Results 201-220 of 4,109 for speaker:Martin Heydon

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Agriculture Schemes (28 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: The person named submitted an application under the ACRES Co-operation stream and was approved into Tranche 1 of the scheme, with a commencement date of 1st January 2023. I can confirm that the total contract value for the 2023 scheme year amounted to €5,734.75. However, a 20% penalty was imposed on the 2023 payment claim due to the non-submission of scorecards on this contract. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Maritime Safety (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: The responsibility for the development and maintenance of local authority owned piers, harbours and slipways rests with each local authority in the first instance. As such, Scraggane Pier, Knightstown, Kilmacalogue Pier and Tuosist Pier are the under the remit of Kerry County Council. The primary governance role for local authorities rests with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: The person named submitted an application under the ACRES Co-operation stream and was approved into Tranche 2 of the scheme, with a commencement date of 1st January 2024. To date this case has not passed all the required 2024 advance payment validations due to an unresolved issue on the commonage claim. The case is being worked on and I expect this issue to be resolved in the coming weeks....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department utilises framework-based procurement when carrying out purchasing for the Department, these are included in the reporting of annual accounts. My Department has not established and does not operate any framework in its own right. My Department only uses frameworks made available through the Office of Government Procurement Buyers Zone and the Education Procurement System. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: The information requested is not readily available in the format sought by the Deputy. A response providing the requested information will be issued to the Deputy within 10 days. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: While not all Contract Award Notices valued over €25,000 ex-VAT were published for contracts awarded from frameworks by the Department from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, the details of all such contracts awarded are however published on a quarterly basis on the Department’s website, linked below: /www.gov.ie/en/collection/02cb8-contracts-awarded-2020/ As regards the 13...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department does not regulate the cost of veterinary medicines, my responsibility is with regard to ensuring authorised medicines are available and used correctly. All authorised veterinary medicines are required to go through a rigorous and costly process of quality safety and efficacy assessments prior to becoming available to treat and protect the health and welfare of our animals. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: The person named submitted an application for the ACRES Co-operation approach and was approved into Tranche 1 of the Scheme, with their contract commencing on 1 January 2023. The contract has not yet passed all the pre-payment validations required for the making of the 2024 advance payment, due to an unresolved issue in relation to the commonage element. I understand that this issue is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: The person named submitted an application under the ACRES Co-operation stream and was approved into Tranche 1 of the scheme, with a commencement date of 1st January 2023. An interim payment of €5,000 issued to the person named in February 2024 in respect of the 2023 scheme year. Further processing resulted in this applicant failing to pass all payment checks. My Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 505, 506 and 508 together. Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) , Ireland's seafood development agency, already holds the remit for both delivering and promoting third level education in the fisheries sector, as such there is no requirement to designate a state agency for the purpose of promoting such courses. BIM’s statutory remit focuses on industry...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department supports the provision of essential training and skills development for those working, or intending to work, in the Irish commercial seafood sector in a number of ways. My Department funds two National Fisheries Colleges of Ireland operated by our national seafood development agency Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), in addition to a range of other training and development supports...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: The table at the link below sets out the total number of reactors per individual month for January, February and March in 2025 and 2024 respectively. Bovine Tuberculosis (bTb) is a challenging disease to control and eradicate, and I am committed to making real progress. I am acutely aware of farmers emotional and financial trauma associated with this disease. As the spread of this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Budgets (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: The level of funding allocated by my Department to Social Farming through the Rural Innovation and Development Fund in years 2024 and 2025 is set out in the table below: Year Network project Model projects Total 2024 €400,000 €376,734 €776,734 2025 €900,000 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is a challenging disease to control and eradicate due to several factors. Ireland's bovine TB Eradication Programme operates in line with best national and international scientific research and advice. A large body of peer-reviewed research has been conducted into the spread of TB in Ireland and the risks underlying its transmission. This research has found that the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 512 and 514 together. The Government’s afforestation target of 8,000 hectares per year is set out in the Climate Action Plan. The current Forestry Programme is the largest ever funded Programme to date, which provides attractive financial incentives and a broad range of planting options in order to achieve these ambitious targets. The comprehensive...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: The table below outlines the number of forestry licences issued in Q1 over the last 7 years. Year Q1 Felling Private Felling Coillte Afforestation Roads 2019 328 1,885 210 203 2020 214 218 155 91 2021 198 333 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: GAEC 2 is a mandatory condition of the payment of the Basic Income Support for farmers (BISS). Its objective is to protect wetlands and peatlands – high carbon soils. The standard provides for a baseline protection for carbon rich soils, while allowing agricultural activity to continue. Parcels with areas of 50% or more peat soil are determined as applicable to GAEC 2. The Areas of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Areas of Natural Constraints scheme provides payments to people farming land in designated areas that face significant hardships from factors such as remoteness, difficult topography, climatic problems, and poor soil conditions. Support is provided based on the following categories of land: Category 1 land: The system of farming prevalent in Category 1 is characterised by extensive...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Areas of Natural Constraints scheme provides payments to people farming land in designated areas that face significant hardships from factors such as remoteness, difficult topography, climatic problems, and poor soil conditions. Support is provided based on the following categories of land: Category 1 land: The system of farming prevalent in Category 1 is characterised by extensive...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 May 2025)

Martin Heydon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 518 to 521, inclusive, together. In 2022, the fourth National Forest Inventory (NFI) estimated the area of forest to be 808,848 hectares or 11.6% of the land area. The purpose of the NFI is to record and assess the extent and nature of Ireland’s forests, both public and private, in a timely, accurate and reproducible manner. Reliable, current and...