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Wed, 25 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
66. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) who submitted a passport application in February 2022 and has been advised that a link was sent to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26752/22]
Wed, 25 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
67. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) who submitted an application on 5 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26753/22]
Wed, 25 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
68. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26754/22]
Wed, 25 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
69. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied) who submitted an application on the 1 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26755/22]
Wed, 25 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
70. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26756/22]
Wed, 25 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
71. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26757/22]
Wed, 25 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
72. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26758/22]
Wed, 25 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
73. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26759/22]
Wed, 25 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
74. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied); if he will request that this application be expedited in light of the errors made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26760/22]
Wed, 25 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
75. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when a passport will issue for a person (details supplied); if he will request that this application be expedited in light of the errors made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26761/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Passport Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
328. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs when passports will issue for siblings (details supplied) which were applied for on 2 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26408/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
709. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his officials have been in contact with their counterparts in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the issue of planning permission and ash dieback in the week commencing 9 May 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25919/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
710. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when consultation on the next forestry programme will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25920/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
711. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current position of the study commissioned by COFORD into private forest certification in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25921/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
712. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the project manager of Project Woodland is still involved in the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25922/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
713. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the final recommendations of the external review of the forestry licensing system will be presented to the Forestry Policy Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25923/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
714. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a forestry group (details supplied) has requested membership to his Department's Organic Strategy Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25924/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Departmental Reports
Michael Fitzmaurice
715. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made by his Department to date in implementing the recommendations of the Oireachtas joint committee’s report published on 2 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25925/22]
Tue, 24 May 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
716. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the expenditure by the forest service of his Department is in line with budget for April 2022, thereby ensuring there is no underspend again in his Department for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25927/22]
Thu, 19 May 2022
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Housing Schemes
Michael Fitzmaurice
235. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when guidelines will be given to the local authorities regarding the changes being made to the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25455/22]
Tue, 17 May 2022
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Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
Michael Fitzmaurice
737. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 805 of 8 February 2022, if the €1,000 pandemic bonus will be paid to healthcare assistants that are employed by private providers but work in the homes of HSE clients as part of a homecare package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24801/22]
Thu, 12 May 2022
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Social Welfare Eligibility
Michael Fitzmaurice
267. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) who submitted an application for illness benefit eight weeks ago will be advised of the decision on their application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23916/22]
Tue, 10 May 2022
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General Practitioner Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
730. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the period of time that is given to general practitioners to remove the files and information contained therein of deceased patients from their practice database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22776/22]
Tue, 10 May 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
858. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants or members of the REAP scheme that have applied for afforestation approval under his Department’s afforestation grant and premium scheme for the month of April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23037/22]
Tue, 10 May 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
859. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the expenditure by the Forest Service of his Department is in line with budget for April 2022, thereby ensuring there is no underspend again in his Department for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23038/22]
Tue, 10 May 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
860. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actual output versus the phased projected monthly plan for licence and scheme approvals in his Departments plan for the month of April 2022 and for year to date for following Coillte felling, private felling, roads, afforestation, ash dieback RUS in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23039/22]
Tue, 10 May 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
861. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of private felling licences issued per week for the month of April 2022, in tabular form; the number of such felling licences approved which were subject to a field inspection by the local district inspector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23040/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Medical Aids and Appliances
Michael Fitzmaurice
286. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications when the €75 support for persons with long-term medical incontinence to help meet the average annual cost of disposing of medical incontinence products will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20240/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Disability Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
1439. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to recruit additional staff in the new children’s disability network teams primarily in CDNT9 based in County Roscommon to offer children within the ASD services the occupational therapy and speech and language therapy supports they have been left without for over two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19577/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
1929. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates officials of his Department contacted the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage or met with officials of the Department in connection with removing the requirement for planning permission when converting dead, dying and rotting ash plantations to conifer species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21044/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
1930. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the projected output of forestry licences for 2022 matches the recommendations by working group one of project woodland which were issued to the project board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
1931. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the projections in the COFORD roundwood forecast 2021 – 2040 for private sector availability and Coillte availability in each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; if he will specify the percentage of private sector availability of the total availability in each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21046/22]
Tue, 26 Apr 2022
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Common Agricultural Policy
Michael Fitzmaurice
1932. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Assistant Secretary with responsibility for forestry will also have responsibility for the AECM and eco schemes in the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21047/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Naturalisation Applications
Michael Fitzmaurice
608. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice when an application for permission to remain in the State by a person (details supplied) will be processed given that the application was submitted in July 2020; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17956/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
929. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates his Department received the ash dieback RUS applications that remain unapproved by month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17844/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
930. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the area of ash dieback RUS approvals his Department expects to approve in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17845/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
931. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date the Secretary General of his Department committed to the Joint Oireachtas Committee to engage with his counterpart in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications with regard to the issue of planning permission for the conversion to conifers from dead and dying ash; the progress to date and the expected date such talks will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17846/22]
Tue, 5 Apr 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
932. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that ash plantations infected by ash dieback are now starting to rot and present a serious health and safety issue in their removal. [17847/22]
Thu, 31 Mar 2022
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Court Procedures
Michael Fitzmaurice
349. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice the number of court-ordered section 32 reports that were sought by the courts in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17127/22]
Thu, 31 Mar 2022
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Court Procedures
Michael Fitzmaurice
350. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice the number of court-ordered section 47 reports that were sought by the courts in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17128/22]
Thu, 31 Mar 2022
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Court Orders
Michael Fitzmaurice
351. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice the number of interim safety orders applied for in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17130/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Naturalisation Applications
Michael Fitzmaurice
556. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice the number of persons that are waiting between 12 to 24 and 24 to 36 months for a decision from the date of their first application to the Department for a certificate of naturalisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16067/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
838. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that the number of afforestation licences only exceeded 20 on two occasions in his Department’s weekly dashboard in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15859/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
839. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions taken by his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2021 to address the decline in afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15860/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
840. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that the Y axis of the number of licences issued for afforestation, roads, private felling and Coillte felling was reduced from 140 to 120 on the weekly dashboard; if he will reinstate it to 140; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15861/22]
Tue, 29 Mar 2022
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Forestry Sector
Michael Fitzmaurice
841. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects to have concluded discussions with his counterparts in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications regarding planning permission for converting from dead and dying ash to conifers under the RUS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15862/22]
Thu, 24 Mar 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Michael Fitzmaurice
404. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will be made under GLAS to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15600/22]
Wed, 23 Mar 2022
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Residency Permits
Michael Fitzmaurice
160. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice when an application for permission to remain in the State by a person (details supplied) will be processed, given that the application was submitted in October 2019; the reason for the delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15138/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Visa Applications
Michael Fitzmaurice
754. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice when a join family non-EEA national spouse visa application by a person (details supplied) will be processed given that it has been in the system for over six months which is over the business target for dealing with this type of application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14240/22]
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
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Departmental Expenditure
Michael Fitzmaurice
1122. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the expenditure by the Forest Service of his Department is in line with the budget for the month of February 2022 thereby ensuring that there is no underspend for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13982/22]