Written answers
Thursday, 9 December 2021
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Animal Welfare
8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to deal with the rising cases of animal cruelty; the number of cases that have been prosecuted on indictment of... - Common Agricultural Policy
10. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received draft interventions for the CAP strategic plan from a group (details supplied); and if he will meet the group to... - Departmental Bodies
15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he plans to form a successor stakeholder group to the Beef Market Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Coillte Teoranta
16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of proposed investment that Coillte is currently assessing for the County Louth and east County Meath area; and if he will... - Departmental Reports
17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects to receive and publish the wool feasibility study; the measures he will adopt to develop an indigenous wool sector;... - Agriculture Schemes
18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the new measures in his proposed CAP strategic plan that will specifically support young farmers; and the intended mechanism within or... - Departmental Reports
19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the wool feasibility study; when the final report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Agriculture Industry
20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a State owned and controlled beef blockchain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60288/21] - Agriculture Schemes
21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the new measures contained within his CAP Strategic Plan to provide for women farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Coillte Teoranta
22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the mandate of Coillte needs to be changed in view of the climate and biodiversity emergency and the critical... - Forestry Sector
23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the disparity in Coillte tree felling licences each week versus the afforestation industry. [60841/21] - Departmental Reports
24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for the horse, donkey and goat survey in Cork city. [60786/21] - Agriculture Schemes
25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the age limit for the 60% TAMS will be raised to the incoming pension age of 67 which would be vital in the context of ensuring... - Farm Safety
26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the disbursement of the €2 million fund for farm safety has been set out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Agriculture Schemes
27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider devising a new compensatory scheme for suckler beef farmers who have tuberculosis reactors in their herd. [60767/21] - Renewable Energy Generation
28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding or technical support his Department offers to farmers that wish to form a renewable energy co-operative. [60397/21] - Departmental Funding
29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to providing a sustainable budget of €389 million for the Leader Programme 2023-2027 to drive bottom-up,... - Renewable Energy Generation
30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the involvement of farmers in the area of renewable energy. [60396/21] - Agriculture Industry
31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his engagement with Ireland’s European Union partners on measures to prevent potential shortages of fertiliser in spring 2022;... - Organic Farming
32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to meet organic conversion targets; and the estimated number of farmers and new hectares that he expects to enter organics... - Agriculture Schemes
33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that all farmers receiving notice of a penalty to their basic payment are advised through the same notice of their... - Horticulture Sector
34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will introduce as a matter of urgency to ensure that there is an adequate supply of domestic peat for the mushroom and... - Brexit Supports
35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of applicants that applied for the Brexit tie-up scheme since September 2021 on a regional basis; the number that... - Agriculture Industry
36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 24 of 21 October 2021, the status of the wool feasibility study; when the final report will be... - Animal Welfare
37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role his Department is playing to resolve the serious issues in relation to equine welfare in Cork city. [60785/21] - Agriculture Schemes
38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the new measures in his proposed CAP Strategic Plan that will support young farmers and generational renewal. [60578/21] - Animal Diseases
39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that all poultry farmers who cull flocks in response to outbreaks of avian influenza in 2021 and 2022 receive... - Agriculture Schemes
40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he envisages new mechanisms to reward farmers for methane reduction in view of its recognised significant impact in the short-term... - Agriculture Industry
41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the recent activity of his Department and Bord Bia to develop new markets for Irish agri-food produce; and if he... - Organic Farming
42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his target for organic conversion for 2025, 2027 and 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60842/21] - Departmental Funding
43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will broaden the criteria of capital funding schemes under his Department to allow for funding to progress marine activity... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date to ensure that hedgerows, all small-scale planting and all small blocks of scrub are included in the... - Agriculture Schemes
45. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the new payment for ecological work out of pillar one funds will be calculated for each farmer; if the payment will have a... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he hopes to consider carbon mitigation measures through enhanced sequestration thereby ensuring the viability of... - Agriculture Schemes
48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the uptake of the BEAM scheme; if the scheme has been the subject of a review; and the amount that has been... - Common Agricultural Policy
49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that CAP reforms will not damage the productivity of the agri-food business given the trends in recent years; and... - Animal Diseases
50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expand the use of the gamma interferon test to eradicate bovine tuberculosis in the national herd; and if he will make a... - Fishing Industry
52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the engagement of this State with the European Commission to have Ireland’s control plan for the landing of fish... - Coillte Teoranta
53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the procedures and protocols in place between his Department and Coillte in relation to the sale of Coillte lands... - Fishing Industry
54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the commitment to ensure that inshore waters continue to be protected for smaller fishing vessels and that pair trawling... - Agriculture Industry
55. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the use of low-emission slurry spreading technology as per the Climate Action Plan if TAMS grant aid is no... - Fishing Industry
58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered the views of fishermen expressed to him during his recent visit to Dingle, County Kerry; if he has... - Forestry Sector
59. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his projections for the number of tree felling licences, afforestation licences, forest road licences, ash dieback RUS applications,... - Agriculture Schemes
61. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if women joining a formal farm partnership with a minimum level 6 qualification in agriculture that meet the eligible age criteria can... - Forestry Sector
62. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will adopt to address the crisis in the forestry sector in 2022. [60473/21] - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
64. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he envisages new mechanisms to reward farmers for new measures to sequester carbon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Forestry Sector
65. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to develop more broadleaf forestry in Ireland. [60768/21] - Agriculture Industry
66. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to support producers of hemp in the State. [60429/21] - Forestry Sector
67. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will adopt to address the crisis in the forestry sector in 2022. [60880/21] - Agriculture Schemes
68. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the purpose of Bord Bia assurance under the new suckler scheme for farmers that do not produce animals for slaughter; and if he will... - Agriculture Industry
69. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the recent activity of his Department and Bord Bia to develop new markets for Irish agri-food produce; and if he... - Common Agricultural Policy
70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take regarding CAP following his tour of marts and his engagement with farmers; and if he will make a statement on... - Mental Health Services
71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the work of his Department individually or in conjunction with other Departments in addressing the mental health... - Forestry Sector
72. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to honour Programme for Government commitments to ensure greater integration and compatibility of the... - Animal Diseases
73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovine animals found to have failed the TB eradication test in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 in... - EU Funding
74. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the involvement his Department has in European Union LIFE Projects; if there are plans for future projects; and if he will make a... - Agriculture Industry
75. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to further assist Irish agri-food producers in developing markets and securing new business opportunities in 2022 and... - Brexit Supports
76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that his Department is helping agri-food businesses adapt to the impact of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the... - Agriculture Schemes
77. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will remove the proposed age limit for women to receive increased TAMS grant aid. [60474/21] - Brexit Supports
78. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to assist food producers develop and diversify post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the...
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