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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (13 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: 461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention was drawn to the fact that meat processing plants are refusing to accept sheep due to the fact they are wet or dirty and are telling farmers to shear their sheep before presenting them for slaughter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6771/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (13 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: 462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will intervene and stop meat processing plants from refusing to accept wet and-or dirty sheep and charging for shearing of sheep before slaughter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6772/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Advertising Expenditure (13 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: 472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of advertising campaigns paid for by his Department to promote Irish food and drink; the associated cost of each campaign in each of the years 2008 to 2017. [6991/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: 473. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on health and safety initiatives for fishers in each of the years 2008 to 2017. [6995/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (13 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: 474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out under the GLAS scheme; the number of recipients in each of the years 2008 to 2017; and the payments forecast for persons in each of the years 2018 to 2023. [6996/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Courses (13 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: 475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to Teagasc for the purposes of training young farmers in each of the years 2008 to 2017. [6997/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships (13 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: 518. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of succession farm partnerships that have been announced since the scheme was established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7493/18]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Energy Efficiency (13 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: 520. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the cost of the dairy sector pilot project run by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland in collaboration with Teagasc conducted in 2017; the number of persons in receipt of payments from the scheme; his plans to sustain and expand the scheme; and the funding allocated for same in 2018. [6998/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (13 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: A lot of investment was put into the storage of slurry and now, perhaps because of climate change, the land is too wet to spread it and it is overflowing. This has been an issue for a long time and will be an issue into the future. If we continue getting the wet summers we have seen, with rain at the beginning of August and not stopping until after Christmas, we will not be able to keep...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): National Development Plan (14 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: I have a number of questions on this. The national planning framework has got a lot of airing in the past week. The issue I want to emphasise, in particular, concerns infrastructure and our rail network. If provided for properly and correctly, rail transport is a solution to many of our transport problems. A proper, adequate rail network is critical if we are to reduce commuter times,...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Programme for Government Review (14 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: A key issue in the programme for Government and the Department of the Taoiseach is Brexit. The progress report in December contained several achievements claimed by the Government in respect of Brexit negotiations. I believe many of these were premature achievements. This morning, the British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, said that Brexit is a reason for hope and not fear. I believe...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (15 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: 227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of unlicensed aquaculture enterprises in operation nationally; the number of aquaculture licences issued in 2016; if his attention has been drawn to the unlicensed aquaculture on the Inishowen shore of Lough Foyle; if there is progress on jurisdictional issues regarding aquaculture in Lough Foyle; and his views on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (15 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: 230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Sitka spruce forest plantations over 30 years old, by county; the age and size of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7846/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Special Areas of Conservation (20 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: 443. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if coastal waters which have SAC designation such as those found on offshore islands in instances in which fishing quota has been allocated to an area or to specific persons as is being proposed under the Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017 would have the effect of negating, within such designated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their presentations. I took a couple of notes on the presentation by Meat Industry Ireland. I would like a little more information on its representatives' views regarding the future of grassland in terms of carbon sinks. Mr. Carroll stated research is ongoing in that regard. At what level is that research? Mr. Carroll also mentioned that the Irish model is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: It still is, by about ten people.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: Ireland is about at the average figure or perhaps a little below it, based on price per kilo, for steer beef across Europe, according to the table included in the presentation. We had some meat in France which we thought was not of as high a standard as we would have in Ireland. Most accept that the beef we produce here, on family farms where it is grass fed and cattle roam free, is better....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Issues specific to the Agriculture, Food and Marine Sectors: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: As we are producing a premium product, we should be getting a premium price. That is the gripe of the farming community.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: RAPID Programme (21 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: Deputy Nolan asked me to take her question.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Leader Programmes Expenditure (21 Feb 2018)

Martin Kenny: As the Minister is aware the new Leader programme that began in 2014 and ends in 2020 had a long delay in getting off the ground. It came on stream in 2016 but it has been dogged with huge amounts of bureaucracy and problems for communities that are trying to apply for funding. It seems to be turning into a real mess. We only have two years of the programme left to run. How much money has...