Written answers
Wednesday, 21 April 2021
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Covid-19 Pandemic
2430. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the resumption of under 18s and pony equestrian competition; the timeline for the resumption of this activity;... - Animal Welfare
2431. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to enforce the issuing of equine identifications given the critical situation in relation to horse neglect and cruelty;... - Animal Sales
2432. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider adapting change of ownership laws in relation to equine purchasing in order that the onus is on the seller to... - Common Agricultural Policy
2433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total CAP payments to Irish farmers in each of the years 2010 to 2020. [18121/21] - Agriculture Industry
2435. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of profit from the agricultural sector repatriated abroad. [18124/21] - Beef Industry
2436. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount the Irish beef sector contributed to the Irish economy as a percentage of GDP and in euro from 2010 to 2020. [18125/21] - Beef Exports
2437. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of Irish beef exports in each of the years 2010 to 2020, by country. [18126/21] - Beef Industry
2439. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a monthly catalogue of beef prices from 2010 to 2020. [18128/21] - Agriculture Schemes
2440. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been allocated annually to farmers in each of the years 2017 to 2020; the annual payment received from the EU;... - Land Issues
2442. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the packages that have been put in place to compensate landowners that had lands damaged or destroyed by the Shass Mountain... - Covid-19 Pandemic
2444. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding point-to-point racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18321/21] - Agriculture Scheme Appeals
2445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is the case that when his Department appeals a decision by the Agricultural Appeals Office there is no legal obligation to... - Beekeeping Industry
2446. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department made in relation to reports of the importation of bees here from Italy (details supplied) to ensure that... - Land Issues
2449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of peat soil per county in tabular form. [18352/21] - Common Agricultural Policy
2450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a list will be provided of the areas of peat soils which will be included in GAEC 2 of the new CAP in County Tipperary; and the... - Poultry Industry
2452. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will quantify the extent of the avian flu impact on the Irish poultry sector for each of the past five years; the financial... - Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
2453. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers will still be able to claim their single farm payment for planted forestry land after their forestry premium runs out... - Afforestation Programme
2454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 25 March 2021, if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; his views... - Agriculture Scheme Appeals
2461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department is challenging a decision made by the Agriculture Appeals Office in... - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
2462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an increase in TAMS grants in view of increased costs on both timber and steel with further increases forecasted... - Forestry Sector
2463. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications that have been received by the Forest Service for approval under the reconstitution and underplanting... - Covid-19 Pandemic
2465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has assessed the impact on agri-food exports and live exports and the transportation thereof, of placing Italy,... - Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority
2466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a report published in 2020 by a company (details supplied) into the organisational capability of the Sea Fisheries... - Fishing Licences
2467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce either a non-transferable transitional licence or a landing permit to Irish domiciled fishermen that have... - Agricultural Colleges
2468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the green certificate courses for young farmers; the number of college places available in 2021 and 2022; the... - Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority
2469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken since the publication of a report (details supplied) into organisational capability of the Sea Fisheries... - Ministerial Meetings
2470. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings either he or his officials had with the Minister for Foreign Affairs in advance of that Minister’s... - Fishing Industry
2471. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to secure a tuna quota for Ireland in view of the fact that some EU partners are seeking an expansion to... - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
2473. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the 2020 ANC payment in respect of a person (details supplied) will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Basic Payment Scheme
2474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a basic payment penalty review appeal in respect of a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry; and... - Hen Harriers
2475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person who purchases land that was previously in the hen harrier scheme can now qualify for entry into the hen harrier scheme;... - Fishing Licences
2476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an offer for a sea fishing licence (details supplied) was subsequently withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the... - Brexit Issues
2477. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the discussions that are taking place with the UK authorities to ensure the ending of the Brexit transition period... - Imports Data
2478. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of relevant goods entering Irish ports from the UK that are subject to physical SPS checks; the percentage required... - Cuanta agus Céanna
2479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén dul chun cinn atá beartaithe a dhéanamh i mbliana maidir le forbairt na céibhe domhainmhara ag Ros an... - Agriculture Schemes
2480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is funding available to goat farmers that wish to establish a society (details supplied). [18952/21] - Seafood Sector
2481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason representatives for crewmen and women are absent from the recently established Seafood Sector Taskforce; if he will... - EU Regulations
2482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 358 of 16 December 2020, if he will clarify and address matters in relation to the Court of... - Tuberculosis Incidence
2483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to a herd owner who lost a significant proportion of their herd due to TB prior to the reference dates for the organic... - Aquaculture Licences
2485. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department is refusing licences as the employment is of vital importance to a locality and community (details... - Wildlife Control
2486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on recent reports that up to 15 million bees from Italy may be released in Northern Ireland later in April 2021; if he has... - Forestry Sector
2487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department imposed a 15 km buffer zone on all forestry projects without having the necessary resources in place to... - Food Industry
2489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to examine the feasibility of creating organic-only canteens and food provision within public services such as hospitals... - School Meals Programme
2490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding that has been allocated to the school fruit and vegetable scheme in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular form; the... - Agriculture Schemes
2492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be any follow on scheme from the beef finisher scheme which was introduced in 2020 as a grant aid scheme to help beef... - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
2493. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter in relation to grant aid (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19160/21] - Irish Land Commission
2494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking given the social, cultural and political significance of the Irish Land Commission and the files therein to... - Equine Industry
2495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when under-18 and pony equestrian competitions will recommence. [19304/21] - Afforestation Programme
2496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a native woodland application by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19306/21] - Covid-19 Pandemic
2497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that are in place in meat plants to halt the spread of the P1 variant of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on... - Common Agricultural Policy
2498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position he is taking in the trilogue negotiations on the new CAP he discussed and that was voted on by the Houses of the... - GLAS Issues
2499. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in each county that secured an extension in the GLAS scheme; the number by county that did not remain within... - Covid-19 Pandemic
2500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has commissioned an analysis of the impact of Covid-19 on sheep wool markets; the financial impact this will have on the... - Common Agricultural Policy
2503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek to ensure that the next CAP will allow for a front-loaded payment per hectare basic farm payment; and if he will... - Basic Payment Scheme
2504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average level of payment that would be paid on all remaining hectares in the event of a €400 per hectare basic farm... - Departmental Meetings
2505. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the meeting by his departmental officials with a group (details supplied) on 11 March 2021 in relation to its... - Agrifood Sector
2507. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be further revisions of the draft Agri-Food 2030 Strategy before publication in April 2021; and if he will make a... - Equine Industry
2508. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when under-18 pony and equestrian competitions can recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19478/21] - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
2509. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if TAMS payments will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19491/21] - Forestry Grants
2510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when forestry grant payments and an inspection will be carried out to facilitate replanting for a person (details supplied); and if... - Basic Payment Scheme
2512. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if two basic payment entitlements in respect of a person in (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reinstated; and if he will... - Livestock Issues
2513. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to recommence the reopening of marts (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19561/21] - Departmental Data
2514. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of all monies granted to Mayo County Council by his Department over the past ten years from January 2011 to March 2021;... - Forestry Sector
2515. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the ecology section on the weekly dashboard was removed in April 2021; if it will be reinstated without delay; and if he... - Felling Licences
2516. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19645/21] - Forestry Data
2517. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the approximate tonnage of CO2 sequestered per hectare of afforestation over its lifetime at 70% conifer and 30% broadleaf; and if... - Animal Welfare
2519. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of breaches of section 36(4)(b) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 that were recorded for 2018, 2019 and 2020 in... - Livestock Issues
2520. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the owner or operator of a livestock mart is required to maintain a record of the livestock that enter, leave, are kept at, sold... - Animal Welfare
2521. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who had their horse licence revoked in each of the years 2018 to 2020 under the Animal Health and Welfare Act... - Animal Feedstuffs
2524. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the permission was given in relation to tariffs that apply on the supply of beet molasses and beet pulp pellets coming from the... - Departmental Records
2525. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if access can be obtained to files held by his Department in the case of a solicitor (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Appointments to State Boards
2526. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all vacancies (details supplied) are advertised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19808/21] - School Milk Scheme
2527. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 412 and 413 of 1 April 2021, the parental levies that apply to non-DEIS schools in relation... - Departmental Schemes
2529. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will publish a plan and funding scheme for schools and colleges to provide access to land on which students can... - Afforestation Programme
2530. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2049 of 24 March 2021, if he will respond concisely in relation to the afforestation level he... - Beef Industry
2532. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support the implementation of a new BEAM scheme (details supplied) given predicted oversupply of beef product in the meat... - Departmental Schemes
2534. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the pilot scheme entitled the general employment permit for horticulture workers, meat processing operatives and dairy farm... - Agriculture Industry
2535. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to recruit seasonal horticulture workers, meat processing operatives and dairy farm assistants to tackle the current... - Felling Licences
2536. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tree felling licences that have been approved since June 2020; the number of these licences that were for Coillte; the... - Aquaculture Development
2537. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an updated national strategic plan for sustainable aquaculture development will be published. [20057/21] - Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority
2538. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce an amendment to section 49 of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006 to ensure that the final... - Harbours and Piers
2539. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the detailed design phase as recommended on page 46 of the final quay wall peer review report has commenced in relation to the... - Harbour Fees
2540. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount in euro and the number of persons who were in arrears for their harbour dues (details supplied) in each of the years 2010... - Coillte Teoranta
2542. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte receive preferential treatment when applying to the forest service licence system in relation to the provision of... - Forestry Sector
2543. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a forestry plantation application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the... - Felling Licences
2544. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action being taken to deal with the lengthy delays for those applying for forestry felling licences (details supplied); and if... - Dairy Sector
2546. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has examined recent reports of suppliers in the dairy industry using price mechanisms to limit the supply of milk; his views... - Beef Industry
2547. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of controlled finishing units by county in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he... - Veterinary Medicines
2549. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the types of broad spectrum antibiotics sold as veterinary medicinal products sold in Ireland; the volume of doses of each type sold... - Afforestation Programme
2551. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the resources, such as the provision of registered foresters or ecologists, made available by his Department to public bodies to... - Beef Industry
2552. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has examined the reasons for the significant beef price differential between the Irish and UK markets recently; his plans to... - Agriculture Schemes
2553. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the intended number of participants in the new agri-environment scheme post the CAP transition period; and if he will make a... - GLAS Issues
2561. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the advice for farmers participating in the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme regarding the use of weedkiller before they... - Horse Racing Ireland
2562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Horse Racing Ireland and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board have oversight or responsibility for ensuring that trainers who... - Agriculture Industry
2563. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the system for the manual submission of documentation currently in place for farmers who are receiving pig slurry can be extended... - GLAS Issues
2564. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an appeal relating to the GLAS scheme in the name of persons (details supplied) has been concluded; and if he will make a... - Appointments to State Boards
2565. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts his Department is making to achieve gender balance on all State boards and agencies under the remit of his Department;...
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