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Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: In response to the Minister, I appreciate the point that this is an administrative scheme and that the concept of the balance of probabilities is applied. I remain open to the expertise of the Minister's own officials, given that they have spent much time going to and from Brussels over the years. Was due cognisance taken of the fact that we are in a common law system? Whether or not there...

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I do not want to be too rhetorical about it. In the language of law, this is an administrative scheme, with a penalty points system, but fishermen perceive it-----

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: -----and want their feelings to be acknowledged that they perceive it as being yet another heavy-handed State intervention.

Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I rise on behalf of the Labour Party to support the amendment. Reference has been made to the former Deputy and former Leas-Cheann Comhairle, Pat the Cope Gallagher, who holds the respect of every single person in this House, both past and present. He spoke with passion in respect of Statutory Instrument 89 of 2019. He argued that natural justice must be allowed to occur and that common...

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: Specificity is precisely what should be governing primary legislation. This is a specific amendment. It should not be so injurious to the Minister that he should not accept it on the basis that it is overly specific. There is a point to be made here that captures the political zeitgeist. That is about how we take carbon out of society and the economy. One of the ways to do that is...

Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I will be brief. Firstly, I support the amendment. It is a laudable one and worthy of support. Certainly, the Labour Party seeks to speak in support of the amendment. When the climate action Bill was before us we sought to put forward amendments to provide for specific sectoral targets for afforestation. The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications refused to accept...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 36. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is obliged to change their property’s heating system from oil to gas in order for essential works to be carried out under the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland. [5335/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (2 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 138. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to set up a long Covid clinic in the South/Southwest Hospital Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5262/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (1 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 193. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the full range of business supports in place for persons starting a business other than in those sectors supported by Enterprise Ireland and the IDA. [4419/22]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Data Centres (1 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 194. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the Government Enterprise Statement on Data Centres will be updated. [4421/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (1 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 528. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if business supports exist for new businesses in the automotive services sector that are taking on new employees, who are transitioning from long term unemployment or are in receipt of an unemployment support payment from the Department of Social Protection. [4420/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pension Provisions (1 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 531. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review the case of a person (details supplied). [4281/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Development Projects (1 Feb 2022)

Seán Sherlock: 862. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding her Department has granted across rural development for projects on Arranmore Island including all roads. [4285/22]

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Chair. I apologise profusely for missing the entirety of the meeting thus far but that was unavoidable. I apologise also if some of my questions have been asked and answered. If they have, that is fine. I can take the answers from the record afterwards. I want to talk about the Cork-Dublin line. There was an announcement of approximately €91 million, as I understand...

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I thank Ms Graham. The other issue relates to correspondence that we would have received in relation to bus shelters. People may ask why am I asking a question about bus shelters. Bus shelters are important to people who do not have their own transport, particularly if they live in intermediate towns. For instance, if you are living between Cork and Limerick in a town such as Buttevant,...

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I thank Mr. Creegan. I appreciate the answer. I used Buttevant as one example and I am unashamedly parochial in this sense. Buttevant is an example of where infrastructure is not being rolled out in towns and villages that depend on intercity routes. If some attention could be given specifically to Buttevant, I would be very grateful for that. My final question relates to fare...

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: Can I get a response to that?

Public Accounts Committee: National Transport Authority: Financial Statements 2020 (27 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I thank Ms Graham. I appreciate that.

Post-European Council Meeting: Statements (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: I now call on the Sinn Féin Member, Deputy McDonald. I understand she is sharing time with Deputy John Brady.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Departmental Expenditure (26 Jan 2022)

Seán Sherlock: There are two minutes remaining in this in the slot. I am anxious to allow Deputy Murnane O'Connor to come in and for the Taoiseach to respond.