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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Staff (24 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 278. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will sanction the retention of a third teacher in a school (details supplied), given the unprecedented increase in enrolment numbers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46295/23]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (24 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 361. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will bring forward changes to the means test for carer's allowance to January 2024 rather than June 2024, given the hardship family carers are facing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46304/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (24 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 419. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department provides annual funding to Irish farming organisations; the breakdown of funding allocations for 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46132/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (24 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 420. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that have been considered by his Department with regard to supporting access to land for young farmers and new entrants to agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46134/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 427. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide flexibility for buying and submitting receipts for the national liming programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46236/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (24 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 436. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average waiting times for receipt of bovine TB compensation in 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46569/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (24 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 437. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is possible for compensation for bovine TB to be expedited in some cases; what technology or mechanisms are used in the calculation of compensation for bovine TB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46570/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 442. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the forestry licensing plan for the remainder of 2023 and 2024, given the new forestry programme received approval several weeks ago and his Department has had more than nine months to have a plan ready; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46705/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Library Projects (24 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 650. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development to provide an update on works at a building (details supplied); when it will reopen; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46223/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Schemes (24 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 654. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the possible funding streams that are available for a community group to apply to for a plaque (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46489/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (19 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 199. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if school transport will be provided to students (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45967/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the witnesses for attending and their detailed opening statement. With regard to the horticultural support scheme, obviously the witnesses are surprised at the omissions from the scheme. They have not received feedback on the omissions. As stated, the committee can follow up on that. Why have mushrooms and strawberries been excluded from the scheme?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: As regards the charter with retailers, maybe the committee should consider the issue of retailers. There is a thread running through the contributions of all the witnesses who have come before us. It comes down to price and the specification on which the supermarkets tend to insist even though most people are probably not overly fussy. I find Irish people are not overly fussy when it comes...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Is that coming from the retailers?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Yes, it is still a carrot. Obviously, the education piece is really important. There is a job of work for Bord Bia and others in that regard. I ask our guests to flesh that out a bit. What is the best way to come at this in terms of educating our young people and then bring it all the way through?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Does Mr. McCormack think retailers would be willing to sign up to a charter? How much of a challenge would that be?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Obviously, that is really important work. Mr. McCormack is on the ground. He has talked about the challenges. Weather is obviously a bib one, as well as running costs and a reduction in yields. How much have the input costs for growers increased in the last year or two?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: We met with a couple of professors from Food Vision last week, which was really interesting. They were really pushing for a focus on what they considered to be a major priority, which was research and data. They spoke about the lack of same and the need to get a lot more information in order to better inform ourselves on how to grow and develop the sector. I asked them about the agrifood...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I want to come back to the issue of workers. There is obviously a major challenge in this regard. It is up there with price for the sector. It is so important that the permit issue is sorted out. In terms of the horticultural courses that people go through, is there an on-the-ground element to them? We want to try to promote and expand those courses, but is there an on-the-ground element...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges Facing the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Anything that can be done at second level to encourage students to go on would be good. Schools do a lot in that regard, particularly in transition year. Many actually grow fruit and vegetables on site. Getting young people involved at an early age is really important. Educating them at that point is essential and anything that can be done at that level for young people, before they even...