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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: Mr. Hayes might come back to me on the number of ecologists in the different sections. He mentioned that there are a number of them within Coillte. Is that the reason Coillte is getting more applications through than are coming through for the private sector? I ask Mr. Hayes to have a look at that and come back to me on it. What is the administrative cost to the Department in 2021 to...

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 dashboard shows that, of all the licences issued by the Department in November, December and January, only 15% were afforestation. I stated at the previous committee meeting in December that this strategy is absolutely killing off the private sector. I come from the private sector and worked there for many years. We will see the loss of more jobs. I stressed the last day that millions...

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: Can I make a brief comment? It is not a question.

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: Looking at the "Ear to the Ground" programme before Christmas, if I was in the private sector, I would be put off from planting or considering forestry and, unless the Department changes its messaging and does what needs to be done despite the huge problems and issues there, it will not encourage any private sector farmer to plant forestry. It must annoy somebody in the private sector when...

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 have three very brief questions for the officials. What is the total number of licences required to serve the industry's demand? I include here road licences, private felling licences, Coillte felling licences and afforestation licences. According to the opening statements, Coillte is the largest supplier of material to Irish sawmills. What percentage of timber comes from Coillte and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Bituminous Fuel Ban (3 Feb 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 78. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress of implementation of a nationwide ban on smoky coal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5829/21]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Exemptions (3 Feb 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 209. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 27 January 2021, if the sale of the horse by the farmer in question is exempt from income tax when it is with a registered handler rather than a registered trainer given it is with a registered trainer and the sale of the animal is exempt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5906/21]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (3 Feb 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 224. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a review (details supplied) will be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5654/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Illness Benefit (3 Feb 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 427. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if receipt of Covid-19 enhanced illness benefit is accrued as part of standard illness benefit allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5617/21]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Parental Leave (3 Feb 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 506. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when the additional three weeks parental benefit for parents of children born after 1 November 2019 will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5793/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (3 Feb 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 846. To ask the Minister for Health the options available to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5818/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: LEADER Programmes (3 Feb 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 972. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding streams available for an organisation (details supplied) seeking to build a new premises; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5484/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (4 Feb 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 1. 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. [6144/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes (4 Feb 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 86. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the status of an application by Wexford County Council (details supplied) for grant-aid for a sewerage scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6324/21]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Properties (4 Feb 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 99. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will provide information in relation to the extent of lands effected by ordnance (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6108/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Feb 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 254. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider point-to-point as an elite sport in terms of employment but also in terms of the money generated to the economy in order that it can return in the coming weeks taking into account the stringent protocols put in place through work with organisations and a person (details supplied) since meetings were resumed in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (10 Feb 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 681. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason for the delay in processing an application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7297/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Feb 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 828. To ask the Minister for Health if there will be a choice or options provided with regard to Covd-19 vaccines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6856/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cannabis for Medicinal Use (10 Feb 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 717. To ask the Minister for Health if there are plans to extend the qualifying illnesses from the three current conditions for others who suffer chronic pain and wish to be prescribed under the programme further to the commencement of the medical cannabis access programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6406/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (10 Feb 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 982. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6403/21]