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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Vaccination Programme (15 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: 451. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the policy his Department will adopt for employees who opt out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31945/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: I can confirm I am in Leinster House. Although, as I said earlier, I will have to leave to attend the convention centre at some point during the course of the meeting, I will tune in remotely. I thank both of the witnesses for their comprehensive opening statements. I really appreciate it. As a complete novice to the agricultural sector with the exception of perhaps a little knowledge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: I thank Professor Matthews for that clarity. I think that is helpful for all of us. I suppose all is not lost then necessarily in terms of-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: Sorry, Senator Higgins, you might want to mute.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: No problem. From my perspective, we are not at the start of this process. We are getting into the meat of it and now it is time for the sector to respond appropriately to the measures that Government is proposing to introduce, including targets. I wanted to also briefly touch upon whether, as a professor of European agricultural policy, Professor Matthews would accept as factual or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: My final question for Professor Matthews is a simple question to pose but, perhaps, not so much to answer. Does Professor Matthews believe it is possible for us to reach the targets that are being set within the sector by 2030?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: I thank Professor Matthews. I am way over time. I have other questions for Ms O'Neill but perhaps I will come back on the second round.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Reduction of Carbon Emissions of 51% by 2030: Discussion (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: I confirm that I am in the precincts of Leinster House, although only just. My question relates to the horticulture sector, specifically peat and the fact that we are currently importing it from other jurisdictions. There has been a suggestion from the sector that a cultivation of as little as 75 acres would cater sufficiently for demand over a ten-year period. I am not aware whether...

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: For the benefit of the discussion and as a point of fact, the Government accepted 68 amendments from the committee arising from the debate we have had thus far. That is worthy of mention in the context of the discussion that has gone on.

Select Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: I wish briefly to thank the Minister of State, Deputy Ossian Smyth, and the Minister, Deputy Eamon Ryan, for coming before the committee and giving this Bill another significant hearing following the work of this committee in recent months. I thank my colleagues but especially you, Chairman. I appreciate that this is your first Committee Stage of a Bill and I think you handled it very well....

National Recovery and Resilience Plan: Statements (2 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Fleming, for his presence during the debate. There are many good aspects of the national recovery and resilience plan and I welcome its introduction with all the stated aims and programmes outlined by the Minister, and I very much look forward to his closing remarks later. After 15 months of Covid-19, the plan's publication is a decisive moment in the...

Situation in Belarus: Motion (1 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Minster of State for the strong statement from this House, and I trust the motion will pass later. I admire the principled stance the Government has taken on this matter. I acknowledge the speed with which the UN has acknowledged that this matter, particularly the forced landing of an aircraft to extract a citizen from it, is very serious....

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Grant Payments (1 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: 86. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the volume and type of grant applications under the circular economy innovation grant scheme which is €250,000 for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29401/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (1 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: 107. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will report on the analysis on the consultation on the proposed deposit and return scheme, the introduction of which is planned for quarter three of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29402/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Cybersecurity Policy (1 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: 195. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the recruitment of a Director of the National Cyber Security Centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29821/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: 190. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of Ireland’s recycling targets for 2025 as detailed in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29816/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Climate Change Policy (1 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: 191. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the level of plastic recycling in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29817/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (1 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: 192. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the details of the total recycling in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29818/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (1 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: 193. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount of waste incinerated in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29819/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Recycling Policy (1 Jun 2021)

Alan Farrell: 194. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the measures taken by his Department to ensure waste is recycled in an environmentally friendly method when exported from Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29820/21]