Results 421-440 of 3,715 for speaker:Claire Kerrane

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I presume the Department will stick to 4,000 approvals.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: How they will be selected?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: On the same page of the documentation, under the number of participants in the suckler carbon efficiency programme, SCEP, the 2023 target has been reduced for 2024. Some farmers have left that scheme and some farmers have been put out of that scheme based on the criteria as it is, so that is fine. With regard to the 2024 figure of 17,100, if and should some tweaks be made to the SCEP, which...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: On the same table, the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, and the number of applications paid, approved and rejected are documented there. Does the Minister have figures for the number of TAMS applications that remain outstanding within the Department at the moment?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: The Department is working to that timeline and that is what is expected.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Does the Minister have a figure for what was left unspent in the Brexit Adjustment Reserve, BAR, funding? Has that funding gone at this point?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: With regard to ACRES, the farmers and the co-operation zones, the Minister has set a date of February. Does the Minister know what specific date it will be in February?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Will the Minister give any further detail on when he expects those payments to be made and the criteria for them, etc?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: That is very welcome. I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tax Rebates (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 91. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection with regard to the dental and optical tax rebate, if consideration has been given to reviewing the procedures covered by same to ensure that workers can avail of this support for essential dental and optical procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4485/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 112. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on efforts to address the issue of TB eradication with regard to deer management (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4344/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1155 of 17 January 2024, if he will advise on fencing with regard to traditionally unfenced uplands; if it is also not necessary to fence those areas under payment scheme guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4345/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 138. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on the process of food recalls by the FSAI in situations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4427/24]

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Yes, the 28,200 figure.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: With regard to any outstanding payments, the basic income support for sustainability, BISS, the areas of natural constraints, ANC, complementary redistributive income support for sustainability, CRISS, etc., does the Minister have figures for the number of farmers awaiting payments from his Department? I know they are still being worked through and farmers are still getting payments but does...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Even just in terms of being able to communicate with farmers, by the sound of things, we are not looking at early February. Given the delays, farmers should be given a rough of idea of when they should expect payment, if at all possible. That would be reasonable. I will raise the issue of the reduction of 42% under carbon tax measures and the just transition fund. Obviously, many people...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Okay. The Minister mentioned the additional payment for sheep farmers. Is this a new payment on top of the sheep improvement scheme?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (30 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will advise on his Department's approach to carbon sequestration including guidance to support carbon capture and sequestration by small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3815/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (30 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number, total value, and duration of each contract for services purchased from an organisation (details supplied) by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3702/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 436. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on the provision of grant support for machinery for a type of farming (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3813/24]