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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Child Protection (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy is a matter for RCÉ and,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the attached table. As regards the 13 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred the Deputy’s question to the Agencies and have requested that a response should issue within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the Landscape Action element of the Co-operation approach of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES). ACRES was implemented on a phased basis in view of the high level of participation and the range of opportunities available under the Scheme, all of which required the development of new and extensive IT functionality. Non-Productive...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: As the Deputy has requested, the following table represents the number of farmers in each Co-operation zone awaiting the finalisation of ACRES payments for the 2024 scheme year. ACRES Burren /Aran 368 ACRES Donegal 823 ACRES Leinster 240 ACRES Munster South Connacht 787 ACRES...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department has not provided any funding to the named organisation for linear profile training since 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 174, 175 and 176 together. Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) announced in April 2024 that it had updated its Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Practitioners to prohibit veterinarians from carrying out surgical artificial insemination in dogs due to ethical and welfare considerations. However, this new prohibition does not apply to greyhounds, as the practice is provided for in legislation under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. RCÉ has informed my Department that the stakeholder...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the organisation charged with the role of Keeper of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book (IGSB) since 1923. The Stud Book records pedigrees, ownerships, breeding data and transfers of ownership of all greyhounds. The ICC is subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann. The ICC has informed my Department that the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flexible Work Practices (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: As required under the Blended Working Policy Framework for Civil Service Organisations, my Department implemented its own Blended Working Policy in 2022 to facilitate a mix of remote working and attendance in the workplace, within a formalised structure that supports the business needs of the Department. My Department is committed to embracing opportunities for remote and blended working,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: As part of its remit, Teagasc routinely hosts international scientific conferences to bring together the latest science available on a particular topic and to facilitate discussion around that science. In October 2022, Teagasc hosted, and was one of the organisers of, an international summit on the societal role of meat. An outcome of the event was that summit attendees with academic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Meetings (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I understand that my predecessor did not speak formally with his US counterpart in 2024. However, there is regular engagement between the administrations on agriculture and food matters. My Department has a full time attaché in Washington DC, and Bord Bia also has a presence in the US.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the situation that arose following a private commercial transaction between two contracting parties to purchase a vessel. The core issue here relates to the safety and safety certification of the vessel purchased, which is the responsibility of the Department of Transport. While I sympathise with the purchaser's difficult situation, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department, and bodies under the aegis of my Department, did not receive any funding support for projects of any kind from the United States Agency for International Development for the period 2016 to date in 2025.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: Backup PTO generators are available for grant aid under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3). Farmers may apply for these generators under the Dairy Equipment Scheme (DES), Organic Capital Investment Scheme (OCIS), Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme (YFCIS) and Women Farmers Capital Investment Scheme (WFCIS). While backup PTO generators are included as an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I can confirm that a total of 42,128 of ACRES participants, representing just under 78% of active participating herds, have now received their 2024 advance payments, totalling €181.75m. Almost 88% of Leitrim 2024 advance claims, and almost 86% of Sligo 2024 advance claims, have been paid. There are currently 293 herd owners in Leitrim and 301 herd owners in Sligo awaiting their 2024...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Forest Windblow Taskforce, comprises stakeholders representing forest owners, forestry companies, Teagasc and Coillte as well as DAFM. It is meeting regularly to work collaboratively and is focusing on providing practical solutions immediately to those landowners whose forests have been adversely affected and are faced with a major clean-up operation in dealing with fallen trees. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The person named submitted an application under the ACRES Co-operation stream and was approved into Tranche 1 of the scheme, with a commencement date of 1st January 2023. An interim payment in respect of their participation in the Scheme in 2023 issued to the participant in February 2024. The balancing payment issued in September 2024. The advance payment claim associated with this herd...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The person named submitted an application under the ACRES Co-operation stream, and was approved into Tranche 1 of the scheme with a commencement date of 1st January 2023. I can confirm that all ACRES payments in respect of 2023 have been finalised for this participant. The advance payment claim associated with this herd in respect of participation in ACRES in 2024 has not yet issued...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department is committed to being a modern, diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects and is capable of serving 21st century Irish society. The number of senior positions broken down by gender in my Department is shown in the table below. Positions Female Male Grand Total Secretaries General 1 1 ...