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Cost of Living: Motion [Private Members] (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I am sharing time with Deputy Ó Ríordáin. The Minister of State's response was quite telling, not least when he stated, “This is what underpins our assessment that the current very high rate of inflation is temporary and that it will begin to ease from the second quarter of this year.” We all read the economic reports from the likes of the Economic and Social...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Expenditure (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: There are two minutes remaining in this in the slot. I am anxious to allow Deputy Murnane O'Connor to come in and for the Taoiseach to respond.

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I now call on the Sinn Féin Member, Deputy McDonald. I understand she is sharing time with Deputy John Brady.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 332. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of private rented accommodation inspections carried out by local authorities in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the number of inspections in which further enforcement action was taken in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3585/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 337. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the measures that are being taken to ensure first-time passports can be issued in time for those parents who have booked flights. [3038/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 380. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of times she has met her officials in relation to a project (details supplied); and if there is a definitive timeline established for construction. [3254/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Schemes (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 428. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the engagement she has had with trade unions and stakeholders on the local employment tender in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3040/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 429. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she is satisfied that all recipients of the pandemic unemployment payment had a legitimate entitlement to the payment; if payments were made in cases in which no such entitlement existed; the procedures in place to recoup such payments following the internal audit carried out by her Department in respect of pandemic...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 562. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff hired for each area of early intervention by CHO and LHO in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [3039/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Tests (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 604. To ask the Minister for Health the reason PCR sites in Mallow and Youghal, County Cork have been removed from the online option; and if a commitment will be made to providing local PCR testing in County Cork. [3208/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Work Permits (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 670. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is instructing his officials to make the necessary arrangements with their counterparts in other Departments to enable work permits to be issued to persons from countries outside of the European Union as is occurring in other industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2890/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 671. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will produce projections on the number of licences by category (details supplied); if it is accepted these are voluntary applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2891/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 672. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his officials have concluded discussions and arrived at a successful outcome with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the issue of the requirement for planning permission on dead, dying and rotting ash crops as committed to by the Secretary General of his Department at a meeting of the Joint...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 673. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 59 of 9 December 2021, if the payment process for the payment of ecological reports has been fully agreed with the relevant working group in Project Woodland; if the working group is fully supportive of these plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2893/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 111. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will allow seat access for children (details supplied) for a school transport route. [3783/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 145. To ask the Minister for Health if an organisation (details supplied) will qualify for the €1,000 Covid bonus. [3649/22]

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Chair. I apologise profusely for missing the entirety of the meeting thus far but that was unavoidable. I apologise also if some of my questions have been asked and answered. If they have, that is fine. I can take the answers from the record afterwards. I want to talk about the Cork-Dublin line. There was an announcement of approximately €91 million, as I understand...

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I thank Ms Graham. The other issue relates to correspondence that we would have received in relation to bus shelters. People may ask why am I asking a question about bus shelters. Bus shelters are important to people who do not have their own transport, particularly if they live in intermediate towns. For instance, if you are living between Cork and Limerick in a town such as Buttevant,...

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I thank Mr. Creegan. I appreciate the answer. I used Buttevant as one example and I am unashamedly parochial in this sense. Buttevant is an example of where infrastructure is not being rolled out in towns and villages that depend on intercity routes. If some attention could be given specifically to Buttevant, I would be very grateful for that. My final question relates to fare...

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: Can I get a response to that?