Results 501-520 of 755 for speaker:Pippa Hackett

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: The Deputy should share his knowledge as an organic farmer-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: -----with his colleagues.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: The Deputy should share his knowledge with his colleagues.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: My Department is working hard.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: We have commitments within our climate action plan-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: -----to reduce the volume of fertilisers we use. My Department is working hard to put in place measures-----

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: -----that will support farmers.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: No. If the Deputies actually bothered to listen to my response at the start, they would have heard a number of measures outlined.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: I will gladly share with the Deputies my response.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: The Deputies can follow up on some of those comments there.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pigmeat Sector (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: On behalf of the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, I thank the Deputy for raising this issue. I am certainly happy to bring the following to the attention of the House: the continued development of the pigmeat sector is a priority for my Department, given the pivotal role the industry plays in the national economic context. It is a large agrifood sector and has shown remarkable growth in recent...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: I am here on behalf of the Minister, Deputy McConalogue, who is away at the moment. I thank the Deputies for raising this important matter. The very significant rise in fertiliser prices in the last year, and particularly in recent months, is concerning and my Department is closely monitoring the situation. While there are a number of factors at play in the market, there is no sign of...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Farm Costs (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: -----their farm outputs in the face of rising fertiliser costs and reduced availability. Teagasc is working with farmers through the Soils, Nutrients and Fertiliser campaign to help them adapt to the current fertiliser market and support them to make informed decisions on what is best for their farms. This is a strategy that can ease the price pressure on farmers. It is a strategy that...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: I reiterate my thanks to the Cathaoirleach and the team behind the event earlier today. It was really lovely. We are good at labelling. Of course, this applies to all walks of life but today, I want to challenge our understanding of two ways in which we label farmers. One is loaded with positive assumptions, the other much less so. One is the label "productive or commercial farmer" while...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: SI thank the Deputy. To clarify, the ambition of more than 1,040 licences equates to more than 8,000 ha of afforestation. The concern is that we are issuing afforestation licences and they are not being taken up. Currently, in excess of 5,000 ha of afforestation licences have been issued but have not been planted. The ambition is there. It falls on us all to make a concerted effort to...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: It comes down to the fact that the ambitions are there. The rate of planting is a big concern. My Department has engaged with the forestry companies as to why their clients are not planting. We are also going to write to the holders of afforestation licences, that is, those who have been in receipt of a licence for more than six months, to ascertain one on one what the issues are and...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Organic Farming (10 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: I thank Deputy Carthy for the acknowledgement of the scheme as it is. I am fully committed to the development of the organic sector in Ireland, which is why the organic farming scheme was reopened this week for the second year in a row. That has been a long time coming. An increase of €5 million has been secured in the budget allocation for the scheme this year. Again, this...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Organic Farming (10 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: My understanding is that the rate is during the period of the CAP to the end 2027. At that stage it would be in conversion and organically farmed land. That is the ambition. If we go beyond that, I will certainly be even more excited about it. There is an issue at the moment and the Deputy is correct. The levels are painfully low given our wonderful agricultural nation as a whole. To...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Organic Farming (10 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: Absolutely. We are supporting Teagasc and independent agricultural consultants to play a vital role. Anyone who follows anything about organics on social media will have seen a step change in how Teagasc has been engaging with organic farming. Certainly, Bord Bia this year has invested €1 million euro to support the sector. The BioFach trade fair, which is usually held in February,...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Pippa Hackett: I thank the Deputy. The question he has asked is not the one I have on my page. Perhaps we have moved away from the question that was submitted but that is fine and we can deal with both.