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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Energy Infrastructure (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: National energy policy, which includes the development of renewable energy projects, is a matter for the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment (DECC), with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) being responsible for the granting of planning licenses and enforcing regulations in this area. However, my Department is particularly interested in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Sector (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: According to the CSO, beef exports in 2024 amounted to approximately €3 billion in value and 492,000 tonnes in volume, of which the UK (including Northern Ireland) accounted for €1.42 billion in value and 208,000 tonnes in volume. In 2023, beef exports amounted to approximately €3 billion in value and 484,000 tonnes in volume, of which the UK (including Northern...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: As a small, open exporting economy, Ireland is sensitive to any change in global trading conditions. Therefore, any imposition of tariffs by the U.S. authorities will if enacted have the potential to pose significant challenges for Irish exporters of agri-food products to the US. This is of particular concern as the US is the second largest market for Irish agri-food exports after the UK...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: The new Programme for Government acknowledges the importance of this issue and prioritises “supporting inter-generational farm succession”. Food Vision 2030, our shared strategy for the agri-food sector, states that generational renewal in farming is critically important to ensure the future viability and social sustainability of the Irish agri-food sector and of rural Ireland....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: I am providing a range of supports to the Irish mushroom sector, an important sector that makes a significant contribution to the rural economy. The Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector provides grant aid towards capital investments in specialised plant and equipment including renewable energy, as well as technology adoption specific to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: In August 2023, the then Minister announced the outcome of the limited review of the 2012 Herring Management Policy in relation to the Herring 6a South quota for non-ringfenced vessels. Following this limited review, the then Minister established a North-West Herring Advisory Committee (NWHAC), comprising one representative from each of the six Producer Organisations, one representative...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Bluefin Tuna quota available to the EU is allocated each year to Member States based on relative stability, as established in the late 1990s. At that time, Ireland did not have a track record of commercial fishing for Bluefin Tuna, and accordingly, did not receive a quota allocation. A small Bluefin Tuna by-catch quota is available to Ireland, primarily for use in our important...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Brown Crab Working Group was established last year to review the management of brown crab fishing in Ireland and to develop management options to support the sustainability of brown crab stocks, which are so important to Irish fishers and coastal communities. The matter of identifying markets for Irish seafood was outside the scope of the Working Group’s terms of reference, but I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Landing Obligation, or Discards Ban, was introduced on a phased basis beginning in 2015, and has been fully implemented since 2019. It is illegal to discard any species covered by the Landing Obligation, other than permitted exemptions. These exemptions are fish species covered by a high survivability exemption, a de minimis exemption, fish which has been damaged by predators,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: The table below provides my Department's total procurement expenditure in each of the years 2020 to 2024. Year Amount (ex-vat) 2020 €130,956,293 2021 €161,920,134 2022 €197,187,948 2023 €301,310,632 2024 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: I wish to inform the Deputy that a list of regulatory, appeal or other bodies, either funded by or under the remit of my Department, which are quasi-judicial in nature, is set out below:The Agriculture Appeals OfficeThe Forestry Appeals CommitteeThe Aquaculture Licences Appeals BoardSea-Fishing Boat Licensing AppealsThe Irish Horseracing Regulatory BoardThe Greyhound Racing Control...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Programme (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 provides a comprehensive and modern legislative framework within which to address issues relating to Animal Welfare. The different aspects of the act are kept under constant review, having due regard to experience gained in administering the Act. The Programme for Government places a positive emphasis on animal welfare and specifically commits to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) provides grant aid for livestock underpasses under public roads in the Animal Welfare Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWNSS), Organic Capital Investment Scheme (OCIS), Women Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (WFCIS) and the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (YFCIS). A TAMS application for an underpass must be accompanied by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 616, 625 and 629 together. The contract for delivering Equine National Breeding Services (NBS) on behalf of my Department was awarded to Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) following a competitive public procurement competition. The programme of measures delivered by HSI under the NBS includes a 'Breeding Grant' scheme. I understand from HSI that it is engaging...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maritime Jurisdiction (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: In 2018, a transition period to a ban on vessels over 18 metres trawling in inshore waters, inside the six nautical mile zone and the baselines, was announced. This measure, however, was the subject of extended legal proceedings resulting in the measure being overturned in 2023. In 2024, over a period of eight weeks, the Minister held a new public consultation on a review of trawling...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: As a small, open exporting economy, Ireland is sensitive to any change in global trading conditions. Therefore, any imposition of tariffs by the U.S. authorities will if enacted have the potential to pose significant challenges for Irish exporters of agri-food products to the US. This is of particular concern as the US is the second largest market for Irish agri-food exports after the UK...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department recognises that the recent storms Darragh and Éowyn have caused significant damage around the country. My Department works as part of the co-ordinated, whole-of-government response, through the National Emergency Co-ordination Group. A response to any further unprecedented events causing damage will be assessed in this whole-of-government, co-ordinated way. In...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: Delivering the most robust case for Ireland to retain its Nitrates derogation is a key priority for this Government. This requires a strong focus on delivering improvements in water quality coupled with a robust scientific justification underpinning Ireland's request. Last August, my Department published “Water and Agriculture - a collaborative approach”. It outlined the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Sanctions (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: As a small, open exporting economy, Ireland is sensitive to any change in global trading conditions. Therefore, any imposition of tariffs by the U.S. authorities will if enacted have the potential to pose significant challenges for Irish exporters of agri-food products to the US. This is of particular concern as the US is the second largest market for Irish agri-food exports after the UK...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (25 Mar 2025)

Martin Heydon: The FTE of staff, by job title, employed by this Department that are based in Dublin port are included in tabular form below. Staff at Dublin Port Grade Count of FTE Agricultural Inspector 1 Assistant Agricultural Inspector 12 Assistant Principal Officer 2 Clerical Officer ...