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Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
736. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the exact date that the details of the new forestry programme will be sent to the European Commission for review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47883/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
737. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date that his Department will publish a Forestry Licensing Plan for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47884/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
738. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences that have been received by his Department that remain to be processed; the length of time that each application has been with his Department in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47885/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
739. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licences per scheme type which were applied for before 1 January 2021 that remain to be processed by his Department in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47886/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
740. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a private forestry association (details supplied) will be invited onto the Forest Policy Group; when such a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47887/22]
Tue, 4 Oct 2022
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Departmental Schemes
Michael Fitzmaurice
768. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if over 30,000 farmers apply for the agri-climate rural environment scheme who are now under CAP and tier one, two and three will all be accepted in cases in which their application is correct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48621/22]
Wed, 28 Sep 2022
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Wastewater Treatment
Michael Fitzmaurice
39. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason he is not resolving the grant system for persons who were not registered for septic tanks and who have had an inspection and been refused the grant assistance as their tank was not registered. [46756/22]
Wed, 28 Sep 2022
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Housing Policy
Michael Fitzmaurice
41. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if the new grant for the refurbishment of old derelict houses will be extended to rural areas, given that, at present, the scheme is only available in certain towns. [46755/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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Energy Prices
Michael Fitzmaurice
33. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the reason that rural customers should pay a higher standing-charge than urban users; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46599/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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School Transport
Michael Fitzmaurice
237. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education if she will investigate the reason that a pupil (details supplied) who applied for a school bus ticket in April 2022 and who has been using the school transport service for the past four years and is paying for this service has been advised that there is no bus ticket despite the bus travelling the route on a daily basis at 50% capacity; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46670/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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School Transport
Michael Fitzmaurice
242. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education the number of children who applied for and received school bus tickets to date in 2022 who are attending a secondary school and who did not previously hold a school bus ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46716/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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School Transport
Michael Fitzmaurice
243. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education the number of children who applied for and received school bus tickets to date in 2022 who are attending a primary school and who did not previously hold a ticket; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46717/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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School Transport
Michael Fitzmaurice
244. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education the number of children who applied for a school bus ticket to date in 2022 who are attending a secondary school and were refused a ticket due to there being no place on the bus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46718/22]
Tue, 27 Sep 2022
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Hospital Staff
Michael Fitzmaurice
509. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if he will engage with the HSE to ensure that the current staffing numbers for neurology nurse specialists in the neurology department in University Hospital Galway is addressed given that patients are unnecessarily waiting longer for diagnosis and treatment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46971/22]
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
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Motor Fuels
Michael Fitzmaurice
31. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport if he has outlined the opportunity that exists in relation to the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil to members of county councils and the Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46191/22]
Thu, 22 Sep 2022
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Tax Code
Michael Fitzmaurice
133. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance if the duty that was removed from petrol and diesel will apply for another year; and if he will freeze the carbon tax in light of the current energy crisis. [46192/22]
Wed, 21 Sep 2022
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Social Welfare Payments
Michael Fitzmaurice
83. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection when a supplementary payment will issue to a person (details supplied) that applied for this payment on 7 July while awaiting the outcome of another application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46091/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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EU Regulations
Michael Fitzmaurice
58. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he will oppose the proposed European Union regulation on land and peat restoration with reference to the biodiversity strategy and climate strategy as part of the European Union Council of Ministers, given that the consequences for Irish farming will be detrimental if this regulation is left in its present form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45814/22]
Tue, 20 Sep 2022
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Child and Family Agency
Michael Fitzmaurice
405. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the way in which TUSLA are allowed to hold up registration of Early Years Services because of inadequacies in their office and leave children without a service knowing that the school term begins in September 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45559/22]
Thu, 8 Sep 2022
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School Facilities
Michael Fitzmaurice
824. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education if the policy of her Department in relation to funding where oil boilers in schools get worn out or at end of life is that funding will only be given to schools for gas boilers in all areas even though tanks and all ancillaries will have to be installed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42293/22]