Written answers
Thursday, 14 October 2021
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Departmental Budgets
12. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the total capital allocation to her Department in 2021, broken down by sub-head; the amount spent to date; if she expects this funding...
- Road Projects
13. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her level of engagement with Cork County Council in meeting its demands on delivery of upgrades works on rural roads and laneways due...
- Rural Schemes
16. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the anticipated amount of funding that is expected to be provided to counties Laois and Offaly through the Leader programme in 2021....
- Flexible Work Practices
17. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider funding options for rural SMEs that would have space on their premises that could be made available for the...
- Harbours and Piers
19. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 114 of 15 July 2021, the status of the development of Caladh Mór pier on Inis Meáin;...
- Rural Schemes
20. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the reason the shop front improvement scheme will not be extended despite the short timeframe and difficulties shopkeepers have had in...
- Flexible Work Practices
22. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to further encourage the establishment of remote working hubs in rural communities; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Community Development Projects
23. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the actions that are being considered to simplify the process for small projects to apply for small amounts of funding in view of...
- Rural Schemes
24. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will consider providing funding of the development of Schull town park; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50134/21]
- National Broadband Plan
25. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the roll-out of broadband connection points; the number that have been connected to date by county; the number planned to...
- Rural Schemes
26. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has plans to support rural information support services and assist those in rural communities to access supports they...
- Rural Recreation Policy
27. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the walks scheme in respect of new projects in County Mayo; the funding that has been allocated to these projects; the...
- Library Services
28. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will report on plans for a new location for the Limerick city centre library. [50086/21]
- Rural Recreation Policy
29. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the specific funds available from his Department to provide for the delivery of public greenspace, public parks and playgrounds; and if...
- Telecommunications Infrastructure
30. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the Mobile Phone and Broadband Taskforce is set to meet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48282/21]
- Rural Schemes
31. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she is satisfied with the uptake of the rural regeneration scheme; the number of the schemes that have been completed; and when she...
- Community Development Projects
37. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if the capital scheme for the rejuvenation of community centres as announced in the National Development Plan will be available to each...
- Island Communities
39. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the work of the interdepartmental committee for the development of the islands; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Rural Schemes
40. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she expects to announce the next round of allocations from the rural regeneration development fund; and if she will make a...
- Community Development Projects
44. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the criteria her Department and Pobal have adopted for awarding grants and funding for units of an organisation (details supplied); if...
- Social Enterprise Sector
45. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of applications received to date for the Awareness Raising Initiative for Social Enterprise, ARISE; and if she will make a...
- Rural Schemes
46. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the progress made in the 2021 Work Programme for Our Rural Future; the number of measures which have been completed; and...
- Island Communities
53. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department plans to share the draft policy strategy for the islands with representatives as requested by an organisation...
- Community Development Projects
54. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the supports available from her Department to community groups and organisations that have obtained staff through various social...
- Rural Schemes
55. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the development of the rural proofing model promised in Our Rural Future – Rural Development Policy...
- Island Communities
56. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of a project (details supplied); when the project is likely to proceed to construction; and if she will make a statement on...
- Dormant Accounts Fund
59. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the value of the dormant accounts fund that is to be available in 2022 to support community development; and if she will make a...
- Rural Recreation Policy
60. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will employ additional rural recreational officers and ensure they are allocated according to the work plans being operated by...
- Library Services
62. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has plans to support a local library for the City West area. [50089/21]
- Rural Schemes
63. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the next tranche of rural regeneration funding will be announced; the status of the application for Killorglin, County Kerry; and...
- Rural Recreation Policy
65. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the outdoor recreation infrastructure scheme funding for walking infrastructure in County Carlow for 2021; and if she...
- Rural Schemes
66. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of funding that has been provided to counties Laois and Offaly through the LEADER programme in 2019 and 2020. [49416/21]
- Community Development Projects
67. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if additional funding will be provided for the Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme which is delivered by local...
- Rural Schemes
68. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has received an application for town and village renewal made by Clare County Council in respect of Clonlara Village,...
- National Development Plan
71. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she expects to be in a position to address issues affecting rural life in the context of the National Development...
- Rural Recreation Policy
72. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of her engagement with an organisation (details supplied) regarding the employment of additional rural recreational...
- Rural Schemes
74. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if her Department has received an application for town and village renewal made by Clare County Council in respect of Drumgeely...
- Rural Recreation Policy
75. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she plans to expand the walks scheme to include walking trails in the Dublin mountains; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Community Development Projects
77. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the funding provided under the community enhancement programme for County Carlow in 2021; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Rural Schemes
79. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she continues to liaise with urban and rural communities with a view to addressing such concerns as isolation and...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
81. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there are supports available to a business owner in circumstances (details supplied). [50252/21]
- Departmental Properties
82. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are...
- Flexible Work Practices
83. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if there will be a review of the application of the Workplace Relations Commission code of conduct on the right to disconnect by...
- Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- National Broadband Plan
84. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the provision of fibre broadband to a property (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- Energy Policy
85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the policy position of his Department in relation to the storage of electricity particularly that generated from...
- Departmental Properties
87. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15;...
- Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
- Aviation Industry
88. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has received lobbying from air traffic controller representative groups requesting his intervention and calling for an external...
- National Car Test
90. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding NCT certificates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50217/21]
- Driver Licences
91. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will allow those with driver’s licences that have been automatically extended to be renewed before the six-month window; and...
- Transport Policy
92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will provide a full breakdown on the progress or lack thereof in respect of the NTA Active Travel Investment Programme projects...
- Coast Guard Service
93. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions he has taken to address difficulties within the Irish Coast Guard; if his attention has been drawn to the expenditure of...
- Public Transport
94. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ensure that a transport service (details supplied) will be provided at an early date; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Road Projects
95. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided to undertake the necessary preparatory work for the upgrade of a road (details supplied); and if he will make...
- Department of Finance
- Tax Code
96. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to include special needs assistants on the list of professions entitled to claim flat rate expenses; the reason this profession has not been included...
- Community Employment Schemes
97. To ask the Minister for Finance when his Department plans to have completed its examination of the Department of Social Protection proposal in relation to community employment supervisors;...
- Financial Services
98. To ask the Minister for Finance if he and or his officials have engaged with lending institutions here in respect of persons that availed of pandemic unemployment payments and as a result...
- Department of Public Expenditure and Reform
- Flood Risk Management
99. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress to date in 2021 on the Ballina, County Mayo flood relief scheme. [50165/21]
- Departmental Properties
101. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are...
- Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
- Sports Funding
102. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if sports projects in the Gaeltacht can be funded under the capital sports programme in which another element of the overall...
- Deontais Ranna
103. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil tograí spóirt i gceantair Ghaeltachta cáilithe do dheontais ón Rannóg Gaeltachta den Roinn...
- Departmental Properties
104. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if...
- Sports Funding
105. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when the next round of sports capital grant scheme funding will be announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Strategies
106. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made in achieving action 12 of the National Sports Policy 2018-2027. [50352/21]
- Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government
- Housing Schemes
108. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the stress HAP tenants and prospective HAP tenants are under who are forced to take cases...
- Defective Building Materials
110. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the details of his Department’s queries with regard to the concrete block redress scheme applied for by Clare County...
- Departmental Properties
111. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if...
- Horticulture Sector
112. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will provide details of the outcome of the studies undertaken by the working groups concerning the future use of peat by...
- Waterways Ireland
113. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a project (details supplied) will proceed to the next stage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50357/21]
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Human Rights
114. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of political prisoners in Belarus; the extent to which the international community has concerned itself with the issue; the...
- Election Monitoring Missions
115. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will be nominating any Irish election observers for the election in Uzbekistan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50224/21]
- Overseas Development Aid
116. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the way in which Ireland will meet its commitment to reach a spend of 0.7% of GNI by 2030 on overseas development aid; his plans to achieve...
- Passport Services
117. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that this person is travelling this week. [50340/21]
- Department of Education and Skills
- School Facilities
118. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there are grants available to schools for the purpose of building storage facilities for scooters and bicycles; and if so, the way schools can...
- Schools Building Projects
119. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will address a matter (details supplied) regarding land allocations for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [50184/21]
- School Staff
120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills her plans regarding the banking of hours by primary schools in cases in which mainstream classroom teachers are replaced by special education...
- School Facilities
123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the funding options a DEIS band 1 senior primary school has to return to running an after-school club once current health restrictions are lifted...
- School Transport
125. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills further to Parliamentary Question No. 113 of 23 September 2021, if all restrictions on school transport numbers will be lifted after 22 October...
- Departmental Properties
126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
127. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the guidance on mask wearing in post-primary school settings will continue to apply after 22 October 2021. [50342/21]
- Further and Higher Education
128. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the plans in place to transfer funding for an organisation (details supplied) to the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research,...
- School Staff
130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her attention has been drawn to a school (details supplied) that has no engineering or metalwork teacher and has been unable to source a...
- Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- Pensions Reform
131. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if pension contributions will be liable for PRSI; if, when drawing down a pension it will be liable for PRSI; her views on...
- Employment Support Services
132. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will address a matter regarding a nationwide local employment service (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Social Welfare Payments
133. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a carer’s allowance application by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Employment Support Services
137. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will establish a stakeholder forum to allow for the meaningful engagement of all stakeholders in the local employment...
- Community Employment Schemes
138. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if preparations are being made to ensure adequate staffing levels to maintain community employment schemes throughout County...
- State Pensions
139. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if there is provision within the social welfare code governing entitlement to State pension (contributory) whereby credits...
- Social Welfare Payments
140. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will consider introducing some disregard in the means test for disability allowance for a person who is in a position...
- Departmental Properties
141. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and...
- Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
- Covid-19 Pandemic
142. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons including children seeking international protection who have been required to quarantine...
- Rights of the Child
143. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the position regarding adopting the Optional Protocols to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. [50197/21]
- Family Resource Centres
144. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding will be provided for a family and community resource centre (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if...
- Assisted Decision-Making
145. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the reason that section 83 of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 has not been commenced; the...
- Childcare Services
146. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 29 September 2021, the date by which the sustainability and case...
- Departmental Properties
147. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village,...
- Department of Education and Skills
- Further and Higher Education
148. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he has discussed increasing the number of places for courses in further and higher education institutions related to the hospitality sector to...
- Departmental Properties
149. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently...
- Further and Higher Education
150. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if an educational institute (details supplied) is under his Department's remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50345/21]
- Department of Justice and Equality
- International Protection
153. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider the recommendations of an organisation (details supplied) in respect of the new programme for families in...
- Naturalisation Applications
154. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the status of a naturalisation application in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Deportation Orders
155. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review a deportation order in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the...
- Immigration Status
156. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position in regard to residency and stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on...
- Naturalisation Applications
157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) can be urgently considered having regard to...
- Departmental Properties
158. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if...
- Department of Health
- Primary Care Centres
159. To ask the Minister for Health the current status of the proposed east Meath primary care centre which is to be located in Bettystown town centre; when he expects works to commence and any...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
160. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to engage with the EU regarding Ireland’s participation in a joint procurement process related to potential Covid-19 treatments; if these...
- Health Services Staff
161. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce minimum mandatory staffing levels for nursing homecare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50169/21]
- Nursing Homes
162. To ask the Minister for Health the guidelines that are provided to State and private providers in the design, construction and fit out of new nursing home facilities; and if he will make a...
- Health Services
163. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons attending the HSE services at Ladywell, Dundalk, County Louth; the number of staff and their grades; the current waiting time for second...
- Mental Health Services
164. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the development of the pathfinder project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50176/21]
- Cross-Border Co-operation
165. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients who have availed of cataract surgery under the cross-Border healthcare directive in each of the past five years; the cost incurred in...
- Medicinal Products
166. To ask the Minister for Health if he has given consideration to frontline treatment for hyperemesis to be included on the drug payment scheme and the medical card scheme; and if he will make...
- Disability Services
167. To ask the Minister for Health when a resumption of services is planned at a facility (details supplied) in County Donegal; if full-time services will be available on reopening; and if he...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
168. To ask the Minister for Health the extent to which air purifiers have or are being deployed to combat any further threats of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50201/21]
- Health Services
170. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the operations of an organisation (details supplied) being managed by the HSE; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50204/21]
- Health Services Staff
171. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding health service worker pensions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50209/21]
- Hospital Services
172. To ask the Minister for Health if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding accident and emergency numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50212/21]
- Health Services
173. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to a site (details supplied); and his plans for same. [50214/21]
- Health Services Staff
174. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 683 of 15 September 2021, the status of the recruitment campaign for the six whole-time equivalent posts for area...
- Dental Services
178. To ask the Minister for Health the age at which children in County Laois are receiving a first dental intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50227/21]
- Health Services Staff
181. To ask the Minister for Health if there is a proposal for the regulating and licensing of osteopaths; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50232/21]
- Hospital Staff
182. To ask the Minister for Health the staffing levels in the diabetes department at University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50235/21]
- Hospital Services
184. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the thrive with diabetes project at University Hospital Waterford and its deliverables to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Health Services
185. To ask the Minister for Health if he will seek the necessary finance for the establishment of a designated intestinal failure unit or service in Ireland in order that that the HSE fulfils...
- Healthcare Policy
186. To ask the Minister for Health when the Sláintecare project on the development of a national diabetes register will recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50247/21]
- Health Services
188. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an overview of services for heart failure patients in the community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50254/21]
- Abortion Services
192. To ask the Minister for Health the recorded number of ambulance despatches treating women suffering complications from self-administering medical abortions after receiving remote medical...
- Cross-Border Co-operation
193. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an assurance that the cross border health scheme will continue after 31 December 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on...
- Health Services
194. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details on the consolidation and scale-up of Heart Failure Virtual Consultation Service with Integrated Care Clinical Nurse Specialist...
- Health Services Staff
199. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the recruitment of the staff to operate Enhanced Community Care Programme integrated care specialist ambulatory care hubs in...
- Covid-19 Pandemic
204. To ask the Minister for Health if he plans to provide funding or support to organisations for the purchase of air purifiers and CO2 monitors in order to facilitate their return to normal...
- Departmental Properties
205. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by his Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they are currently being used....
- Mental Health Services
206. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on funding for 24 hour paediatric psychiatry services in public hospitals and emergency departments; the estimated expenditure on...
- Hospital Staff
207. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to national and international guidelines that recommend there should be 14 neurology nurse specialists employed in the...
- Mental Health Services
208. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to reinstate the role of dedicated national lead for mental health in the HSE. [50331/21]
- Irish Blood Transfusion Service
209. To ask the Minister for Health his Department’s plans to engage with the Irish Blood Transfusion Service in respect of introducing an individual risk assessment for all prospective...
- Mental Health Services
210. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide multi-annual funding to non-statutory mental health service providers that deliver services in line with Sharing the Vision. [50333/21]
- Health Services
211. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide additional funding for cancer services and support improvements in the wider health sector. [50334/21]
- Healthcare Policy
212. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide details of the way in which his Department is working towards reducing in-patient charges in the health system. [50335/21]
- Parking Provision
214. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a schedule of the amounts directly collected by all HSE hospitals and primary care centres in respect of car parking charges for visitors...
- Health Services
215. To ask the Minister for Health if he has plans to introduce a multi-annual funding structure to support motor neurone disease nurses in the community; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Hospital Staff
216. To ask the Minister for Health when a specialist diabetic nurse will be appointed to St. John’s Hospital, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50356/21]
- Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Horticulture Sector
217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding importing peat and timber; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50186/21]
- Horse Racing Industry
218. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding funding allocated to Horse Racing Ireland; and if he will make a statement...
- Veterinary Services
219. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which DVO and RVO staff at Naas, County Kildare have been augmented in line with demand; and if he will make a...
- Agriculture Schemes
220. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an ANC penalty will be examined in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50203/21]
- Agriculture Industry
222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the current slurry-spreading season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50218/21]
- Horticulture Sector
223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the findings of the working group established by his Department to look into the peat supply issue to the horticultural...
- Forestry Sector
224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 468 of 7 October 2021, if his Department is unable to fulfil the needs of the forestry sector,...
- Common Agricultural Policy
225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 393 of 30 September 2021, if he regards the integration between CAP and afforestation as being...
- Forestry Sector
226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 392 of 3 September 2021, his views on whether there are forestry profession skills such as...
- Horticulture Sector
231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will introduce as a matter of urgency to ensure that there is an adequate supply of domestic peat for the mushroom...
- Common Fisheries Policy
233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the transparent and objective criteria used under Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy for allocating fishing opportunities....
- Department of Rural and Community Development
- Local Development Companies
234. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will address a matter regarding the sustainability of the local development sector (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Community Development Projects
235. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will address a matter regarding the development of a digital inclusion fund (details supplied); and if she will make a...
- Rural Schemes
239. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she expects to engage with urban and rural communities with the objective of improving their quality of life; and...
- Community Development Projects
242. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the amount of monies allocated by her Department to various community groups in the past 12 months; her plans to continue this policy...
- Rural Schemes
248. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which she might consider broadening the eligibility for the various rural community schemes operated by her Department...
- Community Development Projects
254. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent of her Department's support through the public participation network for various groups and communities around the country...
- Rural Schemes
255. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department has supported various communities throughout the country through the Leader programme in the past...
- Digital Hubs
256. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department continues to support the use of digital hubs as a means of replicating the workplace without having...
- Rural Schemes
257. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the extent to which her Department has been in contact with Kildare County Council in respect of local improvement schemes; the number...
- Community Development Projects
259. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she has given consideration to increasing the capacity of local development companies to tackle inequality and social exclusion...
- Departmental Properties
260. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will provide a list of buildings either owned or managed by her Department in Blanchardstown village, Dublin 15; and if they...
