Richard Boyd Barrett

419. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the training or guidance being provided to assessment officers and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that complex presentations, including masking and twice-exceptionality, are recognised under the revised model. [23269/26]

420. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality to confirm whether her Department plans to review the implementation of the revised assessment of need framework to ensure that no cohort of children is excluded from identification due to the streamlining of assessment processes. [23270/26]

221. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the stakeholders for participation in the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 were selected. [22680/26]

222. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine which environmental and social groups were represented as stakeholders in the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 were selected. [22681/26]

223. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether there were any individuals or groups denied participation as stakeholders in the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027; and if so, the basis. [22682/26]

224. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether there was a public consultation process for the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027; and if not, the reason. [22683/26]

225. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all stakeholder submissions to the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will be published. [22684/26]

226. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023–2027 identified any failure to meet afforestation targets since the programme commenced in September 2023; and if so, the corrective measures being implemented. [22685/26]

227. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current annual afforestation rate compared with the Government’s national forestry targets; and whether the measures announced in the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will be sufficient to close the gap. [22686/26]

228. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Mid-Term Review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 resulted primarily in incremental scheme changes rather than structural reforms to address the continuing decline in new forestry planting. [22687/26]

229. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the additional €3.5 million allocated for forestry in 2026 under the Mid-Term Review will be distributed across forestry schemes, and whether this level of funding is sufficient to address sector concerns. [22688/26]

230. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any cost–benefit analysis was undertaken prior to increasing grant rates for fencing, forest roads and reforestation supports. [22689/26]

231. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department considered more substantial increases in grant supports in light of rising construction, labour and materials costs in the forestry sector. [22692/26]

232. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the new Silvoarable and Forest Gardening agroforestry pilot schemes; and whether participation to date meets Department expectations. [22693/26]

233. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the metrics that will be used to evaluate the success of the new Silvoarable and Forest Gardening agroforestry pilot schemes; and whether they will lead to permanent scheme design changes. [22694/26]

234. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has assessed the likely uptake of the newly introduced Alluvial Woodland planting option, particularly in relation to biodiversity and floodplain restoration. [22695/26]

235. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has assessed the extent to which administrative delays continue to affect forestry licensing and scheme approvals. [22696/26]

236. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the proposed mapping layer identifying FT2 eligible lands will be made available to the sector and how delays in its publication may impact scheme uptake. [22697/26]

237. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has estimated the amount of time that will be saved by introducing pre-application discussions for the native woodland conservation scheme; and whether this will reduce application rejection rates. [22698/26]

238. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of potential applicants excluded from forestry schemes under the previous farmer definition; and whether the change to the definition was made in response to low participation rates. [22699/26]

239. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the removal of the four-year BISS-BPS requirement will significantly increase the number of eligible forestry applicants. [22700/26]

240. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has analysed whether forestry supports remain competitive with other agricultural schemes in terms of farmer income. [22701/26]

241. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the mid-term review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 concluded that the proposed changes would have no likely environmental impacts; and whether an independent environmental assessment was conducted. [22702/26]

242. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether increased grant rates for forest roads will be sufficient to address current delays in timber mobilisation from plantations. [22704/26]

243. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine which proposals from the mid-term review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 consultation could not be implemented due to State aid constraints; and when these proposals will be reconsidered. [22705/26]