Parliamentary questions

Arts Council

Michael Collins

300. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if there is specific funding of advice on funding streams for a project by a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37271/21]

Visa Applications

Michael Collins

560. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Justice if she will address a matter regarding long stay visas (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37552/21]

Passport Services

Michael Collins

208. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the reason for the delay in obtaining passports for children especially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36982/21]

Forestry Sector

Michael Collins

590. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department arrived at the target of 4,500 forestry licences for 2021; if this figure was formulated in conjunction with industry or other stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36174/21]

Forestry Sector

Michael Collins

591. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he is of the view that forestry licensing output will increase for the second half of 2021 given that only 1,594 licences were issued up to 18 June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36176/21]

Forestry Sector

Michael Collins

592. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the forestry licensing targets of his Department by licence type for July, August, September, October, November and December 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36178/21]

Forestry Sector

Michael Collins

593. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the afforestation, roads and felling licensing output to date in 2021; the way this compares with licencing output to the same dates in each of the years 2016 to 2020; the percentage increase or decrease in output compared to those dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36179/21]

Local Authorities

Michael Collins

188. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport when Cork County Council will receive €750 million in funding given the findings of major underfunding for the county and in view of the fact that roads in the county are 52-years behind the standards of other counties (details supplied). [33144/21]

Health Services

Michael Collins

101. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when the continuance of the Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme, formerly the cross-border directive, will be placed in law here (details supplied); and if funding has been allocated to the long-term continuation of the scheme in addition to that of the cross-border directive, which forces patients to travel to mainland Europe for treatment. [32820/21]

Fishing Industry

Michael Collins

238. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any foreign fishing vessels landing a catch at Irish ports are being facilitated to avoid the weighting of fish at the pier requirement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32291/21]

Fishing Industry

Michael Collins

239. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the foreign fishing vessels that have landed fish at Irish piers and have been allowed to bypass the weighting of fish at the pier requirement since the requirement was introduced; the volume and species of fish involved; the name of the pier in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32292/21]

Exploration Industry

Michael Collins

66. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if his Department has carried out an assessment on the expected reduction of carbon emissions which will result from banning future oil and gas licences; if he will provide a copy of the information; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29992/21]

Exploration Industry

Michael Collins

67. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if the banning of future gas licences, which will result in an increase in gas imports with higher emissions than local gas into Ireland, aligns with the objective laid out in the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021 and in particular to the commitment to lowering Ireland’s carbon emissions to reach net zero by 2050; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29993/21]

Departmental Schemes

Michael Collins

164. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the number of warmer homes applications awaiting survey in Cork city and county; the number of applications awaiting works in Cork city and county; the waiting time for new applicants for both surveying and works in Cork city and county; the number of companies engaged in surveying and works in Cork city and county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29508/21]

Forestry Sector

Michael Collins

181. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason licensing targets are consistently being missed by over 50% given all the resources now available to the Forest Service and the Forestry Appeals Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26758/21]

Fishing Industry

Michael Collins

182. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address matters in relation to the purchase of new fishing vessels (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26770/21]

EU Regulations

Michael Collins

155. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if Ireland is being fined by the EU for the failure to meet with the N-1 formula (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24180/21]

Tourism Industry

Michael Collins

52. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if a five-year commitment will be given to businesses in the tourism sector; and if measures such as a 9% rate of VAT, insurance reform, grants and other measures will be introduced to ensure the recovery of the sector in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, in particular in areas such as west Cork (details supplied). [22306/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Michael Collins

331. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media the plans being put in place to protect the employees of the hospitality sector (details supplied). [22309/21]

Brexit Issues

Michael Collins

508. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of officials that worked on the Brexit talks that were permanently based in Brussels in the critical run up period from October to 24 December 2020; and the number of these officials that were from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and based in Brussels that worked as part of this critical background team in view of the fact that both the French and Dutch Governments had a team especially focused on marine and fisheries matters on a 24/7 basis and were shadowing the talks process in Brussels and Strasbourg. [21542/21]