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Question· writtenPQ 360asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
360. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the transparent procedures required by his Department to increase the appropriate assessment screening distance from 3km to 15km; the person or persons authorised to introduce this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61028/21]
Question· writtenPQ 359asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
359. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department approved the environmental grant as recommended by working group 4 of Project Woodland, before returning €7 million of capital spending from the forestry budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61027/21]
Question· writtenPQ 358asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
358. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61022/21]
Question· writtenPQ 357asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
357. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is an immediate need to increase the afforestation grant in line with his recent increase in the TAMS grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61019/21]
Question· writtenPQ 356asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
356. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his officials concluded discussions and arrived at a successful outcome with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the issue of requirement for planning permission on dead and dying and rotting ash crops as committed to by the Secretary General of his Department at a Joint Oireachtas Committee meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61018/21]
Question· writtenPQ 355asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
355. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 747 of 30 November 2021, if 1,000 participants is circa 2% of the total participants in GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61016/21]
Question· writtenPQ 354asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
354. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 747 of 30 November 2021, the number of participants that have actually planted forestry; the area of forestry planted by such participants; the number of applications for afforestation by such participants which were received by his Department after the participant had joined GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61015/21]
Question· writtenPQ 353asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
353. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in eliminating unacceptable delays in processing applications for forest planting and felling; the additional measures that will be introduced in 2022 to speed up the processing of such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61013/21]
Question· writtenPQ 352asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
352. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 2 December 2021, the reason the applicant has to wait for a year to receive a response to a routine application in view of the fact that there are 40 new ecologists working on forestry related matters in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61008/21]
Question· writtenPQ 351asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
351. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 2 December 2021, when the file will be addressed by the ecology unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61007/21]
Question· writtenPQ 350asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
350. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 2 December 2021, when did the file go to the ecology unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61006/21]
Question· writtenPQ 349asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
349. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 2 December 2021, if he will provide details of the ecologist that is handling the file; if it is an internal or an external ecology contractor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61005/21]
Question· writtenPQ 348asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
348. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 2 December 2021, if a harvest plan was submitted with the application; the location of the file since it was lodged in March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61004/21]
Question· writtenPQ 347asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
347. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department spent on Covid-19-related advertising in the period from 1 January 2020 to 30 November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60991/21]
Question· writtenPQ 346asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
346. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the increase in the price of fishing licences and the delay in doing so meaning that licences are not issuing at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60982/21]
Question· writtenPQ 345asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
345. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount expended by his Department in each of the past five years to date in 2021 on electricity costs in tabular form; and if he will provide an additional schedule that sets out all energy costs associated with their ICT hardware, that is, servers and so on in tabular form. [60931/21]
Question· writtenPQ 344asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
344. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's progress on the expansion of support for social farming programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60218/21]
Question· writtenPQ 343asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
343. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of quality assured beef produced in Ireland in 2020; the corresponding figure for non-quality assured beef; the breakdown of tonnage that attracts each quality assured bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60435/21]
Question· writtenPQ 79asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
79. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the initiatives that are being taken to assist agri-food businesses deal with the effect of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60789/21]
Question· writtenPQ 78asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
78. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to assist food producers develop and diversify post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60834/21]
Question· writtenPQ 77asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
77. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will remove the proposed age limit for women to receive increased TAMS grant aid. [60474/21]
Question· writtenPQ 76asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
76. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that his Department is helping agri-food businesses adapt to the impact of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52656/21]
Question· writtenPQ 75asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
75. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to further assist Irish agri-food producers in developing markets and securing new business opportunities in 2022 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60750/21]
Question· writtenPQ 74asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
74. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the involvement his Department has in European Union LIFE Projects; if there are plans for future projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60680/21]
Question· writtenPQ 73asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
73. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovine animals found to have failed the TB eradication test in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 in respect of both the dairy herd and the beef herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60631/21]
Question· writtenPQ 72asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
72. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to honour Programme for Government commitments to ensure greater integration and compatibility of the afforestation scheme into the next CAP. [60839/21]
Question· writtenPQ 71asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
71. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the work of his Department individually or in conjunction with other Departments in addressing the mental health of farmers and persons working in the agri-food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60635/21]
Question· writtenPQ 70asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
70. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take regarding CAP following his tour of marts and his engagement with farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60447/21]
Question· writtenPQ 69asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
69. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the recent activity of his Department and Bord Bia to develop new markets for Irish agri-food produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60497/21]
Question· writtenPQ 68asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
68. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the purpose of Bord Bia assurance under the new suckler scheme for farmers that do not produce animals for slaughter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60287/21]
Question· writtenPQ 67asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
67. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will adopt to address the crisis in the forestry sector in 2022. [60880/21]
Question· writtenPQ 66asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
66. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to support producers of hemp in the State. [60429/21]
Question· writtenPQ 65asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
65. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to develop more broadleaf forestry in Ireland. [60768/21]
Question· writtenPQ 64asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
64. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he envisages new mechanisms to reward farmers for new measures to sequester carbon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60639/21]
Question· writtenPQ 63asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
63. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if women with at least a level 6 in agriculture or who have been head of a farm holding for at least three years will qualify for the TAMS 60% grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60856/21]
Question· writtenPQ 62asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
62. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will adopt to address the crisis in the forestry sector in 2022. [60473/21]
Question· writtenPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
61. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if women joining a formal farm partnership with a minimum level 6 qualification in agriculture that meet the eligible age criteria can obtain a 60% TAMS grant within the partnership similar to the current partnership model in which a young, trained farmer joins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60857/21]
Question· writtenPQ 60asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
60. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated number of hectares of new afforestation in 2021; and his targets for licences for afforestation and felling in 2022. [60427/21]
Question· writtenPQ 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
59. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his projections for the number of tree felling licences, afforestation licences, forest road licences, ash dieback RUS applications, woodland improvement applications, native woodland conservation applications, aerial fertilisation licences and continuous cover forestry approvals for the private forest sector in 2022. [60840/21]
Question· writtenPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
58. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered the views of fishermen expressed to him during his recent visit to Dingle, County Kerry; if he has proposals in relation to the way he can address the concerns raised by them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60433/21]
Question· writtenPQ 57asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
57. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the application to secure EU PGI status for Irish beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60286/21]
Question· writtenPQ 56asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
56. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken at European Union level to ensure that additional beef imports which would depress beef prices and damage the environment do not enter the single market. [60881/21]
Question· writtenPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
55. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the use of low-emission slurry spreading technology as per the Climate Action Plan if TAMS grant aid is no longer permissible arising from the draft Nitrates Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60632/21]
Question· writtenPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
54. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the commitment to ensure that inshore waters continue to be protected for smaller fishing vessels and that pair trawling will be prohibited inside the six-mile limit given the commitment to same in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60770/21]
Question· writtenPQ 53asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
53. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the procedures and protocols in place between his Department and Coillte in relation to the sale of Coillte lands and forests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60849/21]
Question· writtenPQ 52asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
52. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the engagement of this State with the European Commission to have Ireland’s control plan for the landing of fish at piers and harbours here reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60425/21]
Question· writtenPQ 51asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
51. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of poultry stock that have been culled as a result of the presence of bird flu H5N1 subtype following a recent outbreak per affected flock in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60782/21]
Question· writtenPQ 50asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
50. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expand the use of the gamma interferon test to eradicate bovine tuberculosis in the national herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60284/21]
Question· writtenPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
49. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that CAP reforms will not damage the productivity of the agri-food business given the trends in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60161/21]
Question· writtenPQ 48asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 9 December 2021
48. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the uptake of the BEAM scheme; if the scheme has been the subject of a review; and the amount that has been returned of the overall fund allocated to the scheme to the Exchequer as a result of unsuccessful appeals under the scheme. [60838/21]