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Hospital Groups
Carol Nolan
801. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 161 of 13 November 2019, if an independent external facilitator to engage in a consultative process in respect of Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise has been appointed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5330/20]
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Felling Licences
Carol Nolan
901. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions taken to date to resolve the ongoing issue relating to delays in the processing of felling licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4050/20]
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Veterinary Medicines
Carol Nolan
935. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will re-examine regulations that would prohibit merchants from selling and administering animal preventative remedies without a prescription from a veterinary surgeon in view of the significant challenges the Covid-19 crisis is generating in the agriculture sector and in further view of the fact that the implementation of these regulations could create significant financial burdens for already overstretched farmers and providers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5129/20]
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Felling Licences
Carol Nolan
936. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tree felling licences granted to farmers since January 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5130/20]
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Ministerial Meetings
Carol Nolan
937. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with a company (details supplied) with a view to ensuring that financial and supply arrangements with Irish farmers are maintained going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5131/20]
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Beef Industry
Carol Nolan
938. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if emergency intervention measures for beef farmers will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5132/20]
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Dairy Sector
Carol Nolan
942. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with the European Commission on the need to introduce a private storage aid scheme for the dairy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5242/20]
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Animal Welfare
Carol Nolan
943. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which veterinary medicinal products and medicated feed regulations adopted by the European Council on 26 November 2018 and due to come into effect from 28 January 2022 will impact on the points of sale of dosing products for animals and the points of sale to obtain such products by farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5246/20]
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Agriculture Scheme Expenditure
Carol Nolan
944. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to disburse or use the approximately €25 million underspend from the BEAM scheme; if a further BEAM scheme will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5264/20]
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Ministerial Meetings
Carol Nolan
945. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has had engagements with the European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development from 1 March 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5265/20]
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Young Farmers Scheme
Carol Nolan
946. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications made under the young farmer scheme since it was introduced by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5266/20]
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Departmental Consultations
Carol Nolan
947. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of internal and external consultancy reports commissioned by his Department in each of the years 2014 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the details and cost of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5267/20]
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Trade Agreements
Carol Nolan
948. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there have been developments in concluding a beef trading deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5268/20]
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Warmer Homes Scheme
Carol Nolan
960. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider including the blind pension and disability allowance as qualifying payments for entitlement to the warmer homes scheme in the same way as jobseeker's allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4557/20]
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Carol Nolan
974. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if 6% of hedgerows will be included in calculations relating to carbon sequestration figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4216/20]
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Carol Nolan
975. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if an analysis will be carried out on the way in which carbon sequestration capabilities are calculated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4217/20]
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Carol Nolan
976. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason for the non-inclusion of hedgerow and grassland sequestration potential here in the current calculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4218/20]
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EU Directives
Carol Nolan
987. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if it will be ensured that all public bodies prepare for the implementation of the EU web accessibility directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4559/20]
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EU Directives
Carol Nolan
988. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider making a progress report on the implementation of the EU web accessibility directive available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4560/20]
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Broadcasting Sector
Carol Nolan
989. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider urging the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, BAI, to set production targets for home-produced programmes to be broadcast with audio description as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4594/20]