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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of the size and location of land owned by local authorities which is zoned for forestry; and the status of forestry on each site, by local authority, in tabular form. [42705/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 502. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the location, ownership, and size of all public land zoned for forestry in Ireland; and the status of forestry on each site, in tabular form. [42697/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the IT structures for the processing of forestry application under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 are in place; and if not, to provide a timeframe for when the IT structures will be in place. [42693/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 499. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when full training on the requirements under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will be provided to the forestry sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42694/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the measures his Department is taking to support the forestry sector, given the low level of forestry applications over the past two years. [42695/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 501. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the stakeholders consulted in the development of the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027; the number of meetings with each; and the topic of said meetings. [42696/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what supports are available for forestry applicants to offset the costs of environmental impact assessment reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42698/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff in the forestry services who are authorised to sign off on environmental impact assessment reports, by grade, in tabular form. [42699/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 505. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of environmental impact assessment reports received by the forestry service; and the number of reports processed by the service, from 2022 to date, in tabular form. [42700/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 506. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff in the forestry service who are authorised to sign off on environmental reports for impacts to bird species, by grade, in tabular form. [42701/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 507. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what supports his Department is providing to farmers and businesses affected by ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42702/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 508. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the future of timber supply for house construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42703/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 509. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has investigated the potential of biochar in Ireland; if so, what supports are being made available to encourage use of biochar; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42704/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 551. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if his attention has been drawn to the issues facing a childcare provider (details supplied) as regards core funding not matching inflation rates; to detail what measures he will be taking to ensure childcare providers, such as this, remain in operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42576/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 552. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of childcare providers that have indicated to his office or Department that they are in danger of having to close their business; and the number of childcare providers that have indicated to his office or Department that they will leave the core funding model if changes are not made, from 2022 to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 553. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether his Department has conducted research into the level of unmet need in the childcare sector; if so, the estimated number of children who cannot avail of childcare services due to a lack of available services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42578/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Childcare Services (3 Oct 2023)

Holly Cairns: 554. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail the actions he is taking to increase the number of available childcare places in the country; and what supports are available to parents who cannot find a childcare place. [42579/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Office of Public Works (28 Sep 2023)

Holly Cairns: 187. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government to detail any investigation into the potential use of the Baltimore Station House by the OPW; and to provide the reasoning behind the Land Development Agency's refusal to use the Baltimore Station House for its own purposes. [41889/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Sep 2023)

Holly Cairns: 115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has considered the introduction of a support scheme for fishers operating small boats who are struggling due to increased fuel prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41794/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Sep 2023)

Holly Cairns: 116. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can detail any work ongoing in his Department in relation to transitioning fishers from fossil fuels towards electric engines. [41796/23]