Written answers
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Industry
124. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given that women have always been integral to the family farm but that their crucial role has often not been fully recognised or... - Common Agricultural Policy
125. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on negotiations regarding the Common Agricultural Policy post 2027; if he has had discussions on the same with his... - Agriculture Industry
126. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the operation of the agri-tax initiatives to help farmers and farm families with succession planning; and if he will... - Agriculture Schemes
127. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers still awaiting payment for ACRES for 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13629/25] - Animal Diseases
129. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reports his Department has received regarding elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus among elephants in Dublin Zoo in 2024; the... - Harbours and Piers
130. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the regulations of his Department's funding scheme for local authority ports and harbours to include the costs of... - Fisheries Protection
131. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of banning pair trawling inside the six-mile zone (details supplied). [4494/25] - Forestry Sector
132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of hectares newly afforested in each year 2020 to 2024; the afforestation targets for each year 2025 to 2030; and if... - Fisheries Protection
133. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 26 September 2024, the status of the report further to the public consultation on a... - Trade Sanctions
134. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made by his Department to mitigate against the potential threat of tariffs and their impact on Irish farmers and... - Agriculture Supports
135. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to ensure the good mental health and well-being of farmers. [13808/25] - Agriculture Schemes
136. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when actions for the national sheep welfare scheme will be published; when the scheme will open for applications; and if he will make... - Animal Welfare
137. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the progress of his Department’s investigation into the animal welfare issues raised in a recent... - Horticulture Sector
138. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide targeted financial assistance to horticulturists who do not meet the €7,500 minimum investment... - Animal Welfare
139. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to tackle the neglect and abuse of horses in Cork North Central, particularly with summer... - Agriculture Schemes
141. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers in Cavan and Monaghan impacted by delays to ACRES payments to date; the number who still have not been... - Forestry Sector
142. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of windblow-related felling licences received since Storm Éowyn; the current processing times for these types of... - Fishery Harbour Centres
143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the ongoing funding deficiencies in State marine infrastructure, particularly in counties like Donegal, which has... - Nitrates Usage
144. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that there is an understanding of the importance of the Nitrates derogation among EU counterparts; and if he will... - Food Prices
145. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given the significant disparity between the forward malting barley price offered by a company (details supplied) of €240/t and... - Agriculture Schemes
146. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the organic payment scheme received by his Department from Galway city and county to date; the number... - Agriculture Industry
148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking regarding succession in farming, in view that this is a critical issue which must be urgently... - Forestry Sector
149. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the long waiting time farmers face to obtain felling licences, which are taking months and even years to process despite... - Departmental Funding
150. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funding allocated to the wool council since its establishment on 5 April 2023; if all of the €30,000... - Horticulture Sector
151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide targeted financial assistance to horticulturists for the replacement of plastic polytunnel covers and... - Tillage Sector
152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department is supporting and will support the development of a commercial flour sector in Ireland, including through the... - Agriculture Schemes
153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if eligibility for back-up power generators applies to all farmers; if not, if he will extend eligibility to all schemes; how farmers... - Agriculture Industry
154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to address concerns around declining numbers of young people entering farming, particularly in light of... - Horticulture Sector
155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide direct financial assistance to the horticulture sector to compensate for crop damage and income loss... - Forestry Sector
156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has consulted with the ESB in relation to setbacks and corridors for powerlines going through forestry plantations;... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
157. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider the proposal of rewetting land as it is very unfair to farmers who have been doing their best to farm peaty... - Agriculture Schemes
158. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given the ongoing delay in updating the TAMS reference costs, which has been flagged by an organisation (details supplied) as... - Agriculture Supports
159. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to financially reward farmers for carbon sequestration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13687/25] - Environmental Schemes
160. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 100,000 haof non-carbon soils (mineral soils) included in the GAEC 2 standard will be subject to the same regulations as... - Control of Horses
161. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider amending the Control of Horses Act 1996 and appoint an equine officer; and if he will make a statement on the... - Animal Diseases
162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the success of new regulations introduced to combat bovine tuberculosis since 2020; the new measures he intends... - Wildlife Protection
163. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of staff resources in Naas regional veterinary office dedicated to the wildlife programme in each of the years from 2015...
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