Written answers
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Wind Energy Generation
1533. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the 60% grant is not available to farmers to purchase a domestic wind turbine (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Departmental Funding
1534. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times funding was moved across budget lines within his Department in a process known as virement; the name and purpose... - Solar Energy Guidelines
1535. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, under the new Tams 3, solar capital investment scheme, farmers can export back to the grid for an agreed price; and if he will... - Turf Cutting
1536. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if clarification will be provided on a matter (details supplied) in relation to the cutting of bogs; and if he will make a statement... - Animal Welfare
1537. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has acted on the concerns submitted to his office by an individual (details supplied) regarding numerous websites that have... - Fishing Industry
1538. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to monitor and act on any environmental issues concerning the operation of a fish farm (details supplied).... - Departmental Funding
1539. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide funding for farmers and landowners to employ the services of a tree specialist to help them review the health of... - Departmental Meetings
1540. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a schedule of the meetings that he or the Ministers of State in his Department have had with an organisation... - Capital Expenditure Programme
1541. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any projects under his remit are on hold due to Capital Funding pressures; if he will indicate the projects, in tabular form; and... - Departmental Programmes
1542. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps a farmer should take if they are a participant in the Beef Data Genomics Programme and wish to switch from the use of a... - Animal Carcase Disposal
1543. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of the factories that have been fined for excessive carcass trimming from 1 January 2016 to date; and if he will make a... - Fishing Industry
1544. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet with an organisation (details supplied) concerning ongoing issues in the inshore fishing sector. [12754/23] - Agriculture Industry
1545. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in response to the environmental impacts of an increase in intensive farms. [12755/23] - Departmental Correspondence
1546. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of his engagement with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science;... - Hedge Cutting
1547. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure the protection of hedgerow habitats. [12757/23] - Agriculture Schemes
1548. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the amount spent on the response to ash dieback. and the funding given to landowners, forestry... - Departmental Funding
1549. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the amount of funding awarded to community organisations for tree planting in the years 2020 to 2022,... - Agriculture Schemes
1550. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 718 of 6 December 2022, if he will clarify the reason some ACRES advisors, who had fulfilled... - International Agreements
1552. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans for a sanitary agreement to be established between Ireland and Algeria for dairy and infant formula; if the... - Solar Energy Guidelines
1553. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views generally on the availability and restrictions on grant aid for solar panels under TAMS; his views specifically on the... - Sustainable Development Goals
1556. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made by his Department in respect of targets and goals set out in sustainable development goals of the 2030 United... - Agriculture Schemes
1557. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new scheme replacing the BEEP scheme for suckler cows called SCEP will open for applications; and if he will make a... - Animal Welfare
1559. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken since taking office to combat animal cruelty and improve animal welfare. [13047/23] - Fishing Industry
1560. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to address the call in the Inshore Fishing: Motion (Private Members) of 25 January 2023 immediately to... - Departmental Funding
1561. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide further funding from EU Brexit funding to support the inshore fishing sector. [13049/23] - Departmental Expenditure
1562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the current situation regarding a basic payment to a farmer (details supplied) in County Cork. [13076/23] - Brexit Supports
1563. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the details of funding allocations made to date under the BREXIT Adjustment Reserve Fund; and if he will make a... - Animal Culls
1564. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give an up-date on the closure of mink farms in the country; if he can confirm that all mink have been euthanised; the... - Agriculture Schemes
1565. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the eligibility for the new TB compensation rates; if owners of all herds undergoing a breakdown for which... - Departmental Expenditure
1566. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated capital and current costs that would be required if his Departmental officials were present at Dublin Airport between... - Agriculture Schemes
1567. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a late application will be accepted for the ACRES scheme on exceptional circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the... - Human Trafficking
1571. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agricultural inspectorate staff that have training in relation to human trafficking awareness or human trafficking... - Agriculture Schemes
1572. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) whose REAP scheme ended in January 2023 can apply for the ACRES scheme; and if he will make a... - Forestry Sector
1573. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 706 of 7 March 2023, if he will clarify a number of matters relating to forestry (details... - Animal Welfare
1574. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of monies assigned to animal welfare organisations for 2020, 2021, and 2022, inclusive, including a breakdown of... - Greyhound Industry
1575. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown by month and, of all greyhound drug testing from January 2020 to date in 2022, in tabular form as a percentage of... - Departmental Expenditure
1576. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on the total amount spent by his Department and public bodies that operate under his remit on developing... - Agriculture Industry
1577. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a number of concerns from a farming organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Animal Welfare
1578. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the Working Group set up to look at the Control of Dogs Act 1986 in relation to protection of sheep... - Agriculture Industry
1579. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13587/23] - Departmental Funding
1580. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure a producer organisation (details supplied) provides start-up funding to a recently established producer... - Inshore Fisheries
1582. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will use the current capacity in the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund to assist inshore fishers in addressing high fuel... - Court Judgments
1584. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in response to a recent court of appeal ruling (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Fishery Harbour Centres
1585. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of his engagement with a port company concerning the enforcement of bay bye-laws (details supplied)... - Agriculture Industry
1586. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review restrictions on farmers when installing solar panels (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Agriculture Schemes
1587. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether repairs and resurfacing of a farm road are covered under TAMS 3 funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Fishing Industry
1588. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding a ban on trawling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13811/23] - EU Regulations
1589. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis upon which creosote fencing will be banned from April 2022; if a derogation is or had been available if arising from... - Agriculture Schemes
1590. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strands available under TAMS for fencing; the allocation to such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13822/23] - Agriculture Industry
1591. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to ensure an adequate supply of fencing for agricultural purposes in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the... - Fishery Harbour Centres
1593. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the permit parking arrangements at Ros an Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre for persons whose normal place of... - Agriculture Industry
1595. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise the supports he intends to provide to sheep farmers to ensure they can sustain their industry; and if he will make... - Agriculture Schemes
1596. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can clarify a point in relation to commonage in the new ACRES scheme (details supplied) and the effect this is going to have... - Greyhound Industry
1598. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds who competed in at least one official trial at a greyhound track in each of the years 2016 to... - Fishery Harbour Centres
1601. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget allocation in 2021 and 2022 for capital works projects under the Fishery Harbours and Coastal Infrastructure Development... - Forestry Sector
1602. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application for an afforestation grant or forestry premia will be entertained by his Department in respect of lands which were...
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