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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: It never worked before.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: We understand the reason but Deputy Carthy asked a question about the ownership.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: The grants.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: Okay, Deputy Sherlock. Go ahead.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: The time is up. I will have to move on.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I fully understand the reason for establishing a trust for non-commercial timber as the timber will there for more than 200 years, so there will be no real financial return. However, with the income being generated by Coillte I must support Deputy Fitzmaurice and say I cannot understand why we are losing control of that land. Ms Hurley has told us there are Irish investors but, at the end...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: We have had a very good debate here. The Coillte delegation got a fair interrogation here this evening because we, as a committee, are concerned about the strategy of Coillte. As I said in my opening remarks, the mission objective of Coillte and what it wants to achieve are exceptionally good. However, we, as a committee, are worried that Irish land will go into the hands of investment...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I will give the chief executive a chance to summarise.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: That is a very significant point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Strategic Vision: Coillte (13 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: I thank the delegation for giving the committee a lot of food for thought. The next committee meeting is tomorrow evening at 5.30 p.m. when we will examine agricultural schemes, the eradication of bovine tuberculosis, and compensation. As there is no further business the meeting now stands adjourned.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disability Services (8 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 40. To ask the Minister for Health if he will report on the provision of disability respite services in CHO 3 and CHO 5 to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61049/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (8 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 75. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place for a new model of dementia care; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61050/22]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Testing (8 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 208. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if there is a noise limit to which cars must adhere, particularly in cases where car exhausts have been modified in order to make greater noise; the way in which this limit is monitored and implemented; the way that this is enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61509/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (8 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is an additional pre-Christmas payment being made to pensioners who suffer with an illness related to their chest and who have to take medication for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61505/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (8 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 280. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of an application to provide housing for Ukrainian refugees to the Red Cross in the name of a person (details supplied) considering that this application was made a number of months ago and no reply has been received to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61561/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (8 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 281. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the status of an application to provide housing for Ukrainian refugees to the Red Cross in the name of a person (details supplied) considering that this application was made a number of months ago and no reply has been received to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61562/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (8 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 282. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if the Red Cross has a query email relating to applications for Ukrainian housing for Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61563/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (8 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 284. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the grant supports that are available to those carrying out apprenticeships for various trades required for the building of houses; the supports that he intends to introduce to make the training in these trades more attractive and financially viable to prospective apprentices; his targets for the training of apprentices in the coming five...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Dec 2022)

Jackie Cahill: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a student (details supplied) is entitled to the €1,000 cost-of-living support payment for third level students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61524/22]