2168. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason applications for re-establishment on already planted land suffer the same lengthy delays as new afforestation applications; and the steps that will be taken to introduce an expedited decision making track for diseased stands. [41356/25]
2187. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of hectares of forestry approved for planting by individual farmers, commercial companies and pension/investment funds; the county-level locations of those plantings; and the percentage share of each category in the overall area planted, for each year from 2014 to 2024, in tabular form. [41838/25]
2188. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for forestry planting licences received and approved from, farmers and commercial entities that is, companies, funds and pension schemes, in tabular form. [41839/25]
2189. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the comparative breakdown of financial returns per hectare from forestry for individual farmers and commercial entities that is, companies, investment funds and pension schemes, by total grant payments, annual premium receipts and the revenues from timber sales, both before and after tax, based on a standard 30-year rotation plan, for e…
2190. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the stamp duty rates applied to commercial purchasers of forestry land including timber value and farmers acquiring the same land, in tabular form. [41841/25]
2191. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown or map showing all lands acquired by the Irish Strategic Forestry Fund to date, with hectare totals and purchase prices, in tabular form. [41842/25]
2192. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the Coillte-Gresham House Irish Strategic Forestry Fund arrangement; the total value of State-backed funding committed; the number of hectares of land acquired; and the locations of those land parcels, in tabular form. [41843/25]
2193. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to ensure that State forestry incentives do not disproportionately advantage large investment funds over young or family farmers, in tabular form. [41844/25]
2595. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the gestation at delivery of all neonatal deaths and stillbirths following termination of pregnancy recorded in weeks plus days in perinatal death notification forms, which provide data for the annual perinatal mortality national clinical audit, in each of the years from the beginning of 2019 until the end of 2024 inclusive, in tabular form…
2656. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if the HSE and an organisation (details supplied) have come to an agreement on the endometriosis framework; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41259/25]
2796. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if the drugs scheme minimum payment be dropped from €80 to €40 for widowed partners (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42051/25]
2873. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of home help agencies registered in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42498/25]
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29 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
3328. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science whether technical universities, and specifically, TUS Clonmel IT, receive funding to build student accommodation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41216/25]
133. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Education and Youth the steps she is taking to ensure that children have access to summer provision and adequate supports during the summer months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32483/25]
226. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the number of home help agencies that are registered in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39928/25]
11. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach when the Cabinet committee on EU and international affairs will next meet. [37587/25]
52. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his recent engagements with the president of the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37588/25]
313. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will seek an increase in licensed taxi driver and vehicle supply by at least 30% from 2023 levels by 2027, to support the urban, rural and night-time economies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39349/25]
314. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will allow part-time drivers to enter the market by removing the current requirement for all newly registered taxi vehicles to be wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAVs); if he will significantly increase the WAV SPSV grant scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39350/25]
315. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Transport if he will reform the specific geography-based knowledge in the SPSV driver entry test due to the advancement and ubiquitous nature of satellite navigation technology; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39351/25]
64. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he is satisfied that Ireland’s trade priorities are being sufficiently protected in international negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37590/25]
345. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive a medical appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38445/25]
394. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an urgent admission to the cardiac unit in University Hospital Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38647/25]
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8 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
140. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has looked at streamlining and simplifying the SUSI application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37584/25]
Paul Lawless
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8 Jul 2025 · to Further and Higher Education
142. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science if his Department has undertaken any study to determine the impact on college uptake levels of the €1,000 reduction in the student contribution fee. [37582/25]