Written answers
Tuesday, 8 April 2025
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Departmental Staff
748. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of technical staff grades of technical agricultural officer supervisory agricultural officer and district superintendent... - Departmental Policies
750. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what actions his Department has taken in relation to the matter of a young zebra being sold at the Ennistymon horse fair, County... - Departmental Data
751. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of felling licences issued, by county and by month, from 1 January 2023 to 31 March 2025, in tabular form. [16612/25] - Departmental Funding
752. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to a breeding grant fund (details supplied), which is funded by this Department and administered by Horse Sport Ireland,... - Animal Welfare
753. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protections that are in place for wild animals, such as the zebras; if legislation is required in Ireland to buy, sell or keep... - Departmental Projects
757. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a schedule of all capital projects being delivered or which have been completed by his Department and... - Departmental Schemes
758. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on his Department’s work to support beef farmers who rear calves; schemes that will support these farmers, such... - Agriculture Schemes
759. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s plans to introduce further actions under ACRES that may encourage further participation amongst farmers; and... - Agriculture Supports
760. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what supports he plans to offer in 2025 for those in the tillage sector, especially due to increasing costs and constant factors... - Agriculture Schemes
761. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on plans to provide a forgotten farmers' scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16704/25] - Agriculture Supports
762. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when Microfinance Ireland will be permitted to resume lending to the agriculture sector, given the importance of access to finance... - Agriculture Industry
764. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the redistribution of grazing rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16761/25] - Animal Breeding
765. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full details of the dog control functions that have already been taken over by his Department; and the full details of the way in... - Animal Welfare
766. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to support animal welfare and Ireland’s animal welfare charities; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Agriculture Schemes
767. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to introduce a farm retirement scheme for older farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16801/25] - Agriculture Supports
768. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when delayed ACRES payments due to over 677 County Wexford farmers will be paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Communications
769. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a response will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16951/25] - Agriculture Supports
770. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a farmer (details supplied) will be paid for TB reactors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16966/25] - Departmental Contracts
771. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the works on resurfacing the east pier upper deck at Howth Harbour will commence; and the estimated completion timeframe for... - Animal Welfare
772. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the mistreatment of animals in Ennistymon, County Clare (details supplied); the steps he is taking... - Departmental Communications
773. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to engage with Coillte regarding an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17021/25] - Departmental Staff
774. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list with the job titles and salaries of all Ministerial staff, and Department private secretaries. [17084/25] - Departmental Records
776. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the number of approvals granted to plant protection products between 2017 and 2024, broken down by year; the... - Agriculture Supports
778. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of financial supports available to farmers where a number of animals in the herd are TB positive; and if he will... - Agriculture Schemes
779. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) is not receiving the full entitlements of ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the... - Forestry Sector
780. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether there is an unfair bias against farmers who planted forestry before 2002 and in effect are unqualified for the... - Agriculture Schemes
781. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the next round of Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Policies
782. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to media reports (details supplied), whether it remains his Department’s position that wool is a “low... - Animal Slaughtering
783. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that can be taken to prevent residents in a domestic dwelling slaughtering animals in their front garden; and if he will... - Departmental Legal Cases
785. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the current court case in relation to PGI status for grass fed beef between an organisation (details supplied) and... - Departmental Properties
786. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has any vacant or derelict buildings in Dublin-Rathdown; to provide the addresses of these buildings and details on... - Departmental Communications
787. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has been in communication with the Department for Social Protection as part of the interdepartmental working group tasked with... - Animal Welfare
788. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animals held in pounds at year end for each of the past five years per local authority area; the number of animals...
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