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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 612. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 332 to 334, inclusive, of 30 June 2021, when he will instruct his Department to seek the necessary permissions in view of his reply that to make the submissions public his Department would first have to seek the permission of the consultees; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 613. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 335 of 30 June 2021, if it is planned to change the current definition of a forest as laid out in his answer (details supplied) in any new forestry regulations or in the proposed scheme to plant trees along rivers and watercourses to act as carbon sinks and interceptors of nutrients currently...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 614. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 336 of 30 June 2021, if riparian planting and any new scheme including REAP to plant trees along rivers and watercourses to act as carbon sinks and interceptors of nutrients currently being prepared in which the size of the planting is less than 0.1 hectares in size cannot be accounted and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 634. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a voluntary agreement was brought forward by a section or sections of the private sector using woodland carbon code as the basis for calculating sequestration rates; if that would preclude afforestation grant and premium support payment by his Department whilst accepting there is a distinct separation between the rights and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: Most of the questions that I wanted to ask have already been asked, so I thank our guests for their contributions, which were informative. Travel these days is a complex and complicated matter, but they have addressed quite well some of our uncertainties. Obviously, the email roll-out of certificates will be quick. The postal roll-out will be more complicated and involve a great deal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate: Discussion (13 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: Many people have been asking about this because they have booked the 19 July as their departure dates. The witnesses are effectively working to get everyone with a certificate in hand before then, if possible.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport support will be secured for a child (details supplied) and other students who attend the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35785/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for additional school accommodation in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35786/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has put in place a Covid-19 response plan of the 2021-2022 academic year; the estimated cost of implementing such a Covid-19 response plan and any additional Covid-19 protection measures which may be required across all primary and secondary schools for the 2021-2022 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 282. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 405 of 1 June 2021, regarding the position of a building project at a school (details supplied), if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the design and location of this building project which was submitted by the school has not yet been approved by her Department; the reason for the delays in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (6 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 578. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review and assist a farmer (details supplied) in County Tipperary whose herd is affected by TB; if his Department will accept a veterinary scan as proof that reactor cows and in-calf heifers identified as having TB were in calf; if the veterinary scan can also be used to determine the amount due to the farmer under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (6 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 579. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the current guidelines for the TB eradication scheme in cases in which a heifer cow is identified as been in calf; if the current guidelines in which a veterinary inspectorate at the meat factory are required to carry out pregnancy checks at post mortem on reactor cows and in-calf heifers can be substituted with a...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (1 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: There was much relief when in-person driver theory testing recommenced on 8 June. However, it now appears that, for many, this was a false dawn. Many young people across County Tipperary have contacted my office in frustration and anger due to unacceptable delays. Applicants who applied in February will not be offered an appointment until October. In one particular case, a young woman...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: The rising cost of insurance for all sectors is a major concern. While it is understood that the cost of premiums is related to the level of risk, there seems to be a sweeping view taken when calculating that risk. Practicalities determine there is seldom, if ever, an individual assessment of risk carried out, which results in some businesses being penalised for the failings of others. ...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (1 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: Another issue that has been brought to my attention is ghost broking. This appears to be gaining prevalence and should be highlighted in this House. The Garda has in the past issued warnings to motorists about ghost broking, which is an insurance scam to which many people have fallen victim. This scam sees motorists being charged for fake insurance policies which give them the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to visit any ash plantation in the immediate term during the growing season to see first-hand the rate at which ash plantations are dying and rotting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35607/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered issuing a health and safety warning to the public on walking in ash woods which are potentially infected by ash dieback, similar to that which his Department issues regarding fire danger; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35608/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 505. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 294, 295 and 296 of 27 May 2021, if the Forestry Service district inspectors and Forestry Service ecologists will be involved in the approval and inspection of areas planted along riparian margins which is part of the new scheme to plant trees along rivers and watercourses to act as carbon...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 506. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 294, 295 and 296 of 27 May 2021, the scale of the introduction of a scheme to promote at scale the planting of trees along riparian margins that is anticipated in terms of hectares planted; if it is envisaged that this new scheme will be part of the next CAP; if not, if it will be completely...