Departmental Data

Thursday, 27 January 2022

Questions (371)

Carol Nolan

Question:

371. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has commissioned any polling of the general public related to possible or existing policies within the remit of his Department for the period 1 January 2021 to date; if so, if he will provide details of the policies; the costs incurred for each individual poll; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4037/22]

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Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The information requested is set out in the attached table

Type of polling undertaken	Proposed/existing policy	Commercial Cost €
A nationally representative, face to face, quota sample of 1,000 adults (aged 16+) was surveyed, representative of the Irish population. The sample was based on CSO Census 2016 figures for gender, age, region and area, as well as AIMRO agreed figures for social class.	This polling was undertaken to help inform the Department in respect of public attitudes to afforestation in Ireland. The outputs of this research will contribute to the development of a new Shared Vision and Forest Strategy for Ireland.	22,635
Webinar including questions and polls	Public webinar to facilitate further consultation on the environmental assessment of the draft Agri-Food Strategy to 2030 (later named Food Vision 2030)	4,740
Public Consultation on National Food Ombudsman/regulator or equivalent Office	On the functions to be assigned to a new office as per commitment in the Programme for Government Our Shared Future	Nil
Public Consultation on the Environmental Assessment of the Draft Agri-Food Strategy to 2030	Common Agriculture Policy Strategic Plan 2023-2027	Nil
Public consultation on the draft interventions proposed for Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027	Common Agriculture Policy Strategic Plan 2023-2027	Nil
Public Consultation on draft Scoping Report for the Environmental Assessment of Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027	Common Agriculture Policy Strategic Plan 2023-2027	Nil
Broad Reach Survey on Food Safety and Food Authenticity in Ireland undertaken by Indecon as part of a project being undertaken with the support of the EU Commission as part of the Technical Support Instrument (TSI)	Food Safety and Food Authenticity Strategy	Nil (Funded by the EU Commission)