Written answers
Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Schemes
676. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body responsible for payment for works carried out under the hen harrier scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Websites
679. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to upgrade the new departmental website, given that farmers and planners are finding it extremely difficult to navigate and... - Animal Feedstuffs
680. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a shortage of soya products is impacting on animal feed supplies; the measures adopted by his Department to support farmers... - Teagasc Activities
681. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce measures to support agricultural and veterinary students to secure placements on farms during the Covid-19... - Forestry Sector
682. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the forestry sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2320/21] - Inshore Fisheries
683. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will agree to increased monitoring of inshore fisheries as an interim measure and until the State's appeal is heard in the High... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
684. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the opening date for the REPS II scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2342/21] - Dairy Sector
685. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to improve the viability of male calves from the dairy herd in locally based production systems; and if he will make a... - Beef Industry
686. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to review the 30-month rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2344/21] - Food Industry
687. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns that the Irish food service industry was not consulted as part of the process leading to the publication... - Beef Industry
691. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the engagement he and his Department have had with farmer representative organisations following the decision to issue... - Fur Farming
693. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of mink farms in Ireland; the schedule for culling; the entity that will carry out the culling; the means by which culling... - Covid-19 Pandemic
694. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if employees of his Department have received Covid-19 vaccines due to their role in the Department; if so, the rationale for same;... - Brexit Issues
695. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the changes in fisheries policy and its impact on Irish fishermen as a result of the Brexit deal; the... - Pesticide Use
697. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for a pesticide control service, PCS, number by a person (details supplied). [2426/21] - Brexit Issues
698. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to maximise Irish food exports to the Single Market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2458/21] - Animal Welfare
702. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animals currently being tested on nationwide; the types of tests taking place; the steps he is taking to move away from... - Harbours and Piers
703. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress regarding the upgrading of Dinish Pier, Castletownbere, County Cork; the reason construction has stalled; and the... - Forestry Sector
704. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of felling, afforestation and forest road licences issued monthly between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2020, inclusive,... - Beef Industry
707. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the current organic beef stocking rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2670/21] - Brexit Issues
709. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans that have been made for Irish companies and Irish exports to replace UK exports to the continental EU; and if he will make... - Fishing Licences
710. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria put in place to register the 140 vessels allowed to fish in UK waters since 31 January 2020 with the European... - Fishing Industry
711. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding available in the European Commission contingency supports and market disturbance funding for the fisheries... - Harbours and Piers
713. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strategic investments his Department plans to make in harbour infrastructure to attract increased landings into Ireland of... - Customs and Excise
714. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff employed by his Department to deal with customs checks at ports and airports in January 2020 and January 2021;... - Education and Training Boards
715. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will facilitate ETB network to facilitate agriculture courses for farmers in areas such as derogation of nitrates. [2841/21] - Greyhound Industry
716. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for classifying greyhounds as farm animals. [2845/21] - Brexit Issues
717. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a detailed impact analysis will be provided of the damaging impact of the EU-UK Brexit deal on the fishing sector here; the... - Nitrates Usage
718. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will waive penalties on farmers not reaching the 5% nitrate reduction under the BEAM scheme in view of the fact that the... - Farm Inspections
719. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is necessary for farm inspections to take place during level 5 Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the...
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