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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (8 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 828. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the agencies under the remit of his Department; the amount that has been spent on all Covid-19-related consultancy contracts by his Department and agencies under his remit in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the amount paid for each consultant; and the reason for the consultancy. [6031/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Covid-19 Pandemic (8 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 851. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the agencies under the remit of her Department; the amount that has been spent on all Covid-19-related consultancy contracts by her Department and agencies under her remit in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; the amount paid for each consultant; and the reason for the consultancy. [6044/22]

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: There are six minutes left in the slot left and I was conscious of leaving the Deputy's colleague, Deputy O Murchú, enough time and giving the Deputy an opportunity to wind down his contribution. The Deputy is well within his time-----

Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (9 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: ------but this is just to ensure that the three speakers have time in the slot. I call Deputy Ó Murchú.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 59. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he plans to replace the current commissioner structure at the Office of Public Works with a new assistant secretary level senior management team given OPW’s recent appointment in this regard; his further plans to reorganise and restructure the OPW; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6948/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 60. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the term of the current chairman of the Office of Public Works; if he envisages any change in grade of title given recent changes to the commission structure and ahead of any new recruitment to this post; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6949/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 61. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he is satisfied that the levels of staffing, the relevance of the staffing profile and the structure of OPW is such that it is able to operate effectively particularly as this relates to projects for which it is responsible for expediting under the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6950/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 62. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has to date identified any capacity issues or other blockages at OPW level that may already be impacting on the delivery of projects assigned to it under the National Development Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6951/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Office of Public Works (9 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 63. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of women in proportion to the number of men that occupy senior management positions at the OPW; if he is satisfied with the gender diversity at senior level in the organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6952/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (9 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 149. To ask the Minister for Health when a child (details supplied) will be seen for therapy. [6915/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the costs of maintenance of forests less than four years old have increased dramatically since January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7054/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: My question is more thematic in the sense that we are focusing heavily now on afforestation targets and the toolkit that is the dashboard. It has become the tool everybody now uses as the benchmark for progress on afforestation targets. The increase in the cost of living and the cost of inputs was alluded to earlier and concerns around fertiliser are also wrapped up in this question. Has...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I invite the Minister of State to give us her personal perspective on afforestation. I would be delighted to hear it.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Minister for her answer. The announcement of a target of 1,040 licences for 2022 indicates to me that the forest service has abandoned the target of planting 8,000 ha this year. Tracking back over the numbers from recent years, the issuing of 1,040 licences would result in the planning of only 4,000 ha. I am not convinced, as the Minister of State is, that all of the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I put it to the Minister of State, however, that the lack of ambition here is disappointing. I mean that genuinely.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I do not doubt that the Minister of State is extremely genuine in what she seeks to achieve. There is no doubt about that in my mind. Dare I suggest, respectfully, there is a level of granularity that needs to be worked through. That must be acknowledged. The Minister of State said the Department will reach the 8,000 ha target this year. That remains to be seen. I suggest...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: The articulation of all of this for Deputies like me, who represent both urban and rural constituencies, is that we have villages and townlands that are being split down the middle. The only way I can articulate my point is by giving a practical example and that is the village of Ballyhooly, in north County Cork. Typical of every small village throughout the country, it is quite literally...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I appreciate and understand all of that. When the national broadband plan was rolled out there was an expectation - Mr. Hendrick can tell me if it is not a legitimate expectation - that there would be a more timely intervention in those areas where there are serious gaps. I refer again to Ballyhooly, because as far as I am concerned it is a ground zero for every village of a similar type....

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: Thank you.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: It is a nice segue that we are talking about the reliance on external advice. If I understood Mr. Griffin correctly, he is talking about 25 consultants assigned to the roll-out of the national broadband plan. I submitted a parliamentary question for written answer on 19 January of this year asking how much the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications was spending on...