Written answers
Wednesday, 13 January 2021
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Harbours and Piers
1101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be provided for works at a pier (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45083/20] - Horticulture Sector
1102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which the horticultural sector can rely on an adequate supply of moss peat for the future given that such activity is... - Beef Data and Genomics Programme
1103. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a beef genetic scheme for 2020 will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on... - Agriculture Industry
1104. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role of his Department in prohibiting the marketing of hemp-derived agricultural food products in Ireland in view of the CJEU... - Coillte Teoranta
1106. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a progress report on Coillte's plans for its sites in the Dublin mountains; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Contracts
1107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department or State agencies under the aegis of his Department have awarded contracts to a company (details supplied); if so,... - Horticulture Sector
1108. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); the potential impact on the horticultural and nursery sectors; the measures he is taking... - Forestry Premium Payments
1109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) will be permitted to not have to repay the premium and plantation grant for six acres of forestry... - Veterinary Medicines
1110. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision is likely to be made on proposed changes to regulations (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Animal Welfare
1111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider putting a strategic plan in place to protect the health of Connemara ponies into the future in view of the... - Agriculture Schemes
1113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 662 of 15 December 2020, if his Department makes its various payments to the person whose name... - Fishing Industry
1114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding supports for fishermen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45038/20] - Alternative Energy Projects
1115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the locations and operators of the 12 biogas plants approved to operate in Ireland; and the locations and operators of the two... - Agriculture Scheme Appeals
1116. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Live Exports
1117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the animal welfare standards other countries must meet in order to receive live exports; and if he will make a statement on the... - Animal Feedstuffs
1118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an impact assessment has been conducted by his Department with respect to the Irish feed industry following the imposition of... - Ports Facilities
1122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the customs controls at Rosslare Port will be closed at any point during the working day; if so, the reason for such closures;... - Fishing Industry
1123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the losses in the specific species the fishing fleet will have to give up (details supplied); the details of the... - Horticulture Sector
1124. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the proposal by Bord na Móna to divert a large portion of peat previously allocated for the... - Agriculture Schemes
1125. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a complementary redistributive income support for sustainability as recommended by the European Commission;... - Common Agricultural Policy
1126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to cap the upper limit of payments that farmers will receive from the Common Agricultural Policy in 2021; and if he will... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1128. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has been informed that a worker at mink farms has tested positive for Covid-19; and if he will make a statement... - Brexit Issues
1129. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will conduct an assessment of the Brexit-related impact on farm incomes; his plans to financially support those... - Beef Exports
1130. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the states to which Irish beef product is exported that stipulate a requirement for the 30-month rule; the dates from which this... - Brexit Supports
1132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calls that have been made to his Department's Brexit helpline for stakeholders; and if he will make a statement on the... - Felling Licences
1136. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tree felling licences awaiting assessment; the number of staff working on these applications; and the number of NIS... - Aquaculture Licences
1137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for aquaculture licences on hand at present; the number of these applied for in each of the past ten... - Customs and Excise
1138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full-year cost of purchasing four food detector dogs. [1208/21] - Agriculture Scheme Appeals
1139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will progress a positive response to an appeal of a decision taken by his Department in relation to persons (details... - Felling Licences
1140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 260 of 7 October 2020, the status of the application by the person (details supplied). [1230/21] - Animal Welfare
1141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to combat animal abuse (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1235/21] - Greyhound Industry
1142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds that were injured and died or were killed at tracks from 1 January 2020 to date; and the names of the... - Basic Payment Scheme
1143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1247/21] - Food Exports
1145. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a full report on exports to Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1299/21] - Animal Passports
1146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the new requirements for pet passports for animals travelling between Ireland and Great Britain and vice versa; and if he will make... - Animal Welfare
1147. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases that have been pursued by his Department under SI 681/2019 Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or Supply of Pet... - Ceadúnú Báid Iascaireachta Mara
1149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine céard iad na céimeanna atá i gceist aige a thógáil chun an stoc portán agus gliomach a chaomhnú... - Fishing Industry
1150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria used to give priority to 140 fishing boats to fish in UK waters from the 1 January 2021 over the 1,900 Irish registered... - Food Exports
1153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency measures he has put in place in the event that the UK enters into post-Brexit trade agreements with non-EU partners... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the operational curtailments that will be placed on marts during the new Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on... - Beef Industry
1155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his engagements at EU level to ensure that additional beef imports do not enter the Single Market, therefore depressing prices... - Brexit Issues
1156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Irish representatives will be on the EU-UK specialised trade committees that relate to the agrifood sector, particularly the... - Beef Industry
1157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will publish the study by a company (details supplied) relating to the beef sector here; and if he will make a statement on... - EU Directives
1159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the transposition of the EU unfair trading practices directive; if he plans to exclude additional unfair trading... - Beef Imports
1160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of beef that was imported into Ireland for processing in each of the years from 2015 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he... - Live Exports
1161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live cattle exports from Ireland in each of the years from 2015 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a... - Beef Exports
1163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of Irish beef exported to China in each of the years from 2015 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Beef Industry
1164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty beef farmers currently face in securing peat for cattle bedding; his efforts to... - Afforestation Programme
1165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares nationwide that were newly planted for afforestation in each of the years from 2001 to 2020, in tabular form;... - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
1167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the investment ceilings for the TAMS pig and poultry scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Fishing Industry
1168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the Brexit fishing deal; the amount of quota that has been forfeited by each of the remaining EU members as part of... - GLAS Issues
1180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1606/21] - Beef Imports
1182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of beef imported from EU member states per month in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1723/21] - Departmental Correspondence
1183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a reply will be issued to a person (details supplied) who has been in contact with the records branch of his Department for... - Animal Welfare
1184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding awarded to animal welfare charities in 2020, by county, name and amount of funding in tabular form; if further tranches... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details for his Department for outsourcing to consultancies of specifically Covid-19-related work, services or advice; and if he... - Beef Exports
1186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of beef carcasses under 30 months that have been exported worldwide in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and if he will...
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