Results 461-480 of 2,612 for speaker:Claire Kerrane in 'Written Answers'

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 923. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to providing the tillage sector with supports for unharvested crops, in relation to a €2 million fund sought by organisations representing the tillage sector, given the severe financial pressure tillage farmers are facing this year, and the level of crops which have been unharvested as a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (7 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 924. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the €330 million CAP emergency fund provided by the EU; if his Department has sought or received funding from it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47986/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (7 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 925. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on the rationale for designating grain which is imported into the State being as carbon neutral; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47987/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (7 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 926. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the provision of a Teagasc representative for the tillage sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47988/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (7 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 927. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to allowing all organic manures to be stored under the 70% TAMS grant for slurry storage facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47989/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (7 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 929. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the announced 70% TAMS grant for slurry storage facilities, if consideration has been given to providing a rebate for transport of slurry as part of the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47992/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (7 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 930. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information on the distribution of a fund (details supplied) in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47993/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive (7 Nov 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 1198. To ask the Minister for Health the reason management roles (details supplied) are being replaced and tradespeople doing the work on the ground are not as regards HSE maintenance teams in an area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47913/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 82. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise why certain growers are excluded from the horticulture support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46730/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulatory Bodies (26 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 85. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the establishment of the office of the agrifood regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46848/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (26 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what efforts have been made to address the issue of just one herd keeper being allowed with regard to recognising the role of women in agriculture and overcoming existing structural challenges; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46728/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Budgets (26 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what funding he intends to request for the agricultural sector from the announced climate and nature fund; how he will determine how this fund will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46727/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reviews (26 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 110. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the Government’s review of the independent review on ash dieback and its intended response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46726/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (26 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 173. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he has plans to support small and medium businesses with costs (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47132/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Invasive Species Policy (26 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if logs being imported from Scotland are 100% free of bark; if he will outline any risk regarding the spruce bark beetle (ips typographus); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47130/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (26 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the projected cost of running the forestry division of his Department for the remainder of 2023, and for the full year in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47131/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: State Pensions (25 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 121. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if farmers who were in receipt of farm assist between the years 1998 and 2016, and who accrued class S contributions during this time are eligible for the State pension; if she will advise on any changes to the system of calculating class S contributions from those on farm assist regarding the State pension since 2016; and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which the announced sheep improvement scheme payment increase from €12 to €20 will take effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46919/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will sanction the retention of a third teacher in a school (details supplied), given the unprecedented increase in enrolment numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46295/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (24 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 361. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will bring forward changes to the means test for carer's allowance to January 2024 rather than June 2024, given the hardship family carers are facing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46304/23]