Results 1,721-1,740 of 4,407 for speaker:Claire Kerrane

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 472. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the depreciation of assets for farm assist to 10%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24399/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 473. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the capital disregard of farm assist to €36,000; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24400/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 482. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated cost to increase the amount of income disregarded in respect of the farm assist scheme to 30%, 40%, 50%, 60% and 70%, respectively, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24642/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Legislative Measures (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 488. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to provide an update on the proposed legislation to bring forward changes to the child maintenance system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24763/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 579. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm targets for land use associated with the growing of crops for 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025; and his proposed measures to reach those targets. [24055/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 581. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise regarding a specific focus (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24101/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 584. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there have been changes to the Export Health Cert process; if he will advise specifically with regard to certification of poultry and its transport to Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24230/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 605. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who received payments under the areas of natural constraint scheme in 2022 under each category and payment rate; the average number of hectares on which land was claimed in each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24448/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 614. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who received payments under the areas of specific constraint islands scheme in 2022, under each category and payment rate; the average number of hectares on which land was claimed in each, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24458/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 606. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants in the sheep welfare scheme in 2022; the number of breeding ewes on which payment was made; the rate of payment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24450/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 607. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants in the tillage incentive scheme from March 2022 to date, in tabular form by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24451/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 608. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants in the fodder incentive scheme in 2022 and to date in 2023, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24452/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 609. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in receipt of TAMS III, by county, under each category of the payment, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24453/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 610. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of ex gratia funding for animal welfare organisations allocated in 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24454/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 611. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the target, by year, for the adoption of low emissions slurry spreading (LESS) technology; the intended allocation under TAMS to support same; the target number of farmers in receipt of such funds, by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24455/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 612. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding amount allocated to TAMS by year from 2014 to date; the amount that was allocated and expended in relation to low-emission slurry spreading, LESS, technology; the number of applications and refusals in relation to LESS technology, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24456/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 613. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of organic farming scheme participants who exited the scheme in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24457/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 623. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of organic farming scheme participants who exited the scheme in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24471/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 615. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers availing of the nitrates derogation; the total number of cattle in the herds of those farmers; the total hectarage on which basic payment was claimed, that is, grassland per county from January 2022 to date, in tabular form. [24459/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 616. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers thought to currently comprise the category known as the forgotten farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24460/23]