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Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Tourism Policy (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: 46. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if an update will be provided on the tourism strategy of the Government in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10335/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action Plan (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: 103. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the detail of the efforts by his Department to develop a green hydrogen strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9464/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Schemes (24 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: 139. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way his Department will achieve the target of 400 free home retrofits per month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9465/22]

Citizens' Assemblies: Motion (22 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: Notwithstanding the remarks of Deputy Haughey on citizens' assemblies, with which I tentatively agree, the citizens' assembly model has proven its worth over the past number of years. Some of the questions that have been asked, in particular on the social side of things, may not have come about as quickly had we been left to deal with them in these Houses. That being said, biodiversity...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: In the past, we could readily read the number of dropouts in third level. I am particularly concerned about the impact that Covid has had on students in the last few years. There has been a large increase in intake on the basis of the examination process or terminal exam. Have the witnesses seen the impact of that on their side in terms of the number of first-year dropout rates? What is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: I appreciate that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills: Future Funding of Higher Education: Discussion (22 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: I thank the witnesses. I apologise for not being present but I listened to them on my journey into Leinster House this morning. I thank them for their assessments and contributions to this debate. It is difficult to have a meaningful conversation with them in the context of a decision to be made rather than being made. I am sure they will understand this puts us at a slight disadvantage....

National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (17 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: I call on Deputy O'Donoghue who has a ten-minute slot.

National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (17 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: I am sure you will.

National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (17 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: Deputy Ó Cuív is sharing time with Deputies Carey and Cowen.

National Retrofitting Scheme: Statements (17 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: I commend the scheme. I also commend the Minister and the Department on the work they have put into it. There is so much within it that is extremely positive and it is quite disheartening to hear Members opposite decry it and predict its failure before it has even begun. We have to recognise in addition to what Deputy Bruton has said that the scheme has a huge element of work that will see...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Digital Hubs (17 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: 43. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps that have been taken to ensure that areas such as Fingal, County Dublin and other areas relatively close to large urban centres have remote working hubs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8758/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Urban Development (17 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: 70. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the role of town regeneration officers under the town centre first scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8759/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Antisocial Behaviour (17 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: 146. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of Operation Citizen; its progress to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8728/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (17 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: 152. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of the recent launch of the Garda recruitment drive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8727/22]

Report of the Commission on the Defence Forces: Statements (16 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: I thank the authors of this report for their thoroughly comprehensive body of work and recommendations. The report sets out, in very clear manner, the current state of our Defence Forces and points to various paths that lie ahead for the future of the military, depending on how we in this House and as a society react to the analysis and the warnings contained therein. We must implement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Services (15 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: 101. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the efforts to improve community health services in Fingal, County Dublin in line with growing population centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7908/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Strategies (15 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: 172. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the work of the Food Reformulation Task Force and the efforts to implement the Roadmap for Food Product Reformulation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7909/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Commission for Regulation of Utilities Strategic Plan: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: I have two supplementary questions if that is okay. They might flow into the answers. Perhaps it might be helpful to the committee if the CRU could outline the capacity of the interconnectors for export at the moment, versus what we might be aiming for in the future. With regard to the comments made about smart metering, has the Data Protection Commission ruled that energy usage data is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Commission for Regulation of Utilities Strategic Plan: Discussion (15 Feb 2022)

Alan Farrell: That was an interesting aside, which is important for the committee. I thank our guests for coming in. I have three areas of focus, two of which are follow-ups. Dr. McGowan made the comment that we hope to be enabling up to 95% capacity on the grid for renewables. I have two or three questions flowing from that. What does the commission need to do to achieve that? What do the network...