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Commission of Investigation (Mother and Baby Homes and certain related Matters) Records, and another Matter, Bill 2020: Committee and Remaining Stages (22 Oct 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I note with interest the point made by Deputy Connolly about the creation of Tusla. It is a word that does not trip off the tongue easily. I do not even know if there is a statutory basis for the name "Tusla". I believe it is called the Child and Family Agency. We would all do ourselves a favour if we continue to refer to it as the Child and Family Agency. I do not know when the...

Written Answers — Department of Trade, Enterprise and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (22 Oct 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 28. To ask the Minister for Trade, Enterprise and Employment if he will introduce supports for businesses that have been impacted by Covid-19 disruptions but are not rate payers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32255/20]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Rebates (22 Oct 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 55. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to a tax and USC refund. [32129/20]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Departmental Staff (22 Oct 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 89. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence further to Parliamentary Question No. 166 of 8 October 2020, if an organisation of his Department will be provided in view that the website provided in the response only goes to assistant secretary level. [32159/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Oct 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 96. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the breakdown of all appeals for the leaving certificate, by county and a breakdown of the 18 appeals awarded higher grades, by county, in tabular form. [32161/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Oct 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 97. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the locations for written leaving certificate 2020 have been secured and agreed. [32162/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: State Examinations (22 Oct 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 98. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans for the written exam of leaving certificate in the event of raised levels under the living with Covid-19 roadmap. [32163/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Oct 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 99. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if moneys for a project (details supplied) have been ringfenced within the capital budget. [32164/20]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (22 Oct 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 100. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funding for a project (details supplied) has been ring-fenced within the capital budget. [32165/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension (22 Oct 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 114. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will examine the case of a person (details supplied) who has applied for a disability pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32083/20]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Inspections (22 Oct 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 126. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on whether the powers of social welfare inspectors are being used disproportionately when investigating claims. [32256/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (22 Oct 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a felling licence will be granted to a person (details supplied). [32158/20]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: General Scheme of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2020: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Oct 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Chairman for affording me the opportunity to join the committee today. This debate has been really useful and proved to be a very useful tutorial for somebody such as myself. On the role of local authorities, in the wording of the legislation is there insufficient direction given to local authorities on the interpretation of national climate action plans and how they translate...

River Shannon Management Agency Bill 2020: Second Stage [Private Members] (3 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I support the Bill. It is not the first time we have seen a Bill of this nature. I was doing research earlier and discovered that my former colleague, Willie Penrose, brought forward a similar Bill in 2000. The issue has been ongoing for a long time. With due respect to our colleagues in Sinn Féin, they are not the first to the party on this matter. There were attempts as late as...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tidy Towns Competition (3 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome the Minister to the House tonight as it is a sign that she is giving this very important matter the recognition it deserves. I will speak to the future of the Tidy Towns competition. I submitted a parliamentary question to the Minister on 17 September asking if the Tidy Towns competition would be allowed to proceed in 2021 under the current social distancing and public health...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tidy Towns Competition (3 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: I am grateful to the Minister for her reply and it was worth staying up this late just to hear such an assertive and affirmative reply from the Minister. There is no ambiguity from the Minister about the future of the competition in 2021 and the more than 924 applicants that will be there will be delighted with the news. It is a very genuine competition and the people involved are the salt...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (3 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of external contracts for consultancy currently operating in his Department; and the overall cost of the contracts. [33524/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (3 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 46. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tree felling licence applications currently awaiting a natural impact status. [33521/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Biocidal Products (3 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the other products that may be subject to a recall that may have implications for public health [33525/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Seán Sherlock: 68. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to fund the remaining applications under tranche 17 and 18 of TAMS II before tranche 19 is decided. [33522/20]