Written answers
Tuesday, 26 April 2022
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Waste Management
1854. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current procedure and regulation surrounding the burning of old scrub and bushes off agricultural land; and if he will make a... - Forestry Sector
1855. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allow farmers some flexibility on clear felling a forest (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Agriculture Schemes
1856. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question of 08 March 2022 in relation to a payment for a person (details supplied), when this payment will... - Trade Data
1857. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of grain that is exported outside of the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19315/22] - EU Data
1860. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of countries within the European Union that are operating set aside; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19318/22] - Departmental Schemes
1862. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of abolishing the parental levy on the school milk scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19368/22] - Pigmeat Sector
1863. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications made to date for the pig exceptional payment scheme; the value of financial supports drawn down to date... - Food Industry
1864. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his Department's engagement with the European Food Security Crisis preparedness and response mechanism; and if... - Fuel Prices
1865. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that he is providing to farm contractors to offset the increasing cost of agri-diesel; and if he will make a statement... - Departmental Staff
1866. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for... - Apprenticeship Programmes
1867. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit run apprenticeship programmes or are directly engaged... - Departmental Staff
1868. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons employed by his Department and bodies under the aegis of his Department with a rate of pay below the living... - Agriculture Schemes
1869. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1127 of 22 March 2022, the status of the review of the case (details supplied); the length of... - Nitrates Usage
1870. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a reply will issue to a query which was sent to him on 9 February 2022, 4 March 2022 and 7 April 2022 (details supplied); and... - Food Industry
1871. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the development of the office of a National Food Ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the... - Fishing Industry
1872. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of mackerel quota Ireland has; the way in which the mackerel quota is allocated; the criteria used when allocating the... - Departmental Staff
1882. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline all of the secondment arrangements within his Department; the conditions related to such secondments; and if he... - Animal Diseases
1883. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that poultry sales have been stopped across the Republic of Ireland; when he foresees sales happening again; and if he... - Environmental Schemes
1884. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the management of co-operation projects as part of the new CAP’s national agri-environmental climate measure has been... - Animal Diseases
1888. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that a retest has been ordered to test for hoof wall separation disease by a society (details supplied); the body... - Agriculture Industry
1889. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on PGI status for the beef sector; when this process is expected to conclude; and if he will make a... - Fodder Crisis
1890. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider allowing a derogation on GLAS plans for 2022 in order that farmers are not constrained on land use and therefore... - Energy Prices
1891. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the pressure farmers are under with increasing energy costs especially approaching silage season;... - Departmental Staff
1892. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department and public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit facilitate internships by students engaged in... - Departmental Schemes
1893. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 248 of 9 March 2022, if progress has been made in furthering a compensation scheme for farmers... - Departmental Staff
1894. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons currently employed in his Department who have been seconded in from the public sector; the number of... - Greyhound Industry
1895. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request that a club (details supplied) provide him with a breakdown of the 2,185 litters whelped, in 2021, into racing... - Agriculture Schemes
1896. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider removing the cap that was in place which was potentially €100 per acre and ensuring that it would not be... - Fishing Industry
1897. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1156 of 22 March 2022, the account that is made for inshore fishing in calculating bass stocks... - Statutory Instruments
1899. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding SI. No. 605 of 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20135/22] - Environmental Policy
1900. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that the western-most tip of the Dingle Peninsula has been excluded from the new agri-environment and climate measure... - Energy Usage
1901. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the special measures his Department is taking to reduce energy usage in the scenario in which members of the public are being asked... - Fishing Industry
1902. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the landing days and hours for UK and North of Ireland registered fishing vessels landing in designated piers and... - Horticulture Sector
1903. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date-position in respect of a report (details supplied) on the Irish horticulture industry to assess the current state of... - Departmental Funding
1904. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding (details supplied) that has been allocated has been drawn down and spent; if there has been a follow-up or appraisal of... - Agriculture Schemes
1905. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have been refused their ANC payment for each of the past three years for the reason that they omitted to... - Forestry Sector
1907. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the extension which was applied to TUS forestry contracts will be applied to all TUS schemes; and if he will make a statement on... - Common Agricultural Policy
1908. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the minimum number of hectares and the stocking density or the number of stock or other agricultural activity that will be required... - Domestic Pets
1909. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the checks and follow-ups that are being carried out on animals (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Turbary Rights
1910. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on the rights of the registered owners of fee simple bogs (details supplied). [20591/22] - Agriculture Schemes
1911. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to amending the current BEAM criteria by allowing farmers to repay BEAM money over a greater... - Coillte Teoranta
1912. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process for obtaining a permit for horse riding on Coillte lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20629/22] - Departmental Staff
1913. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff within his Department who availed of a secondment from January 2019 to date on the basis that it was not the... - Harbours and Piers
1914. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current requests for capital funding for improvement and-or maintenance work at State-owned and local authority-owned harbours... - Wind Energy Generation
1915. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements he has had with other Departments to examine opportunities for fishermen to allow for transferability of their... - Harbours and Piers
1916. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made towards adding Dunmore East to the list of designated piers and harbours in the State that can... - Greyhound Industry
1917. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to produce a report on the profitability or commercial viability of all greyhound tracks in Ireland; the research and... - Agriculture Industry
1918. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to reduce the use of antimicrobials in the pig and poultry sectors in particular with regard to piglets that... - Animal Welfare
1919. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure stocking densities are being adhered to on pig and poultry farms; the efforts he has made in... - Agriculture Schemes
1921. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allow farmers to repay BEAM funding over a much longer timeframe to improve their cashflow situation in the short term;... - Farm Costs
1924. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a silage conservation support for farmers to address the costs of fertiliser and fuel; and if he will make a... - Forestry Sector
1925. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 220 of 26 January 2022, if he will provide a copy of each of the weekly tables of active... - Agriculture Schemes
1926. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends bringing in a rule that all professional agricultural planners who submit agricultural applications to the Department... - Departmental Funding
1927. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to the Marine Institute over the past three years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the... - Agriculture Schemes
1928. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that a 100% GLAS penalty has been applied to a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry for a minor non-compliance, if... - Forestry Sector
1929. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates officials of his Department contacted the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage or met with officials of... - Common Agricultural Policy
1932. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Assistant Secretary with responsibility for forestry will also have responsibility for the AECM and eco schemes in the next... - Horticulture Sector
1933. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that soft fruit growers were not included in the recently announced support package for pig and horticulture farmers; if... - Departmental Schemes
1934. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if clarification will be provided for a person (details supplied) in relation to their early retirement; and if he will make a... - Harbours and Piers
1935. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions that have taken place between his Department and Galway County Council in relation to the future ownership and... - Data Protection
1936. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a piece of surveillance technology (details supplied) is being used by his Department or any agencies under his remit in view of... - Animal Welfare
1937. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide an animal welfare Inspector for Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21246/22] - Horse Racing Industry
1938. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a series of matters in relation to Horse Sport Ireland (details supplied). [21295/22]
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