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Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Martin Heydon: As we discuss the proposed new CAP today, it is important to take a moment to acknowledge the vital role it has played and will continue to play in the future for Irish agriculture and for farm families. The CAP protects family farm incomes, supports the rural economy, ensures the production of high-quality safe food for consumers and protects rural landscapes and the environment. It is not...

Maritime Jurisdiction Bill 2021 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Jun 2021)

Martin Heydon: ...present difficulties between Ireland and Scotland over fishing within 12 miles of Rockall. Offshore available energy was also referred to during the debate. The question of where offshore wind farms would be located, including matters relating to minimum distances from shore, will be addressed within the framework of the forthcoming maritime planning and development management Bill....

Independent Beef Regulator: Motion [Private Members] (26 May 2021)

Martin Heydon: I am an active suckler farmer. My mother took over the enterprise at home after my father passed away until I was old enough to take it on. I know what it is like to derive one's sole income from farming, along with the pressure and work that goes with that. I assure Deputy Tóibín and others that the Government is determined that we have a strong and vibrant beef sector for the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Common Agricultural Policy (17 May 2021)

Martin Heydon: ...is also great that one of the first topics she has raised on her return relates to such an important area of agriculture. I thank the Senator for that. The Senator is right that it is not just about farm safety, it is also about farmers' mental health and well-being, especially in these Covid times. I am aware that it is hard on all of us and that everybody has suffered isolation. The...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Common Agricultural Policy (17 May 2021)

Martin Heydon: The Senator is dead right. I am delighted to hear her equate farm safety, well-being and mental health because there is no doubt they are deeply interconnected. The agrifood strategy for 2030, which is currently out for public consultation, reflects that. We talk about a food systems approach to agriculture in the future and the sustainability of all the systems, that is, not just...

Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Motion [Private Members] (22 Apr 2021)

Martin Heydon: ...the motion demonstrates that there may, unfortunately, be a misunderstanding about the proposed Council text as set out in the draft CAP regulations. The proposed text, which is intended to provide certainty to farmers that vital direct payments will continue to be paid, appears to be misinterpreted in some quarters as indicating intention on the part of member states to prevent farming...

Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements (17 Feb 2021)

Martin Heydon: ..., Deputy McConalogue, has referred to the sector demonstrating its resilience, which has been remarkable. The pandemic placed unprecedented stresses on food supply chains, with bottlenecks in farm labour, processing, transport and logistics, as well as momentous shifts in demand that could not have been predicted prior to the pandemic. Many of these disruptions were a result of...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agri-Strategy 2025 (8 Dec 2020)

Martin Heydon: ...We must also be aware of the challenges facing us in the coming years, many of which are already set out. There are opportunities as well as challenges in terms of the European Green Deal and the farm to fork strategy, and at the heart of those opportunities is sustainability. The Deputy can take it as given that while innovation will continue to be absolutely key, sustainability will be...

Finance Bill 2020: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Dec 2020)

Martin Heydon: ...That is what I am doing with this mask here today. The proposal before the House with regard to the accelerated capital allowance addresses the issues of those who have suffered disablement from farm accidents. It is very much an acknowledgement of them. On the last point made by Deputy Durkan, the measures covered in this amendment include PTO covers and a quick-hitch mechanism for...

Finance Bill 2020: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (3 Dec 2020)

Martin Heydon: ...in the Department of Finance for their work and co-operation on this very important measure, which has been a goal of mine since my appointment as Minister of State with special responsibility for farm safety. This is one of a range of measures I have wanted to introduce. The purpose of it is twofold, as the Minister, Deputy Donohoe, outlined but an accelerated capital allowance will...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (3 Nov 2020)

Martin Heydon: ..., through EU funding, of a biorefinery for dairy waste in Lisheen, County Tipperary, and the development of a marine biorefinery in County Monaghan. I mentioned the carbon-neutral demonstration farm in Cork. My Department supports the small-scale grass biorefinery demonstration project in Cork, which makes use of grass in a number of new ways. It is an innovation partnership initiative...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Industry (3 Nov 2020)

Martin Heydon: ...the past and finding more streams in it. If the Deputy looks at some of the initiatives we have been involved with in the early stages, there is a development of a carbon-neutral demonstration farm in Shinagh dairy farm in County Cork that has found four different values for what was normally growing-grass for dairy cows. There are now four different values to that. There is no...

Financial Resolutions 2020 - Financial Resolution No. 7: General (Resumed) (15 Oct 2020)

Martin Heydon: ...time with the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, and Deputy Higgins. As Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for new market development, farm safety and research and innovation I welcome the measures that have come about this week in budget 2021. Given that fatal incidents on farms account for almost 50% of all workplace fatal...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (24 Sep 2020)

Martin Heydon: I need to clarify that, although the Deputy calls it a system and a proposal, it is neither a system nor a proposal. It is information that has been distilled to farmers previously and that now has been distilled in a clearer way, giving very clear identification as to the risk. It is one key element for farmers in decision making. Farmers make decisions every year on what stock they keep...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (24 Sep 2020)

Martin Heydon: ...one of several measures that will help herd owners to reduce the risk of bovine TB in their herds. The bovine TB forum interim report identified the need to provide more effective information to farmers to help them to reduce the risk of TB in their herds. It advocated for the development of herd risk categories that can clearly convey sufficient information to enable farmers to make the...

Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements (30 Apr 2020)

Martin Heydon: I will share my time with Deputy Peter Burke and the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee. The Minister is well aware of the challenges facing farming and the agricultural sector throughout this Covid-19 crisis. Never before has there been such a focus on the importance of food security. It is important that the general population does not take our top quality food production for granted....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (20 Nov 2019)

Martin Heydon: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, under the beef exceptional aid measure, some registered farm partnerships with more than two herd numbers can receive payments per partner while other registered farm partnerships are limited to one payment; if so, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48018/19]

Public Ownership of the National Broadband Network: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2019)

Martin Heydon: ...in my head is that it does not want to understand because Opposition parties want to set a certain narrative for political purposes. Fine Gael plans to deliver high speed fibre broadband to every home, farm, business and school in rural Ireland. It wants to do so for very good reasons as it does not believe we can afford to allow the digital divide to continue and there is no cheaper or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (22 Oct 2019)

Martin Heydon: 456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis on which he will consider the reopening and funding of the organic farming scheme to provide alternative options to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43372/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Regional Enterprise Development Fund (9 Oct 2019)

Martin Heydon: ..., Carlow. We want to address issues of youth and long-term unemployment in the area, as well as supporting interns to stay and work in the area, industry employees in need of upskilling and the farming community. South Kildare has a vibrant and strong rural community, which wants to add value to its agrifood product. We have the AgTech fund for entrepreneurs, as well as Enterprise...