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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 898. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commission a socioeconomic impact assessment on the results of re-wetting 105,000 ha of farmed drained peat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16599/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 899. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers are allowed to hold some veterinary medicine products such as mastitis tubes on-farm under new veterinary regulations and those due to come into effect later in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16600/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 900. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the targeted number of afforestation licences for 2022; the number issued to date; the number his Department expects to issue on average per week for the remainder of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16601/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 901. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department expects to continue issuing felling licences at a ratio of 40%:60% private to Coillte for the remainder of 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16602/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 902. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his position regarding the extension of the 16-week derogation for housing free-range layers in response to annual outbreaks of avian influenza; if he has requested the extension of such by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16605/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 903. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his position on vaccinating Irish poultry against avian influenza; if his Department has conducted an analysis with regard to the cost, impact or viability of such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16606/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 904. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of outbreaks of avian influenza in the State by year in each of the years 2012 to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16607/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 905. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 746 of 8 March 2022, the year that Irish forestry would have become projected be a net emitter of carbon had afforestation rates of 8,000 hectares been achieved in 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16608/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 906. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 749 of 8 March 2022, the number of blood, urine and hair samples tested for doping by the Irish Horse Racing Regulatory Board by year in each of the years 2018 to date in 2022; the reason for a 28% reduction in cost expended in 2019 in contrast to 4% increase in the number of tests; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 907. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the BPS and organic farming scheme operate on separate mapping systems; the reason for such; if it is intended in the future to operate from a single system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16610/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 908. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to open a scheme for the group of farmers known as the so-called forgotten farmers in 2022; the payment rates at which the scheme will operate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16611/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 909. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of horticultural peat imported to the State in tonnes, by year, in each of the years 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16612/22]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (29 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 910. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of horticultural peat imported to the State in tonnes, by month, from 2021 to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16613/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 84. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of outstanding passport applications that were submitted more than one, two, three, four, five and six months ago; and the envisaged timeframe to clear the backlog in passport applications. [15472/22]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Brexit Issues (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 193. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the period during which the impact of Brexit must be felt for use of the Brexit adjustment reserve, BAR, to mitigate impacts; the amount allocated from the fund to date; the purpose of each allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15749/22]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Farm Inspections (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 198. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when it is proposed to have in place a State-wide local authority agricultural inspection programme in conjunction with the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15755/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Agriculture Industry (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 291. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for farm assist received by quarter; the number declined; the reason for such by quarter in each of the years 2016 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15756/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 292. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications for farm assist received by month in 2021 and to date in 2022; the number declined; the reasons for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15757/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 293. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if any additional flexibility is being shown to applicants of farm assist with regard to the period for which income is calculated, due to likely future earnings having degraded in the past 12 months arising from dramatically increasing input costs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15758/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services (24 Mar 2022)

Matt Carthy: 402. To ask the Minister for Health when he and his Ministers of State were first informed by the HSE of concerns investigated in the Maskey report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15750/22]