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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 Sep 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 178. To ask the Minister for Finance what mechanisms are being put in place to support farmers with having land that is actively being used for agricultural purposes and cannot be used for residential purposes, excluded from RZLT zoning; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40636/23]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Supports (20 Sep 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 215. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will provide an update on the transfer of Brexit adjustment reserve funding to the RePower EU fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40337/23]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Food Industry (20 Sep 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 221. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment what measures his Department is taking to assist the food sector in meeting reduction targets, as set out in the Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40341/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Invasive Species Policy (20 Sep 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 412. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will advise on measures his Department is taking to prevent the arrival of the Asian hornet in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39594/23]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (20 Sep 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 600. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government how many applications have been made to appeal the inclusion of agricultural land in the RZLT; how many have been refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40637/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 745. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the qualified authority who decided on bird exclusion zones within the forestry programme 2023-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39860/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 744. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the afforestation scheme 2023-2027 document, specifically section 6.8, if the definition of a farmer for farmer rate of premiums is consistent with national policies on rural regeneration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39858/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 741. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline details of European forestry legislation on planting on peat and details of his Department’s policy on planting on peat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39855/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 742. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what are the timelines that his Department works to in order to process afforestation sites approved and afforestation sites awaiting approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39856/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (20 Sep 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 743. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how his Department will communicate to key stakeholders to ensure the forestry programme is fully understood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39857/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (20 Sep 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 782. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on his engagement with the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform on the transfer of Brexit adjustment reserve funding to the RePower EU fund; if he has made submissions on securing resources for agricultural purposes within the fund; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (13 Jul 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the further measures his Department will take to address delays in payments; what outstanding challenges there are to ensuring that BISS and ANC payments can be made on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34615/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jul 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if flexibility will be offered to advisers responsible for scoring land under the ACRES scheme, considering the 12-day delay in the scoring app being launched and ongoing reports of advisers being under significant pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34614/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jul 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to establishing a dedicated forestry agency within his Department given the significant challenges in forestry and ongoing delays to the forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34613/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Facilities (13 Jul 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 387. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a decision has been made by her Department to close a facility (details supplied); when local schools were informed of this decision and how; if consideration has been given to the high-level needs of children in the facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35391/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jul 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 579. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has provided the European Commission with the information requested on 21 June 2023 regarding the State-aid application for new Forestry Programme; if he will advise when that information was or will be submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35499/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jul 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 580. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 5 July 2023; if he has engaged with an organisation (details supplied) on the concerns it has raised about the TAMS woman farmer capital investment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35500/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jul 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 581. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a funding total available for the TAMS woman farmer capital investment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35501/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jul 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 771. To ask the Minister for Health if staff at a home (details supplied) will receive the Covid-19 recognition payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35168/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (12 Jul 2023)

Claire Kerrane: 197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle herds in the State with livestock units, LSU, of 350 or higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34599/23]