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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: Felling licence applications may have an operational period of up to 10 years, with timings for harvesting events, whether thinning, clearfell or both, contained at periods within that. The following information has been obtained from Departmental records, and where a licence application had both a thinning and clearfell event, the hectares to be thinned or clearfelled are shown in their...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: Felling licences may have an operational period of up to 10 years, with timings for harvesting events, whether thinning, clearfell or both, contained at periods within that. The following information has been obtained from Departmental records and where a licence had both a thinning and clearfell event, the hectares to be thinned or clearfelled are shown in their respective years. Some...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department will publish the Forestry Licensing Plan for 2025 in the coming weeks, taking account of developments on foot of the recent storms, Darragh and Éowyn. The Plan will cover Afforestation, Roads, Private and Coillte felling licences. It is likely that the profile of applications my department receives will be affected by the number of forests with windblow. My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. All capital projects are subject to rigorous project management processes including design, tender action and implementation stages; and ongoing monitoring, evaluation and review in accordance with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Appointments (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs. To achieve this, workforce planning is utilised in identifying and addressing the needs for all our locations. All critical staffing vacancies are filled as soon as possible when suitable candidates become available, considering the balance of needs and resources...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: In December 2018, a transition period to a ban on vessels over 18 metres trawling in inshore waters, inside the six nautical mile zone was announced. A significant part of the objective of this measure was to manage the fishing effort on sprat stocks which are primarily targeted within inshore waters. This measure, however, was the subject of extended legal proceedings the outcome of which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the attached table. County Details of the empty building Value of the property Length of time they have lain empty Physical status of each building Kildare Stacumney Cottage €350,000 Fair value as of 31st December 2023 Vacant since...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I wish to inform the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the attached table. County Details of undeveloped site Value of the property Length of time they have lain undeveloped Reason for the lack of development Cork Castletownbere x 3 No recent state valuation* 1 year approx The sites had...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Appointments (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: In response to the Global Ireland 2025 Strategy, and in keeping with my Department’s own goal to develop market opportunities abroad as outlined under the Food Vision 2030 strategy, my Department has expanded its staffing in international locations in recent years. In addition to established posts in locations such as Brussels, London, Paris, Geneva, Washington DC and Beijing,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Artificial Intelligence (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department has taken advice in respect of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the Department during the development of the AI policy, from the following organisations.The Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council.Gartner Ireland Limited Research and Consultancy Service.CeADAR the National Centre for AI and the European Digital Innovation Hub for AI in Ireland. The following AI...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Bluefin Tuna quota available to the EU is allocated each year to Member States based on relative stability, as established in the late 1990s. At that time, Ireland did not have a track record of commercial fishing for Bluefin Tuna, and accordingly, did not receive a quota allocation. A small Bluefin Tuna by-catch quota is available to Ireland, primarily for use in our important...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: Last August my Department published "Water and Agriculture - a collaborative approach" which identifies the measures taking place, as well as my Department's role in working with the agri-food industry and farmers in tandem to improve water quality. This included the establishment and ongoing facilitation of the Agriculture Water Quality Working Group which has operated since 2023. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Conservation (18 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Curlew Conservation Programme is managed by the National Parks and Wildlife Service and therefore my colleague James Browne T.D., the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage is best placed to answer your detailed questions 1-3. It is the case that my Department has supported the Curlew Conservation Programme financially, contributing a total of €321,000 during the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: A procedure is in place for participants in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) to seek a review of commonage scores if they so wish. This facility is available to the ACRES participants concerned in respect of the assessment of the Alohert commonage, Beaufort, Killarney, County Kerry. This procedure consists of a three-step process whereby: The participant submits a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes (13 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The 2023 Flood Damage Relief Measure was implemented in response to damage to agricultural areas in the Cooley Peninsula, between 29th October – 4th November 2023. The damage was the culmination of back-to-back storms occurring during late October 2023, resulting in additional heavy rainfall on already saturated ground and exceptionally high river levels. Inspections of areas...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Road Safety (13 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: Since the first finding of ash dieback disease in Ireland, my Department has provided financial support to owners of ash forests impacted by ash dieback disease, currently through the Reconstitution Ash Dieback Scheme 2023-2027 and the Climate Action Performance Payment Scheme. The Reconstitution Ash Dieback Scheme 2023-2027 offers a site clearance grant that assists with the removal of ash...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weather Events (13 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: Storm Éowyn has resulted in significant damage to protected structures in the horticulture sector and to sheds on farms. My officials are engaging with Teagasc and other stakeholders to assess the extent and significance of the damage caused. Minister of State Healy-Rae has engaged with representatives of all the horticulture sub sectors at a meeting of the Horticulture Industry...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The deadlines for completion of certain tasks in relation to actions undertaken under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) are as listed in the Scheme Specifications. There are currently no plans to provide blanket extensions to such deadlines. Upon notification of an ACRES inspection, Department inspectors will take into account any issues or damage identified by the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (12 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: Storm Éowyn has resulted in significant damage to protected structures in the horticulture sector and to sheds on farms. My officials are engaging with Teagasc and other stakeholders to assess the extent and significance of the damage caused. Minister of State Healy-Rae has engaged with representatives of all the horticulture sub sectors at a meeting of the Horticulture Industry...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (12 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the organisation charged with the role of Keeper of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book (IGSB) since 1923. The Stud Book records pedigrees, ownerships, breeding data and transfers of ownership primarily of all greyhounds. The ICC is subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann. The ICC has informed my Department that all...