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- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: Will the Minister give his views on the recent report submitted to his Department by Teagasc about the impact on farmers following damage to their farmland as a result of the flooding on the Cooley Peninsula in November 2023? We have discussed this a number of times. We spoke about the fact that there is not an off-the-shelf support scheme. I am very glad this piece of work was done. I...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Ó Murchú for raising this matter, which we have discussed on previous occasions. I have been working very closely with Senator Erin McGreehan on stepping this out, getting a full assessment of the impact of that particular weather event and stepping forward a response to it. As the Deputy knows, there was exceptionally heavy rainfall in October and November, with...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Aire. I welcome the fact that work has been done. Obviously, we need that analysis to happen as soon as possible. I welcome the fact that the Minister says he will be following through. I will take that as his expression of support for the scheme that is needed by these farmers. Along with many Oireachtas Members and local councillors including Councillor...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Ó Murchú. It is something we have been monitoring closely. It has had a significant, very localised impact. Unlike the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Department of Social Protection, we have no shelf-ready scheme in instances where there might be particular damage to farms, which tend to be more robust and obviously not as impacted as towns...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Ruairi Ó Murchú: I appreciate that. We need to see this happen as soon as possible. If I could get further clarity on the timeline, I would appreciate it. We all understand the significant damage that was done by the storms to these particular farmlands. In doing this piece of work, maybe it will be possible to put together something that could provide an off-the-shelf support scheme that will be...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: The report is being finalised and assessed and I hope to have further detail shortly. I thank the Deputy for raising the issue today.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: Has Question No. 66 been taken?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Paul Murphy: I can introduce it. It is about dairy farmers.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Seán Ó Fearghaíl: I do not mind what it is about. On you go.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Paul Murphy: It is just, given yesterday, the Ceann Comhairle might be interested. We would at least get the answer.
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Agriculture Schemes
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Paul Murphy: 66. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons for his decision to rule out introducing any compensation scheme for dairy farmers who wish to reduce the size of their herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18334/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Paul Murphy: The Minister said last week that he is taking the voluntary dairy cow reduction scheme off the table. Will he explain why this is being done? Was it because Dairy Industry Ireland, which describes itself as the most influential business representative organisation in Ireland, threatened to sue the State if milk volumes for processors dropped as a consequence?
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: This is another example of Deputy Murphy looking to portray somehow that there is a big industrial ethos and personality to our agricultural sector whereas the opposite is the truth. We have family farms across this country working in a co-op structure, thankfully, in the dairy sector. Under this structure, as much of the return as possible is returned to the family farms and the dairy...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Senator Pippa Hackett): I confirm that 867 applications have been received with 33 in the first two tranches and it is increasing all the time. I do not have the figure for rejections. I can find that and get it to the Deputy. This is a generous scheme which supports women in farming. The eligibility criteria are...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Claire Kerrane: It will be important to see how many, if any, of the 867 applications made have been refused for whatever reason to allow us to understand if there is an issue there. If a stakeholder group of women farmers set up to represent women farmers is raising an issue of access to this scheme, it would be worthy of consideration by the Minister of State. Perhaps when this fourth tranche closes, she...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (25 Apr 2024)
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Senator Pippa Hackett): We will engage with the stakeholders group on its concerns, as we would have done up to now. I imagine that the small number of women farmers who do not meet the criteria under this TAM scheme may apply for any of the other TAM schemes. There is grant aid of between 40% and 60% there,...
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (25 Apr 2024)
Common Agricultural Policy
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (25 Apr 2024)
Paul Murphy: 64. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned about negative environmental impacts from the CAP simplification process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18332/24]
- Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy (25 Apr 2024)
Paul Murphy: A range of farmers and environmental groups have raised serious criticisms about negative environmental impacts and negative impacts for farmers from the so-called CAP simplification which the European Parliament voted for yesterday. They say that it will increase farmers vulnerability to extreme weather events, that it guts environmental standards and that it is a race to the bottom. MEPs,...