Results 1-7 of 7 for agriculture scheme data speaker:Dara Calleary

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Small and Medium Enterprises (29 Jun 2023)

Dara Calleary: The Covid-19 Credit Guarantee Scheme (CCGS) which was launched in September 2020 provided loans to SMEs and small Mid-Caps until 30 June 2022. No further loans were approved after that date. The scheme closed due to the expiry of the State Aid Temporary Framework. The State aid Temporary Framework was adopted on 19 March 2020 to enable Member States to use the full flexibility foreseen...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (30 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: ...Programme 2014 – 2020 (RDP) represents a substantial investment, by both the EU and the National Exchequer, in the agri-food sector and in Irish farmers. The RDP is co-funded by the EU’s European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development ( EAFRD) to a sum of €2.19 billion over the programme lifespan. This EU funding is supplemented by Exchequer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) requires strong evidence-based data on which to design new schemes and for setting and meeting targets.  The Integrated Administration & Control System (IACS) requires that scheme applications under the new CAP are monitored using Copernicus sentinel satellite data.  This would require the development of a significant land use and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme (21 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The objective of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler is to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd through better quality data on herd performance, supporting decision making on farm and support of best practice in welfare management. The closing date for receipt of applications for this programme was 15th May 2020. Applications...

Financial Resolutions 2017 - Budget Statement 2017 (11 Oct 2016)

Dara Calleary: ...is one of the cornerstones of the budget. We fully support the increase in funding to support families in meeting their child care costs and to support Tusla in its additional responsibilities. Let us be clear. The package for families will only kick in in September. I want to highlight some potentially unforeseen problems with the model proposed. We fear that the scheme may be...

Beef Industry: Motion [Private Members] (24 Jun 2014)

Dara Calleary: ...protection for the primary producer - the farmer - against the might of big grocery multiples were voted down. The Minister's view was "Let them eat cake. Let the market decide." This seems to be what the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine is intent on doing here in respect of the beef market. We must inject urgency and then action into this debate. Farmers are key to...

Statutory Sick Pay: Motion [Private Members] (23 Oct 2012)

Dara Calleary: ...; agrees that: - the plans of the Minister for Social Protection, to impose what would amount to an additional €89 million in taxation on struggling businesses with the introduction of a new sick pay scheme, should not proceed; - the Minister is using flawed and misleading international comparisons in justifying her plans; - an additional taxation burden on employers will drive...