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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: It has been allocated but not drawn down.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: That is fine. I was interested to know that. What is happening with a lot of the schemes is the funding has been announced and allocated but is not being drawn down. We again have another scheme where the funding is there but the money is not being drawn down. There may be reasons for that but, at the same time, it has developed over the past number of years and is something that needs to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: To come back to the sheep sector and the scheme, that sector did not get its fair share of the funding that was made available. Is there any way that can be looked at again, or a scheme put in place, to assist it? As I said, it is indirect but it affects those in the sector directly as regards markets. They have suffered over the past number of years. Even at present, they are finding it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund: Discussion (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: That will be helpful. They need it.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 116. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the eligibility criteria of the Brexit fish processor transition scheme can be reviewed in view of the fact that the majority of fish processors, who the scheme is designed to help, are not eligible for the scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52698/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify the confusion which exists in a scheme (details supplied) in relation to whether or not it is calendar year sales or accounting year sales that are required for an application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52730/23]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (28 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 112. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment to outline the exact procedure that defective concrete block affected homeowners need to follow in order to avail of SEAI home energy upgrade grants whilst rebuilding their homes; to outline the procedure for those who have already commenced rebuilding works so that they can receive their grants without delay, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Primary Medical Certificates (28 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 195. To ask the Minister for Finance the updated position regarding the review of the disabled drivers’ and disabled passengers' scheme, in particular the criteria for the primary medical certificate; what stage the review is at; what steps have been taken since the publication of the working group report; what changes are being proposed; the timeframe for the implementation of the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Provision (28 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 209. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if newly built modular homes (details supplied) were fitted out completely prior to being allocated; if so, to detail the total cost of fitting out each modular home; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52571/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Housing Provision (28 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 217. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to detail the final cost for the construction of modular homes (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52122/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Schemes (28 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 230. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to provide an update in relation to a scheme (details supplied); when a decision will issue regarding the confirmation of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52541/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (28 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 390. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the circumstances by which a family can avail of means-tested welfare payments and, on subsequently being discovered to have huge cash assets, the measures taken to recoup the obvious overpayments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52450/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (28 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 391. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of cases within her Department where overpayments are being repaid by the client, broken down into groups of over €100,000, €50,000 to €99,000 and €20,000 to €49,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52453/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (28 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 392. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of claims for overpayments being made by her Department against the estates of deceased clients; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52454/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (28 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 424. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of foreign nationals who have successfully applied for Irish citizenship in each of the past ten years. [52448/23]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Departmental Funding (28 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 431. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to detail in tabular form the amount of funding that has been given out since the closure of the immigrant investment programme, and the successful organisations that have received same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52576/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (28 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 435. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons for overpayments which have arisen against herd owners (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51916/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (23 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a forestry licence application (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51681/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Early Childhood Care and Education (23 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: 271. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to push the introduction of the budgeted increase in the ECC hours to €2.14 per hour to January 2024, and not September 2024 as budgeted for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51640/23]

Palestine: Motion [Private Members] (22 Nov 2023)

Michael Ring: Is that agreed? Agreed.