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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new afforestation scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40771/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to increase afforestation in view that there has been almost an 80% drop in all new forestry plantings since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40772/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027, if preference will be given to support the preservation of certain habitats over others like open hill, depleted upland bog and heathland, even if native woodland was the original habitat in a given area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40773/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to increase native woodland establishment targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40774/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to ensure that the native woodland establishment scheme is a viable options for investors, in view that the current allowable land for planting this schedule is priced above the financial return from the premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40775/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if environmental impact assessments thresholds have been reviewed before the implementation of the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 in view that the current mandatory EIA thresholds can be extremely costly having resulted in the abandonment of potential native woodland planting applications; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 to a comparison of the value of biodiversity and flora and fauna of native woodland verses the current habitat’s representation of number and volume of species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40777/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 to a more compacted and applicant friendly planting licensing process, in view of the ever-lengthening licence application process for approval to attract more applicants and investors going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40778/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the status of a transfer of entitlements application (details supplied) in view that it is now over eight months since the application was lodged and it has not been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40779/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 250. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure that cancer treatment units are adequately staffed, in view that nationally there are approximately four treatment units closed, with another three capped at 50% capacity, and a number of treatment units are understaffed wherein they are usually staffed at four but now are running with three staff to keep the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Facilities (21 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 251. To ask the Minister for Health what action his Department is taking to ensure that all CT planning scanners are operational nationally, in view that presently two CT planning scanners are not operational due to a staff shortage, and as a result patients have their start dates pushed out which is reflective in the National Cancer Control Programme national key performance indicators data;...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: First of all, like my colleagues, my thoughts are with the parents of any child who has to undergo surgery. I know that planning and getting a child ready for surgery is a huge challenge in itself for every parent. It is really difficult for any family when children have to go through a multiplicity of operations and surgery. They all need our full support. The major problem we now have...

Children's Health Ireland - Patient safety concerns and reviews in paediatric orthopaedic surgical services: Statements, Questions and Answers (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: There is a lot of uncertainty in the media coverage in respect of the consultants who are available in the hospital to perform these operations when one consultant is no longer available and a file has gone to the Medical Council. What consultants and teams are now in place to continue the work that is required? What effort is going to be made to recruit additional people with the relevant...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 230. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the current status of an application for emergency works (details supplied); when a decision is likely to be made in this case, in view of the fact that these facilities are urgently required as the leaks are deteriorating; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40986/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 277. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action her Department is taking to ensure that all pupils who require school transport at both primary and post-primary level are facilitated in view that school transport is an essential service for families; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41486/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the review of the school transport scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41487/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out in tabular form the number of pupils in Cork who applied for school transport under the primary school transport scheme for 2023/2024, who are regarded as concessionary and who have been refused school transport for the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41488/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 280. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to set out in tabular form the number of pupils in Cork who applied for school transport under the post-primary school transport scheme for 2023/2024, who are regarded as concessionary and who have been refused school transport for the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41489/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what action her Department is taking to assist families who are regarded as concessionary under the current school transport scheme and who have not been awarded tickets for this coming year (details supplied), taking into account that these families rely solely on the school bus to take their children to/from school; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (26 Sep 2023)

Colm Burke: 386. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there will be a provision for an increase in optical benefit (eye examinations) payments claims by dispensing opticians and optometrists under the treatment benefit scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41481/23]