Written answers
Thursday, 14 July 2022
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Organic Farming
11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s plans to develop markets for Irish organic produce to match the increase in the number of farmers entering the... - Fodder Crisis
14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that he is undertaking to ensure the security of supply of fodder for the coming winter. [38513/22] - Agriculture Industry
15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether food production policy in Ireland needs to be revised given the recent report by an organisation (details... - Forestry Sector
19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences issued per week from 1 January to 30 June 2022; the number of afforestation licences issued in... - Renewable Energy Generation
20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that his Department has put in place to encourage the installation of solar panels on farms; and if he will make a... - Organic Farming
21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to devise a scheme for capital expenditure including for machinery purchase that would assist the organic sector; and if... - Renewable Energy Generation
22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the climate migration steps that he is taking within agriculture to enable solar power to become a practical option to aid agriculture... - Forestry Sector
23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that are being put in place to meet forestry licence targets and address the current backlog; and if he will make a... - Agriculture Schemes
24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have been supported by the 2020 basic payment scheme payments under financial discipline; and if he will... - Renewable Energy Generation
25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that he is undertaking to support farmers who wish to generate renewable energy on their land; and if he will make a... - Organic Farming
27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that he is undertaking to support the growth of the organic farming sector in Ireland. [38544/22] - Fishing Industry
28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that he has made in implementing the various supports and schemes recommended by the Seafood Sector Taskforce. [38547/22] - Forestry Sector
29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his work in relation to afforestation licensing. [38546/22] - Fishing Industry
31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 156 of 26 May 2022, the status of the commitment to ensure that inshore waters continue to be... - Agriculture Industry
32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he is taking to support small farmers who are being squeezed out by large agri-business. [38532/22] - Live Exports
33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to deliver on the Programme for Government commitment to pursue value enhancing market avenues as an alternative to live... - Forestry Sector
34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he hopes to mitigate carbon reduction requirements by way of enhanced sequestration thereby ensuring the viability... - Fishing Industry
35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to increase the national quota allocation for the mackerel hook and line fishery for 2023 following... - Agriculture Industry
37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that he is undertaking to support Ireland’s wool industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38518/22] - Organic Farming
39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he is taking to promote organic farming for local consumption and direct farmers' markets. [38533/22] - Wind Energy Generation
40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking in conjunction with the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications and Transport to ensure that... - Agriculture Industry
41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings that he has held with the owners of beef factories since he took office; the dates upon which these meetings... - Forestry Sector
42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the fact that targets relating to the issuance of forestry licences have been missed in over 65% of weeks in the first... - Organic Farming
43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount by which the area of agricultural land under organic production has increased since the Government took office; and when... - Agriculture Industry
44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has notified the European Commission of his intended proposal to disperse funds associated with the European Crisis Reserve; and... - Food Industry
45. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on the Programme for Government commitment to establish a new authority called the national food... - Agriculture Schemes
46. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his considerations for new measures to incentivise young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38543/22] - Public Procurement Contracts
47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on the Programme for Government commitment to introduce local food procurement policies for the public... - Tourism Promotion
48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the funding streams that are available to agri-food tourism projects under the Rural Innovation and Development Fund; if... - Fishing Industry
49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts that he has personally made in the past six months to reinstate access for Irish fishermen to their traditional fishing... - Agriculture Industry
50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on the Programme for Government commitment to support the small food producer, providing support for... - Animal Diseases
51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment levels will be increased to reflect present market levels for herds that are depopulated due to TB; and if he will make a... - Forestry Sector
52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that forestry licence targets are not being met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38071/22] - United Nations
53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent Food and Agriculture Organisation report on food security and nutrition and on its relationship with Ireland's... - Agriculture Industry
54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that his Department is considering to address the cost-of-living crisis for farmers in the short-term; and if he will... - Forestry Sector
56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ash dieback reconstitution and underplanting scheme applications received up to 30 June 2022; the number of applications... - Agriculture Schemes
57. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new acres agri-environmental scheme will be announced; the special conditions that will apply on designated land in terms of... - Animal Welfare
58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of equine welfare and urban horse projects funded by his Department each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement... - Agriculture Industry
59. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s projections for chemical nitrogen use in 2022 compared to 2021 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on... - Animal Welfare
63. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on the Programme for Government commitment to double ex-gratia grants to animal welfare organisations;... - Sports Funding
64. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will split the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund in order that horse racing and greyhound racing will be funded separately by his... - Organic Farming
65. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to ensure adequate processing capacity and market demand for organic produce. [37910/22] - Agriculture Industry
66. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that he is taking to increase the supply of labour for the pig sector; if he intends to enable an increase in the rate to... - Climate Change Policy
69. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland’s lead in carbon efficiency over other European Union Member States has changed significantly in recent years; and... - Agriculture Schemes
70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the objectives that his Department hopes to achieve through the agri-climate rural environment scheme; and if he will make a statement... - Agriculture Industry
71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of any analysis carried out by his Department on foot of the recommendations in the recently published Wool... - Aquaculture Industry
73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will put in place measures to speed up the marine licensing process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38530/22] - Agriculture Industry
74. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the speed with which the framework to support carbon farming will be put in place in Ireland; and the countries that are the best... - Forestry Sector
75. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he is taking to promote afforestation and biodiversity. [38534/22] - Agriculture Schemes
76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase TAMS funding to reflect the rising cost of construction and construction related materials. [38527/22] - Agriculture Industry
77. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider expanding tillage supports to dairy farmers given the ongoing and unusual dry weather. [38512/22]
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