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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (29 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 565. To ask the Minister for Health when a prescription will be given to a child (details supplied). [34038/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (29 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 593. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the EU farm to fork strategy specifically details forestry related measures for potential inclusion in new eco or environmental schemes in the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34423/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (29 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 594. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the EU farm to fork strategy details carbon farming and specifically forestry related activities as part of any new eco or environmental scheme in the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34424/21]

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Control of Humanitarian Assistance Funding
2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: Thank you, Chairman. I hope you are picking me up, load and clear, there.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Control of Humanitarian Assistance Funding
2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: First of all, I will start by wishing Niall well. Forgive me, if I refer to you in an informal manner. I am a former Minister of State in that Department and I have worked with you in the past. We have all been tremendously impressed by the leadership that you have given in such challenging times. I note that you said you were retiring, but you are stepping down as Secretary General. We...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Control of Humanitarian Assistance Funding
2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I am happy to receive a note after this meeting, if that is possible, in terms of a real-time analysis of where the foreign birth registrations is at present. I will move on. It is significant that today we have a British-Irish intergovernmental meeting here in Dublin. The organisation of that will consume a lot of the resources of the Department. Where are the priorities in respect of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Control of Humanitarian Assistance Funding
2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I thank Mr. Burgess. I will move now the Irish Aid programme. A number of conflicts have arisen in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Ethiopia where there is an Irish embassy and aid programmes. I refer to the Gambella and Tigray regions. I am concerned about Irish citizens who are working in those regions. I am concerned on the one hand that there may not be a sufficient deployment of...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Control of Humanitarian Assistance Funding
2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: That is reassuring. That is the first time that we have heard that. We have read about the conflict in Tigray but it is reassuring that there are clear protocols for the safety of both embassy staff and those working on the ground. I cannot let the opportunity pass to ask about Bóthar and whether there was any financial exposure of Irish Aid or the Department to the recent Bóthar...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Control of Humanitarian Assistance Funding
2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I am conscious of what the Chair is saying. I will put the question another way. Has Irish Aid ever funded Bóthar? That is a factual yes-no answer. I want to get a perspective without prejudicing any ongoing case.

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Control of Humanitarian Assistance Funding
2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I wish to ask about the occupied territories and the disbursement of funding, the latest round of which is about €12.7 million but I am open to correction on that. Is the Department satisfied that this disbursement is going exactly where it needs to go? I know there is a particular emphasis on funding education within the occupied territories. Can Mr. de Búrca or the Secretary...

Public Accounts Committee: 2018 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General
Chapter 8 - Control of Humanitarian Assistance Funding
2019 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 27 - International Co-operation
Vote 28 - Foreign Affairs and Trade (24 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: I wish to thank the people in Ramallah as well for the work they do on behalf of the Irish citizens. They do a great job there.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (24 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 461. To ask the Minister for Health if the treatment abroad scheme is in operation with the advent of Covid-19; and if there are any restrictions in place of same. [26573/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (23 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 159. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 830 and 831 of 15 June 2021, the name of the schools in bundle of design and build projects; and the listed priority given to each school in tabular form. [33941/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (23 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 275. To ask the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will be given a date for a cataract operation. [26058/21]

State Pension Age: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: The Labour Party supports the motion. I want to raise some issues in respect of the Pensions Commission, which the Minister of State has spoken extensively about. We are struck by the IBEC submission. One of its key recommendations calls on the Government to remove the necessity to objectively justify a post-retirement fixed-term contract. We believe that this is a retrograde step that...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (22 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 143. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his Department will add healthcare workers to the critical skills occupation list for employment permit applicants earning more than €32,000 per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32913/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Enterprise Support Services (22 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 150. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the compensatory measure that will be put in place for a business (details supplied) following weather events in February 2021. [33395/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 181. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will be given a driving test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33023/21]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test (22 Jun 2021)

Seán Sherlock: 182. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a person (details supplied) will be given a driving test appointment.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33024/21]