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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Dairy Sector (2 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 5. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department will address the increases in the cost of production of milk in order that these costs are not passed on to consumers in supermarkets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13672/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Dairy Sector (2 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: This relates to the increase in the cost of production, particularly in the milk sector. The dairy sector stated last week that it had serious issues and was going to have to pass the high cost of production on to the consumer. The dairy sector, which has been important for Ireland, especially in terms of exports, will be looking at what happens tonight across the water, given exports of...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Dairy Sector (2 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: I suppose it goes back to the old adage that the farmer is the one person who pays a retail price for his or her inputs and takes a wholesale price for his or her outputs. That is the crux of this issue. The cost that farmers have to pay for fertiliser, feed, diesel for the tractor or whatever is constantly climbing, yet they see their margins getting tighter and tighter. This is the issue...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Environmental Schemes (2 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 3. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will re-examine how peatlands and mineral rich soil lands are designated for good agricultural and environmental condition 2, GAEC 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13671/25]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Environmental Schemes (2 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: I welcome the Minister and all his colleagues here and wish them all the very best in their term in office in the Department of agriculture. My question is on GAEC 2 and how peatlands and mineral-rich soils are being designated under that scheme. As the Minister knows, the proposal sent to Europe is that if a parcel of land has 50% or more of peatlands all of the parcel will be considered...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Weather Events (2 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 187. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if he will provide an update on the review for a humanitarian assistance application for a person (details supplied) as the refusal states that they were without power for less than 48 hours, when in fact they had no power for eight days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15882/25]

Support for Householders, Businesses and Farmers Affected by Storm Éowyn: Motion [Private Members] (1 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: I commend the many thousands of people around the country who put their shoulder to the wheel throughout the storm, including those in voluntary groups and agencies across the State who came out, the ESB workers and county council workers who worked day and night to get things moving again and the ordinary people and farmers who went out to cut bushes along the roads and took trees off the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (1 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 383. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to intervene to provide adequate speech and language therapy services at a school (details supplied), to stop the erosion of this much needed resource at the school, which has been consistently downgraded over the last number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15106/25]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (1 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 503. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection for an update on a HAS application for a person (details supplies). [15070/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (1 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 586. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the balance for 2023 and the total outstanding amount for 2024 will be paid to a person (details supplied) in respect of the ACRES payment scheme. [14976/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (1 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 590. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to examine the case of a person (details supplied). [15067/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (1 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 587. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the implementation of the all-island protected geographical indicator status for grass-fed cattle, including how the North of Ireland’s participation is being facilitated; any progress since approval by the European Commission; any outstanding issues affecting full recognition and benefits for food...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Health Services (1 Apr 2025)

Martin Kenny: 720. To ask the Minister for Health to intervene to provide adequate speech and language therapy services at a school (details supplied), to stop the erosion of this much needed resource at the school, which has been consistently downgraded over the last number of years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15105/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 326. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality for the offences referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme (details supplied) for each year from 2010 and 2023, in tabular form. [14766/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 327. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to provide a breakdown, in tabular form, of the following offences accepted into the Garda Youth Diversion Programme for each year from 2010 and 2023. [14767/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 328. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individuals referred to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme for a sexual offence, for each year from 2010 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14768/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 329. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individuals accepted into the Garda Youth Diversion Programme for a sexual offence, for each year from 2010 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14769/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 330. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of individuals accepted into the Garda Youth Diversion Programme between 2010 and 2023, in tabular form, by category (details supplied). [14770/25]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 331. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is aware that the committee appointed to monitor the effectiveness of the diversion programme ceased publishing anonymised national data on referrals made to the Garda Youth Diversion Programme for specific offence categories in its annual reports for 2021 and 2022, apparently due to data protection concerns raised by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (27 Mar 2025)

Martin Kenny: 332. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he is satisfied that the committee appointed to monitor the effectiveness of the diversion programme is fulfilling its statutory obligations under section 44 of the Children’s Act 2001 by reviewing all aspects of the Garda Youth Diversion Programme; if he is concerned that the committee has yet to publish annual...