Results 8,101-8,120 of 10,843 for speaker:Matt Carthy

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 745. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that were refused a place in the organic farming scheme in 2021; the reason for refusal; if such holdings were horticultural, tillage or other; the mean, median, and mode of these holdings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47586/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 762. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of increasing the State aid limit for young farmer relief from €70,000 to €140,000 in bands of €10,000, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48056/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 763. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the heading and sub-headings in the Revised Estimates which regard the allocation of funding for farm safety; the purpose of each allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48101/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 764. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of young farmers that have not had their business plans approved by Teagasc with regard to applying for young trained farmer stamp relief duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48103/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 765. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated amount expended in the TAMS scheme for low-emission slurry spreading technology for each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the resulting amount paid by farmers; the number of farmers; the VAT paid by farmers in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48104/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Energy Policy (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 766. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a target with regard to the growth of biogas or solar usage amongst farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48105/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 768. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle removed from the national herd arising from the beef exceptional aid measure by replacement index rating, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48110/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 769. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 778 of 15 September 2021, if his attention has been drawn to an interruption to the service provided to the mart referred to in 2021; the cause of the service interruption; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that farmers have been unable to sell cattle as a result and have incurred...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 770. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of suckler cattle by county as of 5 October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48112/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 771. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of veterinary practices in Ireland; the number of veterinary practices which have transferred into corporate ownership in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48113/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 772. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way he plans to engage with farmers that are engaged with forestry with regard to the ownership of carbon credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48114/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 773. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the prevalence of liver abscesses in cattle by county or smallest available geographic unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48115/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 774. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of controlled finishing units by county or smallest available geographic unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48116/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 775. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farm partnerships; the number which name a woman as part of the partnership; the number of new farm partnerships registered since 2016; the number registered since 2016 on which a woman is a named partner, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48117/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Offices (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 776. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases that have been raised with the unfair trading practices unit within his Department; the current status or resolution of those cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48118/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Offices (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 777. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a head of unit will be appointed to the unfair trading practices unit within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48119/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Offices (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 778. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenditure that has arisen from the unfair trading practices unit within his Department to date in 2021; the items the spending related to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48120/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Offices (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 779. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenditure that has arisen from promoting, marketing or educating producers on the unfair trading practices unit within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48121/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 780. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 15 September 2021, his views on the labour shortages in the mushroom sector; the engagements he has had with the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment regarding this; the actions he plans to take in his ministerial capacity to ensure sufficient labour for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (5 Oct 2021)

Matt Carthy: 781. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentages and tonnage of Irish grain and imported grain used in the production of Irish whiskey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48135/21]