Written answers
Tuesday, 5 October 2021
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Schemes
725. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding that has been made available to the collaborative farming partnership fund to date; the number of persons who have... - Pesticide Use
726. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on banning or restricting the use of glyphosate by public bodies. [48140/21] - Inshore Fisheries
727. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will bring forward legislation to ban inshore fishing by large trawlers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47493/21] - Fishing Industry
731. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to address the use of 100 mm mesh gill nets for hake in Irish waters. [47500/21] - Veterinary Services
732. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the primary and secondary legislation underpinning the need for prescription with regard to veterinary medicinal products or... - Agriculture Schemes
733. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that will receive reduced direct payments as a result of increased water levels at Lough Funshinagh; the mean,... - Farm Inspections
735. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a penalty arising from a Departmental inspection in the case of persons (details supplied) will apply on a recurring basis; and if... - Common Agricultural Policy
737. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to bring his proposed CAP strategic plan before the Houses of the Oireachtas for approval; and if he will make a... - Forestry Sector
738. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares within the State effected by ash dieback; the total amount for which applications to RUS have been successful;... - Agriculture Schemes
740. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis on which the amount provided to a farmer under the hardship grant scheme is calculated; the last time this was reviewed;... - Livestock Issues
741. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) is entitled to have livestock retested via skin test prior to their herd being restricted; and if he... - Agriculture Schemes
743. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers approved for the organic farming scheme in September 2021; if such holdings were horticultural, tillage or... - Animal Welfare
746. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to improve laws in relation to cruelty to animals given that there has been criticism that the Animal Health and Welfare... - Fishing Industry
747. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider an intensive review of the mackerel policy including full public consultation to address the loss of fishing... - Agriculture Schemes
749. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a detailed itemised statement of account will be provided for a farmer (details supplied) in County Clare in respect of the basic... - Common Fisheries Policy
750. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the Common Fisheries Control programmes under articles 60 and 61 of EU Council regulations that allow non-Irish... - Aquaculture Industry
751. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licences issued by his Department in the past 20 years by location and any transfer of ownerships that have... - Inshore Fisheries
752. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to examine diversification options for inshore fishermen, for example, spur dog which is being reported in increased... - Fisheries Protection
753. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the rationale and the data available to him that will close the crayfish fishery off the south coast for 2021 to... - Fishing Industry
755. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of prawn catch currently available to the fishing fleet of each member state in the EU in tabular form; if he will seek... - Forestry Sector
756. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for approval under the ash reconstitution and underplanting scheme that have been received in each of the... - Programme for Government
759. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of programme for Government commitments (details supplied); if they have been completed; if not, the timeline on their... - Revenue Commissioners
760. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a settlement between a State agency (details supplied) and the Revenue Commissioners; if there are... - Work Permits
761. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is liaising with the Department for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on the matter of critical skills permits for... - Agriculture Schemes
762. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of increasing the State aid limit for young farmer relief from €70,000 to €140,000 in bands of... - Farm Safety
763. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the heading and sub-headings in the Revised Estimates which regard the allocation of funding for farm safety; the purpose of each... - Agriculture Schemes
764. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of young farmers that have not had their business plans approved by Teagasc with regard to applying for young trained... - Energy Policy
766. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has a target with regard to the growth of biogas or solar usage amongst farmers; and if he will make a statement on... - Agriculture Schemes
767. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider changing the criteria of appeal regarding ANC payments for persons who ticked the wrong box and made a clerical... - Livestock Issues
769. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 778 of 15 September 2021, if his attention has been drawn to an interruption to the service... - Agriculture Industry
770. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of suckler cattle by county as of 5 October 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48112/21] - Veterinary Services
771. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of veterinary practices in Ireland; the number of veterinary practices which have transferred into corporate ownership in... - Forestry Sector
772. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way he plans to engage with farmers that are engaged with forestry with regard to the ownership of carbon credits; and if he will... - Animal Diseases
773. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the prevalence of liver abscesses in cattle by county or smallest available geographic unit; and if he will make a statement on the... - Animal Slaughtering
774. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of controlled finishing units by county or smallest available geographic unit; and if he will make a statement on the... - Farm Partnerships
775. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farm partnerships; the number which name a woman as part of the partnership; the number of new farm partnerships... - Departmental Offices
776. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases that have been raised with the unfair trading practices unit within his Department; the current status or... - Horticulture Sector
780. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 164 of 15 September 2021, his views on the labour shortages in the mushroom sector; the... - Food Industry
781. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentages and tonnage of Irish grain and imported grain used in the production of Irish whiskey; and if he will make a... - Control of Horses
782. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided to each local authority related to equine matters , by year from 2015 to date; the purpose of the... - Animal Welfare
783. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided to animal welfare charities regarding equine welfare ,by year from 2015 to date; the purpose of the... - Health and Safety
784. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to establish an Oireachtas inquiry into the meat processing sector in view of a resolution by Dáil Éireann and... - Horse Racing Industry
785. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals for investment in the form of breeding initiatives to improve the quality of the Irish sport of horse and pony breeding... - Departmental Funding
786. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to the inclusion of equine farming in all Department funding schemes, for example, TAMS; if he will...
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