Written answers
Tuesday, 13 June 2023
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Commonage Land Use
937. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if ten farmers are owners in a commonage and one farmer cuts turf against the rules in that commonage, if all farmers will be... - Agriculture Schemes
938. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the details of the scheme (details supplied) for the forgotten farmers will be made available; and if he will make a statement... - Brexit Supports
939. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding allocated to his Department from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve in 2022 and 2023; the areas to which his Department has... - Agriculture Schemes
940. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme; how many applications have been received for the scheme and... - Forestry Sector
941. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how much of the announced €1.3 billion for forestry that is from core expenditure; how much additional funding is in Budget... - Agriculture Schemes
942. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to increasing direct payments per sheep under the sheep improvement scheme which is a targeted scheme... - Regulatory Bodies
943. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the reports in the latest edition of 'The Skipper' of the alleged actions of SFPA officials, while encouraging... - Forestry Sector
944. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he accepts that foresters need some form of financial support to stay in the industry while his Department is awaiting approval... - Animal Culls
946. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the status of the internal departmental report which suggested that up to 65,000 cows would need to be culled for... - Animal Welfare
947. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans his Department has to ensure that all breeders selling animals as pets online are registered with his Department under The... - Agriculture Industry
948. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to support the farm machinery industry, in view of the current critical shortage of qualified... - Horticulture Sector
949. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector will open for applications in 2023; and... - Departmental Communications
950. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of social media videos posted on each of his departmental social media accounts, or the social media accounts of... - Departmental Policies
951. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department, and public bodies and agencies under his remit, have an anti-racism policy that can be accessed by the public; and... - Livestock Issues
952. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current cattle, sheep and pig population in each county in the State, in tabular form. [27711/23] - Horticulture Sector
954. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for the scheme of investment aid for the development of the commercial horticulture sector in... - Agriculture Schemes
955. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cow and calf pairs, per applicant, on which payments were made under the BEEP scheme in 2022; and if he will make a... - Animal Slaughtering
957. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline, in tabular form, the number of bovine animals slaughtered and processed at Department-approved processing plants from... - Departmental Projects
958. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to the BRIDE project in 2022; the amount allocated for 2023; and if he plans to extend this funding beyond 2023.... - Agriculture Schemes
959. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the ACRES scheme will open for new applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27767/23] - Coillte Teoranta
960. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding allocated to Coillte in 2022 and 2023; the staffing levels for WTE and PTE staff; and the staffing costs in 2022 and... - Environmental Impact Assessments
961. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for environmental impact assessment screening for boundary removals that have been received; the number of... - Forestry Sector
962. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is reluctant to accept the UN recommendation for countries to leave untouched all peat soils of 10 cm depth rather than... - Departmental Properties
963. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the management of assets and occupancy at a location, details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the... - Legislative Programme
964. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the Fishery Harbour Centres (Amendment) Bill; when this Bill will move to the next Stage; and if he will make a... - Departmental Expenditure
965. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total spend on consulting services and on business-as-usual outsourcing, as differentiated under the Code of Practice for the... - Forestry Sector
966. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total hectares of afforestation for each of the past ten years; the total area of afforestation planted with Sitka spruce in each... - Teagasc Activities
967. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of establishing the Teagasc signpost advisory programme; the staffing levels and workforce plan of same; and if he will make... - Departmental Correspondence
968. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27994/23] - Insurance Coverage
969. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that the North Tipperary Horse Show had to cancel this year's show due to rising insurance costs; and the steps he is... - Forestry Sector
970. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of any analysis which has been conducted in County Wicklow to determine the extent of the spread of Ash... - Departmental Funding
973. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans to provide funding to local authorities to address safety concerns surround Ash dieback; and if he will make a... - Animal Breeding
974. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider banning the use of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the... - Greyhound Industry
976. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding given to each greyhound track from the horse and greyhound racing funds from 2016 to date in 2023, in tabular... - Departmental Data
977. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff seconded to his Department from a company (details supplied) in the past ten years to date; the title and/or role... - Forestry Sector
979. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the European Commission has reverted to his Department with any questions or requests for further information in relation to the... - Departmental Funding
982. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount the Horse and Greyhound Fund has received since its inception, by year and amount allocated, in tabular form. [28343/23] - Forestry Sector
983. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any plans to introduce a scheme for private homeowners living in the countryside in addition to the €9 million in... - Agriculture Schemes
984. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise when the fodder support scheme will open for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28404/23] - Forestry Sector
987. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants to the reconstitution scheme for ash dieback from 2013 to date and the reconstitution and underplanting... - Departmental Meetings
988. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates to date in 2023 where he has met each CEO and or chairperson of each State agency under the remit of his Department, in... - Agriculture Schemes
989. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update regarding reports of 'severe' penalties should ACRES scoring deadlines not be met; if he will advise... - Common Agricultural Policy
990. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of his Department's spending of EU CAP funding in 2022, after meeting all direct farm payments for... - Animal Welfare
991. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department will take to ensure the welfare of all animals currently being looked after by an organisation (details... - Calafoirt agus Céanna
993. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a cheadófar airgead do Chomhairlí Áitiúla le h-aghaidh oibreacha mara ar chéibheanna beaga i... - Animal Slaughtering
994. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on his efforts to protect Ireland's ritual (religious) slaughter practices in order that the meat... - Agriculture Supports
995. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Government's efforts to promote sustainable agriculture, ensure food security, and support rural farmers in Ireland; the... - Fisheries Protection
996. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in response to the significant decline in the salmon population; and if he will make a statement on the... - Public Sector Staff
997. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the security protections in place for remote workers within civil and public service organisations to safeguard against personal...
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