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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: The Department is working to that timeline and that is what is expected.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Does the Minister have a figure for what was left unspent in the Brexit Adjustment Reserve, BAR, funding? Has that funding gone at this point?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: With regard to ACRES, the farmers and the co-operation zones, the Minister has set a date of February. Does the Minister know what specific date it will be in February?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Will the Minister give any further detail on when he expects those payments to be made and the criteria for them, etc?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: That is very welcome. I thank the Minister.

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Tax Rebates (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 91. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection with regard to the dental and optical tax rebate, if consideration has been given to reviewing the procedures covered by same to ensure that workers can avail of this support for essential dental and optical procedures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4485/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 112. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on efforts to address the issue of TB eradication with regard to deer management (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4344/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1155 of 17 January 2024, if he will advise on fencing with regard to traditionally unfenced uplands; if it is also not necessary to fence those areas under payment scheme guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4345/24]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 138. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on the process of food recalls by the FSAI in situations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4427/24]

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Yes, the 28,200 figure.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: With regard to any outstanding payments, the basic income support for sustainability, BISS, the areas of natural constraints, ANC, complementary redistributive income support for sustainability, CRISS, etc., does the Minister have figures for the number of farmers awaiting payments from his Department? I know they are still being worked through and farmers are still getting payments but does...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Even just in terms of being able to communicate with farmers, by the sound of things, we are not looking at early February. Given the delays, farmers should be given a rough of idea of when they should expect payment, if at all possible. That would be reasonable. I will raise the issue of the reduction of 42% under carbon tax measures and the just transition fund. Obviously, many people...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Okay. The Minister mentioned the additional payment for sheep farmers. Is this a new payment on top of the sheep improvement scheme?

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Environmental Policy (30 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 151. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will advise on his Department's approach to carbon sequestration including guidance to support carbon capture and sequestration by small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3815/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (30 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number, total value, and duration of each contract for services purchased from an organisation (details supplied) by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3702/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 436. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on the provision of grant support for machinery for a type of farming (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3813/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (30 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 437. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on the development of a framework for carbon farming including focus on carbon sequestration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3814/24]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 443. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance regarding concerns from farmers about taxation following receipt of two ACRES payments in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3967/24]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (30 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 591. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if she will advise what grants or funding streams are available for an organisation (details supplied) affiliated community events; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3968/24]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Minister of State for his response. The first issue I wish to raise relates to the Minister of State's reference to the Shannon Callows SAC. Nowhere on the Government website, where this scheme was announced, along with the details of how to qualify for it and what is required, does the term "SAC" appear. I would like to think that is not an attempt to reduce the amount of...