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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency (17 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 637. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if county boundaries or local authority area boundaries are used for estimating need when using guidelines for refuge spaces per 10,000 persons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52663/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Data (17 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 638. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of refuge spaces available in Dublin city and county by local authority area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52664/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (17 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 677. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a person (details supplied) will receive an invalidity benefit. [52596/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Applications (17 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 689. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is entitled to arrears on their fuel allowance application. [52909/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pension (Non-Contributory) Applications (17 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 690. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an application for a State pension by a person (details supplied). [52912/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals (17 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 691. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied). [52913/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (12 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 103. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of building works for a school (details supplied) in County Cork. [52429/19]

Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill 2019: Second Stage [Private Members] (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: On behalf of the Labour Party I support the Bill and welcome the initiative by Deputy Curran in respect of this matter. I share the sentiment expressed by the Minister of State about the existing offence. He said that the existing offence does not require physical custody of the drug and the prosecution can prove constructive possession, for example, when drugs are purchased online but not...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: Under chapter 5 of the programme for Government, which relates to emergency departments, there are clear commitments to enhance or build out the capacity of emergency departments to deal with patients in six hours or less. It is a clear commitment in the programme for Government. As we speak in Cork University Hospital there are 57 people on trollies. Will the Taoiseach seriously...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: Will the Taoiseach take a look at it personally?

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: They were supposed to be regulated.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: It is crazy stuff.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Social and Affordable Housing Maintenance (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 56. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the amount spent by local authorities since 2017 on retrofitting; and the number of houses that have been retrofitted by each local authority. [49434/19]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Facilities Funding (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 276. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when the sponsorship deal for the public bike scheme in counties Cork, Limerick and Galway is due to expire; and when talks will commence on the renewal of same. [52074/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: 284. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the cost of a service (details supplied). [51912/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Forestry and Climate Change: Discussion (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: We have had much to contemplate today because the submissions from each of the constituent parties here have been very thought-provoking. I will start with Forest Industries Ireland. I was pleasantly surprised by the submission we received because if I interpret it correctly, there is a very clear message from Forest Industries Ireland involving a reaching out to all other stakeholders in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Forestry and Climate Change: Discussion (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: We need actions to follow the statements that are made here. If there was a clear offer on the part of IBEC, Forest Industries Ireland, FII, or the relevant NGOs to start this process with some sort of summit on the future, that would be a very good result. I would welcome that. The second issue concerns the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, and the multi-annual financial framework. I do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Forestry and Climate Change: Discussion (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: We will keep our answers brief. Where is CAP at the moment? What is the current position of the negotiations?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Forestry and Climate Change: Discussion (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I refer to the COFORD Council. Can the witnesses disabuse me of my perception that the COFORD Council is nothing but a talking shop and that no real policy interventions arise from it? Can they disabuse me of the perception that if the COFORD Council was working properly we would have increased forestry cover and stakeholders, including the very NGOs that I spoke about previously, would be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Forestry and Climate Change: Discussion (11 Dec 2019)

Seán Sherlock: I will start with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, but I will go around the houses.