Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

792. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within her Department. [47340/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

888. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47329/23]

Teagasc Activities

Holly Cairns

936. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a barrier to participation in a group (details supplied); and if he would engage with Teagasc with the goal of expanding access to the group and extend the upcoming deadline. [48203/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

976. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47330/23]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

1006. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide the itemised costs associated with the "Disability Rights are Human Rights" advertisement campaign operated by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47859/23]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

1045. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth whether his Department was consulted as part of the Department of Social Protection’s work on the green paper on disability allowances; to detail the level of involvement of his Department in the construction of said green paper; if he has been in contact with the Department of Social Protection in relation to the green papers proposed tiered disability allowance system since the publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48204/23]

Mother and Baby Homes

Holly Cairns

1051. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the status of the excavation and exhumation of the mother and baby institution site in Tuam, County Galway. [48234/23]

Mother and Baby Homes

Holly Cairns

1052. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide details of the financial contributions given to date by religious institutions to redress schemes, by scheme and institution, in tabular form. [48235/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

1103. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47338/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

1379. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47337/23]

Education Costs

Holly Cairns

1399. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what financial supports can be made available to graduate entry medical students who are struggling with high course fees and a lack of loan provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47905/23]

Artificial Intelligence

Holly Cairns

1445. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development to detail any ongoing or previous use of artificial intelligence within her Department. [47342/23]

Inshore Fisheries

Holly Cairns

230. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he is taking fulfil the programme for Government commitment to "ensure that inshore waters continue to be protected for smaller fishing vessels and recreational fishers and that pair trawling will be prohibited inside the six-mile limit". [47109/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

231. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recorded injuries and deaths of greyhounds that occurred at greyhound racing stadiums and events organised by the Irish Greyhound Board between 1 January 2011 and 30 September 2023, in tabular form. [47110/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

232. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information from the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system on how many of the non-coursing greyhound pups born in 2022 were registered on the RCETS in 2023; how many of the non-coursing greyhound pups born in 2022 were registered on RCETS in 2023; how many of the non-coursing greyhound pups born in 2022 were entered on RCETS in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47111/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

233. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information from the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system on the number of non-coursing greyhounds born in each of the years 2020, 2021, and 2022, who were raced in Ireland; the number of non-coursing greyhounds born in the years 2017 to 2023, inclusive, listed under the category ‘export international’ and the country of destination, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47112/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

234. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown, by month and track, of all greyhound drug testing since 2015, as a percentage of starters at each track, in tabular form. [47113/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

235. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds registered on the race management system annually between 1 December 2022 and 30 September 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47114/23]

Greyhound Industry

Holly Cairns

236. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of racing greyhounds microchipped annually between 1 December 2020 and 30 September 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47115/23]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Holly Cairns

477. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth his views on removing the State's reservations to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46310/23]

Rights of People with Disabilities

Holly Cairns

478. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the ratification of the UN Optional Protocol of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46311/23]

Health Services Waiting Lists

Holly Cairns

479. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need in each LHO, in tabular form, with a monthly breakdown of waiting times. [46314/23]

Eating Disorders

Holly Cairns

545. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of eating disorder teams currently in place in each CHO; the number of staff currently assigned to each team; the number of vacancies; the plans to recruit the required staff; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46312/23]

Ambulance Service

Holly Cairns

546. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the average response time of ambulances in west County Cork; the number of ambulances ordinarily based at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46313/23]

Student Accommodation

Holly Cairns

90. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he has engaged with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage in regard to the need for regulation of digs-style accommodation arrangements. [45584/23]

Third Level Staff

Holly Cairns

145. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if he will increase HEI block grants to facilitate an increase in university awarded PhD stipends in line with the stipends awarded through the Science Foundation of Ireland and the Irish Research Council. [45583/23]

Energy Infrastructure

Holly Cairns

87. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the average lifespan of a smart meter by model; the number of reported meter failures by model; and the average waiting period for smart meter repair. [45623/23]

Energy Infrastructure

Holly Cairns

88. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications the methodology used for estimated smart meter readings when a meter has failed; and the avenues individuals have to appeal these readings. [45624/23]

Water Quality

Holly Cairns

315. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage whether his attention has been drawn to the decline in marine life and water quality in Lough Hyne; if a dedicated conservation management plan has been put in place for the Lough Hyne marine nature reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44764/23]

Agriculture Industry

Holly Cairns

420. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how it is intended to regulate the movement of organic manures from grazing platforms on dairy farms to newly rented land or tillage land. [44765/23]

Budget 2024

Holly Cairns

465. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide a full breakdown of the €195 million budget for disability. [44985/23]

EU Directives

Holly Cairns

466. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth when it is intended to issue guidance to businesses around the requirements and responsibilities under the European Accessibility Act (Directive (EU) 2019/882); the length of time which will be given to businesses to prepare before the Act is commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44988/23]

Dental Services

Holly Cairns

556. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current orthodontic waiting times for Dublin, Limerick and Cork; the number of patients in each area seen by public orthodontists to date in 2023; the number of patients in each area outsourced to private orthodontists to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44984/23]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

557. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of mental health funding under Budget 2024. [44989/23]

Third Level Costs

Holly Cairns

636. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether he would consider approving a course (details supplied) for tax relief. [44983/23]

Rural Schemes

Holly Cairns

654. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the number of new approved participants in the senior alert scheme for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form. [45237/23]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

172. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth to provide an update on the current progress in implementing the Transforming Lives Time to Move on from Congregated Settings strategy; the current number of individuals with a disability living in a congregated setting; the number of people with disabilities who have been transitioned to independent living from congregated settings annually since 1 January 2019 to date; the number of people with disabilities who have been admitted/housed in congregated settings annually since 1 January 2019 to present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44558/23]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

188. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the date he is working towards, to introduce legislation concerning safeguard proposals relating to deprivation of liberty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44559/23]

Environmental Impact Assessments

Holly Cairns

60. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications whether a study would be conducted on the noise and air pollution present in Innishannon village centre. [44386/23]

Housing Provision

Holly Cairns

131. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will report on the progress of Actions 7.1 to 7.6 of Housing for All to date, and other actions his Department is taking to increase the supply of housing for people with disabilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44387/23]

Housing Schemes

Holly Cairns

132. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding allocation and total funding drawn down for the disabled persons grant scheme and improvement works in lieu of local authority housing scheme by local authority in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44388/23]

Housing Schemes

Holly Cairns

133. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the total funding drawn down by local authority for the housing adaptation grant scheme to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44389/23]

Housing Schemes

Holly Cairns

134. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the value and total number of grants awarded under the housing adaptation grant scheme in 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44390/23]

Housing Schemes

Holly Cairns

135. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when annual waiting list data will be published for the housing adaptation grant scheme, a commitment contained in the Housing Options for Our Ageing Population policy statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44391/23]

Building Regulations

Holly Cairns

136. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of public changing places facilities available, by location, in tabular form; the actions being taken by his Department to increase the number of available facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44397/23]

Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence

Holly Cairns

154. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice to outline the process which will be undertaken for appointing the board for Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Agency; and whether the recruitment, assessment and selection process will be conducted by the Public Appointment Service. [44301/23]

An Garda Síochána

Holly Cairns

156. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí serving in Schull Garda station, by rank, full-time or part-time status; the areas covered by the Garda station; and the population of the areas covered. [44382/23]

An Garda Síochána

Holly Cairns

157. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí serving in Bantry Garda station, by rank, full-time or part-time status; the areas covered by the Garda station; and the population of the areas covered. [44383/23]

An Garda Síochána

Holly Cairns

158. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí serving in Clonakilty Garda station, by rank, full-time or part-time status; the areas covered by the Garda station; and the population of the areas covered. [44384/23]

An Garda Síochána

Holly Cairns

159. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Justice the number of gardaí serving in Castletownbere Garda station, by rank, full-time or part-time status; the areas covered by the Garda station; and the population of the areas covered. [44385/23]

Animal Culls

Holly Cairns

183. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers culled, by county, in 2022 and to date in 2023; the number of these badgers found dead in the snares; and the number that were alive and were killed by gunshot or other method. [44292/23]

Animal Culls

Holly Cairns

184. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify the methods used to kill badgers snared by Departmental operatives; what happens to the remains of the badgers; and what terms and conditions are attached to the licence issued by the NPWS which facilitates the killing. [44293/23]

Animal Culls

Holly Cairns

185. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether a badger cull is intended to go ahead in 2024. [44294/23]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Holly Cairns

210. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether his Department will provide community intervention team nurses employed by South Doc with the Covid-19 pandemic payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44287/23]

Dental Services

Holly Cairns

211. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether a school dental programme could be provided in Skibbereen, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44297/23]

Dental Services

Holly Cairns

212. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of school dentists in County Cork; the number of schools each dentist supports; and the number of pupils in each school, in tabular form. [44298/23]

Dental Services

Holly Cairns

213. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the current waiting period for children on waiting lists for braces in County Cork; the efforts his Department is making to reduce this waiting time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44299/23]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

214. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the lack of weekend healthcare services in (details supplied); the measures his Department will take to ensure weekend medical cover in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44300/23]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

215. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of haemodialysis patients who carry out their own haemodialysis at home, by county, in tabular form. [44302/23]

Hospital Services

Holly Cairns

216. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in the CUH dialysis ward, by role; and the number of patients accessing dialysis treatment in CUH, in tabular form. [44303/23]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

217. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the training provided to haemodialysis patients to carry out their own haemodialysis at home; whether self-administered homecare is best international practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44304/23]

Health Services

Holly Cairns

218. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether his attention has been drawn to the considerable domestic energy costs of haemodialysis equipment (details supplied); and what financial energy supports are available to patients who must carry out their own treatment at home due to a lack of capacity in hospitals. [44305/23]

United Nations

Holly Cairns

6. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if he intends to press for the renewal of the mandate of the UN assistance mission in Afghanistan when it expires in March 2024. [43711/23]

Human Rights

Holly Cairns

7. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs if his Department has considered bringing forward an action in the International Court of Justice against Afghanistan over the violation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. [43712/23]

Oideachas trí Ghaeilge

Holly Cairns

230. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if a Gaelcholáiste will be provided for an area of Dublin (details supplied). [44052/23]

Oideachas trí Ghaeilge

Holly Cairns

231. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Education if she will outline her plans to grow the number of children accessing secondary school education through Irish. [44053/23]

Hospital Staff

Holly Cairns

487. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the status of the recruitment process for new genomic resource associate roles at the department of clinical genetics at CHI Crumlin; and when it is expected to fill these posts. [43576/23]

Hospital Facilities

Holly Cairns

566. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to staff dissatisfaction at the removal of 480 staff car parking spaces from the CUH and CUMH campus to accommodate new capital projects; whether staff and their representative unions will be consulted regarding the removal of car parking spaces; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44054/23]

Qualifications Recognition

Holly Cairns

567. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the average time it takes for physiotherapists who received their qualification in Ireland to be accredited by CORU; the average time it takes for physiotherapists who received their qualification outside Ireland to be accredited by CORU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44055/23]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

587. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health when his attention has been drawn to (details supplied); to provide detail on the temporary closure of the centre; to outline the care plan for current and potential service users in the event of a temporary closure; to detail who been consulted in regards to the planned temporary closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44185/23]

Mental Health Services

Holly Cairns

588. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has examined the possibility of moving (details supplied) to a temporary alternative site in the event of temporary closure due to building works. [44186/23]

Driver Test

Holly Cairns

180. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the current length of waiting lists for driving tests in Cork, by test centre, in tabular form; and to detail the measures he is taking to reduce waiting times. [43286/23]

Driver Test

Holly Cairns

181. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the current length of the waiting lists for driving theory tests in Cork, by test centre, in tabular form; and to detail the measures he is taking to reduce waiting times. [43287/23]

Social Welfare Code

Holly Cairns

273. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if, given the ongoing high cost of energy, she would consider changes to the fuel allowance threshold; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43247/23]

Disability Services

Holly Cairns

313. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if a community neuro-rehabilitation team will be established in CHO4; and if so, the timeline for same. [43264/23]

Driver Test

Holly Cairns

73. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the number of driving tests that did not go ahead as scheduled to date in 2023; the day of the week each test was scheduled, and the reasoning given for each; and the reasoning given for each by test centre, in tabular form. [42919/23]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

74. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide details of the bus fleet serving the 226 Kinsale to Cork route, including the number of single and double-decker buses; the age of each vehicle and the number of drivers assigned to the route. [42920/23]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

75. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if a review has been conducted on the general standard and accessibility of the single-decker buses serving the 226 Kinsale to Cork route. [42921/23]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

76. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide a reasoning for the moving of the Clontarf Street bus stop in Cork; and whether a cover could be provided for the new bus stop. [42922/23]

Bus Services

Holly Cairns

77. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to oversubscription issues on the 226 Kinsale bus route; and whether a capacity review of the route could be conducted. [42923/23]

Solar Energy Guidelines

Holly Cairns

135. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his Department intends to issue guidance to local authorities on the installation of solar or PV panels on council-owned properties; if funding could be made available to local authorities for the installation of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42876/23]

National Transport Authority

Holly Cairns

189. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport whether the NTA has been made aware of its obligations under the UNCRPD to consult, actively involve and prioritise Disabled Persons Representative Organisations; to provide a register of all organisations the NTA has consulted in relation to visually impaired persons, the number of engagements with each organisation, and the reasoning for each consultation, from 2017 to date in tabular form. [42273/23]

Pension Provisions

Holly Cairns

197. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport the steps he is taking in response to the absence of an increase in pension payments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42400/23]

Road Network

Holly Cairns

199. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport to provide the reasoning behind the change of speed limit on a road (details supplied); and if an evaluation of the new speed limit could be conducted, in light of the number of young families residing along the road. [42412/23]

Transport Policy

Holly Cairns

222. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Transport whether his Department has examined the possible use of A-Traktors for young drivers in Ireland, as is in operation in Sweden; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42692/23]

Seanad Elections

Holly Cairns

369. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if, in light of the Supreme Court ruling in March that the Seventh Amendment of the Constitution mandated the Houses of the Oireachtas to expand the franchise of university seats in the Seanad, he intends to introduce Seanad reform measures prior to the next Seanad Éireann election. [42580/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Holly Cairns

416. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of old-age pensioners who have been deemed ineligible for the fuel allowance due to residing with someone who does not qualify for the payment; and the number of OAPs deemed ineligible for the fuel allowance due to residing with an adult child, from 2018 to date. [42401/23]

Social Welfare Eligibility

Holly Cairns

417. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Social Protection if her attention has been drawn to the issue of old-age pensioners being unable to access the fuel allowance due to adult children moving back into their parents' home; whether her Department will review the eligibility requirements for the fuel allowance in light of this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42402/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

459. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of the size and location of land owned by local authorities which is zoned for forestry; and the status of forestry on each site, by local authority, in tabular form. [42705/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

498. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the IT structures for the processing of forestry application under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 are in place; and if not, to provide a timeframe for when the IT structures will be in place. [42693/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

499. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when full training on the requirements under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will be provided to the forestry sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42694/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

500. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the measures his Department is taking to support the forestry sector, given the low level of forestry applications over the past two years. [42695/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

501. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the stakeholders consulted in the development of the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027; the number of meetings with each; and the topic of said meetings. [42696/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

502. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the location, ownership, and size of all public land zoned for forestry in Ireland; and the status of forestry on each site, in tabular form. [42697/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

503. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what supports are available for forestry applicants to offset the costs of environmental impact assessment reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42698/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

504. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff in the forestry services who are authorised to sign off on environmental impact assessment reports, by grade, in tabular form. [42699/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

505. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of environmental impact assessment reports received by the forestry service; and the number of reports processed by the service, from 2022 to date, in tabular form. [42700/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

506. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff in the forestry service who are authorised to sign off on environmental reports for impacts to bird species, by grade, in tabular form. [42701/23]

Agriculture Supports

Holly Cairns

507. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what supports his Department is providing to farmers and businesses affected by ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42702/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

508. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in relation to the future of timber supply for house construction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42703/23]