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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (19 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: 367. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the current backlog of appeals in the Forestry Appeals Committee is expected to be cleared; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37640/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (19 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: 368. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details, step-by-step of the appeals process with respect to forestry licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37641/20]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (19 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: 369. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff employed by the Forestry Appeals Committee; the grades of the staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37642/20]

Rural and Community Development: Statements (18 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: Having strong, progressive policies that have been developed with a ground-up approach, backed up with resources and appropriate schemes are key ingredients in addressing the issues of rural depopulation and decline, bringing us to a place of positivity and growth in rural Ireland. The rural regeneration and development fund, RRDF, offers the opportunity to rural towns and villages to...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (18 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: I thank the Minister of State for coming before the committee today. I very much welcome the Covid stability fund and the community resilience fund. They are fantastic measures. They are going straight into the community and voluntary sectors which are a wonderful support. There is mention that there have been savings within the Department. Could the Minister of State outline what...

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (18 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: Is it the Minister of State's intention that these two schemes would continue throughout 2021? It is hard to see into the future, but are there provisions being made to have similar schemes into next year?

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 42 - Rural and Community Development (Supplementary) (18 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: I welcome the Minister of State's comments on LEADER. Is the Minister of State aware of whether there has been any engagement with the Irish Local Development Network, ILDN, the representative group, on the transitional arrangement? It is important that there would be.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: The way we live, work and educate has changed utterly during this pandemic. Broadband could not be more important to people. I welcome the opportunity to have the company before the committee today to get this information out there to people. There is an absolute information deficit in this regard. National Broadband Ireland's website could be so much better. I welcome the fact the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: Is it National Broadband Ireland's view that someone who is near a service and can see it across the road will be in a position to be offered that service by a commercial operator?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: Will National Broadband Ireland be able to break down on its website the retail operators offering this service by county and by townland?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: This will be encouraged. When will this happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: I have a question about County Clare and 4,500 premises were mentioned. Will they be connected this year or will they only be surveyed?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: Are they in Cratloe and Meelick?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Broadband Plan Roll-out: Discussion (18 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: A figure of 4,500 in Clare was given for this year. How many are predicted for next year?

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Brexit Issues (17 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: 233. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will work with all stakeholders to avoid post-Brexit disruption on the UK transit route by helping to establish a direct ferry service for lorries to continental Europe from Rosslare Port to the French Port of Le Havre; if his attention has been drawn to the disruption already happening at UK ports such as Liverpool and Pembroke...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Issues Affecting the Aviation Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (12 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: I welcome all of the witnesses to this meeting. We are compiling a very important report and I took the opportunity to extend an invitation to Limerick Chamber to come before the committee today to discuss Ireland's aviation policy. The world has changed because of the pandemic and aviation has also changed but we now have an opportunity to have a root and branch look at the sector and at...

Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union (Consequential Provisions) Bill 2020: Second Stage (11 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: I rise to speak in support of this omnibus Bill, which is the result of the sad decision of Britain to withdraw from the EU. There are numerous reasons for this Bill as we have entwined much of our legislation in our partnership with the EU over the past 47 years. This Bill is made up of 21 Parts relating to matters within the remit of 11 different Ministers and it also makes provision for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Courses Accreditation (11 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: 176. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the educational qualifications accruing to graduates of the GMIT Mountbellew bachelor of business in rural enterprise and agribusiness; if this qualification accredits those who have completed and graduated from the course at level 6 advanced certificate in agriculture through an equivalence arrangement with Teagasc; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (11 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: 244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the educational qualifications necessary to be eligible to take up a position as a technical agricultural officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35457/20]

Select Committee on Social Protection: Estimates for Public Services 2020
Vote 37 - Social Protection (Further Revised) (11 Nov 2020)

Joe Carey: I welcome the Minister back to the committee. I too recognise her work and that of her officials and the Department of Social Protection. I pay special tribute to the staff in the social welfare office in County Clare who have got through so much work. This year is unprecedented. Many people have fallen back on the support of the Department and I pay tribute to the Minister and her people...