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Wed, 1 Mar 2023

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Ports Policy

Matt Carthy

49. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport the amount of money raised through fines related to products being held at Dublin Port for the years 2017 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10341/23]

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Wed, 1 Mar 2023

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Transport Costs

Matt Carthy

117. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 81 and 83 of 22 February 2023, the oversight and accountability measures she applies regarding the operation of the free travel scheme by bus companies, including Bus Éireann; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10411/23]

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Wed, 1 Mar 2023

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Immigration Policy

Matt Carthy

143. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if recommendation 8 of the Interim Evaluation of the Immigrant Investor Programme (published July 2018) was implemented; the years in which the recommended annual formal evaluations occurred; if such evaluations have been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10336/23]

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Wed, 1 Mar 2023

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Immigration Policy

Matt Carthy

144. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice if the reviews of the Evaluation Committee of the Immigrant Investor Programme of 2013 and 2016 have been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10337/23]

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Wed, 1 Mar 2023

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Immigration Policy

Matt Carthy

145. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Justice the reviews carried out of the Immigrant Investor Programme to date; the person or body such reviews were completed by; if they have been published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10338/23]

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Wed, 1 Mar 2023

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Health Services Staff

Matt Carthy

166. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health the number of FTE public health nursing posts in County Cavan; the vacancy rate 2018 to date by year; if additional posts were provided for through budget 2023; any Government targets in relation to an expanded number of posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10351/23]

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Wed, 1 Mar 2023

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EU Funding

Matt Carthy

202. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has or intends to apply for European Union co-financing under EU Promotion Regulations published on 30 January 2023; his timeline to do so; the topics under which he is applying and the projects the funding is intended to support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10344/23]

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Wed, 1 Mar 2023

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Agriculture Schemes

Matt Carthy

203. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if construction costs associated with new milking parlours will be covered under a young farmer capital investment scheme in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10345/23]

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Wed, 1 Mar 2023

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Agriculture Schemes

Matt Carthy

204. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason and basis for those farmers who availed of previous funding for robotic milking equipment under TAMS being excluded from similar supports under TAMS 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10346/23]

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Wed, 1 Mar 2023

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Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

205. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the target for the total forestry licences issued in 2023, by week, by type and by private or Coillte; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10347/23]

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Wed, 1 Mar 2023

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Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

206. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will specify the cost to discharge his Department’s liability under the current afforestation scheme and the older legacy scheme; the estimated cost of forestry supports under the new draft forestry programme in each of the years 2023 to 2030, in tabular form, by capital and current expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10348/23]

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Wed, 1 Mar 2023

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EU Regulations

Matt Carthy

207. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will specify when his departmental officials received drafts of the revised guidelines for state aid in the agricultural and forestry sectors or the Agricultural Block Exemption Regulation from the European Commission or any other EU body prior to their publication in December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10349/23]

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Wed, 1 Mar 2023

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EU Regulations

Matt Carthy

208. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 778 and 782 to 784, inclusive, of 31 January 2023, when he expects to receive correspondence from the European Commission clarifying the possibility for Coillte to be a direct beneficiary of forestry premiums under the new state aid rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10350/23]

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Tue, 28 Feb 2023

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Environmental Policy

Matt Carthy

76. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications his proposals to reduce the amount of polyethylene terephthalate, PET, plastic exported from Ireland; if he has considered introducing a levy on the use of virgin plastics; and if his Department will collate data on the quantities of PET plastic that are recycled domestically and exported. [9966/23]

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Tue, 28 Feb 2023

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North-South Interconnector

Matt Carthy

97. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if he has received a review of the North-South Interconnector; when it will be published; and if he will commission a full independent assessment of the potential undergrounding of the project. [9965/23]

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Thu, 23 Feb 2023

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Trade Agreements

Matt Carthy

97. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the status of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement; and the progress made on securing enforceable commitments on matters relating to sustainable development, the environment and deforestation. [8317/23]

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Thu, 23 Feb 2023

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Industrial Development

Matt Carthy

118. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of IDA-supported jobs delivered in County Monaghan in each of the years 2018 to date in 2023; and the target number for creation in 2023. [8318/23]

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Wed, 22 Feb 2023

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Transport Costs

Matt Carthy

81. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to Iarnród Éireann proposals to charge holders of free travel passes a fee when booking journeys online to Newry, Belfast and other locations; how his Department communicates its expectations in relation to how the free travel pass scheme should operate with Iarnród Eireann; if such a booking fee is in breach of this; his position on the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8991/23]

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Tue, 21 Feb 2023

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Departmental Advertising

Matt Carthy

127. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach the amount expended on advertising and promotion in his Department and all agencies under the remit of his Department in 2022 and in January 2023. [8694/23]

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Tue, 21 Feb 2023

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Departmental Staff

Matt Carthy

128. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Taoiseach the number of communications staff currently employed in his Department; the cost of these staff for 2022; and the expected cost for 2023. [8712/23]

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