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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension and Social Protection Related Issues: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: Will Mr. Taylor comment on the relationship between foster parents and his organisation versus that between foster parents and Tusla, with reference to the remuneration? That is relevant to what we are dealing with here as a committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension and Social Protection Related Issues: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: Thank you. A number of issues have been raised here. One of the very basic issues is the issue of information and awareness of rights and entitlements. As part of our recommendations, we will include a recommendation for engagement between the Department of Social Protection and Tusla to provide briefing and information to foster parents regarding eligibility in relation to child benefit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection: Pension and Social Protection Related Issues: Discussion (1 Jun 2022)

Denis Naughten: She will be getting the foster care allowance.

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (31 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: Quite a number of colleagues have raised the issue of the acceleration of the transition to a green economy over the course of the Order of Business. Last December, Dáil Éireann overwhelmingly passed a motion that, among other things, called on the Government to design a strategy in conjunction with the European Commission to fund and construct an Atlantic electricity...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (31 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: 705. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a date for surgery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27618/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Assisted Human Reproduction (31 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: 733. To ask the Minister for Health when legislation will be published dealing with international surrogacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27879/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Treatment Purchase Fund (31 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: 780. To ask the Minister for Health the reason that the HSE will not approve surgical interventions for Ehlers Danlos Syndrome under the European Union Cross-Border Directive or the treatment abroad scheme; the treatments that are presently available in Ireland for patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28096/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (26 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: 118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to facilitate farmers trading carbon credits; if he intends to establish a verifiable framework to record and manage net carbon sequestration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27161/22]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (26 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: The agriculture sector is facing an emissions reduction target of 30% by 2030 due to the failure by the Government to progress any actions over the past two years to reduce emissions. While plenty of stick is being doled out to farmers to meet these targets, there is not too much carrot. What is being planned to encourage farmers to sequester carbon and get rewarded for it?

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (26 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: I am afraid not too much excitement was relayed in that response. As the Minister of State knows, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has pointed out that mitigating greenhouse gases alone will not get us to net zero. We need to increase our carbon stocks, and measuring what we have in our soils, hedges and trees is key to that, in addition to improving our soil health and, in...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Departmental Policies (26 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: We will not get a baseline with 20 sites. To get the ball rolling, we need to support a comprehensive carbon soil analysis programme throughout this country. We need to roll out the airborne light detection and radar surveys on our land. Instead of expanding the airborne surveys, the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications has suspended its existing programme, but should...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (26 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: 49. To ask the Minister for Health the timeline for the establishment of post-acute and long-Covid clinics within each hospital group; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25568/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Strategies (26 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: 68. To ask the Minister for Health the role of genomic medicine in Ireland; and his plans for a national genomics strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25567/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (26 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: 131. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to amend the unfair trading practices legislation to make specific provision for farmers that supply retailers via processors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26285/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (26 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: 138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that are being taken to ensure that Irish beef farmers receive a price commensurate with that paid to their European Union counterparts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26286/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (26 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: 168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to address the incompatibility of CAP agri-environmental schemes with farmers planting forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26284/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (26 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: 173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to facilitate farmers trading carbon credits; if he intends to establish a verifiable framework to record and manage net carbon sequestration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26283/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Investigations (26 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: 209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason that he has initiated an investigation under a section of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 that is focused on the governance or accountability of a board and which ultimately envisages the removal of board members from office (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to serious concerns that such a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Programme for Government (26 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: 407. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of Programme for Government commitments to complete a land use review ahead of the drafting of a land use strategy and a national soil strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27162/22]

Strike Action by the Medical Laboratory Scientists Association: Motion [Private Members] (25 May 2022)

Denis Naughten: As Deputies, we are frequently contacted by patients or their families about the latest medicine for a specific illness that can transform the life of a patient. They are looking for approval under the drug reimbursement scheme. This is all part of the rapidly expanding area of healthcare known as personalised medicine. This means that medical care is based on the patients' own genes and...