Parliamentary questions

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

1995. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will incorporate forestry schemes into the CAP environmental requisites for farmers in order to increase the numbers of tree planted across the State and to create a pathway for farmers in order to satisfy their environmental obligations under CAP. [2066/22]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

1996. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the external regulatory review of the licensing process for forestry will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2067/22]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

1997. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason licences for Coillte are approved at a far higher rate than private sector licences; and the steps his Department is willing to take to equalise this discrepancy. [2068/22]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

1998. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that the State is falling short of the target set in the Programme for Government of 8,000 hectares of trees planted per year [2070/22]

Public Sector Staff

Violet-Anne Wynne

2067. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of public sector workers under her remit in each of the local electoral areas in County Clare in each of the years 2016 to 2021, in tabular form under headings (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2373/22]

Public Transport

Violet-Anne Wynne

35. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the status of the proposed capital project on a rail line between Limerick city and Shannon Airport; the projected and total cost; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62413/21]

Tax Code

Violet-Anne Wynne

114. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the reason the rate of tax under the proposed residential zoned land tax will be applied at 3%; if he will consider increasing the rate applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62331/21]

Real Estate Investment Trusts

Violet-Anne Wynne

141. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the number of existing residential housing units that have been acquired by real estate investment trusts and Irish real estate funds in 2018, 2019 and 2020; his views on whether the tax advantages provided by both tax structures are justified with respect to the acquisition of existing dwellings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62330/21]

Energy Production

Violet-Anne Wynne

189. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if consideration will be given to one proposal in relation to the fitting of solar panels on all farm buildings and this energy being sold back to the ESB as a way of generating more green energy and passive income for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62725/21]

Coast Guard Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

209. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport if he will report on the situation at the Doolin Coast Guard station; the timeline for the Doolin unit to resume service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62655/21]

Coast Guard Service

Violet-Anne Wynne

210. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Transport the steps that have been taken by his Department to resolve the issues at the Doolin Coast Guard unit; if an independent mediator has been appointed; the stage of the arbitration process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62656/21]

Tax Exemptions

Violet-Anne Wynne

240. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the length of time the current property tax exemption will apply to those included on the national defective concrete block redress scheme. [62477/21]

Tax Reliefs

Violet-Anne Wynne

242. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance if the 90% agricultural relief from CAT will continue as a retention of current taxation measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62713/21]

Tax Reliefs

Violet-Anne Wynne

243. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance if the VAT on farming equipment can be reduced, for example, on slurry equipment to incentivise and make more viable the farming profession. [62714/21]

Tax Code

Violet-Anne Wynne

244. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the steps his Department will take to ensure farmers have more liquidity, specifically in relation to stamp duty; if he will consider a reduction on the agricultural rate and the young farmer stamp duty relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62723/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Violet-Anne Wynne

249. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Finance the position in relation to the reduction in income that many workers in hospitality sector face due to the employment wage subsidy scheme being cut in the coming weeks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60861/21]

Defective Building Materials

Violet-Anne Wynne

306. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the way he has arrived at a mooted figure of €400 million for County Clare given there is no quantification of the scale of the defective concrete block issue as of yet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62478/21]

Defective Building Materials

Violet-Anne Wynne

336. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the reason the recent sliding-scale redress for homeowners accessing the defective concrete block scheme is not 100% redress given the motion that passed in Dáil Éireann on 15 June 2021 was in favour of 100% redress. [62668/21]

Social Welfare Benefits

Violet-Anne Wynne

450. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of domestic violence survivors who have availed of rent supplement since the policy decision was made. [62672/21]

Departmental Strategies

Violet-Anne Wynne

457. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if an autism strategy will be developed in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62652/21]