Written answers
Thursday, 20 April 2023
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Harbours and Piers
84. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider re-examining the decision to increase business rents on Dinish Island, Castletownbere; and if he will make a... - Control of Dogs
85. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the stakeholders who have been consulted as part of the Control of Dogs Act working group; when he will be... - Farm Costs
94. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action is being taken by his Department in conjunction with the Revenue Commissioners in assisting those importing second-hand... - Inshore Fisheries
95. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the Questions on Promised Legislation debate of 28 March 2023 (details supplied), how his Department plans to respond to... - Farm Costs
96. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise what measures will be taken at national and EU levels to provide support around rising farm input costs and... - Water Quality
97. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to use the learning from the 'priority areas for action' on nitrates to extend those measures that have helped to improve water... - Organic Farming
98. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grant aid could be made available to support farmers to meet organic farming requirements; and if he will make a statement on the... - Forestry Sector
99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of new afforestation that has been planted to date in 2023; and the estimated afforestation rates for the full... - Programme for Government
100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of programme for Government commitments to complete a land use review ahead of the drafting of a land use strategy and a... - Agriculture Schemes
101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications that have been received to date for the scheme of investment aid for the seed potato sector and the... - Hedge Cutting
102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with respect to recommendation 123 of the Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, which states that ‘Existing legislation and... - Forestry Sector
103. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a land use strategy is being developed within which aspirations for forestry, for the protection of biodiversity, for climate, for... - Trade Promotion
105. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken by his Department to support the overseas marketing of Irish agricultural and food products; and if he will... - Agriculture Industry
106. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the anticipated steps needed in order to implement carbon farming as a reliable source of income for farmers; and... - Food Industry
107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains aware of the necessity to safeguard Irish food production given the distinct possibility of worldwide... - Departmental Staff
108. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff he has on secondment to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Brussels to assist with Ireland's work at EU Council... - Agriculture Industry
109. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what his Department is doing to assist the sheep sector. [18555/23] - Mental Health Policy
111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to studies showing that Government policies to tackle climate change are causing a mental health... - State Bodies
112. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 278 of 8 March 2023, the status of the establishment of the Wool Council; the number of... - Forestry Sector
113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the new Forestry Programme, including when it is expected that new applications will be accepted into the scheme. [18549/23] - Citizens' Assembly
114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how his Department plans to respond to the six recommendations, 120 to 125, in the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity... - State Bodies
115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the work of the wool council. [18490/23] - Agriculture Supports
116. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans, if any, to facilitate farmers trading carbon credits; if he intends to establish a verifiable framework to record and... - Citizens' Assembly
117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how his Department plans to respond to the 17 recommendations, 74 to 90, in the Report of the Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity Loss... - Agriculture Supports
118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he intends to introduce to help the sheep sector. [18488/23] - Agriculture Schemes
120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the traditional farm buildings grant scheme to include all farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Inshore Fisheries
121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to support inshore fishermen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17484/23] - Forestry Sector
122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide compensation, reconstitution grant aid and annual forest premiums for forest owners impacted with the fatal Ash... - EU Directives
123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on negotiations with the EU on the possibility of an extension of the nitrates derogation in order to allow time for... - Inshore Fisheries
124. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support the inshore fishing sector. [18346/23] - Environmental Policy
125. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans on ending the use of creosote; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18538/23] - Agriculture Industry
126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to reassess the additional measures being put in place which have only commenced this year regarding nitrates and to work with the... - Harbours and Piers
127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide his response to a resolution from Cork County Council that he meets with a delegation of Dáil Deputies and... - Fishing Industry
128. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total mackerel quota available to this country this year; the amount of this quota last year allocated to the five biggest... - Harbours and Piers
130. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date on the development of a deep-water pier in Ros a’Mhíl; if his Department has sought an... - Forestry Sector
131. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to increase rates of afforestation. [18347/23] - Agriculture Schemes
132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify whether a reduction in the genomic rating of individual bovines in a herd during the course of the new Suckler... - EU Directives
133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update in relation to Nitrates Derogation and discussions around proposed changes to current levels in place;... - Agriculture Schemes
134. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered to include multiple robotic milking units within the TAMS grants as the current scheme only allows for one... - Fishing Industry
135. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken in response to the call in the European Parliament resolution of 7 June 2022 on the implementation of Article... - Forestry Sector
136. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has plans to provide immediate financial assistance to the private forestry sector given the failure of his Department to... - EU Directives
137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will revisit the Nitrates Derogation Condition in accordance with the agreement reached with the European Commission to hold... - Agriculture Schemes
138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify scoring under the scheme for farmers with commonage land where there is active turf cutting; and if he will make a... - Harbours and Piers
139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to Cork County Councils request for funding to carry out the necessary work to reconstruct Keelbeg... - Agriculture Supports
140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider putting specific supports in place for the sheep sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18559/23] - Agriculture Industry
141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the work of the Women-Only Knowledge Transfer Group. [18489/23]
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