Technological Innovation in Agriculture: Discussion
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2026
Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food
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Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 21 October 2026
Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 October 2026
Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
600. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasonable cause for an authorised officer (details supplied) to form the opinion that an animal or animal product was or may have been affected with Salmonella Typhimurium for the purposes of the Section 42 notice issued on 15 March 2024; whether direct sampling of the birds was undertaken; and if not, the reason. [71741/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
599. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grade and professional qualification of the authorised officer who made the statutory determination underlying the Section 42 Animal Health and Welfare Act notice issued on 15 March 2024 in respect of a poultry premises in County Wicklow; whether a written veterinary, scientific or risk assessment was prepared before that determination; and whether the officer was provided with the Departmental correspondence of 13 March 2024 distinguishing environmental detection from detection in the birds themselves. [71743/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
598. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Departmental correspondence of 13 March 2024 stating that the Food Safety Authority of Ireland had been made aware of the proposed movement of birds from a Salmonella-restricted premises, the dates on which the FSAI was notified of the case; the information supplied to it; and whether advice, observations or recommendations were received from the FSAI concerning the sampling results, movement of birds, control measures or subsequent enforcement action. [71744/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 13 October 2026
597. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the written scientific criteria applied by his Department in determining when detection of Salmonella Typhimurium in an environmental sample at a duck premises is sufficient to conclude for enforcement purposes that animals or animal products may be affected; when direct faecal, cloacal, egg or other confirmatory testing is required; and whether the criteria was applied in the County Wicklow case that resulted in the Section 42 notice of 15 March 2024. [71745/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2026
34th Dáil
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 October 2026
5. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation on carbon tax to agriculture from 2020 to 2025 and to date in 2026; and the projected intake until 2030, yearly. [71037/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2026
53. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport when a payment under the road transport scheme will issue to a person (details supplied). [70000/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2026
34th Dáil
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
315. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport when applicants can expect to be notified of the outcome of the selection process for the basic income for the arts scheme; and when the first payments are expected to reach successful applicants. [69539/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 October 2026
248. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport when the independent appeals process will be in place for applicants who have been refused payment under the road transport support scheme. [69710/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
137. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants that availed of the private high forest option under the native woodland conservation grant scheme and the corresponding area that was grant aided, per year from 2015 to 2022, in tabular form. [68978/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
136. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total overhead or management costs used in calculating the afforestation grant rate for the forestry programme 2023 to 2027. [68980/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
135. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the charge rate for office admin and technical support cost per day used in calculating the afforestation grant rate for the forestry programme 2023 to 2027. [68981/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
134. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the charge rate for approved foresters per day used in calculating the forest road grant rate for the forestry programme 2023 to 2027. [68982/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
133. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the fixed overheads used in calculating the forest road grant rate for the forestry programme 2023 to 2027. [68983/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 30 September 2026
132. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the gross profit margin before interest and tax used in calculating the forest road grant rate for the forestry programme 2023 to 2027. [68984/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 September 2026
Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 23 September 2026
34th Dáil
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2026
468. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine In the COFORD report of 2022 , Economic Activity and employment levels in the Irish Forest Sector, for afforestation, the forester and office inputs in days, per hectare planted. [66612/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2026
467. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine In the COFORD report of 2022 , Economic Activity and employment levels in the Irish Forest Sector; what did the report state average labour cost would need to increase by if contractors were not to be lost to the construction or other sectors. [66613/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2026
466. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the fixed overheads used in calculating the afforestation grant rate for the Forestry Programme 2023 to 2027. [66615/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2026
465. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the charge rate for approved foresters per day used in calculating the afforestation grant rate for the forestry programme 2023 to 2027. [66616/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 September 2026
464. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the gross profit margin before interest and tax used in calculating the afforestation grant rate for the forestry programme 2023 to 2027. [66618/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2026
1007. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers in Galway, Roscommon, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal that apply for BISS; the average number of hectacres in applications; the average BISS payment per hectacre not including ECO; and the average including BISS, CRISS and ECO. [65836/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 September 2026
1004. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if under ACRES an extension could be applied to the geese and swans grazing due the drought during the summer. [65738/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
2664. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost to the Exchequer, had a compensation scheme operated for poultry farmers whose flocks were compulsorily destroyed on the direction of his Department (details supplied); the estimated average payment per affected holding under such a scheme; whether his Department has previously undertaken any assessment of the cost or feasibility of introducing such a compensation or burden-sharing mechanism for each of the years 2015 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60641/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 September 2026
2663. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of poultry holdings on which birds were compulsorily destroyed, or where destruction was directed by his Department, arising from a confirmed or suspected detection of salmonella; the number of birds destroyed in each year, broken down by species; the number of cases in which the relevant statutory notice was subsequently withdrawn, modified or annulled, including following an appeal; the number of cases in which compensation or other financial assistance was paid; and the total amount paid, for each of the years 2015 to 2025 and to date in 2026, in tabular form. [60634/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3181. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of positions that have been filled in the mental Health services in the past 12 months, by county, in tabular form. [55145/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3180. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of transfers that have been approved in the past 12 months in the mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55144/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3179. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the vacant positions in the mental health services, by county, in both hospital and community settings, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55143/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
3178. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of vacancies that are currently in the mental health services; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55142/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2754. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of persons with a disability that are in employment in the public sector; the number in employment with mobility issues, brain injury, Down's syndrome, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's disease, hearing impairment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55046/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2539. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to develop a course for spraying pesticides (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56135/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2519. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a right for milk suppliers to obtain the raw test data behind their payment results and to seek an independent re-test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55969/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2518. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his Departments' confirmation that it has no statutory basis for auditing milk testing for payment purposes and that there is no legal requirement to accredit payment-test methods, his views on whether it is consistent that commercial measurements such as weighting scales and fuel pumps are subject to statutory verification under the Metrology Act 1996, while milk testing used to calculate farmer payments is not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55968/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2517. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the oversight that applies where financial penalties are deducted from farmers on the basis of tests that fall outside a laboratory's accredited scope; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55967/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2516. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any public body can compel an independent re-test where a farmer disputes or wishes to verify a payment related result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55966/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2515. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the public body that is responsible for independently validating the accuracy of milk testing used for payment purposes given that milk suppliers are paid according to compositions tests, including butterfat and protein, and may also face deductions based on other test results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55965/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2500. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 348 and 350 of 9 July 2026, in which he confirmed that funding under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1465 was used to compensate growers for unharvested tillage crops arising from the adverse weather conditions of 2023; the assessment which was undertaken of the eligibility of the potato sector for support under the same Regulation; the objective criteria which distinguished potato growers from tillage growers for the purposes of eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55380/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2499. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 626 and 627 of 7 July 2026, whether any official of his Department had any formal or informal contact, whether by correspondence, meeting, telephone call or electronic communication, with the European Commission concerning the possibility of seeking support under the EU Agricultural Reserve for potato growers affected by the adverse weather conditions experienced during the 2023 harvest; if so, the dates of such contacts, the persons involved and the general nature of the matters discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55379/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2498. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos 626 and 627 of 7 July 2026, whether the conclusion that 'the criteria for making an application to the Agricultural Reserve were not considered to have been met' was based on a written assessment, report, briefing note, options paper or other recorded analysis; if so, the title and date of each such document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55378/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
2398. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration if his Department or the International Protection Accommodation Service has received a formal expression of interest from the owners or operators of a premises (details supplied) regarding the possible use of the property to accommodate applicants for international protection; whether the expression of interest is currently being assessed; the stage the assessment process has reached; whether any inspections or site assessments have been carried out; whether any decision has been made in respect of the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58458/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1560. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if Ireland's planning framework for wind energy development will be brought fully into alignment with current European Union environmental obligations and jurisprudence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55339/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1559. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on the timetable for publication and implementation of updated Wind Energy Development Guidelines and related legislative reforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55338/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
1183. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Education and Youth when the application for an extension for a school (details supplied) will be finalised, as funding was granted in excess of three years ago and has been at the same stage for the past two years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55752/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 July 2026
135. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Climate, Energy and the Environment the protections he will make for peatlands, blanket bogs and other environmentally sensitive habitats within any revised framework; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55340/26]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 July 2026
34th Dáil