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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department will publish the Forestry Licensing Plan for 2025 in the coming weeks, taking account of developments on foot of the recent storms, Darragh and Éowyn. The Plan will cover Afforestation, Roads, Private and Coillte felling licences. It is likely that the profile of applications my department receives will be affected by the number of forests with windblow. My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. All capital projects are subject to rigorous project management processes including design, tender action and implementation stages; and ongoing monitoring, evaluation and review in accordance with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Appointments (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs. To achieve this, workforce planning is utilised in identifying and addressing the needs for all our locations. All critical staffing vacancies are filled as soon as possible when suitable candidates become available, considering the balance of needs and resources...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: In December 2018, a transition period to a ban on vessels over 18 metres trawling in inshore waters, inside the six nautical mile zone was announced. A significant part of the objective of this measure was to manage the fishing effort on sprat stocks which are primarily targeted within inshore waters. This measure, however, was the subject of extended legal proceedings the outcome of which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the attached table. County Details of the empty building Value of the property Length of time they have lain empty Physical status of each building Kildare Stacumney Cottage €350,000 Fair value as of 31st December 2023 Vacant since...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the attached table. County Details of undeveloped site Value of the property Length of time they have lain undeveloped Reason for the lack of development Cork Castletownbere x 3 No recent state valuation* 1 year approx The sites had...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Appointments (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: In response to the Global Ireland 2025 Strategy, and in keeping with my Department’s own goal to develop market opportunities abroad as outlined under the Food Vision 2030 strategy, my Department has expanded its staffing in international locations in recent years. In addition to established posts in locations such as Brussels, London, Paris, Geneva, Washington DC and Beijing,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Artificial Intelligence (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Department during the development of the AI policy, from the following organisations.The Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council.Gartner Ireland Limited Research and Consultancy Service.CeADAR the National Centre for AI and the European Digital Innovation Hub for AI in Ireland. The following AI...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Bluefin Tuna quota available to the EU is allocated each year to Member States based on relative stability, as established in the late 1990s. At that time, Ireland did not have a track record of commercial fishing for Bluefin Tuna, and accordingly, did not receive a quota allocation. A small Bluefin Tuna by-catch quota is available to Ireland, primarily for use in our important...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: Last August my Department published "Water and Agriculture - a collaborative approach" which identifies the measures taking place, as well as my Department's role in working with the agri-food industry and farmers in tandem to improve water quality. This included the establishment and ongoing facilitation of the Agriculture Water Quality Working Group which has operated since 2023. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Conservation (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Curlew Conservation Programme is managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service and therefore my colleague James Browne T.D., the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is best placed to answer your detailed questions 1-3. It is the case that my Department has supported the Curlew Conservation Programme financially, contributing a total of €321,000 during the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The attached table details the expenditure on the procurement of services to develop or maintain digital or IT systems for the five years 2020 – up to and including 5/2/25 incl. vat The information requested by the Deputy is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred this query to the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department and have asked that they...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 161 together. The information requested by the Deputy is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred this query to the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department and have asked that they respond directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Departments website is hosted by the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer, incurring no direct annual cost to the Department. My Department maintains several external websites that incur the following annual services/licensing costs. Vendor Spend (incl Vat) Terminal 4 CMS €21,097 Readspeaker ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Child Protection (19 Feb 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 a matter for RCÉ and,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the attached table. As regards the 13 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred the Deputy’s question to the Agencies and have requested that a response should issue within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I understand that the Deputy is referring to the Landscape Action element of the Co-operation approach of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES). ACRES was implemented on a phased basis in view of the high level of participation and the range of opportunities available under the Scheme, all of which required the development of new and extensive IT functionality. Non-Productive...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: As the Deputy has requested, the following table represents the number of farmers in each Co-operation zone awaiting the finalisation of ACRES payments for the 2024 scheme year. ACRES Burren /Aran 368 ACRES Donegal 823 ACRES Leinster 240 ACRES Munster South Connacht 787 ACRES...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department has not provided any funding to the named organisation for linear profile training since 2019.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (19 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 167, 168, 170, 171, 172, 174, 175 and 176 together. 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,...