Results 3,081-3,100 of 4,425 for speaker:Claire Kerrane

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 369. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what measures are in place to encourage bodies (details supplied) to sell unplantable land to young farmers and new entrants to agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49363/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crime Prevention (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 388. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise what all-island mechanisms are in place to tackle and identify theft of farm animals; if he will advise on the engagement he has had with the Minister for Justice and with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 389. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to establishing an all-island system of identifying cases of TB and BVD; if he will advise what efforts have been made in this area in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs of Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49777/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 392. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what engagement is being carried out with stakeholders in the commercial timber sector in response to concerns about planting restrictions under the new Forestry Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49893/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 394. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide figures on the number of forestry applications with ecology from September 2022 to date; if this information can be provided in tabular form, by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49895/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 395. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on the average ecology processing times for forestry applications from September 2022 to date; if this information can be provided in tabular form, by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49896/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 397. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a review (details supplied) on his Department’s processes on forestry will be published, considering he advised in June 2023 that the final report was due to be delivered imminently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49898/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 398. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an overview of how his Department intends to promote the commercial forestry industry as part of the new Forestry Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49899/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Risk Management (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 399. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who lost grazing will be supported by the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49966/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Risk Management (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 400. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers along the River Suck and in the Little Brosna River will be included under the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49967/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Risk Management (14 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 401. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale for the maximum limit of 15 hectares in the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme; if he will consider increasing this limit to 25 hectares to support a greater number of farmers affected by flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49968/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank everyone for their presentations and detailed submission to our committee. I was out of the room so some of these questions may have been asked already. I apologise if I have missed some of the answers. I have a number of questions based on the opening statement, the first of which relates to governance. Obviously, the selection of board members is really important for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I presume that because Horse Sport Ireland wants to move to a skills-based board, there was a good breadth of variety in the submissions it received from those who engaged with the process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: How many submissions in total did Horse Sport Ireland receive?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Okay. Then, for the next stage, the representatives spoke about an external selection panel. How will they be chosen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Does Mr. Dowling have a timeframe for that next step? I presume that is the next step

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: In the opening statement, Mr. Duggan spoke about the balance sheet being fragile and one of the reasons given was the timing of grant payments from State funders under the current funding model. Could someone elaborate a little bit on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Okay, that is clear. Horse Sport Ireland carried out a comprehensive assessment of strategies to try to strengthen the financial position and feels that its financial position will, in fact, be strengthened. It will have an impact this year and it will be strengthened further in 2024. What is that primarily based on? What has Horse Sport Ireland done to strengthen that financial position?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I will not go into the details regarding passports because it has been raised but, obviously, similar to colleagues, I hear from people who have been waiting months on end for passports. The representatives appreciate how urgent that issue is and the need to resolve it as quickly as possible. I will not go into it because my colleagues have done so. The idea of a new digital passport is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Horse Sport Industry: Horse Sport Ireland (Resumed) (15 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I have to attend a public meeting online after the votes, so if the committee returns I will not be able to come back.