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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 361. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the SWOT analysis and needs assessment for the CSP and the eco scheme and agri-environment referred to in his answer to Parliamentary Question No. 292 of 27 May 2021 took account of the detail and table in the replies to Parliamentary Question Nos. 283 and 288 of 27 May 2021 and correspondingly the reply to Parliamentary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 362. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual afforestation rate necessary per annum from 2021 to 2060 to sustain the ability of the national forest estate to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35081/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Communications (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 363. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if officials in his Department were ever contacted by phone, letter, electronically, questioned formally or informally, under caution or asked to make a statement by An Garda Síochána in relation to milk quota racketeering in respect of a person (details supplied); if his Department is aware of this case; the efforts his...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 365. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the most recent COFORD advice on afforestation rates necessary on an annual basis from 2020 to achieve climate change targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35100/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 366. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual afforestation rate necessary to achieve the carbon sequestration and other objectives for forestry as identified in the Teagasc MACC curve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35101/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 368. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of unique farmer applicants for the AEOS per year while it was in operation or since its launch in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35103/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 369. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of AEOS applicants by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35104/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 372. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there was any penalty or claw back of moneys, grant or scheme payments to farmers who were in AEOS who decided to convert a part of their farm to forestry during the duration of their AEOS plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35156/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 373. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the policy analysis or reasoning for the introduction of FEPS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35157/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 374. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 27 May 2021, the number of LPIS and the associated area of these LPIS that had linear and point actions for GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35158/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 376. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 27 May 2021, the expected or planned for number of applicants to his Department in new agri-environmental schemes under both pillar 1 and pillar 2 funding in the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35160/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 383. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total area of low input permanent pasture under the GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35214/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (30 Jun 2021)

Michael Lowry: 387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the attention of his Department has been drawn to the international trade in voluntary carbon offsets; if he plans to develop procedures and protocols similar to that which exist in the UK to enable farm forest owners to sell voluntary carbon offsets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35219/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to visit any ash plantation in the immediate term during the growing season to see first-hand the rate at which ash plantations are dying and rotting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35607/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered issuing a health and safety warning to the public on walking in ash woods which are potentially infected by ash dieback, similar to that which his Department issues regarding fire danger; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35608/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 505. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 294, 295 and 296 of 27 May 2021, if the Forestry Service district inspectors and Forestry Service ecologists will be involved in the approval and inspection of areas planted along riparian margins which is part of the new scheme to plant trees along rivers and watercourses to act as carbon...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 506. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 294, 295 and 296 of 27 May 2021, the scale of the introduction of a scheme to promote at scale the planting of trees along riparian margins that is anticipated in terms of hectares planted; if it is envisaged that this new scheme will be part of the next CAP; if not, if it will be completely...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport support will be secured for a child (details supplied) and other students who attend the school; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35785/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (6 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 279. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for additional school accommodation in a school (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35786/21]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic (6 Jul 2021)

Michael Lowry: 281. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if her Department has put in place a Covid-19 response plan of the 2021-2022 academic year; the estimated cost of implementing such a Covid-19 response plan and any additional Covid-19 protection measures which may be required across all primary and secondary schools for the 2021-2022 academic year; and if she will make a statement on the...