Written answers

Tuesday, 9 May 2023

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

 
  • Horse Racing Industry
    469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body that will be monitoring the footage from CCTV cameras installed at horse racing courses to prevent doping; if the...
  • Information and Communications Technology
    470. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if officials from his Department are using an application (details supplied) to conduct business; if his Department has had official...
  • Environmental Impact Assessments
    471. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1271, 1272 and 1273 of 8 November 2022, the timeline to commence, and the proposed delivery...
  • Forestry Sector
    472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to remedy the situation in which a person who has forestry land and the Forestry Service has...
  • Agriculture Schemes
    475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the young farmer payment was discontinued in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will arrange to have them...
  • Forestry Sector
    476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for legislative change in light of recent tree felling at Ryevale House and the destruction of trees in hedgerows in Clare,...
  • Legislative Reviews
    477. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will list all reviews of Acts carried out by his Department in line with the provisions of the Act in...
  • Forestry Sector
    478. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of forestry as defined in the Forestry Act 2014 that was logged in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively;...
  • Animal Welfare
    479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update to an individual (details supplied) seeking health certs for livestock. [21234/23]
  • Forestry Sector
    480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department has not accepted any afforestation, ash dieback or forest road applications since 1 January 2023 from...
  • Legislative Measures
    482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a timeframe for implementation of the legislation banning 18 m vessels within the six-nautical-mile zone; and if...
  • Agriculture Schemes
    484. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide clarity on the percentage of commanage that can be active turbary without negatively affecting the ACRES payment...
  • Forestry Sector
    485. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if owners of ash dieback within SACs or SPAs are excluded from Circular 21/2022 issued by the Forestry Service, which allows for...
  • Wildlife Regulations
    488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that will be implemented to deal with the increasing prevalence of wild deer, particularly in view of dangers posed to...
  • Agriculture Industry
    490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to regulate unincorporated agriculture associations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21332/23]
  • Agriculture Schemes
    491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on increasing the funding for the straw incorporation measure by 50% and increasing the acreage that can be applied for by...
  • EU Directives
    493. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to address his obligations under the Sustainable use of Pesticides Directive (2009/128/EC) regarding the...
  • Teagasc Activities
    494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure that the tillage sector is represented on the Teagasc authority; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Agriculture Schemes
    495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will adjust the tillage incentive scheme to support current tillage farmers, including the requirement that the land must...
  • Animal Welfare
    496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the decision of the UK Government to commence legislation to prohibit the use of shock collars in England from 2024; his...
  • Fishing Industry
    497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vessels decommissioned under the recent post-Brexit decommissioning scheme; the size of each vessel in length; the...
  • Turf Cutting
    498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of peat produced in Ireland from 2016 to 2021; and the level of peat exported from Ireland from 2016 to 2023, in tabular...
  • Trade Data
    499. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of peat imported into Ireland from 2016 to 2023, broken down by country, in tabular form. [21416/23]
  • Agriculture Supports
    500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available for the rewilding and-or wilding of land; and the current level of uptake of these supports, in tabular form....
  • Agriculture Industry
    501. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of cross-Border agriculture trade in each of the past five years; and the measures being considered to boost cross-Border...
  • Agriculture Schemes
    502. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme will open to participants; his plans to extend the age limit; and if he will make...
  • Agriculture Industry
    503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity in kilogrammes and value in euro of sheep meat, either chilled or frozen, by animal category (details supplied) exported...
  • Live Exports
    505. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity in number of head and value in euro by animal category (details supplied) of live sheep exported from the State, by the...
  • Agriculture Industry
    506. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity in head and value in euro by animal category (details supplied) of live sheep imported into the State, by the country...
  • Export Controls
    507. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm the process that is in place and followed in Ireland to verify the accuracy of information recorded by those...
  • Departmental Correspondence
    512. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to correspondence from a person (details supplied); if he will review the responses that issued in...
  • Agriculture Schemes
    513. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry received a reduced organics payment; if this payment will be reviewed; and if...
  • Greyhound Industry
    514. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the contribution of the Irish greyhound industry to GNP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21577/23]
  • Environmental Policy
    515. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person is permitted to burn off scrub land during the summer months if the purpose of the burn is to reclaim land; and if he...
  • Brexit Supports
    516. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a support package for the sheep sector can be established through the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund, given the extreme financial...
  • Public Services Provision
    517. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure that there is no digital exclusion in the delivery of public services by his Department; if he can...
  • Agriculture Industry
    518. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on banning or restricting the use of glyphosate. [21674/23]
  • Departmental Data
    519. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can retrieve the herd number, now dormant, held by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Agriculture Schemes
    520. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on increasing the funding for the Protein Aid and Protein/Cereal Mix (50/50) Crop Scheme by 50%; and if he will make a...

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