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Tue, 12 Jul 2022
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Forestry Sector
Colm Burke
1128. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licences issued for private felling and for Coillte felling, respectively, per week from 1 January to 30 June 2022; the number of forestry licences issued in the same timeframe in 2021, in tabular form; if these figures are on target, as per the Forestry Licensing Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37273/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Third Level Fees
Colm Burke
30. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the way that the lowering of the student contribution charge will lessen the cost of living for students; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35584/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Apprenticeship Programmes
Colm Burke
72. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department is successfully making apprenticeships available to marginalised groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35585/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Equality Issues
Colm Burke
127. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his Department’s current working projects to tackle harassment perpetrated on the LGBTQ+ community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35704/22]
Thu, 7 Jul 2022
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Childcare Services
Colm Burke
144. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the amount that he expects parents to financially save under the proposals to tackle the cost of childcare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35705/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Departmental Funding
Colm Burke
56. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications received in respect of the new community safety innovation fund; when it is anticipated that funding allocations will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35735/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Immigration Policy
Colm Burke
65. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice the number of applications received for the regularisation of long-term undocumented migrants scheme to date; the number of successful applications to date; the number of unsuccessful applications to date; the number of appeals that have been lodged to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35736/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Tax Code
Colm Burke
161. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to introducing a vacant property tax to reduce the number of vacant properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36132/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Departmental Schemes
Colm Burke
203. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media if consideration will be given by her Department to instituting a similar support mechanism to the live performance restart grant scheme for those whose turnover was below €100,000 and thus were unable to qualify for the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35698/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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School Textbooks
Colm Burke
359. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Education if consideration will be given to including an additional school (details supplied) under the pilot grant book scheme introduced in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35988/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Gambling Sector
Colm Burke
523. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice the work her Department has carried out to date in establishing a gambling regulator; if funding has been directed to cover preparatory costs for the establishment of a gambling regulator in order that the regulator can commence work as soon as possible; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35796/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Immigration Status
Colm Burke
535. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Justice the average processing times for regularisation of long-term undocumented migrants scheme applications from the date of submission to the decision date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36018/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Trade Sanctions
Colm Burke
887. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of shipments of grain and feed ration that have been imported into Ireland from Russia in recent weeks, whereby these shipments were granted special permission to land in Ireland; if Ireland will be accepting further shipments from Russia in view of a ban on Russian-flagged ships docking in European Union ports under European Union sanctions as a result of the illegal invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35690/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Trade Sanctions
Colm Burke
888. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any further shipments of grain and feed ration imported from Russia will be granted special permission to land in Ireland, despite a ban on Russian-flagged ships docking in European Union ports under European Union sanctions over the illegal invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35691/22]
Tue, 5 Jul 2022
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Trade Sanctions
Colm Burke
889. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action that his Department is taking to reduce Ireland's reliance on imported feed ration and grains, in view of the European Union sanctions banning the docking of Russian-flagged ships in European Union ports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35692/22]
Wed, 29 Jun 2022
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Wind Energy Guidelines
Colm Burke
43. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when the results of the focused review of the 2006 Wind Energy Development Guidelines relating to minimum setback distance for wind turbines from homes and residential areas will be released; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34696/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Adult Education Provision
Colm Burke
675. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the action that his Department is taking to address the failure of many education and training boards to keep contracts of indefinite duration and pensions up-to-date of adult education tutors considering many have contracts of indefinite duration dating back to 2015; the action that is being taken to ensure that all tutors who are entitled to contracts of indefinite duration receive them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34383/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Adult Education Provision
Colm Burke
676. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if all adult education tutors receive the same salary with pension and sick pay entitlements no matter what area of the country they are working in; if the increase which is awarded to staff as set out in circular letter 0052/2021 will also apply to all of these employees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34384/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Adult Education Provision
Colm Burke
677. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science the action that will be taken to ensure that the rate of pay for adult educator tutors in the Cork Education and Training Board is in line with the rates paid in other education and training boards; if consideration will be given to include increments for qualifications or prior service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34385/22]
Tue, 28 Jun 2022
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Adult Education Provision
Colm Burke
678. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if all adult education tutors will be entitled to receive holiday pay in the same way as all other employees of the education sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34386/22]