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Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore: Motion (19 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: The Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence discussed this issue last week, as we have previously heard, and my colleague, Deputy Stanton, raised significant issues at that committee. My understanding is that there were no significant objections to the agreement but a number of issues were raised. For a small country like Ireland that has focused on growing our trade around the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Electricity Generation (19 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 279. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he plans to review the current policy and regulatory framework pertaining to direct wire in order to support the deployment of distributed generation. [50866/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (19 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 312. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the commitments that were given to deliver a bypass of Castlemartyr and Killeagh following discussions on infrastructural projects relating to the constituency of Cork East in respect of the N25 road; the timeline that was given for the delivery of this project; the amount of funding that was committed; and if the National Development...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (19 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 325. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when theory test day support assistance such as reader recorder service and dyslexia support professional will resume. [50629/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (19 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 339. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a road safety project is included in estimates for Budget 2022 (details supplied). [51047/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (19 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 537. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a school transport payment will be made to a person (details supplied). [50363/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (19 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 639. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an invalidity pension claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork has been disallowed. [51330/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (19 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 827. To ask the Minister for Health the clinical requirements for booster shots for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50984/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (14 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 18. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the input she has had in the development of the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, strategic plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50093/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (14 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 73. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the formal personal engagement she has had with communities and LEADER providers on the rural development element of the CAP pertaining to her Department in view of the national CAP consultation undertaken by the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine. [50092/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (14 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I engaged with the Minister previously on CAP and its effects on LEADER funding. She acknowledged the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy McConalogue, is going around the country doing his roadshow at present. I wonder if the Minister is of a mind to do a similar type of roadshow. Certainly, we want to ensure that what will be secured inside the farm gate will be the best...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (14 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome the Minister’s response. I welcome her specific reference to the Irish Local Development Network. The ILDN has outlined, through its future LEADER working group, a document which, to my mind, represents a good direction of travel. If there were to be greater traction on that document in terms of what the ILDN can deliver for rural Ireland, that would be a good way forward.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Housing Schemes (14 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: In trying to get people to live in town centres, I would like the Minister to consider the issue of applications before a local authority for conversion of a premises in towns that are Edwardian or Georgian in their architectural character. Applicants find they meet massive impediments when dealing with the local authority planning department. I ask that some leeway be given to take into...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Community Development Projects (14 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I support my colleagues on this issue and I will give a minor perspective on it. When these organisations are applying for funding, the funding coming in from local authorities is sometimes perceived to be ad hocand may not be transformative in terms of what they want to do, even though they are looking for modest amounts. If there was a core funding line coming from the Department, I would...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (14 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 8. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the percentage of the European agricultural fund for rural development, EAFRD, that must be utilised for the purposes of LEADER; and the percentage she has sought for the programme for 2023 to 2027. [50094/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (14 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 11. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the maximum permissible Exchequer co-funding rate for the purposes of LEADER from 2023 to 2027. [50095/21]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (14 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: In the round, I am trying to glean from the Minister a perspective on the next Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, and how Pillar II falls in respect of LEADER funding and the co-funding. It would be useful to know what percentage is in the mind of the Minister for co-funding on Pillar II elements. We are hearing 80% or 90%. Perhaps the Minister could give us some view on that.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (14 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I thank the Minister for her response. We acknowledge the additional €70 million that has been provided but we are starting from a pretty low base. The €200 million allocated for 2016 to 2020 is way down on the €400 million that had been allocated historically. We are hopeful that the Minister will be successful in clawing back that money and increasing the amount...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (14 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: The metrics will clearly show that, in the second round, Cavan and Monaghan did extremely well. I take the point that the Minister is making in respect of the second tranche and the notification to individual local authorities, but I would argue that, by any reasonable analysis, the lead-in time in July and the deadline for receipt was very short. Cork, whether we like it or not, is the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Rural Schemes (14 Oct 2021)

Seán Sherlock: -----for which there was a return for a minimal investment. All I am asking for in 2022 is equity across the board for every county.