Parliamentary questions

Animal Passports

Michael Fitzmaurice

1084. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for changing the data presented on a blue passport card for a bovine animal to include the breed of its dam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10133/21]

Basic Payment Scheme

Jennifer Whitmore

1085. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who have burned land during January and February 2021 without the necessary controls and permissions in place will have their single farm payments reduced accordingly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10134/21]

Tuberculosis Incidence

Michael McNamara

1086. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases of TB here by county in 2019; the number of reactors; the number of reactors that killed out with lesions; the number of non-reactors removed from restricted herds; the number of herds restricted by enterprise type, that is, suckler farm, dairy farm and dry stock farm by county in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10136/21]

Tuberculosis Eradication Programme

Michael McNamara

1087. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has undertaken research into the root causes of TB in livestock; if so, if a copy of the most up-to-date research will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10137/21]

Tuberculosis Eradication Programme

John McGuinness

1088. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1456 of 8 September 2020, if the person is entitled to compensation (details supplied). [10180/21]

Fishing Industry

Mairéad Farrell

1089. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage and value of first point of sale of fish landed at each of the six fishery harbour centres in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10196/21]

Fishery Harbour Centres

Mairéad Farrell

1090. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenditure on capital development at each of the six fishery harbour centres in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10197/21]

Forestry Grants

Michael Ring

1091. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an afforestation grant and premium scheme application by a person (details supplied) given that the application is ongoing since January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10198/21]

Community Development Projects

Jennifer Whitmore

1092. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will publish a plan to work with local authorities and communities to help develop community gardens, allotments and urban orchards as detailed in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10199/21]

Commonage Land Use

John McGuinness

1093. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 484 of 5 February 2019, if the current outstanding payments in relation to commonage at a location (details supplied) will be expedited; if the review suggested in February 2019 has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10211/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Johnny Mythen

1094. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale for the exclusion of marine tourism from all Covid-19 aid schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10218/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Johnny Mythen

1095. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Covid-19 supports available for the charter boat industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10219/21]

Fisheries Protection

Johnny Mythen

1096. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has made an attempt to negotiate a quota for Irish fishers to catch bluefin tuna in Irish waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10221/21]

Ports Development

Johnny Mythen

1097. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of all capital investment in each individual Irish fishing port for the period January 2010 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10222/21]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme

Carol Nolan

1098. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the proposal by a group (details supplied) that a new rural environment protection scheme be index linked to 1994, the year of the original scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10251/21]

Animal Slaughtering

Carol Nolan

1099. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific scientific basis for the 30-month age limit remaining as a requirement for the slaughtering of beef in Ireland; if he will consider removing the rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10252/21]

Animal Slaughtering

Carol Nolan

1100. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing the required measures to ensure the removal of the four-movement rule for livestock; his views on whether the rule is anti-competitive in nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10253/21]

Tuberculosis Eradication Programme

Carol Nolan

1101. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reverting to the previous TB inspection regime whereby cattle were inspected once a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10254/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Carol Nolan

1102. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns raised regarding supports being provided to Irish farmers during the next round of the Common Agricultural Policy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10256/21]

Tillage Sector

Carol Nolan

1103. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase funding for the tillage sector with respect to research, developing new markets, centres of excellence and achieving greater economies of scale; if that will be reflected in the price received for tillage farmers produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10262/21]

Departmental Correspondence

Niamh Smyth

1104. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review correspondence (details supplied); the actions his Department is taking to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10285/21]

Horticulture Sector

Patricia Ryan

1105. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide funding to research a viable alternative to peat in relation to horticulture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10345/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Martin Browne

1106. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that six out of eight of the current farming for nature award nominees are not eligible for CAP payments despite being full-time farmers (details supplied); and the measures being proposed in the new CAP to address the matter. [10385/21]

Pesticide Use

Peter Fitzpatrick

1107. Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for a PCS number by a company (details supplied). [10389/21]

Fishing Industry

Michael Healy-Rae

1108. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1020 of 17 February 2021, if a copy of the relevant legislation will be provided; if evidence that a company was contacted to carry out a survey will be provided; the legislation under which producers are being prosecuted for not completing the survey (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10397/21]

Forestry Sector

Michael Ring

1109. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on a forestry application by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the urgency of the situation. [10420/21]

Ministerial Meetings

Thomas Pringle

1110. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide his diary for December 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10430/21]

Ministerial Meetings

Thomas Pringle

1111. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide his diary for January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10431/21]

Animal Welfare

Catherine Murphy

1112. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and or his officials have referred a matter in relation to the doping of a horse (details supplied) to An Garda Síochána and or are assisting An Garda Síochána regarding the doping of a horse; and if he and or his officials have engaged Horse Racing Ireland and or the IHRB in relation to same. [10435/21]

Sea Lice Controls

Catherine Connolly

1113. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 616 of 23 June 2020, the number and location of all sea lice inspections carried out in the Connemara region in 2020 and to date in 2021; the results of same; if orders were issued pursuant to an inspection; the number of inspections it is expected to conduct for the remainder of 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10461/21]

Qualifications Recognition

Michael McNamara

1114. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a Teagasc green certificate is considered to be an advanced certificate at level 6 on the National Framework of Qualifications. [10463/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Sorca Clarke

1115. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department has expended to date regarding awareness-raising campaigns of Covid-19 in national newspapers, regional newspapers, national radio, regional and local radio stations and across social media platforms; and the amount committed to expend under any current contracts or agreements with same in tabular form. [10465/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Michael Healy-Rae

1116. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10490/21]

LEADER Programmes

Marian Harkin

1117. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date and the wording of the European Commission communication to his Department concerning the verification of the reasonableness of administration costs of Leader in accordance with article 48(2)(e) of EU Regulation 809/2014. [10494/21]

Departmental Correspondence

Niamh Smyth

1118. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review matters raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10543/21]

Horse Sport Ireland

Verona Murphy

1119. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the proposed development and relocation of Horse Sport Ireland will not expose the Exchequer to any liability, future liability or future funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10563/21]

Horse Sport Ireland

Verona Murphy

1120. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has been furnished with a fully costed detailed business plan for the proposed development and relocation by Horse Sport Ireland to a site (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10564/21]

Horse Sport Ireland

Verona Murphy

1121. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the proposed relocation of Horse Sport Ireland to a site (details supplied) will not be used for competitive or commercial purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10565/21]

Greyhound Industry

Sorca Clarke

316. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the imminent sale of a site (details supplied); the communication he has had with Longford County Council on the further use of the stadium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9248/21]

Aquaculture Licences

Pa Daly

317. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an aquaculture licence application by a person (details supplied). [9022/21]

Beef Industry

Cathal Crowe

318. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the quotes and prices for cattle has fallen in factories after extra funding being allocated to them to offset the impact of Covid-19; and the steps that can be taken to address the issue. [9052/21]

EU Agreements

Alan Dillon

319. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the list of priority vessels allowed to fish in UK waters; the way in which the list was drawn up; if the process was communicated to vessel owners; if communication issued to a vessel owner (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9073/21]

Food Industry

Carol Nolan

320. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the possibility of establishing an independent beef regulator separate and distinct from the proposed office of the national food ombudsman; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9081/21]

Departmental Funding

Seán Sherlock

321. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contact details for the sections that deals with all ongoing and established grant funding in his Department and in each agency under the remit of his Department in tabular form. [9122/21]

Aquaculture Licences

Pa Daly

322. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the number of aquaculture licences currently in appeal for a harbour (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9157/21]

Forestry Sector

Michael Healy-Rae

323. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9163/21]

Beef Industry

John McGuinness

324. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the beef task force meetings will be live streamed in the interest of transparency and accountability; if he will consider appointing an independent regulator for the industry; if an analysis has been carried out by his Department with regard to such an appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9228/21]

Animal Identification Schemes

John McGuinness

325. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on providing a DNA system of traceability for the beef sector; if he has examined the cost of such a system and the positive impact it might have on the price of beef, the efforts to eliminate meat fraud and cattle smuggling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9230/21]

Beef Industry

Niall Collins

326. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the beef task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9235/21]

Ministerial Correspondence

Catherine Murphy

327. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 331 of 11 February 2021, if his officials assisted gardaí and or were questioned by gardaí in respect of the matters in advance of the Circuit Court adjudication in 2002; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9276/21]

Horse Racing Industry

Verona Murphy

328. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans he is putting in place to allow for the recommencement of the point-to-point spring season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9279/21]

Live Exports

Matt Carthy

329. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live cattle exported to the UK in each of the years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9291/21]

Live Exports

Matt Carthy

330. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live sheep exported to the UK in each of the years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9292/21]

Live Exports

Matt Carthy

331. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current situation for live cattle and sheep exports to the UK; the new restrictions in place post-Brexit; his views on whether this will impact on the number of exports or the prices offered to sellers; if he plans remedial measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9293/21]

Agriculture Industry

Matt Carthy

332. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the reduced supply and increasing costs of fertiliser products; his plans to take measures to address this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9294/21]

Horse Sport Ireland

Catherine Murphy

333. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding his Department has directed to Horse Sport Ireland since 2006, by year and amount in tabular form. [9359/21]

Horse Sport Ireland

Catherine Murphy

334. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline Horse Sport Ireland’s obligation to engage with affiliates in respect of proposals to move location (details supplied); if he has received a notice from Horse Sport Ireland to relocate; and if the processes that led to the decision being taken by its board to relocate will be provided. [9361/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Joe Flaherty

990. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the trade assurance scheme for combinable crops scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8743/21]

Animal Sales

Carol Nolan

991. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the scheme to provide marts with up to €5,000 to assist with the installation of online bidding equipment is operational; the number of marts that have applied for support under the proposed scheme; the number of applications that have been rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7885/21]

Forestry Sector

Carol Nolan

992. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if concerns that Coillte forestry licensing applications are being prioritised ahead of private sector licensing applications will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7889/21]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Michael Healy-Rae

993. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding an appeal in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7912/21]

Horse Racing Industry

Bernard Durkan

994. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which assistance will be given to Horse Sport Ireland which may be in a position to locate its headquarters (details supplied); if negotiations have taken place or are in the course thereof to assist the organisation with relocation which would be of major benefit to the horse sport industry and its future development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7970/21]

Teagasc Activities

Rose Conway-Walsh

995. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost per green cert place; the additional cost of increasing places to meet the currently level of demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7980/21]

Forestry Sector

Michael Creed

996. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a forestry licence application by a person (details supplied); if the application requires an ecology report; if the report will be provided by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8006/21]

Felling Licences

Seán Sherlock

997. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tree felling licences awaiting a decision that require a Natura Impact Statement. [8036/21]

Felling Licences

Seán Sherlock

998. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Natura Impact Statements requested from tree felling applicants by county in 2020, in tabular form. [8037/21]

Animal Sales

Paul Murphy

999. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department monitors advertisements for the sale of puppies on websites such as a website (details supplied) or other advertising websites to check that dog and puppy vendors are licensed as a registered breeding establishment or that the puppies offered for sale are from a licensed registered breeding establishment; if his Department has received reports in the past two years of unlicensed breeders or vendors offering puppies for sale; if so, the number of such reports; the number of inspections; and the number of prosecutions carried out by inspectors of his Department or other inspectors since 1 January 2019 of unlicensed breeders or vendors who are offering puppies for sale. [8039/21]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

1000. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that organisations (details supplied) are presenting misleading information on their websites to the effect that greyhounds exported to China are still owned by persons in Ireland; if such sales or transfers of ownership from Ireland to China have been recorded in line with section 10 of the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011; if prosecutions and or penalties have been imposed on persons who failed to comply with section 10 of the Act; if he will cease such exports to China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8040/21]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Jackie Cahill

1001. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a TAMS application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8065/21]

Fishing Licences

Michael Healy-Rae

1002. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a meeting will be arranged with a person (details supplied) to discuss the issuing of fishing licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8067/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael McNamara

1003. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 483 dated 21 January 2021, when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8069/21]

Nitrates Usage

Brendan Griffin

1004. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a review of a nitrates' penalty in respect of a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8070/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Carol Nolan

1005. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns that proposals for increasing co-financing for the second pillar of the CAP would most disadvantage the poorest farmers, less developed regions and rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8115/21]

Agriculture Industry

Carol Nolan

1006. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has conducted an analysis of the trend of rural depopulation specifically with respect to the idea that the future of farming may involve the concentration of job creation around urban centres with resulting declines in rural service provision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8116/21]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Niall Collins

1007. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a TAMS grant application by a person (details supplied) submitted in summer 2020 will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8119/21]

Equine Industry

James Lawless

1008. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is confident that every foal is being issued with an equine passport; the checks and regulations being made to ensure that this is the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8225/21]

Greyhound Industry

Eoin Ó Broin

1009. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Rásaíocht Con Éireann covers the cost of vaccination, neutering and a pet passport before the greyhound is rehomed as part of the Irish Retired Greyhound Trust and funded through the Greyhound Care Fund. [8236/21]

Greyhound Industry

Eoin Ó Broin

1010. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average age of a greyhound entering into the greyhound care centre under the Greyhound Care Fund; the measures in place to identify greyhounds that will not make racing grade; and the protocols in place to move them out of the industry and into the welfare area as soon as possible. [8237/21]

Greyhound Industry

Eoin Ó Broin

1011. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Rásaíocht Con Éireann doping strategy continues to be non-intelligence led; the improvements made to the testing equipment and to the laboratory facilities following on from the Irish Greyhound Board anti-doping and medication review carried out by a person (details supplied) in 2015; and the protocols in place regarding transparency and reporting procedures for adverse analytical findings. [8238/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Paul Murphy

1012. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to introduce grants for those farmers wishing to transition away from animal agriculture. [8267/21]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

1013. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the preparations and actions his Department and all relevant agencies under his remit have taken to date to ensure the smooth introduction of regulation given the recent agreement by the fisheries committee of the European Parliament on a proposal to update the control regulation for fishing activities in the EU and in particular relating to the geolocation and electronic logbook mandatory for small boats aspect of the proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8354/21]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

1014. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consult in an extensive and meaningful manner with industry well in advance of the implementation of regulations resulting from the proposal to update the control regulation for fishing activities in the EU given that recent agreement by the fisheries committee of the European Parliament on a proposal to update the control regulation for fishing activities in the EU will impact hundreds of operators in the inshore sector and the potential challenges it presents for them including possessing the digital capacity to comply with such regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8355/21]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

1015. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support the inshore sector in meeting challenges complying with the EU fisheries committee proposal to update the control regulation for fishing activities in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8356/21]

Agriculture Industry

Holly Cairns

1016. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the European Committee of the Regions proposal to promote the development of short supply chains and small-scale processing of agricultural products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8357/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Holly Cairns

1017. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the European Committee of the Regions proposal for a gradual shift from a basic CAP payment per hectare to a basic payment linked to the number of active persons and for direct payments to be funnelled as a matter of priority to small and medium sized agroecological farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8358/21]

Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme

Holly Cairns

1018. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on reopening the beef environmental efficiency programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8359/21]

GLAS Issues

Michael Ring

1019. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a refund of a penalty for commonage will issue following an appeal by a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that the matter has been ongoing for several months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8404/21]

Fishing Industry

Michael Healy-Rae

1020. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the refusal of Covid-19 assistance for shellfish operators (details supplied) will be examined; if funding will be expedited for the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8408/21]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

1021. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of private forestry licences within the licensing system that have been screened out, in and completed ecological assessment; and if screened in, by type and county in tabular form. [8538/21]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

1022. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of private forestry licences within the licensing system by licence type and county in tabular form. [8539/21]

Beef Industry

Peadar Tóibín

1023. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will end the 30-month rule, the 70-day residency rule, the four-movement rule and break the cartel oligopoly in the beef sector. [8652/21]

Tuberculosis Eradication Programme

Peadar Tóibín

1024. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on the testing for and the eradication of TB in agriculture for each of the past ten years; the number of animals that have been killed as a result of TB for each of the past ten years; the number of these animals that were subsequently found to have TB or lesions for each of the past ten years; the reason it has not been sought to completely eradicate TB; and the estimated cost on farmers of the policy of testing and eradication of TB in each year. [8653/21]

Agriculture Industry

Peadar Tóibín

1025. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the sale of cattle dosing products will not be taken off the agricultural merchants; and if he has estimated the economic damage to agricultural merchants of this proposed step in terms of jobs and turnover. [8654/21]

Beef Industry

Peadar Tóibín

1026. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the proposed food ombudsman office will be established and operational; the number of staff the food ombudsman office will have; the enforcement ability this office will have; and if this office will tackle the cartel that exists in the beef sector. [8655/21]

Carbon Tax Yield

Peadar Tóibín

1027. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the carbon tax being charged on agriculture is being spent (details supplied); and if he will ensure that farmers have an alternative in order to reduce exposure to carbon taxes,as otherwise the tax is purely punitive. [8656/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Peadar Tóibín

1028. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that CAP payments are focused on productive farmers rather than non-active landowners. [8657/21]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme

Peadar Tóibín

1029. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that the revised REPS scheme reflects the value today of the initial scheme that existed in 1994; and if he will include reseeding for beef farms in this scheme. [8658/21]

Beef Industry

Peadar Tóibín

1030. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that any financial aid to the beef sector does not have the outcome of reducing the price to the farmer (details supplied). [8659/21]

Beef Industry

Peadar Tóibín

1031. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that will be put in place to ensure there is targeted help for suckler farmers. [8660/21]

Sheep Welfare Scheme

Michael Healy-Rae

1032. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if matters will be addressed in relation to the sheep welfare scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8745/21]