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Question· writtenPQ 639asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
639. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date position in relation to his efforts to speed up the decision-making process in relation to aquaculture licensing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62933/21]
Question· writtenPQ 638asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
638. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date position relating to his review of proposed changes in regulations that would impact negatively on farmers attempting to access animal medication through farm stores without veterinarian involvement; if his attention has been drawn to the additional costs that such a measure would impose on farmers; his views on whether such a move could impact negatively on animal welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62932/21]
Question· writtenPQ 637asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
637. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered a legislative and regulatory review to address the issue of serial objectors in respect of forestry and felling licensing; if fair restrictions on objections will be considered to reduce instances in which the objector has little or no ties to the area concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62883/21]
Question· writtenPQ 636asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
636. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to comments by this Deputy in Dáil Éireann on 11 November 2021, the progress that is being made in relation to clearing the backlog of felling licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62882/21]
Question· writtenPQ 635asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
635. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department’s maximum contribution under the local authority element of the Coastal Infrastructure and Development Fund will be increased beyond €200,000; if the requirement of 25% match funding from the local authority will be reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62885/21]
Question· writtenPQ 634asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
634. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an issue will be resolved for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in relation to their GLAS application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62869/21]
Question· writtenPQ 633asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
633. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recorded injuries and deaths of greyhounds that have occurred at greyhound racing stadiums and events organised by the Irish Greyhound Board between 1 December 2020 and 30 November 2021, in tabular form. [62805/21]
Question· writtenPQ 632asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
632. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds registered on the race management system annually between 1 December 2020 and 30 November 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62804/21]
Question· writtenPQ 631asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
631. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of racing greyhounds microchipped annually between 1 December 2020 and 30 November 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62803/21]
Question· writtenPQ 630asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
630. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider requesting to amend the Irish whiskey protected geographic indication, PGI, technical file to state barley for Irish whiskey must be sourced on the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62802/21]
Question· writtenPQ 629asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
629. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to one proposal in relation to the fitting of solar panels on all farm buildings and this energy being sold back to the ESB as a way of generating more green energy and passive income for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62724/21]
Question· writtenPQ 628asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
628. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Brexit impact loan scheme; when it will be rolled out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62715/21]
Question· writtenPQ 627asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
627. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason in the pProgramme for Government there was a commitment to €520 million, given farmers have not received the full allocation and instead have only received 50%; the reason this funding has been prevented from being allocated or made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62712/21]
Question· writtenPQ 626asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
626. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if GLAS 1, 2 and 3 funding will rollover into 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62711/21]
Question· writtenPQ 625asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
625. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is in a position to initiate a tender for a building (details supplied) which has laid idle for over 20 years. [62657/21]
Question· writtenPQ 624asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
624. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of mackerel and blue whiting that spawn and feed in Irish waters each year; the allocation of quota to Ireland of these species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62599/21]
Question· writtenPQ 623asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
623. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the 2010, 2021 and 2026 quota of mackerel allocated to each European Union state; the quotas for the same years for the United Kingdom, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Russia, Greenland and Norway; the reason for the decline in the Irish quota; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62598/21]
Question· writtenPQ 622asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
622. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he envisages a shortage of urea in Ireland during quarter 1 of 2022; if measures are in place to maintain supply at required levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62589/21]
Question· writtenPQ 621asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
621. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application for a horse project has been made by Cork City Council; and if not, if private individuals can make these applications. [62569/21]
Question· writtenPQ 620asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
620. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of State boards under the remit of his Department or its agencies, in tabular form; the number of members of each board; the number of persons with a declared disability on each board; and the percentage of each board that is made up of persons with a declared disability. [62519/21]
Question· writtenPQ 619asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
619. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to recommendations by a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62497/21]
Question· writtenPQ 618asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
618. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Beef Data and Genomics Programme has been extended for another year going into 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62484/21]
Question· writtenPQ 617asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
617. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide further assistance in pillar 2 of CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62456/21]
Question· writtenPQ 616asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
616. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reduce cuts in the eco-schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62455/21]
Question· writtenPQ 615asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
615. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Irish food exports are being affected by similar products from other EU or third countries on the basis of trends since January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62454/21]
Question· writtenPQ 614asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
614. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which Irish food markets have been affected by Brexit in the past year, with particular reference to beef, lamb, poultry or dairy products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62453/21]
Question· writtenPQ 613asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 December 2021
613. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the collection of dead dogs from private property, public spaces or roadways; and if there is role for the knackeries to collect same. [62430/21]
Question· writtenPQ 234asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
234. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided to a scheme run by a farming organisation (details supplied) annually since 2017; the role of his Department in oversight of the spending of these funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62388/21]
Question· writtenPQ 233asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
233. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the measures in place to monitor the health and working conditions in meat processing plants to prevent further clusters of Covid-19. [62387/21]
Question· writtenPQ 232asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
232. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that are in place in meat processing plants to halt the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62385/21]
Question· writtenPQ 231asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
231. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the pledges made and initiatives taken by Ireland in the agricultural sector at the COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference given Ireland's commitments at the United Nations Food Systems Summit and Food Vision's 2030 ambition for Ireland to become an international leader on sustainable food systems, specifically regarding the rationale for Ireland joining the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate but not endorsing the Policy Action Agenda for a Just Transition to Sustainable Food and Agriculture at COP26; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62384/21]
Question· writtenPQ 230asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
230. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is an impending shortage of fertiliser due to the increased cost of the supply and availability of same for farmers in spring 2022; if his Department is putting measures in place to introduce a rescue package to assist farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62285/21]
Question· writtenPQ 229asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
229. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is a legal requirement for canine fertility clinics to have an on-site veterinarian; if his Department maintains a list of canine fertility clinics; and the inspection mechanism in place for ensuring high animal welfare standards. [62276/21]
Question· writtenPQ 228asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
228. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the requirements under Article 36 of the EU Regulations 2020/686 are monitored; and the protections and training requirements that exist to ensure that the artificial insemination and or extraction of semen of canines other than greyhounds is carried out by a qualified person. [62275/21]
Question· writtenPQ 227asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
227. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a registered list of veterinarians for the purposes of carrying out the necessary requirements under Article 39 of the EU Regulations 2020/686; and if the list of veterinarians is available to the public. [62274/21]
Question· writtenPQ 226asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
226. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an up-to-date register exists in Ireland of registered germinal product establishments including canine semen and has been established as per EU regulations; and if so, the location in which the public can access the register. [62273/21]
Question· writtenPQ 225asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
225. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the main policy achievements and initiatives undertaken by his Department during 2021; and his main priorities for 2022. [62188/21]
Question· writtenPQ 224asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
224. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of grants that have been paid out on solar panels under TAMS; his plans to increase the rate of grant to 60%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62125/21]
Question· writtenPQ 223asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
223. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in the case of a mountain sheep flock, there is an allowance for ewes that would have been left on the mountain as it is not practicable to get all the ewes down in a short period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62123/21]
Question· writtenPQ 222asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
222. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if ewe numbers are under the quota required, if hogget replacements which are on the farm are allowed for the calculations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62122/21]
Question· writtenPQ 221asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
221. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if at a cross-compliance inspection of a sheep flock, there is an allowance for sheep to be sent to the factory after weaning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62121/21]
Question· writtenPQ 220asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
220. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to small organic farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62090/21]
Question· writtenPQ 219asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 December 2021
219. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting a long time for a single farm payment. [62026/21]
Question· writtenPQ 815asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
815. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of her Department’s engagement with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in finalising funding for LEADER; the efforts being to maximise the budget for LEADER as part of the CAP strategic plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61155/21]
Question· writtenPQ 810asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
810. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the reformed Common Agricultural Policy and in particular the draft CAP strategic plan will focus on the necessity for rewarding greenhouse gas efficiency and reductions on individual farms; the way such gains will be protected within the overall agricultural emissions targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61993/21]
Question· writtenPQ 808asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
808. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he has not added Dunmore East to the list of designated piers and harbours in the State that can facilitate the landing of fishing vessels registered in Northern Ireland considering the presence of the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority officials at the harbour. [61912/21]
Question· writtenPQ 807asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
807. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the hours of landing at the designated piers and harbours in the State for fishing vessels registered in Northern Ireland to weekends. [61911/21]
Question· writtenPQ 806asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
806. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dairy farmers with a family farm income of less than €20,000, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61910/21]
Question· writtenPQ 805asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
805. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dairy farmers receiving less than €10,000 in pillar 1 payments for the years 2016 to date by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61908/21]
Question· writtenPQ 804asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 14 December 2021
804. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the indicative allocation for a sheep improvement scheme within the proposed CAP Strategic Plan intends an equal allocation of funds across all five years of the plan; the estimated number of individual breeding ewes this would support in each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61907/21]