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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (17 Jun 2021)

Denis Naughten: 412. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to revise the legally defined tolerances currently used to verify the accuracy of the automated beef grading in meat plants; his views on whether the current 40% tolerance is acceptable when machines can be 95% accurate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32729/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (17 Jun 2021)

Denis Naughten: 413. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times in each of the past five years that mechanical grading was suspended in meat plants following an inspection by his Department; the corresponding figure to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32730/21]

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jun 2021)

Denis Naughten: I am disappointed with the Minister of State's response on this. The reality is that a Minister of the day could issue a directive to local authorities that they can no longer have one-off rural homes because of the impact that they have on our climate and emissions profile in respect of transport, in particular. Each local authority would have to comply with that. If the Minister made...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Local Authorities (22 Jun 2021)

Denis Naughten: 189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his engagements to date with the Minister for Rural and Community Development on funding for the local improvement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33241/21]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (22 Jun 2021)

Denis Naughten: 304. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will review the terms and conditions of the tenant purchase scheme to include income from the rural social scheme when purchasing a rural local authority house; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33054/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (22 Jun 2021)

Denis Naughten: 619. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific funding allocated by his Department on research into carbon sequestration in agriculture and potential payments to farmers for such practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32885/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (22 Jun 2021)

Denis Naughten: 637. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 29 April 2021, if he will increase the rate of payment under TAMS to reflect the increasing construction costs particularly of materials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33197/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (22 Jun 2021)

Denis Naughten: 662. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of local improvement schemes that are presently on the waiting list in each local authority; the value of such projects; the number of projects completed in each local authority in each year since 2016; the value of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33242/21]

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jun 2021)

Denis Naughten: First, I thank the Minister of State for the frankness and honesty of his response on this which is refreshing. We have not heard this from anyone else to date. The Minister of State states that there are checks and balances along the way. There certainly is a mechanism where there is engagement with the Oireachtas which is already in place in the 2015 legislation which we all accept is...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Sustainable Development Goals (23 Jun 2021)

Denis Naughten: 62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the progress to date on the sustainable development goals national implementation plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33863/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (24 Jun 2021)

Denis Naughten: 451. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be called for a procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26457/21]

Affordable Homes in the Poolbeg Strategic Development Zone: Motion (29 Jun 2021)

Denis Naughten: I endorse everything Deputy Canney has just said. All across the country, including in many of our provincial towns, the rapidly increasing price of property is the direct result of the lack of availability of property and serviced land. I want to take a step back and focus on the low-hanging fruit. While there is no doubt that we have a huge challenge in servicing land, opening it up...