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Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (21 Mar 2024)

Aisling Dolan: ...Shannonbridge and Lanesborough. Shannonbridge is only ten miles from my home town. Today, there is a just transition webinar on the funding available for businesses or communities - or maybe for a farm, to provide additional income coming into a home. With changes in industry and work and those relating to climate action, the additional seasonal income that farming families were...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Just Transition (21 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...establishment of a Just Transition Commission, in line with the proposed mandate set out in Climate Action Plan 2023. The Taskforce comprised representatives of the key social dialogue pillars (employers, trade unions, farming groups, social NGOs, and environmental NGOs), as well as the National Economic and Social Council and relevant Government Departments. The work of the Just...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Mar 2024)

Brendan Griffin: 180. To ask the Minister for Finance if actively farmed farmland will be exempted from the residential zoned land tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13509/24]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Work Permits (21 Mar 2024) See 1 other result from this answer

Brendan Smith: 194. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the proposals, if any, there are to improve the visa criteria for the farming and agri-food sector, in view of the shortage of workers in some areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13489/24]

General Practice and Local Health Services: Motion (20 Mar 2024)

Michael Healy-Rae: ...people of Ireland to be treated with the same care and consideration that our animals are given. Any time an animal in Ireland gets sick, a veterinarian can be in the yard within two hours. The farmer does not have to carry the animal to the veterinarian but he or she comes to the animal in the yard or on the farm. At the same time, a human being who wants to see a GP might be waiting...

Pre-European Council Meeting: Statements (20 Mar 2024)

Cathal Crowe: ...there are far fewer beef cattle being grass fed throughout the year whereas we in Ireland have a beef product, with a healthy animal that spends most of the year out on pasture eating grass. Many farmers in Ireland are moving to organic systems. I must fess up to being one of them. I have moved to a full organic system on my farm of Hereford and Shorthorn cattle. Irish beef is worlds...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (20 Mar 2024)

Carol Nolan: ...an effect on many other goods and services because of the impact on hauliers and their increased operational costs. It will also adversely impact agricultural contracting services and farmers as farming is a fuel-intensive occupation. Will the Taoiseach consider postponing these increases until at least the next budget particularly in light of the fact that the current yield from VAT,...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Grant Payments (20 Mar 2024) See 1 other result from this debate

Charlie McConalogue: ...reference cost calculated must also cover the cost of installation. It is also important that the reference costs are set at a level that does not drive inflation or building materials, labour or farming equipment costs. The reference costs are kept under review and are normally reviewed on an annual basis, with the latest review having been undertaken in the lead-up to the launch of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Compliance with the Nitrates Directive and Implications for Ireland: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Mar 2024) See 26 other results from this debate

...good status. Agriculture is the most significant pressure on waters, posing a risk to more than 1,000 water bodies. Local authority inspection data from 2022 shows that approximately 30% of farms inspected were non-compliant with the regulations. Therefore, in response to question No. 3 on the possibility of maintaining Ireland’s nitrates derogation at its current level while...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023: Discussion (20 Mar 2024)

...equipment for settlements, the wall and checkpoints directly linked with settlements; (c) The supply of equipment for the demolition of housing and property, the destruction of agricultural farms, greenhouses, olive groves and crops; (d) The supply of security services, equipment and materials to enterprises operating in settlements. It could be argued that gives some direction. If the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Wind Energy Generation (20 Mar 2024)

Eamon Ryan: ...power purchase agreement, with support under the last scheme beginning in 2006. Support for the last remaining AER project finished in December 2021.The table below details the total number of Wind Farm projects that were supported under AER and their total capacity, given in MW. Number of Wind Farms in AER Maximum Capacity in AER, MW 26 194 ...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licences (20 Mar 2024)

Claire Kerrane: ...for Transport, Tourism and Sport with regard to recently announced changes to licensing categories, if he will review the change to category W licences, given the challenges it would present to farmers and agricultural contractors who also utilise non-farm vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12757/24]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (20 Mar 2024)

Michael McGrath: ...to cinemas, theatres, certain musical performances, museums, art galleries or exhibitions amusement services of the kind normally supplied in fairgrounds or amusement parks admission to an open farm hairdressing services and certain printed matter such as brochures, leaflets, catalogues or printed music (excluding books). From 1 September 2023 onwards the reduced rate of VAT (i.e....

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs (20 Mar 2024)

Michael McGrath: ..., this must also be carefully balanced with the overarching objectives of this valuable relief which aims to encourage the inter-generational transfer of agricultural land which is being actively farmed. Through the Climate Action Plan, Ireland has committed to delivering up to 80% of the State’s electricity from renewable sources by 2030, to be achieved through the delivery of...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Patrick O'Donovan: There is a history of flooding in the Morell catchment since the early 1990s. Considerable flooding occurred in 1998, 2000, 2008, 2009 and 2010 causing significant damage to homes, farms, businesses and flooding of roads, including the N7. In recent years, the severity and frequency of the flood events have resulted in severe hardship for residents and business owners. The Morell River...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Wind Energy Guidelines (20 Mar 2024)

Darragh O'Brien: ...and the Board will be required to have immediate regard to the revised Guidelines in carrying out their functions from the time they are published, including in relation to making decisions on wind farm planning applications on hand at the time they are published.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...and export of live animals to third countries. In that context the Department has engaged with the Commission services pointing out the need to ensure that any new proposed rules ensure that Irish farm businesses have the same access to the European Single Market as similar businesses from all other Member States. As a peripheral EU island nation Member State, with a long history of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...as a reminder to all ACRES advisors. The process required advisors to undertake the following mandatory steps for each application 1. Submit an Expression of Interest; 2. Prepare and submit a Farm Sustainability Plan (FSP); 3. Complete and submit the ACRES application to include relevant document uploads (Rare Breeds and Soil Sampling). The first two steps of the application...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: With reference to assessment of certain commonage for payment under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), while there has not been direct engagement by my Department with farmers, my Department has engaged, and is continuing to engage, with farmer representatives who have raised concerns about how the protocol applied to the turbary areas will affect the overall commonage parcel...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (20 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ...of agriculture, as our most important indigenous industry, in promoting balanced regional development. It commits the government to protecting and enhancing the incomes and livelihoods of family farms; approximately 55 per cent of which are engaged in specialist beef production. The government is working consistently to support the beef sector and to improve animal health and welfare...