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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 458. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the State pension (contributory) who were born before 1 September 1946; the estimated annual cost of extending the total contributions system which was applied to pensioners after this date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54007/21]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 459. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the community schemes or job initiatives available to persons with a disability or mental health issue such as schizophrenia; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54024/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 556. To ask the Minister for Health the provision that will be made for persons who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons given the extension of the legislation requiring vaccine passports in restaurants and similar indoor venues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54025/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disabilities Assessments (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 579. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a series of matters regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54120/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 703. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 39.5 acres, 16 hectares of forestry land owned by Coillte (details supplied) is for sale; if he will take immediate action to ensure this land is not sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54193/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 704. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte need his permission to sell any or part of its forestry land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54201/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 705. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte sought his permission or advice with regard to its decision to put the site at a location (details supplied) up for sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54202/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: 725. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any lands sold by Coillte, any lands currently for sale and any lands being considered for sale over the past five years, including the size of lands, sale price or asking price and location of these lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54694/21]

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I wish to ask a question on the section.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: This is Committee Stage.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I wish to get clarification. We are allowed to ask questions on the section.

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: There is no issue about being rushed through sections. I wish to hear a little bit more about the plans for the staffing of the new marine area regulatory authority, MARA, and what the Minister envisages for the staffing of it. How big of an entity will it be? There is reference to consultants and approval for them. I would like to know what is envisaged, as to the type of body it is....

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Does the Minister of State have any conception of how many people might be located in the office?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: Will there be further discussion on that? Will we get down to the granular detail of what type of operation this is going to be?

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: I take it the Minister of State has no idea what sort of staff numbers we are talking-----

Select Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: Maritime Area Planning Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Nov 2021)

Richard Boyd Barrett: -----or how it would be structured.