Written answers
Wednesday, 28 April 2021
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Afforestation Programme
1107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2050 of 24 March 2021, the minimum level of afforestation needed to ensure the survival of... - Forestry Grants
1108. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2004 of 24 March 2021, the number of hectares issued in financial approvals by the Forestry... - Forestry Sector
1109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2005 of 24 March 2021, if the Forestry Service inspectorate has any authority outside that... - Forestry Data
1111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2008 of 24 March 2021, the cost of the various reports on aspects of forestry issued by... - Forestry Sector
1112. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 2011 and 2012 of 24 March 2021, if any licence that was appealed and went to the Forestry... - Departmental Staff
1113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 11 March 2021, the name of the two senior inspectors listed; the number of ecologists... - Departmental Expenditure
1115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 11 March 2021, the breakdown of the exact running costs of the Forestry Service in... - Forestry Sector
1116. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a submission made in August 2012 by the NPWS (details supplied) regarding forestry licence applications was acted upon once... - Departmental Staff
1117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the project manager for the woodland project was selected; the qualifying criteria needed to fill the role; if the new... - Agriculture Schemes
1118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider putting in place a top-up payment on grant schemes to reflect the additional costs that disabled farmers incur... - Forestry Sector
1119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation, road and felling licence applications received by county; the number of decisions issued by county; the... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will lift the restrictions and allow farmers selling at marts to attend at the mart for the sale given that many farmers do... - Departmental Funding
1124. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of funding of the €1.8 billion allocated to his Department announced in Budget 2021, in tabular form; and if he... - Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
1125. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason commonage lands and lands containing heather are excluded from the proposed results based environment agriculture pilot... - Agriculture Schemes
1126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the €79 million for agri-environmental pilot measures in the 2021 budget is being spent; and if he will make... - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
1132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider changing the terms and conditions of the TAMS scheme for low emission slurry spreading equipment to allow... - Harbours and Piers
1133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when work on dredging Howth harbour will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21347/21] - Forestry Sector
1134. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the way the number forestry licences with ecology input processed between November 2020 to February 2021 equates to one... - Departmental Staff
1135. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged or employed an ecologist from outside the State to assess forestry licences. [21353/21] - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
1136. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to a matter (details supplied) regarding the ANC stocking rate retention of seven months; and if he... - Forestry Sector
1137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No.1999 of 24 March 2021, if he will provide additional information (details supplied); and if he... - Greyhound Industry
1138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he last spoke formally with the CEO of Greyhound Racing Ireland. [21416/21] - Harbours and Piers
1139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of efforts by his Department working with Donegal County Council to secure the necessary funding to complete the... - Fisheries Protection
1140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure the immediate publication of the European Commission 2018 audit and the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority... - Fur Farming
1142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1983 of 24 March 2021 and pursuant to the Programme for Government 2020, the status of... - UN Food and Agriculture Organization
1143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of Ireland’s contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Properties
1144. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the land and buildings under the control and management of his Department across Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the... - Horse Sport Ireland
1145. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the relationship his Department has with Horse Sport Ireland; the basis on which that relationship was set up; the reporting... - Agriculture Schemes
1146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with representatives from the farming community such as an organisation (details supplied) in relation to the new... - Environmental Schemes
1148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans to use revenue from carbon tax increases to fund the new environmental scheme for farmers; and if so, the amount... - Irish Language
1149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit facilitate persons wishing to engage with their services through the... - Food Imports
1151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of food detector dogs currently in use; and when this number was last increased. [21985/21] - Departmental Correspondence
1152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention and that of the Minister of State with responsibility for Research and Development, Farm Safety and New Market... - Gorse Burning
1154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he is taking to address illegal gorse fires; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22012/21] - Food Exports
1155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are obligations for export health certificates on products of animal origin to be carried out by a registered vet; and if... - Agriculture Schemes
1158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if as per the programme for Government, Our Shared Future, €1.5 billion raised from carbon taxes will be ring-fenced for use... - State Bodies
1159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to the inclusion of the poultry industry under the remit of an organisation (details supplied) which... - Poultry Industry
1160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to the establishment of a fund co-financed by industry and the Government for the Irish poultry... - Departmental Contracts
1161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of each contract entered into by his Department and the agencies under his remit to deal with Covid-19 management and... - Basic Payment Scheme
1162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the arrangements in place to compensate families in circumstances in which a family member had entitlements which were transferred... - Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
1163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person who becomes the owner of a farm enterprise following the death of the previous owner can continue to receive the... - Nitrates Usage
1164. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the difficulty facing farmers who are abiding by nitrates derogation rules and are awaiting grant... - Fishery Harbour Centres
1165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some fishing vessels are unable to gain access to Howth Fishery Harbour Centre to... - GLAS Issues
1166. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2020 GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Expenditure
1167. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent by his Department on public relations advice and media advice since January 2020 to date in 2021; and the companies... - Departmental Advertising
1168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent by his Department on advertising and public messaging in print, broadcast and online since January 2020 to date in... - Departmental Transport
1172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of replacing State vehicles which are owned by his Department or agencies under his remit with hybrid or electric...
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