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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (20 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 591. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to ensure that there is sufficient supply of fertiliser available within the State for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45652/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (20 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 605. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the way in which an area is designated as 'rural' under the CLÁR Programme; if she is concerned that some areas and communities that would have long considered themselves as rural communities are being denied access to funding under the CLÁR Programme due to the existing eligibility criteria; if she will consider reviewing...

Security of Electricity Supply: Motion [Private Members] (15 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: Let me be frank, the current approach to energy policy and creation is an act of national self-sabotage. It is an absolute disgrace. Indeed the sense that people are getting is that our entire population has been taken hostage by a green hysteria and a demented level of ideological ruthlessness that is not grounded in any sense of proportion or rationality. It is wonderful to hear that...

An Bord Pleanála: Statements (15 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: The crisis that has emerged with respect to the integrity of An Bord Pleanála at senior management level has thrown a shadow over the work of the entire organisation. It clearly demonstrates the procedures and safeguards that were in place were not only to prevent but also to detect serious conflicts of interest from emerging and it shows us these were far from robust. Thanks to the...

Measures to Assist with Household Bills: Motion [Private Members] (14 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: We can safely say that the only temperature that will be rising over the winter months is the temperature of ordinary people's anger and frustration. That anger has already reached boiling point in many locations throughout the world as people see the collapse in access to affordable heating and energy supplies. Gas and electricity prices are fast reaching the stage of becoming the...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Ministerial Staff (14 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 49. To ask the Taoiseach the expenses paid to Ministerial advisers in his Department in each of the years 2020 and 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form [43164/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 636. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Forestry Service has official policies regarding forest inspections and forestry application referrals for private and Coillte applications in the interest of transparency, impartiality and public trust; if so, if he will provide the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44523/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 637. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Forestry Service has an official policy or procedures for recording, investigation and so on in the interest of transparency, impartiality and public trust regarding complaints not appeals made about the Forestry Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44524/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 638. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that new mapping requirements imposed on private felling applications and which are causing significant delays and additional costs were not equally applied to Coillte applications in the interest of transparency, impartiality and public trust; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44546/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Sep 2022)

Carol Nolan: 639. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the decision to reject 95% of the necessary costs for application for a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44548/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calculation of Methane Emissions: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Carol Nolan: I thank the Chairman. As a rural Teachta Dála from the constituency of Laois-Offaly, I, like many rural Teachtaí Dála, am very concerned about the impact of what is coming down the tracks and what is being imposed on us. The economic impact report commissioned by the Irish Farmer's Journaland done by KPMG showed us clearly what lies ahead, which is the destruction of Irish...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calculation of Methane Emissions: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Carol Nolan: I would like opinions from the witnesses on that. Moving to my next question, the global population is set to treble and we have a war in Ukraine and we all know we cannot get certain food products because of it. Why is there not a special case being made for agriculture in the EU in light of the fact there are issues around food security and farming organisations such as the IFA have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calculation of Methane Emissions: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Carol Nolan: All right.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calculation of Methane Emissions: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Carol Nolan: May I make a concluding comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calculation of Methane Emissions: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Carol Nolan: I thank all our witnesses for their comments. There certainly is a problem. In the current debate farmers are being demonised and scapegoated, unfortunately. There needs to be a change in mindset because they are playing their role, believe it or not, in protecting our environment but that is not recognised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calculation of Methane Emissions: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Carol Nolan: It was just to take up on the point of the misperception.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calculation of Methane Emissions: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Carol Nolan: I understand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calculation of Methane Emissions: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Carol Nolan: I understand. I have the briefing in front of me and I spoke on the calculations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calculation of Methane Emissions: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Carol Nolan: I spoke on that specifically.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calculation of Methane Emissions: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

Carol Nolan: I just want to end on that point. That is a point we are all trying to get across as rural Teachtaí Dála. I did speak to the briefing note, very much so-----