Written answers
				Tuesday, 11 February 2025
  				
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
				 
  - Agriculture Schemes 
 468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications made to the climate action performance payment, CAPP; the number of disallowed or refused applications;...
- Greyhound Industry 
 469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhound care homes with a dedicated, unique visitor room funded by Rásaíocht Con Éireann that are...
- Agriculture Schemes 
 474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether an IT issue is interfering with ACRES payments; when this will be resolved; when outstanding payments will be made to...
- Emergency Planning 
 475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Government policy will consider the felling of trees in close proximity to power lines to avoid future widescale power outages due...
- Ministerial Responsibilities 
 476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to publish the ministerial brief he received on commencing his role; and when and by what means it will be published. [4085/25]
- Horticulture Sector 
 477. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding and other supports will be provided to those in the horticulture sector who were impacted and suffered losses as a result...
- Agriculture Schemes 
 478. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can provide an update on the scheduled ACRES repayments for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
- Legislative Process 
 481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in respect of each Bill for which his Department had responsibility and that was initiated in 2024, or that was enacted in 2024, to...
- Public Sector Pay 
 482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the salary scale that applies to the Secretary General of his Department; whether this scale has changed in the past year; whether...
- Agriculture Schemes 
 483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many ACRES (tranche 2) payments are outstanding as a result of a technical or IT issues, with score cards being imported to the...
- Forestry Sector 
 484. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the changes he plans to bring forward in the next year in relation to forestry felling licences. [4398/25]
- Departmental Expenditure 
 485. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a schedule of expenditure relating to IT external service provision in 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, including...
- Farm Costs 
 486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific actions his Department is taking to reduce the bureaucratic burden on Irish farmers, particularly small and family-run...
- Agriculture Industry 
 487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given the increasing regulatory pressures on Irish farmers, the efforts he is making to ensure that new European Union environmental...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
 488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a detailed breakdown of how carbon reduction targets are being assigned within the agricultural sector; whether these...
- Food Prices 
 491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to guarantee that farmers receive a fair price for their produce, particularly in light of supermarket price...
- Climate Change Policy 
 493. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in light of global food security concerns, if he will explain how Ireland is balancing climate policies with maintaining national...
- Food Security 
 494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide assurances that Irish agriculture policy is prioritising food security and self-sufficiency, particularly in light of...
- Farm Costs 
 495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is implementing to ensure the viability of family farms and encourage younger generations to remain in farming, given...
- Agriculture Supports 
 496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific financial incentives or policy supports that are in place to help young farmers access land, given that land prices...
- Food Industry 
 497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the guarantees he will provide that imported food products meet the same environmental, welfare, and safety standards required of...
- Trade Agreements 
 498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is confident that recent European Union trade agreements do not unfairly disadvantage Irish farmers by allowing cheaper,...
- Ministerial Responsibilities 
 499. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the exact title of each Minister of State in his Department; to outline their delegated functions and attributable budget...
- Animal Welfare 
 500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to improve the welfare of dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4636/25]
- Weather Events 
 501. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to introduce a scheme of compensation for farmers who have seen the loss of bean crops due to Storm Darragh; and if he...
- Grant Payments 
 502. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1081 of 22 January 2025, the grants that were approved; the grants they drew down with a...
- Weather Events 
 503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on a matter regarding funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4697/25]
- Animal Slaughtering 
 504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1125 of 22 January 2025, if all 256 horses certified for export from Ireland for slaughter in...
- Aquaculture Industry 
 505. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an aquaculture licence application in respect of a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on...
- Forestry Sector 
 506. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to funding the replacement of trees, planted under his Department's afforestation schemes, with...
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