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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister and the Minister of State for waiting. It is a long day and I appreciate that the Chair has allowed non-members of the committee to ask these questions. I have been listening to a lot of this debate and the Minister told us earlier he has known for a long time about Coillte's plans. When we look at what Ms Hurley said before Christmas at this committee, she was clear...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: Why then, almost immediately after concerns were raised and once Coillte's policy became clear, did the Tánaiste call for a review and the Taoiseach say this was not the preferred option? At one level, letters of expectation were signed allowing Coillte to act in certain ways, which we are told was following Government policy, yet as soon as the first tranche was announced, the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: What the Minister is saying is that they are all pulling back. The Taoiseach and Tánaiste did so publicly and the Minister has said that this evening. Let us start at that position. The Minister told us an agreement is in place for 12,000 ha, and we will come to that in a moment. Will the Minister tell us that this is the entirety of Coillte's engagement with Gresham House and that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: Yes, I know.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: That is not my question. I hear what the Minister is saying and I accept it. My question is whether the Minister will tell us if the agreement, which we will come back to, that he says cannot be changed is the entirety of Coillte's engagement with Gresham House? Will he answer that question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: Will the Minister and the Minister of State, Senator Hackett make it clear to Coillte that Government policy is that there is to be no more of this and it is not going to happen again?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: I heard the Minister say he wants to engage local communities, small farmers, public bodies and so on. Many people who have spoken this evening, who know more about forestry than I do, have said very clearly that confidence is on the ground. It has gone through it. I know that from talking to constituents. Where do we move from here? If we are to get confidence back into the industry,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: That is already in place.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: The big deal is a quarter of a million acres and where Coillte is going. I presume the Minister, like the other Government party Deputies, abstained on the motion we just saw in the Chamber. What part of it could he not support?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Policy and Strategy: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: The Minister supports parts two and three. It is the first part that is the issue.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (26 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: I have serious concerns about the NowDoc service. The NowDoc service is an out-of-hours GP service covering three municipalities, Carrick-on-Shannon and Ballinamore in south Leitrim, and Boyle in north Roscommon. There is a possibility that this will be privatised and moved from HSE control. I am concerned about the impact of that. There is a probability, which I will explain in a moment,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: General Practitioner Services (26 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: I thank the Minister of State for that. She said, "The HSE has given assurance that no decision has been made on the redesign of the operating model for those areas, and no decision will be made without the active involvement of relevant stakeholders." It is fine that there are no plans. However, this is the document I am concerned about. This is the consultation document that the HSE has...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: 73. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average installation cost of a sheltered bus stop. [3619/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: 74. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average yearly maintenance cost of a sheltered bus stop. [3620/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: 75. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the average amount of the monthly maintenance cost that is offset by advertising on sheltered bus stops. [3621/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: 76. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of bus stops per county; and of those, the number that are sheltered, in tabular form. [3622/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: 85. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a prison officer can apply for a transfer to another Department within the civil service; and if so, the mechanisms that are in place to facilitate such transfers. [3623/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: 163. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients currently awaiting dermatology in CHO1 by county and hospital in tabular form; the new services or technologies that have been deployed recently for dermatology in this region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3448/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Jan 2023)

Marian Harkin: 208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify an issue in relation to a Coillte felling licence (details supplied). [3449/23]