Written answers

Tuesday, 20 October 2020

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

 
  • Agriculture Schemes
    773. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which increased funding for the BEEP scheme will be provided in view of the fact that the scheme in oversubscribed; and...
  • Forestry Grants
    775. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is funding available for the maintenance of an oak plantation that is 150 years old and has significant environmental...
  • Climate Change Policy
    777. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a grant will be made available to farmers for solar panels to slated farm buildings; if these farmers will be paid for...
  • Food Industry
    778. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a national food ombudsman as per the commitment in the programme for Government (details supplied); and if he will make...
  • Climate Change Policy
    779. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grant aid will be provided for low emission slurry spreaders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31028/20]
  • Farm Safety
    780. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the introduction of a farm safety scheme with increased funding for health and safety equipment under TAMS; and...
  • Pigmeat Sector
    781. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of sows in the intensive pig sector here that die prematurely or have to be put down prematurely due to sickness or...
  • Harbours and Piers
    785. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a local authority applied for funding (details supplied) in 2018, 2019 or to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Sheep Welfare Scheme
    786. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support the call for €30 per ewe for the sheep welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31040/20]
  • GLAS Issues
    787. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a new GLAS (details supplied) in view of the fact that many farmers that were not already in the scheme...
  • Foreshore Licences
    788. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a foreshore licence application by a person (details supplied); and the expected timeframe for a decision. [31141/20]
  • Agriculture Scheme Applications
    789. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31203/20]
  • Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme
    790. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a late BEEP application will be accepted from a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Beef Industry
    791. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a system in place to commence providing beef market price transparency data and information from January 2021...
  • Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme
    792. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the case of a BEEP appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31317/20]
  • Common Agricultural Policy
    793. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when preparations will begin on a new Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31440/20]
  • Beef Industry
    794. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the PGI application for grass fed Irish beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31441/20]
  • Nitrates Usage
    795. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will delay the decision to change nitrate regulations to allow farmers to adjust to the proposed changes; and if he will make a...
  • Beef Industry
    796. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the approval for protected geographical indication status for natural Irish beef submitted by a group (details...
  • Fishing Industry
    797. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking as a result of the High Court ruling that overturned Policy Directive 1 of 2019 which banned over 18 metre...
  • Fisheries Protection
    799. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role of the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority in ensuring compliance with regulations concerning the minimum mesh size of nets;...
  • Departmental Bodies
    800. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the need to re-establish the Irish wool council to address a series of matters (details supplied); and if he will make a...
  • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
    801. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that inadvertently lost out on an ANC payment in the past five years as they did not tick the ANC box on their...
  • Departmental Staff
    802. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of portal inspectors and plant health inspectors recruited by his Department in each of the past three years in tabular...
  • Land Ownership
    803. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the inordinate delay in processing freehold title queries relating to the Land Commission within...
  • Harbours and Piers
    804. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the condition of Cleandra pier in Ardgroom, County Cork; if there are plans to fund remedial works; and if he...
  • Agriculture Schemes
    805. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek to incentivise as best as possible, the use of traditional and more environmentally friendly grass types such as...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
    806. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to consult an association (details supplied) on the negative impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had in relation to...
  • Beef Industry
    809. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the beef task force; the number of times the task force has met to date; the reports completed to date by same; and if...
  • Departmental Offices
    810. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dedicated spaces for breastfeeding and expressing breast milk in workplaces assigned to his Department in percentage...
  • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
    811. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a 2019 area of natural constraints scheme overpayment will be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;...

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