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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: If you go back to the legislation that was passed approximately one year ago on the appeals mechanism, which it might have improved, and if we reintroduce that legislation with minor changes and tweaks, it would make a huge difference. I am conscious other members want to get into it but the price of timber is gone through the roof, in terms of house building, pallet companies and such. It...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: Can the terms of reference be widened once the winning tender is announced? We might be able to do a little more work if that were the case.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: As a former Minister of State, I fully understand that. An issue often raised with me and one which I am passing on as a messenger, as Members of Parliament are, is that nothing has improved in the past 13 months. Back in June 2020, the project plan for processing forestry was to clear the backlog. Everyone referred to the crisis in mid-2020. One of the first questions I am asked is who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: Mr. Gleeson can understand people's frustration. If he looks back at the situation in July 2020, when he was before the committee, we still have the same issues. There may have been a marginal improvement but there are huge improvements still to be made because the sector is still in crisis. I do not want to waste any more of Mr. Gleeson's time. Just a-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: We have to look at the legislation that was passed more than a year ago. I am not sure if the appetite is there to do so. I have been a Member of the Oireachtas for 20 years. I know it is difficult to do so but we have review and strengthen the most recent legislation in this area. Perhaps the Minister and officials at the time thought we would be able to get through the quagmire we were...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I have two further questions. If the witnesses cannot answer them today, they might come back to the committee secretariat on them in writing. The joint committee was told by the departmental officials at a previous meeting that Coillte had been fully licensed for 2021. What metrics were used in determining Coillte requirements for 2021 and when did it receive its full allocation of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: I have one final question. If Coillte has received its full allocation of licences for 2021, and taking into account that 1,146 afforestation licences are still awaiting approval, why have the past two weeks' dashboards thrown out 116 Coillte licences as against 12 afforestation licences?

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (9 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 5. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to reopen applications for work permits for dairy farm assistants in early 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41660/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (9 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 38. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment his plans to reopen applications for work permits for dairy farm assistants in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43049/21]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Sports Funding (9 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 292. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when she expects the sports capital grant scheme awards to be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42910/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 1019. To ask the Minister for Health when the Covid-19 vaccine certificate will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41561/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 1020. To ask the Minister for Health when the Covid-19 vaccine certificates will issue to persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41562/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 1024. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance will be offered to persons (details supplied) on the issuing of the EU digital Covid-19 certificate in time for travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41581/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (9 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 1049. To ask the Minister for Health if assistance can be offered to a person (details supplied) to issue the EU digital Covid-19 certificate in time for travel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41659/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (9 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 1050. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the introduction of free general practitioner care for children aged between six and 12 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41661/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (9 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 1550. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be no clawback of grants received in cases in which a farmer trading as a sole trader has grants less than €80 thousand received within the previous five-years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42100/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (9 Sep 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 1551. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider amending the rules governing the clawback of grants in excess of €80,000 on the basis of 100% reducing to 20% over five-years in a situation in which a partnership dissolution takes place in order to transfer the partnership business to a limited company if both in the partnership become shareholders in...

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Departmental Bodies (27 Jul 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 4. To ask the Taoiseach the agencies and State organisations under his Department that are receiving State funding that do not have to declare salaries of employees under the 2016 code of governance. [40044/21]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Departmental Bodies (27 Jul 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 24. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the agencies and State organisations under his Department that are receiving State funding that do not have to declare salaries of employees under the 2016 code of governance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40033/21]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Departmental Bodies (27 Jul 2021)

Paul Kehoe: 75. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the agencies and State organisations under his Department that are receiving State funding that do not have to declare salaries of employees under the 2016 code of governance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40034/21]