GAA, Camogie Association and Ladies Gaelic Football Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52513/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (2 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: 119. To ask the Minister for Health for an overview of the health capital projects currently in construction and in design across Kilkenny; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52194/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff (2 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: 451. To ask the Minister for Health whether there is a vacant position for a speech and language therapist at St. Columba's Hospital, Thomastown, County Kilkenny; how long the post has been vacant; and the plans in place to fill this vacancy. [52821/25]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Challenges Facing the Tillage Industry: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: I welcome the witnesses. Strengthening farm income for our 130,000 family farms is a priority for the Government. There is a recommendation in the programme for government to invest significantly in the tillage sector in order to maintain and grow the sector, so there is a specific measure in that. Fresh funding will be required. We acknowledge that and can talk about it shortly. Also, we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Challenges Facing the Tillage Industry: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: On food security related to tillage and grain, how are the witnesses finding things in terms of their supply chain? Mr. Doyle mentioned that for every 2 million tonnes of Irish product, we are importing 5 million tonnes. How is he finding the Irish sector’s competitiveness on the geopolitical spectrum?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Challenges Facing the Tillage Industry: Discussion (1 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: I am sorry but I am really conscious of the time. Could she just say “Yes” or “No”?

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Vacant Properties (8 Oct 2025)

Peter Cleere: 83. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will report on delivery under the croí cónaithe towns scheme in Kilkenny and Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53883/25]