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Tue, 27 Feb 2024
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Data Centres
Cormac Devlin
401. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the location of the data centre or centres used by her Department; the reason it was chosen; the distance it is from her Department’s offices; if he will identify the centres used by each agency under her Department’s aegis; and the distance these data centres are to their offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9392/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Forestry Sector
Claire Kerrane
43. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on afforestation levels under the new forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8331/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Claire Kerrane
44. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the delays relating to payments under the agri-climate rural environment scheme, ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8332/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Fishing Industry
Holly Cairns
45. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what measures his Department is taking to assist small scale fishers with fuel costs. [8554/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Flood Relief Schemes
Claire Kerrane
46. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the Shannon Callows flood scheme; if he is aware of ongoing issues raised by those affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8505/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Turbary Rights
Rose Conway-Walsh
47. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to impose buffer zones around areas where turf cutting is permitted in commonage areas and the effect this will have on ACRES payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8201/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Departmental Meetings
Jackie Cahill
48. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his attendance at a meeting (details supplied). [1699/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Agriculture Industry
Brendan Griffin
49. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on sourcing new markets and uses for wool; if he will provide an update on the work of the wool committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8349/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Organic Farming
Alan Farrell
50. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s efforts to increase the number of organic farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8385/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Departmental Meetings
Brendan Smith
51. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his attendance at a meeting (details supplied). [1697/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
52. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of land afforested in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and the Government's target for afforestation in 2024. [7872/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Food Waste
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor
53. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to tackle food waste. [8244/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Claire Kerrane
54. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the women farmers' capital investment scheme under TAMS III; if there will be review of eligibility criteria for the scheme given low numbers of approved applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8153/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Aindrias Moynihan
55. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for continuing delays in advance payments for participation of ACRES in tranche 1 under general ACRES and co-operation ACRES; the rationale on interim payments being made to participants; to provide a timeline for when calculations will complete to issue full payments due to farmers under ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8312/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Brexit Issues
Pádraig O'Sullivan
56. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the new UK import controls are impacting small Irish agrifood businesses. [8374/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Éamon Ó Cuív
57. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers with commonage in the ACRES scheme; the number of these that have received a payment to date; when the balance of these will receive a payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7782/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Claire Kerrane
58. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the proposal to bring forward a solution for the group known as forgotten farmers in view of the fact that details of the scheme were supposed to be published in quarter 1 of 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8152/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Aindrias Moynihan
59. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for clarification on the sheep improvement scheme and whether affected hill flock participants identified in 2023 will have an option open to them for 2024 to select new actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8313/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Farm Safety
Brendan Griffin
60. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what new initiatives he plans on the farm safety front; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8350/24]
Thu, 22 Feb 2024
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Climate Action Plan
Darren O'Rourke
61. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine about the delayed actions his Department is leading on as part of the climate action plan 2023; the proportion that are complete and the proportion that are delayed; if any are still outstanding from the 2021 climate action plan; the expected timeline for delivery for all delayed actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8337/24]