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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: 738. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider allowing foresters to count their plantations in terms of carbon credits; if he will consider this course of action to be a recognition of the contribution that foresters make in the area of carbon sequestration as part of the climate action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52824/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: 739. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the measures taken by the Forestry Service to resolve issues with the processing of forestry licences includes initiatives to reduce the paperwork needed by foresters when making their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52825/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: 740. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the current reconstitution and underplanting scheme; his views on complaints from the sector that it is not fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52826/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: 741. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if forestry grants and premia are to be increased through the measures announced in Budget 2023. [52827/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: 742. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the ‘Issues impacting the Forestry Sector’ report from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and the Marine and its recommendation to review the decision to stop plantations on un-enclosed lands as much as possible, in terms of meeting Ireland’s annual afforestation target; and if he will...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainability Impact Assessment: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: I have a couple of quick questions. Under the coastal states structure and the blue whiting, the Atlanto-Scandian herring and the mackerel, the Minister said last year that Norway and the Faroe Islands had set unacceptably high unilateral quotas for mackerel 2021 and that he had concerns on that matter back then. He even called on the Commissioner to completely reject their unilateral and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainability Impact Assessment: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: Just before Dr. Beamish comes in, has the Commissioner taken any action in relation to that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainability Impact Assessment: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: Is there any indication that we are in any way near coming to an agreement with them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainability Impact Assessment: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: The Minister said there is an improvement in the status of some fish stocks but that others remain a concern. There reasons why stocks have unknown status, including the short time series of the biological data, the connected input data and no catches or insignificant sampling data. Why is this? What measures are being taken to address this? Are figures available on the impact that any of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sustainability Impact Assessment: Discussion (25 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: Last year, the Minister said that if tax was set in accordance with the single stock advice it would impact on 248 jobs, full time and part time. Now we are hearing about 400 jobs. Yet we also hear of an increase in sustainable fish stocks of 51%. We all appreciate the importance of sustainability. It is vital for the planet and for the industry into the future. Where is the pay-off for...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners (18 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: 279. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to a number of Revenue Commissioners staff working in County Tipperary who have been informed that they were wrongly paid a franking allowance for an extended period of time (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51447/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (18 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: 768. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to there being no adult speech and language therapy for adults with intellectual disabilities in south Tipperary resulting in no referrals to the service being accepted; and his Department’s plans to address this lack of service. [51521/22]

Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2022: Second Stage (13 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: I welcome this Bill as finally, it sees real and proper movement on the third national strategy on domestic, sexual and gender-based Violence. For too long there have been gaps in our legislation that have failed many people over the years. I am grateful to see that the provisions of this Bill are seeking to address some of those shortcomings. One of the provisions of this Bill is to...

Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2022: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: I appreciate the time to speak on this Bill as there are a number of key factors that need to be addressed further. The area of leave for domestic violence, in particular, seriously falls short of what should be best practice. This Bill will see the introduction of paid leave for victims of domestic, sexual or gender-based violence. While always welcome, it is unfortunate to note that only...

Committee on Public Petitions: Business of Joint Committee (13 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: We are now in public session. Apologies have been received from Senator Buttimer. I thank Deputy Padraig O'Sullivan, who has been discharged from the service of this committee, for all his work with us. We wish him all the best with the Joint Committee on the Irish Language, Gaeltacht and the Irish-speaking Community. I also welcome Deputy Troy, who has been nominated to join the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge: Mr. Terence Coskeran (13 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: Our next business is our engagement with Mr. Terence Coskeran, petitioner, on petition No. 00021/21, taking in charge. Before we begin, I will explain some limitations to parliamentary privilege and the practice of the House as regards references witnesses may make to other persons in their evidence. The evidence of witnesses physically present or who give evidence from within the...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge: Mr. Terence Coskeran (13 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: Before inviting other members to come in, I have a few questions. On the face of it, it looks like an open-and-shut case. Mr. Coskeran had an agreement with a local authority 14 years before Irish Water was set up. It has a responsibility to see that through. How does he feel about his level of engagement with Tipperary County Council through the years? Does he feel the council followed...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge: Mr. Terence Coskeran (13 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: That is absolutely crazy. Local authority CEOs should meet people like Mr. Coskeran. We, as public representatives, regularly deal with estates where developers have walked away and left things up in a heap - ghost estates, call them what you like. Here is a development that has been finished to a high standard. I know the estate and I know Hillview beside it. To my mind there is a very...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge: Mr. Terence Coskeran (13 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: Every day we hear in the Dáil that housing is a major problem. We have a developer here who built five houses and finished the estate to a high standard and is stuck in limbo which is crazy. As I am sure Deputy Buckley and others will say, when we as local authority members raised such issues, we were always told it was Irish Water or the Department. The Minister's office has stated...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on Taking in Charge: Mr. Terence Coskeran (13 Oct 2022)

Martin Browne: Is Mr. Coskeran aware of any other developers who are caught in a situation like his own?