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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 394. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person planted trees previously but did not receive a premium for same, but under their felling licence have to replant, will be eligible to receive the premium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50669/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (21 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 459. To ask the Minister for Health if an interim measure could be introduced as a solution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50568/23]

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (22 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: I will take just one minute. I have two issues I want to raise with the Minister. One relates to TB and the cost factor. This has been the longest running industry in the past 30 years in this country and the time has come for us to get a handle on it. It is wrong that the taxpayers of this country are paying so much money every year for this industry. That is what I call it because...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (22 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: I do not mind.

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Schemes (22 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 75. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason businesses that paid in cash are excluded from the business users support scheme for kerosene (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51407/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (23 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a forestry licence application (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51681/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 271. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to push the introduction of the budgeted increase in the ECC hours to €2.14 per hour to January 2024, and not September 2024 as budgeted for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51640/23]

Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: I thank the Deputy. The next slot is Sinn Féin. Deputy Conway-Walsh has ten minutes and Deputies Ó Murchú and Brown have five minutes each.

Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: Deputies Shanahan and Fitzpatrick will reply to the debate on behalf of the Regional Group.

Capital Supply Service and Purpose Report Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed) [Private Members] (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: I have been lenient with the Deputy, but will he please conclude? I will give him one more minute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: I have just a few questions. One of the complaints most of the organisations have about the BAR schemes is that the application process to draw down funding is too difficult. It is something we need to look at. I raised the matter of the seafood sector at last week's committee meeting, and the drawing down of European funding to support it, in the context of the present difficulty that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: I would appreciate that. It is creating difficulties. I raised it at the committee previously and am raising it again. My other question, and this was raised by a previous speaker, relates to the sheep sector and people who apply. The officials said that they have to be affected directly, but sometimes people are affected indirectly but directly, if you know what I am saying. On the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: It has been allocated but not drawn down.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: That is fine. I was interested to know that. What is happening with a lot of the schemes is the funding has been announced and allocated but is not being drawn down. We again have another scheme where the funding is there but the money is not being drawn down. There may be reasons for that but, at the same time, it has developed over the past number of years and is something that needs to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: To come back to the sheep sector and the scheme, that sector did not get its fair share of the funding that was made available. Is there any way that can be looked at again, or a scheme put in place, to assist it? As I said, it is indirect but it affects those in the sector directly as regards markets. They have suffered over the past number of years. Even at present, they are finding it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: That will be helpful. They need it.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (28 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the exact procedure that defective concrete block affected homeowners need to follow in order to avail of SEAI home energy upgrade grants whilst rebuilding their homes; to outline the procedure for those who have already commenced rebuilding works so that they can receive their grants without delay, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (28 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance the updated position regarding the review of the disabled drivers’ and disabled passengers' scheme, in particular the criteria for the primary medical certificate; what stage the review is at; what steps have been taken since the publication of the working group report; what changes are being proposed; the timeframe for the implementation of the...