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Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (9 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: Shocking.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Deputy did not finish the first bit.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Deputy has not read it.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: Hear, hear.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Inquiries (9 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 284, 285, 288, 289, 290, 292 and 293 together. Animal welfare is a key priority for me, as Minister, and for the Government. I would like to acknowledge the important work carried out, often in very challenging circumstances, by animal welfare organisations and their dedicated volunteers and staff across Ireland. Animal welfare charities play a crucial role...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (9 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 286 and 287 together. In November 2024, my Department provided funding of almost €6 million to 101 animal welfare charities throughout the country. The figure awarded represents a very significant increase on previous years and greatly exceeded the Programme for Government commitment to double the €2.4 million of funding available to animal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (9 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: Animal welfare is a key priority for me, as Minister, and for the Government. My Department was notified of a potential merger involving the organisations in question. However, my Department has no involvement in the day-to-day running of animal welfare charities. It is therefore at the discretion of an organisation to deploy resources where they deem they can have the maximum...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (9 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is responsible for the Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters Regulations (SI 113 of 2022, as amended). These are commonly known as the GAP Regulations and my Department works closely with Minister Browne's Department with regard to these Regulations and the Nitrates Action Programme. As part of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (9 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: My colleague Minister Browne's department is responsible for leading development of Ireland's Nitrates  Action Programme (NAP) and my department works very closely with his department on this important work area. Ireland's current NAP introduced significant changes and is providing the strongest protections to date nationally for water quality from an agricultural...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Sheep Improvement Scheme is funded under Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan. It provides support to sheep farmers for carrying out actions that improve animal health and welfare in the sheep sector, and builds on the progress made by the previous Sheep Welfare Scheme (SWS). As part of the eligibility requirements applicants are required to submit a Sheep Census return within the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (9 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information requested, in relation to the number of external consultancy contracts entered into by my Department in the past five years, is set out in the attached table. My Department seeks to minimise the use of consultants and only engages consultancy companies when particular additional expertise is required for delivery of the services which support...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Equipment (9 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department’s policy is that official data must be stored centrally in appropriate file management systems and that data should not be stored locally on end user devices such as Laptops or Mobile Phones. The Department secures all laptops with advanced encryption and employs multilayered security protocols on official devices to safeguard data. All mobile devices are managed using a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (9 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department has not procured any software or IT system that was not fit for purpose within its expected lifetime of operation in the Department. As regards the agencies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the agencies themselves. I have referred the Deputy’s question to the Agencies and have requested that a response should...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (9 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: As the Deputy will be aware, at the Nitrates Committee meeting in December 2024, my officials advised that in accordance with the Nitrates Directive, Ireland wished to apply for permission to continue applying in excess of 170 kg of livestock manure Nitrogen per hectare from 2026, subject to a set of conditions that will ensure that application is scientifically justified and will continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (9 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: Under Section 40 of the Wildlife Act, 1976, as amended by the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000, growing vegetation cannot be burnt between 1 March and 31 August of any given year (the closed period), on any land not yet cultivated. In general, land burnt during the closed season (March 1st to August 31st) is not eligible for the purpose of payment under the Basic Income Support for...

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: That was based on modelling from June. The most recent modelling shows it is reducing.

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: We anticipate six new-----

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: No, that is not true.

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: I will share the modelling with the Deputy.

Financial Resolutions 2025 - Financial Resolution No. 5: General (Resumed) (8 Oct 2025)

Martin Heydon: There is €50 million.