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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (25 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 195. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if an update will be provided on the commitment in the programme for Government to prioritise visible policing in both rural and urban communities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57816/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (25 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 261. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to issues in relation to the oversubscription in a school (details supplied) for the 2022-2023 term; if her Department is putting plans in place to provide additional accommodation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [58154/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 376. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated number of applicants for the new European Association of Guarantee Institutions who will afforest a part of their farm under the next CAP based on the GLAS and REAP schemes in the current CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58157/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 377. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to five requests by an association (details supplied) to save Irish forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58188/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Admissions (24 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 101. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the attention of her Department has been drawn to waiting lists for first year post-primary school places for the 2022-2023 school term in schools in Wexford Town; if an assurance can be provided that there are sufficient places for all children within the catchment area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57849/21]

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

Paul Kehoe: 193. To ask the Minister for Health if consideration has been given to requiring Covid certificates (details supplied) for entry into retail outlets of sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57763/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I welcome the Minister to the meeting. I strongly support the horse and greyhound fund and the finances that go towards it. On the IGB and the greyhound industry, as the Minister is aware a number of years ago we had the Indecon report and the proposed closure of a number of greyhound tracks. Some closed while other were able to negotiate and work their way out of it, including my local...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (24 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I ask the Minister to ensure his Department has more of an oversight on the proposals for any future track closures. It is not in the best interests of the greyhound industry to have some tracks closed, sometimes for the wrong reasons. I know there are private tracks and public tracks. Millions of euro are being invested in some tracks where there are not big attendances, and tracks with...

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Covid-19 Pandemic (23 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 258. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the reason persons can attend a wedding reception without a valid EU Digital COVID Certificate but require a certificate to get into a hotel or restaurant. [56746/21]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Vaccination Programme (23 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 315. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of the roll-out of vaccines to third-world countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57100/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Agriculture Schemes (23 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 750. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if LEADER funding is available to cover a project (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57439/21]

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I thank the Minister for appearing before the committee. I have two questions that will pick up where Deputy Carthy finished. One is on peat. I take a different slant to Deputy Carthy as regards what I heard on Radio 1 over the weekend. My understanding is that this is now a Government decision, in that the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, will bring the report to the Government and it...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: Has the Minister recently been made aware there may be a scarcity of turkeys for the Christmas market?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: Okay. Our committee did some work over the summer on Horse Racing Ireland, the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board and the horse and greyhound fund. Has the Minister read the report the committee published on that?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: Okay, I will come back to that tomorrow.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I asked a question on the farm retirement scheme during the Estimates process last year. I spoke to a number of people in different farm organisations over the past number of months. Has the Minister or his Department considered any farm retirement scheme? In the same vein, we hope the Department will be putting in place environmental schemes over the next short while. Will the Minister...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: It concerned environmental schemes.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: Okay. On the single farm payment, I have been contacted in recent weeks by farmers included in some remote sensing satellite inspections. I know this can cause a delay in payments for many farmers. I know they may have achieved good prices for their commodities in recent months but they totally depend on the single farm payment as well, which is due. Does the Minister envisage any delay...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: In the same vein, when farmers ring the Department seeking some information on their single farm payment, they are often met with a stone wall and Department officials are unable to give them any form of information. Is there any way the Minister could provide assistance to farmers so when they contact the Department, the officials can give them an estimate of the time of payment based on...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2021
Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (23 Nov 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I do not need to tell the Minister about forestry. He knows that a large number of people are totally frustrated by this. I know the Minister has had an additional appointment to the forestry division in the Department. Does he have further legislative plans for the forestry sector? Money has been left over in the forestry area over a period, which does not reflect well on the Department...