Results 1,741-1,760 of 4,403 for speaker:Claire Kerrane

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 621. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers participating in the beef data and genomics programme in 2022 with herd sizes of one, two, three, four and five; the average payment received; the average hectarage of such herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24469/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 622. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of organic farming scheme participants by county in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24470/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 624. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who participated in both the beef environmental efficiency programme - suckler and the beef data and genomics programme from January 2022 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24472/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 625. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement his Department has had with farmers who have been negatively financially impacted by abolishment of the BurrenLife scheme and the move to ACRES; the action that has been taken to address these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24500/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 629. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise the measures that his Department have put in place to reduce administrative issues arising from the application process for the basic income support for sustainability scheme and the related eco-scheme and complementary redistributive income support for sustainability scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 630. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of farmers receiving notification of significant reduction in payments under the new basic income support for sustainability and related schemes in comparison to the previous basic payment scheme; the supports that are being offered to farmers who have received a payment reduction in real-terms and who rely on these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 635. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he had examined the range of crops included in the tillage incentive scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24912/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Care Packages (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 814. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide figures on HSE spending on private companies providing home care services in 2022 and to date in 2023, in tabular form by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24723/23]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Agriculture Supports (23 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 962. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the manner in which her Department supports agricultural shows; the individual shows supported; the allocation and expenditure from 2018 to date, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24420/23]

Dog Welfare Report: Motion (18 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I will not need ten. I think everything has been said that needs to be said. I welcome some of the updates the Minister of State has provided. I am positive and hopeful that the recommendations will be taken into account. It is important that what has been put forward in this report is heeded. There are many reports from committees and everywhere else and many recommendations, and the...

Dog Welfare Report: Motion (18 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I move: That Dáil Éireann shall take note of the Report of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine entitled "Issues impacting Dog Welfare in Ireland", copies of which were laid before Dáil Éireann on 13th October, 2022. I am happy to move this motion on the report completed by the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine. In 2021, the joint...

Dog Welfare Report: Motion (18 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: The Chairman of the joint committee, Deputy Cahill, left me with this job. He will not be impressed. Over the six days, the committee was grateful to hear from a range of stakeholders, including Dogs Trust Ireland, the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Veterinary Council of Ireland and officials from the Departments of Agriculture, Food and the Marine officials...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Environmental Policy (18 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will advise his intended next steps regarding the recently published Citizen’s Assembly report on Biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18627/23]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Revitalising Derelict and Vacant Homes on Farmland: Discussion (17 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank both the witnesses for their presentations. On the target that IPAV has proposed would be set for local authorities to bring back into use 25,000 vacant homes, how did it come to that figure? In Mr. Davitt’s professional opinion, how achievable is that? Croí Cónaithe, a scheme that was referred to, has a very low target, of 2,000 properties to come back into use by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Revitalising Derelict and Vacant Homes on Farmland: Discussion (17 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Cathaoirleach.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Revitalising Derelict and Vacant Homes on Farmland: Discussion (17 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements and the documentation they provided ahead of the meeting. This issue was discussed at the previous session today. We have discussed a number of barriers to accessing finance, which have been highlighted here as well. There is obviously an issue where there are lots of vacant and derelict houses. We all know them; we can point to tens of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Revitalising Derelict and Vacant Homes on Farmland: Discussion (17 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: Lots of my friends have gone too, so I get what Mr. Curran means.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial supports available for farmers to manage roadside ash trees infected by ash dieback disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23353/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to providing a full reconstitution grant which would cover costs associated with clearing and replanting sites affected by ash dieback, given that the current reconstitution and underplanting scheme does not recognise the financial losses incurred by farmers or compensate for the loss of timber...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (17 May 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with relevant bodies (details supplied) regarding negotiations on a media rights deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23395/23]