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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: There is real anger in Roscommon town following the announcement by An Post to close the post office building in the heart of the town. It was built in 1911 and it is 112 years old. The building means a great deal to the people of Roscommon. They do not want to see it closed or sold. It appears that Roscommon is the first county town to lose its An Post-run post office. The plan is for...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (1 Feb 2024)

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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 23. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to advise if Local Link buses have permission to collect passengers along routes rather than passengers having to drive to stops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4468/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (1 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 77. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to develop Local Link services in counties Roscommon and Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4469/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (1 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 254. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills what funding is available for a school facility (details supplied) that needs to be upgraded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4764/24]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 256. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to advise of any possible funding to complete the set-up of a facility (details supplied) where it is intended to educate on animal care and welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4784/24]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Animal Welfare (1 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 267. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht to advise of any possible funding to complete the set-up of a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4786/24]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (1 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 304. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there are any arrangements in place to provide income support for a person (details supplied) given they are a taxpayer in this country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4751/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 331. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to advise of any possible funding to complete the set-up of a facility (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4785/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 333. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1159 of 17 January 2024, with regard to the number of applications submitted to the women farmer capital investment scheme under TAMS III, the reason no applications have been approved yet of the 259 submitted; how many applications of those submitted are expected to be accepted to the scheme;...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 393. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when CLÁR funding will be available in 2024. [4732/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 394. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide a list of funding available to women’s sheds. [4733/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 395. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if a women’s shed (details supplied) set up in May 2023, that received its PPN number in November 2023, can avail of funding via the local authority. [4734/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 396. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to advise of any possible funding to complete the set-up of a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4783/24]

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister and his officials for all the documentation provided and for being here this evening. I have a couple of questions regarding a number of reductions in spend, one of which concerns the difference between 2024 and 2023 in programme A. First, on administration and non-pay, there is a fairly significant reduction of 51%. Could the Minister elaborate on what this relates to?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: That is great. I thank the Minister for the clarification. With regard to food safety, animal and plant health and animal welfare, there is a reduction of 17%. Animal welfare and all of that is very important and it is significant to the Department. The Minister might explain that reduction.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: The Cathaoirleach referenced the reduction in TB eradication and we have seen the cases increase slightly or at the very least remain stagnant and not reducing, which we would all like to see. I heard the Minister's response to the Cathaoirleach but will he elaborate because it is a disease of concern to farmers? We see TB rise - in some cases just slightly - so to see a reduction in TB...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister. With regard to the agri-environmental schemes, again there is a reduction there of minus 31%. I note in the other documentation on the number of applicants to pay under ACRES commencing 2023 that there is a 2024 output target figure of 28,200. In fairness, the Minister made it clear it is 50,000 within ACRES so what is that 28,200 output target for 2024?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: On page 125 of the documentation, when it goes through the details of the programmes, it states under the number of applications to pay under ACRES the output figure for 2024 is 28,200. I know only about 4,000 applications being approved so I am wondering what the 28,200 is. I presume that will be oversubscribed and there will not be exactly 4,000 applications. More will look for the...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister. Does he know how many applications have been submitted for ACRES in the next tranche for this year yet?