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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...

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

Claire Kerrane: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important topic. It is very timely that it be debated here this evening. Late last summer I met with farmers and representatives from the Save Our Shannon organisation, with which the Minister of State is probably familiar. This was in the midst of devastating summer flooding in the Shannon Callows. Farms from Athlone to Meelick were...

United Kingdom Import Controls: Statements (25 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: It is safe to say we would rather not see these new custom controls coming into effect. We would rather not have seen Brexit come to pass, but now that these new controls are here and happening in a matter of days, the Government and the Minister's Department have a major role to play and a responsibility to make sure the requirements now needed are as straightforward as possible for those...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (25 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 5. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade what engagement he has had with Iraqi authorities on the Irish resident (details supplied) imprisoned in Iraq. [53469/23]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects (25 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: 190. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason farmers (details supplied) are receiving less remuneration under an agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3557/24]

Conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory: Motion (23 Jan 2024)

Claire Kerrane: Hear, hear.