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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Circular Economy in the Food Sector: Discussion (21 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements and their engagement. That was a good session.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 91. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will consider support measures to support the hospitality sector, including VAT reductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22751/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces (16 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 17. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to detail the level and condition of communications systems within the Defence Forces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21758/24]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service (16 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 28. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence to provide an update on his Department’s efforts to increase the sonar capability of the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21757/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Coast Guard Service (16 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on his Department’s support for the Coast Guard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21759/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Airport Security (16 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 96. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on his Department’s efforts to prevent drone incursions near airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21760/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Transport Costs (16 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 116. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide on update on his Department’s efforts to ensure continued low fares for public transport passengers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21558/24]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Projects (16 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 119. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to provide an update on progress in delivering transport projects in north County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19786/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (14 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister of State for his response. I am pleased to hear there may be scope for the sort of machines to which I referred to be introduced by local authorities. That would be good. To refer to some of the remarks made by Deputy O'Sullivan regarding accessibility, it is an issue. Will the Minister of State investigate whether, as standard practice, these machines could be a...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (14 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 59. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to provide an update on the implementation and operation of the deposit-return scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21557/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Recycling Policy (14 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister of State for his response. Like every new scheme, there are bound to be teething problems and there were a few along the way in the last few weeks. Like my colleague, I broadly welcome the success rate that has been illustrated. I note with appreciation the amount of time that the Minister of State gave to the Oireachtas joint committee recently where he went through...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. I commend him both personally and politically on the speed with which he found common ground with Pedro Sánchez and others. I very much look forward to progress being made on that matter. We need to be honest with ourselves, hearing on a daily basis the rhetoric coming from the Israeli Government. The reality of recognising the state of...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Taoiseach's Meetings and Engagements (14 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 14. To ask the Taoiseach to provide an update on his recent engagement with Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21560/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Library Services (9 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 11. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on her Department's support for community libraries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20570/24]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Library Services (9 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: I ask the Minister for her response.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Library Services (9 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister. Since my beginnings in politics in 2004, I have been incredibly proud to support improving our libraries across Fingal. One thing I was most proud of when I served as mayor in 2007 was the reopening of both Malahide and Garristown libraries. The library in Garristown is a wonderful facility with a fantastic history. The Minister has been very consistent in...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (9 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: I thank the Minister for her reply. I agree with the previous speaker, broadly. No Department is an island and this is a multi-Department issue with dereliction in our towns and villages. I commend the Ministers on their significant work and investment across the country, including in my constituency, Dublin Fingal, as it currently exists. I had the privilege of not that long ago...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (9 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: I completely agree with what the Minister said. As she well knows, vibrant communities have people living in the middle of them. Especially in northern Fingal, the success of the national broadband project has meant that more and more people have the capacity to work from home, particularly in a post-Covid environment. Any public representative knows there are just as many people at home...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Departmental Schemes (9 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 43. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development for an update on her Department's efforts to bring more vacant buildings into use in towns and villages; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20571/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Middle East (9 May 2024)

Alan Farrell: 101. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to detail his engagements with European counterparts on efforts to increase the level of humanitarian aid into Gaza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20572/24]