Written answers
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Programmes
1935. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific tree planting schemes his Department envisages to promote and encourage large-scale planting for private landowners;... - Equine Industry
1936. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that there is sufficient legislation to deal with the challenge of wandering and stray horses in urban areas; and... - Fishing Industry
1937. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the fishing capacity of the bottom grown mussel sector in Ireland and the resources available to it were last assessed and made... - Turf Cutting
1940. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the availability of peat (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13916/21] - Farm Inspections
1941. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Bord Bia inspectors are still performing on-farm inspections during level 5 restrictions given the potential risk of... - Herd Number Applications
1942. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider changing the criteria to become eligible to allow nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law to use a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1943. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if landscaping is permitted during level 5 restrictions,, in particular hedge trimming that is seasonal in nature; and if he will... - Basic Payment Scheme
1944. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal of a basic payment commonage reduction by a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry; and... - Agriculture Industry
1945. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislative basis which determines the regulation of farriery in Ireland; the conditions and or qualifications necessary in... - Forestry Sector
1946. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the monthly targets for private licences with ecology input excluding Coillte felling licences for each month for the remainder of... - Agriculture Scheme Applications
1947. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14081/21] - Wildlife Conservation
1949. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to designate the native black bee as a protected species and to stop the importation of other bees whose... - Beef Industry
1950. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to ensure that proper regulation and fairness is applied to beef factories to ensure that beef farmers are... - Agriculture Schemes
1951. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14168/21] - Beekeeping Industry
1952. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures put in place to prevent the importation of the small hive beetle, athena tumida; if a risk assessment for this pest has... - Hedge Cutting
1955. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to address illegal burning and hedge cutting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14313/21] - Greyhound Industry
1956. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of racing greyhound pups born in each of the years 2011 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14314/21] - Legislative Process
1957. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the process through which his Department drafts and produces legislation; if his Department outsources the drafting... - Basic Payment Scheme
1958. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the changes made to the terms and conditions of the single farm payment qualifications in each of the years 2010 to 2020; and if he... - Horticulture Sector
1960. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to assist the horticulture industry with particular reference to peat supplies later in 2021, a lack of which will have... - Beekeeping Industry
1961. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if measures will be put in place to prevent the importation of non-native bees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement... - Forestry Sector
1962. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if approval will be issued to a forestry access road application by a person (details supplied). [14501/21] - GLAS Issues
1963. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the circumstances for a financial penalty on payments (details supplied). [14530/21] - Food Exports
1964. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken at EU level to ensure that there is consistency and uniformity of approach with regard to export health... - Agriculture Schemes
1965. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a scheme to replace the AEOS scheme which finished 12 months ago; and if he will make a statement on the... - Horse Sport Ireland
1966. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Horse Sport Ireland does not recognise the Irish language when registering horses here; his views on whether it is... - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
1967. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a farmer (details supplied) will be called for an oral hearing in relation to their TAMS application. [14649/21] - Beef Industry
1968. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the last meeting of the Beef Taskforce took place; when the next meeting will take place; and if he will make a statement on... - Horse Racing Industry
1969. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will change the collection of the foal levy to reflect the invoice price; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14717/21] - Felling Licences
1971. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a felling licence application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Capital Expenditure Programme
1972. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the five most recent significant capital projects in the major functional responsibilities of his Department which have required his... - Beekeeping Industry
1973. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding native honeybees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14800/21] - Veterinary Laboratories
1974. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1019 of 10 February 2021, if further details will be provided in respect of the substance... - Veterinary Medicines
1975. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of Boldenone and Testex seized by his officials in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and the location... - Agriculture Schemes
1976. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to extending the eligibility for the low emission slurry spreading, LESS, scheme under the TAMS... - Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
1977. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals of live valuations of TB reactors that have been taken by farmers in the past five years; and if he will make... - Wildlife Control
1979. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the deer management forum last met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14915/21] - Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
1980. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badger vaccinations for TB that have been carried out in the past five years, by county; and if he will make a... - Animal Culls
1983. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department plans to cull mink in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14919/21] - Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
1984. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department plans to take on more staff in order to vaccinate deer for TB; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Animal Diseases
1985. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by county, in tabular form; and if... - GLAS Issues
1987. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14994/21] - Agriculture Scheme Data
1988. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Kerry who have had penalties applied to their direct 2020 payments as a result of gorse fires on... - Forestry Sector
1989. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capacity output if the number of licences issued for afforestation, roads and private felling per week by the forest service of... - Departmental Staff
1994. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of weekly full-time equivalent ecologists working in the forest service of his Department since June 2019 including the... - Forestry Sector
1995. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1015 of 10 March 2021, if he will review the answer provided given that the question did not... - Livestock Issues
1996. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a comprehensive account will be provided of the actions taken to date by his Department to resolve all of the issues associated... - Nitrates Usage
1997. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he plans to take to prohibit intensive farmers who face difficulties complying with the nitrates directive renting land in... - Departmental Transport
1998. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vehicles owned or leased and operated by his Department and agencies and semi-State companies under his remit, broken... - Forestry Sector
1999. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1003 of 10 March 2021, the analyses and studies his Department relied on when arriving at the... - Beef Industry
2000. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the bodies that make up the membership of an organisation (details supplied); the bodies that make up the list of individual bodies... - Departmental Legal Cases
2001. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process for the way in which a case (details supplied) was withdrawn on 29 January 2020; the identity of the decision-maker; the... - Tuberculosis Incidence
2003. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) presented a herd for inspection that was suspected of containing tuberculosis; if this herd was... - Forestry Data
2004. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if 2,300 ha of forestry was planted in 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15163/21] - Forestry Sector
2005. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the forestry service inspectorate has any authority in cases in which a forestry licence is issued outside the plots mapped for... - Wildlife Control
2009. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he plans to take regarding the large herd of wild goats impacting on farmers in west County Clare; and if he will make a... - Felling Licences
2010. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence application by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15202/21] - Forestry Sector
2011. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if carrying out the screening process on each forestry licence application by district inspectors is approved by the Forestry... - Felling Licences
2014. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for tree felling under investigation at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15257/21] - Fisheries Protection
2015. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his discussions with his European Union counterparts regarding the expected 15% reduction in fish landed in... - Common Fisheries Policy
2016. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to renegotiate the Common Fisheries Policy to prevent direct and indirect job losses in the Irish fishing industry, to... - Flood Relief Schemes
2017. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has introduced a farm buildings relocation scheme for farmers whose buildings were flooded during flood events; and if he will... - Wildlife Conservation
2018. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider legalisation calling for an immediate and outright ban on the importation of non-native bee species to help... - Farm Household Incomes
2019. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an off-farm income pay for income tax figure can be accepted as the gross income for a national reserve application (details... - Greyhound Industry
2020. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Greyhound Racing Ireland lists a greyhound (details supplied) as rehomed when the dog was actually exported to China; and... - Forestry Management
2021. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the decision of his Department to increase the buffer zone radius from 3 km to 15 km for all forestry projects; the... - Public Expenditure Data
2022. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of capital projects completed since 2016; the final agreed tender price for each project; the actual cost of each... - Fishing Industry
2023. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider banning industrial fishing for sprat similar to that for herring and mackerel; and if he will make a statement... - Beef Data and Genomics Programme
2024. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied). [15563/21] - Horse Racing Industry
2025. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of thoroughbred foals born over the past five years; the number registered to race on the track; the number of horses... - Grant Payments
2026. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their 2020 BDGP and BEAM grants; and if he will make a statement on the... - Environmental Schemes
2027. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the importance of new grass in acting as an emissions sink; if progress is being made in providing financial support in... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
2028. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated amount of emissions such as carbon that is sequestered back into farming grassland; the way in which those figures are... - Forestry Sector
2029. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all fees have been paid by objectors since the new legislation was introduced for the appeals of forestry decisions; and if he... - Felling Licences
2030. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the options a plantation owner has for the crop in cases in which an appeal is upheld against a felling licence; and if he will make... - Forestry Sector
2031. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for progression through the system for the 1,500 forestry licences received by his Department that do not require an... - Animal Welfare
2032. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) in relation to the welfare of dairy calves born in 2021; and if he will make a... - Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
2033. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the situation with respect to farmers entering land lease agreements of at least five years in 2021 and associated entitlements... - Regulatory Impact Assessments
2034. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1025 of 17 February 2021, the timeline for the completion of the regulatory impact assessment... - Forestry Sector
2037. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a forestry application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Felling Licences
2038. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive a decision on their felling licence application; and if he will make... - Common Fisheries Policy
2039. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a way of seeking additional unused non-national EU quota (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Legislative Measures
2042. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on amending the Forestry Acts to provide protection and regulation for trees in urban areas; and if he will make a... - Afforestation Programme
2043. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the afforestation rates by county in each of the years 2015 to 2020, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on... - Agrifood Sector
2044. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the draft 2030 agrifood strategy will be published; the way in which the public will be consulted in the development of the... - Forestry Sector
2046. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the further action he is taking to address issues in the forestry and timber industry given the continued difficulty with forestry... - Afforestation Programme
2049. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the afforestation level his Department will achieve in 2021, given the total achieved to date in 2021 and the seasonality factor... - Equine Industry
2051. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the levels of non-compliance with equine microchipping and traceability; if he is satisfied with the level of compliance; and if he... - Departmental Expenditure
2052. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total Covid-19-related spend in 2020 by his Department, agency and budget line item; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Administrative Arrangements
2053. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payment options available for persons to pay fines, charges or bills by his Department; and if there are plans to provide...
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