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Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on a Ban on Herbicides in Public Areas: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: If there are any other elements that our guests think could contribute to that report, they might engage with the committee. We certainly would welcome any feedback they encounter in the interim. It is important for all of us.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: I have no problem with that course of action. It is only right. It is to be hoped that more than two thirds of the local authorities will have responded by the next meeting. As regards the ones who have not, it would only be right for us to examine that at our next public session to see which ones have not responded.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: That petition could have come from my household, by all accounts. The recommendation is a good course of action.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: If our petition on no school on Fridays takes off, we will be a very popular committee.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: There will be a new cohort engaging with the committee. We will have one day of school in the country left, maybe.

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: This is an extended meeting, is it not?

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on a Ban on Herbicides in Public Areas: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: Hogweed.

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on a Ban on Herbicides in Public Areas: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: That is fair enough. The reason I asked that has nothing to do with Wicklow specifically. It is to get our heads around the way in which we can get local authorities to explore non-chemically-based products. While there is big investment of €30,000 in Foamstream and other materials that the council has to acquire, there are products which could do what we want that are non-invasive...

Committee on Public Petitions: Consideration of Public Petition on a Ban on Herbicides in Public Areas: Discussion (Resumed) (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: To go back to the all-Ireland pollinator plan and best practice use of pesticides, reference was made to 77 different types of bees, for example. In tandem with what we are talking about today, and in tandem with the council’s pollinator targets as a county, how is the council monitoring the progress of that? From 2016, there has been a six-year window for monitoring the impact that...

Committee on Public Petitions: Decisions on Public Petitions Received (23 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: That is a good idea. The high growth is in the summer months so if we are going to see it in all its glory, that is an option. Perhaps with some of the councils that have responded to the clerk we might see if there is a willingness to highlight a particular area or programme they are doing or an initiative they are taking.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Conservation (21 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 93. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) who has long been experiencing issues with their Sustainable Energy Association of Ireland application and who has since been taken off the list; if he will request his officials to review the issue; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector (21 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 166. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of lifetime loans that have been issued to older persons over the past five years in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32094/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 259. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the progress of the proposed 597 unit public housing scheme at the former Shanganagh Castle site in Shankill, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32087/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Provision (21 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 260. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the progress of the proposed 42 unit public housing scheme on lands at Loughlinstown Wood, Loughlinstown, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32088/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Schemes (21 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 261. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide an update on the mortgage allowance scheme which supports local authority tenants who surrender their home to purchase or self-build a new home; if he will provide details of the number of successful applications by local authority during the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form; the details of the date of...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (21 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 376. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on the status of persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32057/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Irish Aid (21 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 377. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will provide an update on Irish Aid to the Horn of Africa region; the efforts that are being made to avoid a humanitarian crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32064/22]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Apprenticeship Programmes (21 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 644. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will outline the strategic plans for the new national apprenticeship office; the timeframe for each item; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32091/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (21 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 660. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if Adamstown is being considered for a new Garda station by Garda management; the criteria and the way that potential sites and locations are identified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32063/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Drug and Alcohol Testing (21 Jun 2022)

Cormac Devlin: 666. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide an update on Garda roadside alcohol and drug testing detections, including the number of detections by county for alcohol, opiates, cocaine, benzodiazepines and cannabis since the introduction of the drug detection scheme in 2017; the current thresholds for each category in tabular form; and if she will...