Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Forestry Sector

Michael Collins

3414. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total forestry licensing output to date; the output required in the remaining months of 2021 if his Department is to reach its stated aim of issuing 4,500 forestry licences in 2021 for each month in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40462/21]

Forestry Sector

Michael Collins

3415. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of the forestry industry in relation to the European Commission Forestry Strategy and the failure to take into account the views of the European forestry sector during the formulation of the strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40463/21]

Driver Test

Michael Collins

236. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if the theory test for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37607/21]

Driver Test

Michael Collins

238. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if the theory test for a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37625/21]

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]

Ministerial Meetings

Michael Collins

509. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the details of the briefings and the number of briefings he had with the Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and his officials (details supplied) in advance of his meetings with President Macron of France and the German Chancellor, Mrs. Angela Merkel in December 2020 as part of his Brexit talks meeting schedule; if a copy of any such briefing documents, the dates on which these briefings took place and the persons present at such meetings will be made available to Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21543/21]

Ministerial Meetings

Michael Collins

510. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the level of engagement he had with a person (details supplied) on 5 December 2020 on the matters pertaining to marine and fisheries alone; if he will provide details of the discussions and conclusions reached on marine and fisheries matters at those talks as part of his engagement with the French leader in advance of the Brexit deal of 24 December 2020; if he will further make available any position paper or proposals he presented or received on that day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21544/21]

Fisheries Protection

Michael Collins

1141. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the 46 recommendations made by a company (details supplied) into the review of the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency; the person or body that appointed the Steering and Oversight Group; the date such appointments were made; if they are reporting back to him directly or to the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency; the details of the creation of the post of director of transformation at the Agency; the justification for the rise in the budget of the Agency from €11 million in 2014 to € 24.8 million in 2020 which is a rise of 225% in just over six years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21541/21]

Vaccination Programme

Michael Collins

1816. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health when pharmacy staff will be offered the vaccine as these persons are also frontline workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19049/21]

Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority

Michael Collins

2466. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a report published in 2020 by a company (details supplied) into the organisational capability of the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency; his further views regarding the conclusions drawn in the executive summary regarding the governance and unsatisfactory internal procedures of the agency; if he has confidence in the company in view of the conclusion drawn by the independent review of the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18642/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Collins

2492. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be any follow on scheme from the beef finisher scheme which was introduced in 2020 as a grant aid scheme to help beef finisher farmers struggling under Covid-19 in view that many of these farmers are still under financial pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19149/21]

Medicinal Products

Michael Collins

1119. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to include sativex CBD oil used for the treatment of MS pain and fatigue in the HSE reimbursement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17297/21]

Road Projects

Michael Collins

131. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if capital funding has been set aside in budget 2021 for road projects (details supplied) in County Cork. [39488/20]

Counselling Services

Michael Collins

1476. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if the various unplanned pregnancy counselling services recognised by the sexual health and crisis pregnancy programme and in receipt of State funding are seeing clients face-to-face during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14362/21]

Common Fisheries Policy

Michael Collins

2039. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a way of seeking additional unused non-national EU quota (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15758/21]

Horse Racing Industry

Michael Collins

1004. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when point-to-point racing will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12516/21]

Fishing Industry

Michael Collins

1036. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a copy of the policy position paper on fisheries prior to entering the fisheries element of the Brexit negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11135/21]

Departmental Appointments

Michael Collins

1037. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the hiring process and qualifying qualifications, renumeration package and other relevant information of his policy and political adviser on fisheries; if the adviser also covers other areas under his portfolio; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11136/21]

Brexit Issues

Michael Collins

1038. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings and discussions, including dates and length of meetings and conversations, he had with his European counterparts from his appointment as Minister up until the time of the final outcome of the Brexit fisheries deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11137/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael Collins

790. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) regarding foreign travel during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9503/21]

Dental Services

Michael Collins

1009. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if improved funding will be provided for dentistry services, in particular for the reimbursement of medical card treatments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10352/21]

Driver Test

Michael Collins

114. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a matter regarding driver testing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6476/21]

Road Safety Authority

Michael Collins

117. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the RSA website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6497/21]

Brexit Issues

Michael Collins

362. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the person or body that signed off on the final draft for the fisheries element of the Brexit trade agreement; if the draft proposals prior to sign-off contained a table of the cuts in respect of the species for all the respective coastal member states; and if he considered at that point lodging an official objection to the proposals on behalf of Ireland in view of the sheer magnitude of the losses to the Irish sector. [6502/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Michael Collins

171. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Finance if the Covid restrictions support scheme will be made available to caravan and camping parks in order that they can remain in business when the recovery occurs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5059/21]

Social and Affordable Housing

Michael Collins

306. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the affordable housing scheme in Kinsale, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5846/21]

Vaccination Programme

Michael Collins

703. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if staff at a service (details supplied) will be contacted regarding the Covid-19 vaccine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5332/21]

Cannabis for Medicinal Use

Michael Collins

723. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the position of patients of a company (details supplied) given the recent positive announcement regarding the CAP and the funding for medications under the scheme; if an application has been received for the company to be part of the CAP scheme; if so, if there have been issues outstanding regarding its inclusion; if not, if an application will be made in the future; the information in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5380/21]

Citizenship Applications

Michael Collins

375. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the status of an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied); if the application will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3885/21]

Medicinal Products

Michael Collins

778. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health when the Zolgensma gene therapy will be approved for reimbursement for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4023/21]

National Broadband Plan

Michael Collins

20. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications if a direct contact will be provided for Members of Dáil Éireann to access information regarding the provision of broadband (details supplied). [3246/21]