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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) is a demand led scheme which is fully subscribed based on its existing configuration. As a result, it is not possible to consider adding wider range of investments to the comprehensive list of investment items already available under TAMS at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Regulations (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: There is a comprehensive harmonised framework of feed legislation in the EU, covering feed safety and feed marketing. The focus of the legislation is to ensure that feedingstuffs do not endanger food safety, do not pose a risk to animal health or the environment, meet the minimum standards prescribed, are accurately labelled, and are fully traceable. There is EU legislation governing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Functions (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: Animal welfare is a key priority for me, as Minister, and for the Government. The Animal Welfare Grants Programme provides considerable support for animal welfare charities to assist them in their vital work in rescuing and rehoming animals. In November 2024, funding of almost €6 million was provided to 101 animal welfare charities nationwide including an award of €931,750 to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Statutory Instruments (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: In 2024, my Department made 22 Statutory Instruments and to date in 2025 I have signed into law an additional 14 Statutory Instruments. Details of those Statutory Instruments can be found below: 2024: S.I. No. 176/2024 - European Union (Temporary Increase of Official Controls and Emergency Measures on Imports of Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 S.I. No....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) replaced the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) from 2023. The BISS is designed to provide a direct income support to Irish farmers to underpin their continued sustainability and viability. Below is a table showing the value of payments in 2024 under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability Scheme, by county; and the total number of farmers paid...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) is a new scheme, introduced in 2023. It is designed to redistribute CAP funds from larger farms to medium and smaller sized farms. CRISS is paid to all active farmers on their first 30 hectares. The table below shows the value of payments for the 2024 Scheme year paid under the Complementary Redistributive Income...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: Over 118k farmers have received a 2024 Eco-Scheme payment at the value of €310m. Attached as requested is the breakdown of the total number of farmers paid in each county and the amounts per county. County No of Eco Applications Total Payment Gross CARLOW 1517 4709401.3 CAVAN 4629 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme, or ACRES, is the flagship environmental scheme provided under the 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plan, with €1.5 billion in Exchequer and EU funding allocated over the course of the scheme. There are currently just under 54,000 participants in ACRES. At this point in time, 99.66% of participants have had their 2023 payments finalised, 98.7% of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: WRVV05800 type: 7 --> The Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme provides payments to people farming land in designated areas that face significant hardships from factors such as remoteness, difficult topography, climatic problems, and poor soil conditions. Support is provided based on the following categories of land: Category 1 land: The system of farming prevalent in Category...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (17 Sep 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 an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department’s role is to verify that meat complies with all labelling regulations. There is no current legal requirement to label meat as Halal even if it has been certified as such. Food businesses may only apply a Halal label to meat that has been produced in a Halal-certified slaughter plant and which has been certified as Halal by a Halal Certifying Body.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department does not retain a list of slaughterhouses holding Halal certification. In addition, my Department is not involved in the Halal certification process which is a commercial arrangement between food businesses and Halal Certification Organisations.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: The mandatory requirement for approval numbers to be given to establishments approved under eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02004R 0853-20241109 does not include provision for the addition of any other commercial indicators to these numbers. There is no current regulatory requirement to mandate additional labelling to indicate religious certification.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department has not conducted any recent audits on the traceability or segregation of Halal-certified meat. The Food Safety Authority of Ireland conducted a Targeted Audit of Halal Claims on Meat and Poultry in 2021.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Department has lands at the following locations. Backweston Farm, Celbridge, Co Kildare Ballyderown Farm, Kilworth Co Cork Kildalton Farm, Piltown, Co Kilkenny Longtown Farm, Clane, Co KIldare Mellows Campus, Athenry, Co Galway Tops Potato Farm, Raphoe, Co Donegal I can confirm that none of the above are in receipt of CAP Payments.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: Details in relation to 2025 CAP Beneficiaries payments will not be available until the next publication date which is due on or before 31 May 2026.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: The continued increase in bTB disease levels in recent years has resulted in signficant additional work in the administration of the bTB programme for my Department. There has been an increase in the volume of bTB Compensation payments that resulted in a temporary backlog in payments. This backlog has been cleared with the remainder of payments being paid yesterday. It may take a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 980 and 981 together. In 2024 there were 518,404 movements of cattle through (into and subsequently out of) dealer herd numbers. Over the same period there were 759,640 movements of cattle through dealer and associated herd numbers.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: I published the Bovine TB Action Plan, Addressing Bovine TB in Ireland on 9 September. The Action Plan follows extensive discussions with stakeholders in recent months. I also received support and approval from Cabinet on 24 June to address the current high levels of Bovine TB (bTB). The Action Plan is based on scientific research and veterinary expertise. There are 5 measures which are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (17 Sep 2025)

Martin Heydon: I published the Bovine TB Action Plan, “Addressing Bovine TB in Ireland”, on 9 September. The Action Plan follows extensive discussions with stakeholders in recent months. I also received support and approval from Cabinet on 24 June to address the current high levels of Bovine TB (bTB). The Action Plan is based on scientific research and veterinary expertise. There are five...