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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2023)

Michael Lowry: I thank the Taoiseach for that very positive reply. This is an issue that I and my colleagues in the Regional Group have been putting forward on behalf of our local radio stations across the country. This allocation of funding will enable them to sustain their service, retain experienced, high-quality staff and recruit and train for the future. It will also allow them to further exploit...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Dec 2023)

Michael Lowry: People across the country were outraged when they learned the inside secrets of RTÉ's operation. News of bonus payments and sponsorship perks were followed by acrimonious debate. It was clear that if RTÉ was to survive, decisive action and Government help was required. The Government approved a State bailout of €56 million subject to a number of stringent conditions. As...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (5 Dec 2023)

Michael Lowry: 225. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide assistance in the case of a person (details supplied); what other services and educational supports can be offered should this child not be able to obtain placement in any ASD unit for the 2024/2025 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53201/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Meetings (5 Dec 2023)

Michael Lowry: 309. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a response to the representations made to his Department on 9 August 2023, regarding an event (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53328/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (5 Dec 2023)

Michael Lowry: 365. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the rate of contributory pension that will apply to those who have an entitlement to the maximum rate of contributory pension from January 2024 should they decide to defer drawing down their pension until they reach ages 67, 68, 69 and 70 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53670/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Dec 2023)

Michael Lowry: 452. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 121 and 122 of 29 November 2023, if his Department will refuse to permit the conversion of existing forest land to agroforestry as is not a policy objective of his Department, nor is it a strategic action in his Department’s Forestry Strategy implementation plan; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Third Level Education (5 Dec 2023)

Michael Lowry: 630. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the case of a person (details supplied) will be reviewed to ascertain whether assistance will be provided to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53898/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Policy (30 Nov 2023)

Michael Lowry: 127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide an update on the challenges currently facing the Irish education system; if she will directly address concerns on the recruiting and retaining of qualified teachers, particularly in subjects such as mathematics, science, and languages; if she will address concerns regarding the current educational inequalities in Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (30 Nov 2023)

Michael Lowry: 358. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the long-awaited review of the school transport scheme is due to be completed and the recommendations published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53101/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2023)

Michael Lowry: 445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Forest Service of his Department has cross-referenced the ash dieback RUS applications with corresponding road licence applications on a forest level basis to ensure that forest road approvals will be issued in conjunction with ash dieback reconstitution approvals to enable the necessary clearance works to take place; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2023)

Michael Lowry: 451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is possible to change the replanting species on a felling licence that has issued from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53103/23]

Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2023: Motion (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Lowry: Support from the State to the horse and greyhound industries is one of the most important financial outlays in the budget. The money allocated to both industries is an investment. Budget 2024 allocated €95 million to the horse and greyhound fund for the coming year. Horse Racing Ireland is set to receive €76 million of this while the remaining €19 million will be put...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Lowry: There is a problem with policing in Dublin but can the Minister confirm that Garda members will not be transferred on a temporary or part-time basis from Tipperary or from other rural towns across the country to supplement Garda numbers in Dublin? We do not want a case of Peter robbing Paul. The issue of rural crime across Tipperary is causing deep concern amongst our communities. This...

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Special Educational Needs (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Lowry: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to provide an update on the case of a school (details supplied); if she will review the attached correspondence from the school and indicate when the appropriate resources will be allocated to this school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52794/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Lowry: 121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to specify the policy document and the specific sections that detail his Department's position that agroforestry is not an acceptable forest type option for forest owners who have clear felled conifer plantations and wish to replant with agroforestry; to clarify why his Department do not accept agroforestry in such circumstances;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Lowry: 122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why agroforestry is an acceptable forest type option for replanting ash dieback infected sites but is not an acceptable forest type option for forest owners with conifer plantations who wish to replant with agroforestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52768/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Nov 2023)

Michael Lowry: 123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 21 November 2023, the specific section of the policy or scheme document that details his Department's position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52769/23]

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2023)

Michael Lowry: I thank the Taoiseach for his response. I fully understand and appreciate the value of migration. His final comments address the issue I am raising, which I raised in the past with him, about the influx of people. I am not hindering their opportunity to come to Ireland but local people are extremely concerned about the numbers arriving in their small villages and towns without the support...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2023)

Michael Lowry: Say that on the record. You are a lout, that is what you are.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (28 Nov 2023)

Michael Lowry: On the same theme, the events that took place on the streets of our capital city last Thursday night will haunt people's memories for many years to come. A knife attack on innocent children is the most despicable form of violence. People are sickened by what took place outside that school. It has rattled them to the very core. Above all, people need to know that their children are safe....

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