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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 942. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if expenditure matched, exceeded or did not achieve planned phased monthly expenditure in the Forestry Service for January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7607/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 983. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department and agencies under his remit are taking to ensure the survival of the pure bred Irish draught horse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8357/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 984. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Irish draught horse will be given a protected designation such as those that are recognised by UNESCO, as they relate, for instance to cultural practices, sports and specific locations given its unique status.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8358/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (15 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 985. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way funding to Horse Sport Ireland relating to the management, administration and protection of the purity of the Irish draught horse breed is implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8359/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I put it to the Minister of State, however, that the lack of ambition here is disappointing. I mean that genuinely.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I do not doubt that the Minister of State is extremely genuine in what she seeks to achieve. There is no doubt about that in my mind. Dare I suggest, respectfully, there is a level of granularity that needs to be worked through. That must be acknowledged. The Minister of State said the Department will reach the 8,000 ha target this year. That remains to be seen. I suggest...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the costs of maintenance of forests less than four years old have increased dramatically since January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7054/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: My question is more thematic in the sense that we are focusing heavily now on afforestation targets and the toolkit that is the dashboard. It has become the tool everybody now uses as the benchmark for progress on afforestation targets. The increase in the cost of living and the cost of inputs was alluded to earlier and concerns around fertiliser are also wrapped up in this question. Has...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I invite the Minister of State to give us her personal perspective on afforestation. I would be delighted to hear it.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Minister for her answer. The announcement of a target of 1,040 licences for 2022 indicates to me that the forest service has abandoned the target of planting 8,000 ha this year. Tracking back over the numbers from recent years, the issuing of 1,040 licences would result in the planning of only 4,000 ha. I am not convinced, as the Minister of State is, that all of the...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: The articulation of all of this for Deputies like me, who represent both urban and rural constituencies, is that we have villages and townlands that are being split down the middle. The only way I can articulate my point is by giving a practical example and that is the village of Ballyhooly, in north County Cork. Typical of every small village throughout the country, it is quite literally...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I appreciate and understand all of that. When the national broadband plan was rolled out there was an expectation - Mr. Hendrick can tell me if it is not a legitimate expectation - that there would be a more timely intervention in those areas where there are serious gaps. I refer again to Ballyhooly, because as far as I am concerned it is a ground zero for every village of a similar type....

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: Thank you.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: It is a nice segue that we are talking about the reliance on external advice. If I understood Mr. Griffin correctly, he is talking about 25 consultants assigned to the roll-out of the national broadband plan. I submitted a parliamentary question for written answer on 19 January of this year asking how much the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications was spending on...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I thank Mr. Griffin.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I have only four minutes and Mr. Griffin has taken a fair chunk of time. I am conscious he wants to develop the point but I have a limited amount of time.

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I appreciate that. What I would like is a deeper understanding of the breakdown of these costs. We need that for every single line Department that relies on external services and consultancy. I am not sure we have a deep understanding of that. Certainly, I speak for myself in that regard. The question then, and Mr. Griffin can fold this all into the reply in two minutes, is do I take it...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: With respect, I have a very short time available to me. I think we all appreciate that there is a reliance on external services. We have all acknowledged that. I am merely asking at this juncture - I think Mr. Griffin was about to defer to his colleagues on the matter - about the breakdown of costs and to have sight of the breakdown of those costs. If I could come away in the short time I...

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: On the legal side-----

Public Accounts Committee: 2020 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 29 - Environment, Climate and Communications
National Broadband Plan Expenditure and Related Matters (10 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: With respect, Mr. Mulligan should understand that we are at the front line in understanding people's needs. We are the people who run constituency offices. We understand full well the significance of the NBP. We also understand the deficit which exists in respect of the provision of the broadband service. I think that is self-evident, and I do not think we need to be reminded of it. I...