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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: 250. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will consider expanding apprenticeship programmes within the forestry sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35054/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: 316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts that are being made to streamline forestry regulations in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35050/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: 317. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on Project Woodland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35051/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: 318. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts that are being made to provide greater clarity to forestry licence applicants with regard to the evaluation and application processes, specifically among small and medium operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35052/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality: General Scheme of the Communications (Retention of Data) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Discussion (30 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: For the information of the Chair, I was a member of the Joint Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality in the Thirty-first Dáil and a member of the Joint Committee on Justice and Equality in the Thirty-second Dáil for one year. I was reappointed two days ago. I just wanted to put that out there. In light of the fact that the briefing documentation was only forwarded to me...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: Let us be honest with the electorate. Let us tell people the truth about what goes on, rather than Deputies opposite coming into this House-----

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: -----and being cynical as usual.

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: Not only must we remain vigilant to the nonsense the Members opposite go on with, we also must remain vigilant to the fact we have a situation whereby the emergency supply of electricity places this nation under extreme pressure from time to time. While there was no immediate risk of blackouts and brownouts, there was a slim possibility of such. This measure by the Government will go some...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: There was no reference to what I was talking about.

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: Not a single reference.

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: No, it will not. Deputy O'Reilly was not at the committee meeting.

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: I welcome the opportunity to contribute to the debate. The energy sector underpins much of the nation's affairs. The effects of price fluctuations in the energy market have knock-on effects for almost every aspect of the economy and can make a real impact on the lives of consumers and their daily decisions. The invasion of Ukraine has appalled the moral and civilised world. The loss of...

EirGrid, Electricity and Turf (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (28 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: That legislation is being put through the House right now. Some of the Deputies opposite serve on a committee of which I, too, am a member. They suggested we enter pre-legislative scrutiny. The Ceann Comhairle will know that extensive charts were prepared to illustrate how long it takes a Bill to go through pre-legislative scrutiny before a committee such as that on which Deputy O'Rourke...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Taxi Licences (28 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: 179. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of new taxi permits that have been issued for Dublin Airport for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33880/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Electric Vehicles (28 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: 205. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if his Department is engaging with the Dublin Airport Authority to increase the number of electric vehicle charging points in Dublin airports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34344/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Spending Code (28 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: 229. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide all projects with a value of over €2 million in Fingal that have been approved under the Public Spending Code V in the past ten years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33879/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (28 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: 625. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has considered allowing parents of siblings who are eligible for the Summer Provision Programme to apply for separate hours of tuition based on their needs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34339/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Equality Issues (28 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: 667. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the measures that his Department is undertaking to ensure members of the LGBT+ community are encouraged and supported to make complaints regarding discrimination they experience in their workplace; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34340/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (28 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: 682. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way in which he intends to increase domestic productivity of the research and innovation sector by 2.5% per annum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33873/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Research and Development (28 Jun 2022)

Alan Farrell: 683. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will set out a timeline for the undertaking of a comprehensive review of the impact of research and innovation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33874/22]