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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Viability of and Opportunities for the Post Office Network: Discussion (16 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: I appreciate that this is a long-term project. I have already said I believe interim measures are required. This is why I stated the €30 million loan advance has created a precedent and I cannot see why it is not possible for the Government to make the funds available to sustain the Irish postmasters and give them a proper income and reward for their effort and the work they do....

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Home Loan Scheme (11 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 74. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the reason a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary, who has been approved for a Rebuilding Ireland home loan, was refused mortgage protection insurance from the insurance underwriters for the home loan; the options available to the person in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13592/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 191. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the HSE has refused to deliver the Covid-19 vaccine to the doctor's surgery of a 93 year old person with multiple serious health conditions (details supplied); the reason this vulnerable person has been referred to a mass vaccination clinic to receive their vaccination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13611/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (11 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 192. To ask the Minister for Health the reason the Covid-19 vaccine for front-line staff in dental practices, pharmacies, opticians and other front-line services has been delayed in County Tipperary (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13614/21]

Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science: Statements (10 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: I compliment the Minister and the Minister of State, Deputy Niall Collins, on their innovative and creative approach to their new Department. The Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science has the capacity and ability to play a central role in our national recovery plan. These are exciting and refreshing times for institutes of technology. I am...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (10 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: In February 2017, Tipperary town primary schools were overlooked for inclusion in the DEIS programme. This omission was blatantly wrong. After a determined campaign to highlight the injustice, the Department of Education yielded to pressure and agreed to appoint an inspector to review the circumstances of all five primary schools. After extensive engagement with all relevant stakeholders...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 308. To ask the Minister for Finance the engagement that has taken place with his Department and officials in the Central Bank following the decision of a bank (details supplied) to close 88 branches in Ireland; if he or the Central Bank officials plan to meet with senior management of the bank to discuss these closures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13519/21]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (10 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 780. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary can obtain permission to complete a charity run from Mizen to Malin Head; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12680/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1014. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if afforestation initiatives will be included in the pilot agri-environment scheme being developed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12830/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1015. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licence and scheme approvals his Department must issue each year in order to deliver on targets in relation to schemes (details supplied); the number for each licence and scheme type individually in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12831/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 1016. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body responsible for representing forestry and particularly afforestation on the present CAP post-2020 consultative committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12832/21]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: I thank the Minister for his attendance and presentation. The TII report for 2021 identified the existing N24 between Cahir and Limerick Junction as not being fit for purpose. It was acknowledged that the current N24 is substandard, with a high volume of bends causing poor visibility. The N24 is the main artery between Rosslare Europort and Limerick and demand for the route will increase...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: I very much welcome the comments of the Minister. It is a positive response to my request to make Tipperary town the centre of the first piece of action on the on N24. I understand the financial constraints of his Department. It is absolutely crucial we liberate Tipperary town from the scourge of traffic congestion. I thank the Minister for his response, which I appreciate. I look...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: I am very satisfied. I thank the Minister.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: I will take a new rail service with a bypass.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Consultation on the National Development Plan (Resumed): Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, and for Transport (9 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: Tipperary and Clonmel have infrastructure that could be improved and upgraded.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: The availability of and access to funding is crucial for small and medium sized businesses. The option of establishing a State-supported community bank should be reviewed. The post office network and the credit unions have the have the capacity and ability to bring financial services to the public. This community model works very successfully in Germany and other European countries....

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (4 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: We have entered the second year of the greatest crisis in recent history. The focus remains on suppressing Covid-19. However, those who have seen their businesses suffer and jobs evaporate are beginning to place serious emphasis on where we are heading and what the future holds. They are asking how the Government intends to rebuild for the future. As the lead Minister with responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Hedge Cutting (3 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 312. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to a request to extend the hedge cutting ban until 17 March 2021, to take account of the fact that Irish farmland has experienced a prolonged period of heavy rainfall during the months of January and February (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11972/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (3 Mar 2021)

Michael Lowry: 496. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to the lack of accreditation to students for the SNA national training course being recommended to SNAs and schools by her Department and the concern of SNAs that accreditation should reflect the complexities of some of the responsibilities of the role and the course; and if she will make a statement on the...