Written answers
Tuesday, 28 July 2020
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Environmental Schemes
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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676. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients and the amount received by recipient of funding under the pearl mussel scheme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19196/20]
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The Pearl Mussel Project is operationally independent of my Department and is run by the Pearl Mussel Project Team. The information below is sourced from the Project Team.
The breakdown per county of payments made are shown below. These payment levels reflect year one of the programme and the environmental quality on the ground. This is very much a baseline level prior to farmers carrying out any supporting actions or management adjustments.
| County | Number of participants paid | Amount paid total |
|---|---|---|
| Cork | 37 | €60,819 |
| Donegal | 12 | €11,794 |
| Galway | 83 | €145,962 |
| Kerry | 157 | €357,642 |
| Mayo | 52 | €71,951 |
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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677. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body the new land parcel map of grasslands and bogs is being developed by and in conjunction with; the reason a guide (details supplied) was chosen to define grassland; the manner in which it is subject to change; the parameters being used for the definition of bog; and if materials, reports, correspondence or briefings in relation to the matter will be provided. [19197/20]
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is currently involved in the preparation of a National Land Cover map as part of a project led by Ordnance Survey Ireland, in co-operation with several agencies including the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Parks and Wildlife Service.
The group of technical experts have agreed that the Fossitt classification system, is appropriate with adaptations, to suit the provisions of remote sensing data. It is expected that this work will continue into at least the medium term, and it is not intended to make the documentation sought available at this time.
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