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Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (18 Apr 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 210. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider a pause on wind farm developments until the new guidelines are put in place to replace the current 2006 wind energy development guidelines, which remain in force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17092/24]

Death of Former Taoiseach: Expressions of Sympathy (7 Feb 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...a hard worker, for his humility, for his honour and for his vision. He was a person who inspired confidence in all who knew him. I am thinking back to what other speakers said before me. I can understand exactly what was said about the late John Bruton and farming because I think back to when my sister started going out with the late Paddy Hogan, a farmer from County Meath, who was John...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weather Events (17 Jan 2024)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 406 of 21 November 2023, if there are plans to expand the scheme to include sectors such as farming and so on due to the lack of any other funding supports in such weather events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56455/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Sales (21 Sep 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide on plans to target the sale and distribution of animals through illicit puppy farms, in particular a crackdown on online advertisements which are misleading the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40849/23]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Mar 2023)

Fergus O'Dowd: 76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on his plans to target the sale and distribution of animals through illicit puppy farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11954/23]

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

Fergus O'Dowd: 111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his plans to target the sale and distribution of animals through illicit puppy farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53083/22]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (20 Sep 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 136. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views in respect of the possible large-scale introduction of tulip wind farm technology (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45417/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (26 May 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...of pets and animals who have registered with his Department in the years 2021 and to date in 2022; the details on plans to target the sale and distribution of animals through illicit puppy farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26714/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (24 May 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...and suppliers of pets and animals who have registered with his Department in 2021 and to date in 2022; the details of plans to target the sale and distribution of animals through illicit puppy farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26432/22]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Breeding (24 May 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...registered under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 in each of the years 2010 to date in 2022, in tabular form; the way that her Department is actively monitoring and pursuing illegal puppy farms within the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26431/22]

Comóradh Sheachtain na Gaeilge: Ráitis (2 Mar 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...trí Ghaolainn. Tháinig m’athair ó Ghaeltacht Chorca Dhuibhne, an áit is sia siar in Éirinn, mar a ghlaoitear ar an áit sin. Nuair a fhéachtar ar an daonáireamh ó 1901, my great grandfather at that time lived there on a small farm and he could only speak Gaeilge. Ní raibh aon Bhéarla aige, ar chor ar bith, ag an am sin....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (10 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the ways in which he and his Department are raising awareness of farm safety and communicating with farmers on this important issue. [6794/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Planning Issues (2 Feb 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: ..., Planning, and Local Government if he will provide planning exemptions for farmers who are trying to develop their businesses in a sustainable way with regard to improving agri-tourism through farming diversification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5254/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (19 Jan 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1958. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions for offences involving illegal puppy farms since new stronger regulations were introduced in 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63180/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (19 Jan 2022)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...his Department since the new regulations in the area were introduced in 2020; the details on further actions that are required to target the sale and distribution of animals through illicit puppy farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63181/21]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (19 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...Minister of State has my full support on that. I welcome this amendment to the nursing homes support scheme. I am happy to support it and it is long overdue. For years, many families with small farms or businesses have been charged 7.5% of the value of the farm or business to pay for nursing home care. It is draining those farms and businesses and making them unviable. I am happy to...

Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (Resumed) (6 May 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: ...the question of single housing and so on. The fact is that farmers and people living in rural areas have protected and nurtured the environment they live in for generations. They hold their farming and their beliefs sacred and true, and they carry them through from generation to generation. It is hugely important that we understand, appreciate and acknowledge any of the issues the IFA...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Pet Farms (13 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1190. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps she is taking to prevent unlawful puppy farming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1341/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Pet Farms (13 Jan 2021)

Fergus O'Dowd: 1199. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the measures from within her Department to enforce and reduce the illicit puppy farms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1758/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (8 Dec 2020)

Fergus O'Dowd: 61. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work his Department is undertaking to promote co-operation on farm safety issues between north and south of the Border in order to enhance the work done on farm safety in each jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41489/20]