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

Martin Heydon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 232 and 233 together. Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The...

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

Martin Heydon: The Baling Assistance Payment was introduced in July 2024 with an application closing date of 30 September 2024. 1,475 applications were received under the Scheme. All application were subject to administrative verification checks with processing ongoing in a number of cases. My Department is in direct communication with applicants and their agents to resolve outstanding issues. ...

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

Martin Heydon: The attached spreadsheet shows the amount paid per trip since the inception of the climate action fund scheme requirement. The 2024 total has yet to be paid as the notifying circular has not been received by my Department but officials in my Department have been informed of the applicable rate from the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. The 2025 details are also included...

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

Martin Heydon: The person named submitted an application under the ACRES Co-operation stream and was approved into Tranche 1 of the scheme, with a commencement date of 1st January 2023. An interim payment in respect of their participation in the Scheme in 2023 issued to the participant in February 2024. The balancing payment issued in September 2024. The advance payment claim associated with this herd...

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

Martin Heydon: The Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) work to support a sustainable blue economy in coastal communities, through the evaluation and selection of projects for funding under a scheme designed to support community-lead local development. Each of the FLAGs has invested considerable time and effort in developing their respective strategies, which set out the priorities for funding in their...

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

Martin Heydon: My Department is working as part of the co-ordinated Government response through the National Emergency Co-ordination Group, convened by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the lead Government Department on severe weather Incidents. Unprecedented damage has been done by Storm Éowyn. I am aware of significant damage to sheds and livestock housing. My Department...

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

Martin Heydon: The person named submitted an application under the ACRES General stream and was approved into Tranche 1 of the scheme, with a commencement date of 1st January 2023. Payments in respect of scheme year 2023 have been finalised for this case. I can advise that the ACRES advance payment in respect of 2024 has not yet issued as further validation checks are required for all contracts with...

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

Martin Heydon: The Forest Windblow Taskforce, comprises stakeholders representing forest owners, forestry companies, Teagasc and Coillte. It is meeting regularly to work collaboratively and is focusing on providing practical solutions immediately to those landowners whose forests have been adversely affected and are faced with a major clean-up operation in dealing with fallen trees. It is not...

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

Martin Heydon: The Forestry Programme 2023-2027 provides for a range of schemes that aim to support the maintenance and management of forests. These include a forest roads scheme that facilitates the construction of new forest roads to support forest management. This provides opportunities for forest owners to create and improve access to forests to facilitate maintenance, harvesting of timber and the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I join the Deputy in extending sympathy to the Coleman family. I also extend heartfelt sympathies to all of the community in Galway who have suffered significant losses. I am mindful of the impact of Storm Éowyn and the impact it had on agricultural buildings, as the Deputy outlined. In many instances, buildings have been completely flattened. In that space, the targeted...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (11 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: A Climate Action Performance Payment, totalling €5,000 per hectare will be paid in three instalments to grant aided ash forest owners, who clear their sites and replant through one of the Department’s Ash Dieback Reconstitution Schemes. My Department has received 280 applications for the first instalment of the Climate Action Performance Payment Scheme since this scheme was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (11 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (11 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act 1958, chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. RCÉ has informed my Department that the stakeholder...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (11 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 471 to 473, inclusive, together. Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (11 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: ACRES is the first scheme of its kind to upscale results-based payments to a national level. This is a significant advancement in implementing such an innovative and ambitious scheme, but it has come with complexities and challenges. There is significant work involved in the verification of payment claims, and in the calculation and issuing of payments to over 54,000 participants. Most of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Emergency Planning (11 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The recent storms have resulted in considerable hardship throughout the country. We are taking all possible steps to facilitate an appropriate response to allow forest owners to clear blown trees in a safe and sustainable manner. As regards forestry and powerlines, the legislative provisions reside in section 98 of the Electricity (Supply) Act 1927, as amended by Section 45 of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Responsibilities (11 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: I wish to advise the Deputy that the briefing material I received on commencing my role as Minister will be published on my Department's website shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (11 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: Unprecedented damage has been caused by Storm Éowyn and I am aware of reports of significant damage across the Irish horticulture sector as a result of this extreme weather event. My colleague, Minister of State for Forestry, Horticulture and Farm Safety, Michael Healy-Rae TD will meet with representatives of all the horticulture sub-sectors at a meeting of the Horticulture...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (11 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The person named submitted an application under the ACRES General stream and was approved into Tranche 1 of the scheme, with a commencement date of 1st January 2023. An interim payment of €4,000 issued to the person named in March 2024. My department's experience has been that in many instances, this interim payment approximated to or exceeded the full payment due for applicants for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (11 Feb 2025)

Martin Heydon: The person named submitted an application under the ACRES General stream and was approved into Tranche 1 of the scheme, with a commencement date of 1st January 2023. All payments in respect of scheme year 2023 have been finalised. I can confirm that the 2024 advance payment claim associated with this herd issued on the 31st January 2025 in the sum of €6,214.35. All ACRES payments...