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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 674. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she has plans to fund applications received for ICT support where said applications met the criteria outlined by her Department, given these schools lost out on the lottery basis on which schools were awarded, which was not outlined at the time of applications; if she is aware of the frustration caused by the way in which this funding was...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (17 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 895. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will review jobseeker's benefit in order to ensure those in receipt of it, who are also working, can benefit from additional supports, given they are working and contributing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56946/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 1155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on the fencing of uplands under various agricultural schemes; if he will confirm that it is not necessary to fence unfenced uplands that are being grazed in a traditional manner, as stated by his Department in 2013; the reason guidelines under some schemes instead refer to the use of sheep fencing in mountain or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 1156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to make no fence collars eligible for grant aid in TAMS III, given that they are an effective management tool for grazing livestock on uplands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56281/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 1159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget for TAMS in 2023; the number of applications received to date in 2023; the number of applications approved and rejected; the number applications which have been paid; the total funding spent on TAMS to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56322/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 1160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been requested to be carried over under the Appropriation Bill for 2023 and 10% allowance for each Department; how much, if any, unspent budget cannot be included within the 10% allowance and which will surrendered to the Central Bank, under Programme A or Programme B; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (17 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 1170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on the implementation of animal welfare standards as part of the rules in relation to live exports; the process of certifying vessels used to carry livestock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56448/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 1201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total CAP 2023-2027 allocation for agriculture in Ireland; the breakdown of how much CAP funding has been spent in 2023 and projected for 2024, by focus, in tabular form [56706/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Work Permits (17 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 1226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what engagement he has had with the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the Employment Permits Bill 2022 given the importance of this legislation for areas such as the horticulture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57043/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (17 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 1228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 447 of 5 December 2023, with regard to the eligibility timeframe for the proposed solution for the group known as 'Forgotten Farmers', if farmers who were under the age of 40 years in 2015 and who established their holdings between 2008 and 2010 will be considered as eligible for the scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (17 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 1229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on his intended next steps regarding the recent publication of the report on the market potential of Irish sheep milk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57113/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (17 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 1260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on any engagement he has had with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1495/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (17 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 1266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on a matter with regard to live exports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1552/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (17 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 1268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance on issues arising in relation to VAT refunds for farmers; if he has engaged with representatives from the agriculture sector and sought a solution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1622/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 1288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many farmers are awaiting ACRES co-operation payments; the date farmers awaiting payment under ACRES co-operation scheme will be paid on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1859/24]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Funding (17 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 1334. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if consideration could be given for funding from the recently announced 'Building Blocks - Capacity Grant' for a project where Government funding previously announced has been revoked (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56697/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Sector (14 Dec 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Has the Minister engaged with the ICBF, particularly in the past week when much of this has come to the fore? Some farmers bought 5-star bulls because they followed what the ICBF told them but those bulls are now 2-star or 3-star. This will have a significant impact on those farmers. I spoke to a farmer who lost more than €100,000 overnight. He had to tell his daughter she will not...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Sector (14 Dec 2023)

Claire Kerrane: That, in itself, is not really following the science. If a farmer has a 5-star cow and is in SCEP, the cow will remain 5-star, but if the farmer sells the cow, it is not 5-star. That does not make sense. There has been a lack of engagement in respect of these changes. For the third time, what engagement has the Minister had with the ICBF? Has it contacted him? Its representatives were...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on his engagement with the forestry sector regarding concerns around the limitations the new forestry programme rules will have on afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55423/23]

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I wish to ask the Minister about his engagement with the forestry sector in respect of the new forestry programme. There are significant concerns regarding the restrictions and limitations in that programme which the sector believes will greatly limit the amount of ground that can actually be afforested in the first place.