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Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I will follow on from my colleague, Deputy Dillon, regarding the inspections regime. I understand there are a set of regulations going back to 2019 relating to standards in private rented accommodation, which are very clearly delineated. I am struck by the fact, notwithstanding Covid-19 and the inability of people to inspect private rented accommodation that is subject to housing assistance...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: It was 2021. We are factoring in Covid-19. We know there will be a drop-off so the officials do not need to respond to that. That is a given and that is understood, but the number of prohibition notices that have been served out of those inspections is 15. Even if we track back, taking into account Covid-19, in 2018, approximately 28,000 inspections were carried out with 99 prohibition...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: To be very clear so there is no ambiguity, what I actually said was that there needs to be greater resourcing of the local authorities to provide for personnel to carry out the inspections.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: That is the key point. The question is: will additional resources be provided to local authorities to carry out more inspections?

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: It is on the Department's agenda as a priority.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I thank Ms Timmons. I appreciate the answer. With regard to water services, as a typical Deputy trying to get schemes up off the ground in regard to wastewater treatment plants and sewage treatment plants, and generally improve the condition of services, in particular water services, I recognise that some very good projects are under way right across the country under the ambit of Irish...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Housing, Local Government and Heritage (17 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: Will the Department devise a new scheme for small settlements and villages where projects are shovel-ready and where the local authority says it is ready to go and would like to bid for a scheme that might be devised?

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 866. To ask the Minister for Health the number of times the contraception implementation group has met since December 2021; the consultations that have taken place with relevant stakeholders on necessary legislative change, budgetary, eligibility, contract negotiations and other relevant matters relating to the introduction of the free contraception scheme announced in budget 2022; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 867. To ask the Minister for Health the negotiations that have taken place with representative bodies regarding inclusion of contraception in relevant service contracts, regulations, and guidelines, following the announcement of the free contraception provision in budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8268/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 868. To ask the Minister for Health the progress that has been made in terms of the design of information and publicity campaigns to support and promote the roll-out of the free contraception scheme announced in budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8269/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 869. To ask the Minister for Health if the roll-out of free contraception for 17 to 25-year-olds will commence in August 2022 as announced following budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8270/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 870. To ask the Minister for Health when the heads of the Bill to establish eligibility for free contraception for 17 to 25-year-olds as well as wider age cohorts will be brought to Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8271/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 871. To ask the Minister for Health the reason no long-acting reversible contraceptives certification programme is available for general practitioners; when a programme will open; the number of places that will be available; the initiatives that are in place or anticipated to certify nurse inserters for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8272/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 941. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the licensing targets for private felling licences for 2022 are sufficient to mobilise the forecasted volume available in 2022 as indicated in a forecast by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7606/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 942. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if expenditure matched, exceeded or did not achieve planned phased monthly expenditure in the Forestry Service for January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7607/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 983. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department and agencies under his remit are taking to ensure the survival of the pure bred Irish draught horse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8357/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 984. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Irish draught horse will be given a protected designation such as those that are recognised by UNESCO, as they relate, for instance to cultural practices, sports and specific locations given its unique status.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8358/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 985. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way funding to Horse Sport Ireland relating to the management, administration and protection of the purity of the Irish draught horse breed is implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8359/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (17 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 56. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will allow discretionary funding under LEADER Food Initiative for projects that were submitted but withdrawn to resubmit with the new parameters of a project to be funded. [8698/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Broadband Infrastructure (17 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 65. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her engagement on the broadband connection points elements of the National Broadband Plan to date in 2022. [8699/22]