Results 141-160 of 1,423 for agriculture scheme data

Committee on Budgetary Oversight: Report of the Commission on Taxation and Welfare: Discussion (9 Nov 2022)

...- and revising it automatically each year via a provision set out in a Finance Bill. Deferral mechanisms would also be needed to provide for some families, as per the established procedures for the local property tax or the fair deal scheme. Post reform, the prospect of a substantial tax-free inheritance would still remain. Regarding chapter 8 on taxes on retirement savings, the...

Energy Security: Statements (27 Oct 2022)

Barry Cowen: ...that were made relating to the type of provision we expected to see in respect of solar energy; the farming community's commitment and the potential there that is yet to be realised; industry; and community schemes, which are also untapped in the way envisaged initially? All of that, I am afraid, reflects poorly on the Department, EirGrid and the CRU. We know that when auctions for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...the Department of Health and stakeholders, to mitigate the impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Several projects are currently underway in the iNAP2 that use and build upon research findings and data generated in Ireland's National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2017-2020(iNAP). My Department is already seeing the tangible benefits of the outputs of several research projects...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Vision for the Future of Irish Farming: Macra na Feirme (26 Oct 2022)

...that rural Ireland as a living, breathing entity only exists through the economic activity that is generated there. This economic activity is generated through many enterprises. However, as agriculture generates €15 billion each year Macra believes it must truly be the heartbeat of rural Ireland. I do not think any members of this Oireachtas joint committee would disagree with...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The compilation of the agricultural greenhouse gas inventory is a matter for the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA. As part of this process, the EPA determines the total amount of methane, N2O and CO2emissions generated by the aggregation of all farms. The EPA takes activity data, for example, total animal numbers by category or fertiliser sales data and applies an emissions factor to...

Finance Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 Oct 2022)

Paschal Donohoe: ...to be one of the biggest challenges facing the country and a whole-of-government approach is being taken to address this challenge. In the Finance Bill, a number of provisions will make their contribution to this challenge, including the rental tax credit of €500, changes to the help-to-buy scheme, and changes to the pre-letting expenses regime to assist landlords preparing...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (25 Oct 2022)

Jack Chambers: I move: Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion reReferral to Joint Committee of proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Data Protection Act 2018 (Section 60(6)) Regulations 2022 (without debate) - Motion reEighteenth Report of the Committee of Selection (without debate) - Finance Bill 2022 (Second Stage) (to conclude within 3 hrs 40 mins) Private Members' Business shall be the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Common Agricultural Policy (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...today. It is certainly not the first time she has raised it with me. She has been a very strong advocate for the sheep sector throughout the CAP process and since then as she has been for the agricultural sector and family farms across the board. The short-term and long-term viability of our beef and sheep farmers is a key priority for me, as it is for the Senator. Having grown up,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...this is a real exciting area for our sector and one that I am putting farmers at the very centre. Also, in the context of the recently agreed sectoral emissions ceilings of a 25% reduction for agriculture, the area of carbon farming is in sharper focus. The Climate Action Plan 2021 commits to the development of an enabling framework for the potential trading of carbon credits, and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Carbon measurement at farm level will become ever more important in the context of the recently agreed sectoral emissions ceilings of a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for agriculture and as a mechanism to demonstrate environmental ambition at farm level. Through the Bord Bia Sustainable Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme (SBLAS) and the Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS),...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (20 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) carries out a census of agriculture every ten years, with the last census held in 2020. The census provides data on the number of family farm holders who regard farming as their 'sole', 'major' or 'subsidiary' occupation. Since the census held in 2000, the number of family farm holders who indicate that farming is their sole occupation or major occupation...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Departmental Funding (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...in several townlands. There were subsequent sporadic deposits of peat and other debris and the heaviest deposits occurred in the townlands of Corcormick, Derrindangan and Corchuill Lower. The agricultural area affected by the landslide has been mapped by my Department using a combination of satellite imagery data for the period in question together with detailed global positioning...

Financial Resolutions 2022 - Budget Statement 2023 (27 Sep 2022)

Michael McGrath: ...will deliver on the programme for Government commitment to expand the current service provision to those companies with more than ten employees. It will also allow for the continued roll-out of the energy efficiency scheme for small firms. In addition to the temporary business energy support scheme announced by the Minster, Deputy Donohoe, today, the Government this morning approved a...

Tailte Éireann Bill 2022: Second Stage (22 Sep 2022)

Malcolm Noonan: ...that knowledge and understanding of location is a vital component in effective decision-making. OSI has developed an industry-leading mapping framework. It enables consistent referencing and integration of data from other sources to a specific location. Knowing where things are and how they relate to each other allows for better analysis, drives efficiencies and encourages the optimum...

Security of Electricity Supply: Motion [Private Members] (15 Sep 2022)

Michael Lowry: ...gas demand; in 2006 the Southwest Kinsale gas field was converted to an offshore storage facility, with a storage capacity of 230 million cubic meters, with the last of the storage gas withdrawn from the reservoir in March 2017; — the new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS) has an inbuilt refund to the State where renewable wind turbines or solar farms make excessive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sectoral Emissions Ceilings: Discussion (20 Jul 2022)

...a 51% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions on an economy-wide basis by 2030 is extremely ambitious. That said, as the Department has stated previously, I wish to re-emphasise once again that the agriculture and land-use sectors will do all that is possible to play their part in meeting Ireland's climate ambition while maintaining food production. Farming has long been an important and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ...management of grassland on mineral soils, cover crops, incorporation of straw and afforestation. Recent initiatives supported through funding from my Department will provide much needed data on the emission profile of our farms and will inform policy decisions in this area to better support farmers in their efforts to sequester, store and protect carbon through better management...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed) (13 Jul 2022)

...to appear again before the committee. I am joined today by the IFA's director general, Mr. McDonald, and our retail policy executive, Mr. Malone. The IFA welcomes the publication of the scheme of the Bill and its proposal for the establishment of an office for fairness and transparency in the agrfood supply chain, as committed to under the programme for Government. The association has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: ..., e.g. a large scale windfarm installations; 3. Large scale commercial development inter alia likely to generate significant economic benefits for the local economy and community at large, e.g. a data centre; 4. Conversion of forest land to agricultural land; and 5. The provision of important public utilities and infrastructure, e.g. a gas pipeline or a high voltage electricity...