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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (19 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 260. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the issues that his Department is encountering with the provision of first-time passports; and the number waiting for passports by county and by country in tabular form. [25544/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (19 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 352. To ask the Minister for Health when an person (details supplied) will receive the pandemic bonus payment [25439/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (19 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 370. To ask the Minister for Health if respite care services will be permitted to continue in respect of a person (details supplied) who is currently incapacitated having undergone surgery, who lives alone and is unable to manage their current situation. [25545/22]

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: Deputy Bacik raised the issue of passports yesterday. I ask that we might have a further articulation of the issue in the House and I call on the Government to make time for statements on it. First-time applications for passports were taking 40 working days in 2021. We are all now dealing with cases where first-time applications are taking 12, 13, 14 weeks and more. There is a serious...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: Pat "the Cope" Gallagher was a great man for the passports.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 171. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the reason that an application for naturalisation by a person (details supplied) is taking so long.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25298/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care of the Elderly (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 210. To ask the Minister for Health if respite services will be provided to a person (details supplied) presenting with dementia given that their spouse is not in a position to care for them due to ill-health. [25112/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I am conscious that I am not a member of the committee. I am happy to come in last.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Chair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I am glad to have the opportunity to attend this meeting. I am trying to get a deeper understanding of the culture and the dynamics that exist between fishing communities and our guests' good selves in the SFPA. What I have seen so far, and I think they would objectively agree, is that a tension exists, and I use the word "tension" advisedly. I need to have a better understanding of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: Mr. Hayes is, de facto, the boss.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: It is a serious question and I will explain why that is. In the brief time I have been allocated, I am trying to get some clear understanding of the dynamics that inform the organisation. Is Mr. Hayes the boss or not?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: That explains it. Bear with me-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I beg the Acting Chairman's protection. I am going to be very respectful and ask for brevity in the answers. That is all I ask for - I say that with the utmost respect - because I want to cover as much ground as possible. Mr. Hayes is the boss and the de factoCEO. That is what we understand, in business parlance, an executive chairman to be. Very briefly, will Mr. Hayes explain what a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: Okay. That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: Mr. Hayes referred to a meeting that took place on 4 February. Was the issue of notices to weigh on landing discussed at that meeting? If it was discussed, was an agreement reached in regard to the terms of the notices to weigh on landing? Was that agreed at that meeting on 4 February? This is a yes-no question. We do not need a long context.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: Is it possible, within reason, to characterise how the industry would have perceived the outcome of that meeting on 4 February? Could the industry have perceived that there was some degree of agreement in regard to the issue of the notices to weigh on landing?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: What was the process by which the notices to weigh on landing were withdrawn? Did Mr. Hayes say this was done on 6 March?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: We all start from the vantage point that Ms Loughnane outlined earlier - we all value the industry and want to see a sustainable industry. That is built into the thinking of all of us who have an interest in the sustainability of the industry, including processors, fishers and those with other vantage points. I am trying to understand the dynamics in respect of the consultative committee....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weighing of Fisheries Products: Discussion (18 May 2022)

Seán Sherlock: Does that tick the box for the SFPA in terms of DG-MARE?