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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (17 Dec 2020)

Paul Kehoe: 422. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of the introduction of the auto-enrolment pension during the course of 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44247/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (17 Dec 2020)

Paul Kehoe: 496. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a repayment under the nursing home support scheme 2009 is being requested (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44212/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (17 Dec 2020)

Paul Kehoe: 605. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a primary health centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44514/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (13 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 28. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to reopen applications for work permits for dairy farm assistants in early 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44920/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (13 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 43. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 25 of 25 November 2020 and 143 of 3 December 2020, if further clarification will be provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1245/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Schools Building Projects (13 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 444. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress of a school building project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44874/20]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres (13 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 752. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of a primary health centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44646/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicines (13 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 1110. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision is likely to be made on proposed changes to regulations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44923/20]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Ceremonies (20 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 441. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the temporary replacement of citizenship ceremonies in which applicants will be able to sign an affidavit declaring loyalty to the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2922/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I concur with the remarks to the effect that a no-deal Brexit would have been a disaster for our coastal communities. We have been well-warned about the consequences of Brexit. Listening to some contributions, they make it sound simple. The negotiations in recent years by the Minister and his predecessors, Deputies Coveney and Creed, have not been simple. The Minister mentioned a task...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: They are willing to seal the trucks and so on. This is about keeping the processing plants open in our coastal communities also. Rather than landing into the UK and having to go to UK processors, we want to do our best to keep processors on our own island in business.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Fisheries Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (22 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Chairman very much. I am not sure if the witnesses were listening to the Minister but I presume they were. I would like to hear their thoughts on the task force the Minister is proposing to set up and what they, as organisations, would like to see from it. Regarding my constituency of Wexford, I also raised the issue relating scallops and the landing of boats in the UK. From...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 224. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) can qualify from income tax under the exemption rules for race horses in training; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4282/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Staff (27 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 261. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when an appointment (details supplied) will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3899/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Licence Applications (27 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 910. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all licences issued by his Department are being treated with equal importance; if his Department is prioritising a section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4241/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (27 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 911. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the current output of afforestation licences being issued by his Department will achieve the target of 8,000 hectares of afforestation for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4242/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (28 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a site has been identified for a school building project (details supplied); when it is expected to be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4544/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Department of Agriculture and the Marine (29 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I will ask some individual questions for the officials in my five-minute slot. The weekly dashboard in November shows that the Department issued only 84 private licences. That does not reflect the Department's target of reaching 200 files. In November, the committee was informed that 16 ecologists had been hired and at the time there were 84 files on hand. Each ecologist was dealing with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Department of Agriculture and the Marine (29 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: At the rate of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges for the Forestry Sector: Department of Agriculture and the Marine (29 Jan 2021)

Paul Kehoe: The Chairman is right in saying that. I was going to touch on the matter. At the rate of one file per week per ecologist, as we are seeing currently, how long will it take to clear the backlog? I presume the ecologists are costing big money. As taxpayers and committee members we want to see a larger turnover of files. The current rate of turnover of files is not good value for money. It...