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Wed, 4 Oct 2023
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Solar Energy Guidelines
Holly Cairns
135. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department intends to issue guidance to local authorities on the installation of solar or PV panels on council-owned properties; if funding could be made available to local authorities for the installation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42876/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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National Transport Authority
Holly Cairns
189. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport whether the NTA has been made aware of its obligations under the UNCRPD to consult, actively involve and prioritise Disabled Persons Representative Organisations; to provide a register of all organisations the NTA has consulted in relation to visually impaired persons, the number of engagements with each organisation, and the reasoning for each consultation, from 2017 to date in tabular form. [42273/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Pension Provisions
Holly Cairns
197. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking in response to the absence of an increase in pension payments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42400/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Road Network
Holly Cairns
199. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide the reasoning behind the change of speed limit on a road (details supplied); and if an evaluation of the new speed limit could be conducted, in light of the number of young families residing along the road. [42412/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Transport Policy
Holly Cairns
222. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has examined the possible use of A-Traktors for young drivers in Ireland, as is in operation in Sweden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42692/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Seanad Elections
Holly Cairns
369. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in light of the Supreme Court ruling in March that the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution mandated the Houses of the Oireachtas to expand the franchise of university seats in the Seanad, he intends to introduce Seanad reform measures prior to the next Seanad Éireann election. [42580/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Holly Cairns
416. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of old-age pensioners who have been deemed ineligible for the fuel allowance due to residing with someone who does not qualify for the payment; and the number of OAPs deemed ineligible for the fuel allowance due to residing with an adult child, from 2018 to date. [42401/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Holly Cairns
417. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the issue of old-age pensioners being unable to access the fuel allowance due to adult children moving back into their parents' home; whether her Department will review the eligibility requirements for the fuel allowance in light of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42402/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
459. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of the size and location of land owned by local authorities which is zoned for forestry; and the status of forestry on each site, by local authority, in tabular form. [42705/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
498. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the IT structures for the processing of forestry application under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 are in place; and if not, to provide a timeframe for when the IT structures will be in place. [42693/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
499. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when full training on the requirements under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will be provided to the forestry sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42694/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
500. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the measures his Department is taking to support the forestry sector, given the low level of forestry applications over the past two years. [42695/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
501. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the stakeholders consulted in the development of the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027; the number of meetings with each; and the topic of said meetings. [42696/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
502. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the location, ownership, and size of all public land zoned for forestry in Ireland; and the status of forestry on each site, in tabular form. [42697/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
503. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what supports are available for forestry applicants to offset the costs of environmental impact assessment reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42698/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
504. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff in the forestry services who are authorised to sign off on environmental impact assessment reports, by grade, in tabular form. [42699/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
505. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of environmental impact assessment reports received by the forestry service; and the number of reports processed by the service, from 2022 to date, in tabular form. [42700/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
506. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff in the forestry service who are authorised to sign off on environmental reports for impacts to bird species, by grade, in tabular form. [42701/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Agriculture Supports
Holly Cairns
507. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what supports his Department is providing to farmers and businesses affected by ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42702/23]
Tue, 3 Oct 2023
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
508. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the future of timber supply for house construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42703/23]