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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Freedom of Information (22 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: I am fully cognisant of the statutory obligations that apply under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 and I am satisfied that records relating to government or official department business are retained in line with the requirements of the Act.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Question Heading for question(s) 319 (22 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I have been informed, however, that a review request was submitted to the Director in May 2024 and observations on that request were provided by my Department in July 2024. I understand that the Director deals with review requests in the order in which they are submitted to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (22 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department is committed to embracing opportunities for remote and blended working, to build a more dynamic, agile and responsive Civil Service, while sustaining strong standards of performance and high levels of productivity. As of 11/5/2025, the number of staff approved for remote working 2 days per week is outlined in tabular form below. No. of days Count of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Equipment (22 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: For operational and security reasons, my Department has been advised by the National Cyber Security Centre not to disclose particular arrangements in place in relation to IT tools and services or details which could, in any way, identify potential vulnerabilities in Departmental Cybersecurity arrangements.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Equipment (22 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: For operational and security reasons, my Department has been advised by the National Cyber Security Centre not to disclose particular arrangements in place in relation to IT tools and services or details which could, in any way, identify potential vulnerabilities in Departmental Cybersecurity arrangements.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Equipment (22 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: For operational and security reasons, my Department has been advised by the National Cyber Security Centre not to disclose particular arrangements in place in relation to IT tools and services or details which could, in any way, identify potential vulnerabilities in Departmental Cybersecurity arrangements

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Equipment (22 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: For operational and security reasons, my Department has been advised by the National Cyber Security Centre not to disclose particular arrangements in place in relation to IT tools and services or details which could, in any way, identify potential vulnerabilities in Departmental Cybersecurity arrangements.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (22 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department’s network is connected to the Internet through the Government Networks service (GN), which is a secure Government, managed, wide-area network connecting public service bodies on a data, voice and video-capable network.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. I wish you and the members of the committee well. It is a great honour for me to be Minister for agriculture but also to be here before the committee today to engage with members. I was a member of this committee for many years. I know its importance in holding Ministers and officials to account and in raising the important issues on behalf of people....

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Food Industry (28 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Senator for raising this important matter. I will pass on his good wishes to Bord Bia. I look forward to meeting him at Bloom on Thursday evening and to the fantastic bank holiday ahead. A huge number of people have put an awful lot of work in there. It is a great opportunity for us to showcase the best in our food and horticulture sector and beyond. It is something that...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Food Industry (28 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Senator again. On his last point, I take my responsibility to both Houses very importantly. I always try to answer the Commencement matters or Topical Issue matters that are put to me or my colleagues within the Department. It is important and I thank the Senator for acknowledging that. This is novel legislation that would place an onus on business to supply financial data...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: I thank the Senator very much for raising those points. They are very relevant. On the future of ACRES, the reason it is taking time to come up with the solutions we are working through is that I want to be absolutely assured that they are permanent ones. I want to restore confidence in this scheme. It is a fantastic scheme. As I have said, almost half a billion euro has been paid out to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: We have clear rules that we signed up to from a European perspective. It is a nuanced question. It is not a black and white issue. What are peatlands? There are different types of peatlands and beyond. We have set criteria that we have to meet now. From a forestry perspective, our current forestry programme is very different. When people speak about the mistakes of the past, and what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: I thank Deputy Newsome Drennan for raising these points. I acknowledge her comments on ACRES. As I have said already, I want to fix the problems once and for all to make sure they do not reoccur and that we learn from it for the design of future schemes. We have made progress but I will not be happy until the last case is resolved. I will continue to work full square to do this. With...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: We are talking to all like-minded countries.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: No, it is not. The process started last December when we informed the Commission that we were seeking to apply for a derogation because our nitrates derogation, as it stands, ends at the end of this year. There are four key meetings this year. The first took place in March, which was to be addressed by the EPA. It put forward the case about the progress and the impact being made by our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: The next meeting is in June, and that is where we-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: Some countries are more vehement in their opposition than others. Some are still considering it. I have spoken to agriculture ministers who are vehemently opposed, but there is not a unanimous view across every government. I have spoken to some ministers for agriculture whose finance ministers might have a different role. In general, there are countries that have significant concerns....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: I cannot speak for them all. I have spoken to them all and outlined our position. I understand their position. Nobody has told me they are not supporting us, but, obviously, countries will be coy about these things. I have no sense that anyone will openly block us.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: Engagement with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (28 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: Apologies, I left my crystal ball at home, so I do not have an answer to that. We would all love to know those answers. We will know in the middle of July. These elements will be announced around 16 July. We are doing everything in our power. I cannot be clearer that I want to maintain the single fund and pillar 1 and 2. We want a fully funded CAP. Will we get that? I have clearly...