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244. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has begun work on the next forestry programme after 2027; and the way in which the lessons from the mid-term review will inform its design. [22706/26]

245. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assessment that has been carried out by his Department regarding the long-term resilience of Ireland's current forestry model which is heavily reliant on monoculture plantations, in the context of increasing storm frequency and climate change. [22707/26]

246. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the mid-term review of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 considered the vulnerability of monoculture plantations to windthrow, given the shallow rooting structures typical of certain conifer species. [22708/26]

247. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being introduced under the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 to diversify species composition in new afforestation projects to improve climate resilience. [22709/26]

248. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has assessed the risk of increased wildfire incidence in Irish forests due to climate change; and whether the current programme design sufficiently addresses this risk [22710/26]

249. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the climate resilient reforestation scheme includes provisions to encourage mixed species planting rather than replanting with the same species following storm damage or disease outbreaks. [22717/26]

250. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proportion of afforestation under the current forestry programme that is expected to consist of mixed woodland or native species, as opposed to single-species plantations. [22718/26]

251. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the lessons that were drawn from recent storms in relation to forestry windthrow; and whether his Department has revised planting guidance or site selection criteria accordingly. [22719/26]

252. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the co-ordination that exists between his Department and electricity infrastructure operators to mitigate the risk of fallen trees damaging power lines during storms. [22720/26]

253. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assessment that has been undertaken regarding the impact of proposed 20-metre vegetation clearance corridors around electricity infrastructure on land available for afforestation. [22721/26]

254. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the requirement for wider electricity line corridors will reduce the overall area eligible for afforestation under the Forestry Programme 2023-2027. [22722/26]

255. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged with ESB Networks and other relevant agencies regarding how forestry policy will adapt to new infrastructure protection requirements. [22723/26]

256. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether compensation or alternative supports will be provided to landowners whose lands become ineligible for forestry due to electricity corridor restrictions [22724/26]

257. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department has revised its projections for achieving national afforestation targets in light of increasing land-use constraints such as biodiversity protections, infrastructure corridors and peatland restrictions. [22725/26]

258. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has conducted modelling to determine the way storm damage, wildfire risk and infrastructure safety measures may impact the long-term viability of the national forestry strategy. [22726/26]

259. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency plans that exist if afforestation levels continue to fall short of national targets due to combined pressures. [22727/26]

268. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the forestry programme aligns with the EU Nature Restoration Regulation; and whether the Department has assessed the programme’s contribution to biodiversity targets. [23119/26]

315. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the cohort of women who are unable to take HRT due to a history of breast cancer, but for whom the drug veoza provides essential relief from vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause; if she will consider the inclusion of veoza in the drug payment scheme (DPS) as some women are being forced to abandon its usage given the prohibitive cost on top of the DPS payments they incur monthly; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22497/26]

334. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 370 of 5 February 2026, the way in which the HSE can also report that this vaccine did not meet its cost-effectiveness criteria, considering that even retrospectively it reports no ability to analyse the effectiveness of its decisions with respect to medicines procurement (details supplied) [22580/26]

6. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the most recent meeting of the coalition of the willing in support of Ukraine. [18698/26]

18. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his Department's statement of strategy for 2025 to 2028. [18699/26]

479. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 5 February 2026, the date when the school’s refurbishment plan will be signed and shared with the school; and the timeline for when the school will move. [21579/26]

480. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Education and Youth further to Parliamentary Question No. 237 of 5 February 2026, to provide assurance that the money required for the refurbishment of this building for a school (details supplied) will not be withheld. [21580/26]

804. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to previous parliamentary questions, to outline any reason for gaps in the data provided (details supplied); and where possible, to provide all missing data or suitable estimates. [21474/26]

868. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will guarantee additional funding for all Drug and Alcohol Taskforce-funded community organisations to cover their mandatory contributions towards employee superannuation under the pension auto-enrolment scheme, in line with similar funding provided by the Department of Social Protection and Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration (details supplied).; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21566/26]