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Tue, 28 May 2024
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Fishing Industry
Michael Healy-Rae
360. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a number of issues in respect of the fisheries sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23678/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Carol Nolan
361. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will accept that the recently announced changes to the Ash dieback compensation and support package, having employed a one-size-fits-all approach, has now resulted in introducing a level of inequity and unfairness into the proposals particularly given the huge disparity in clearance costs and economic losses between very young plantations and old plantations (details supplied); if he will clarify the reason that this flawed methodology was adopted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23773/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Beef Sector
Claire Kerrane
362. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to advise who compiles the beef indices put in place to determine star ratings for cows; how this is determined; what engagement is involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23821/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Renewable Energy Generation
David Stanton
363. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 305 of 7 March 2024, if he will provide the information sought, namely the number of TAMS 2 solar PV installations that were processed by his Department on forms that were not his Department’s official S198 forms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23849/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Harbours and Piers
Brendan Griffin
364. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a winch will be repaired at the pier in Ballinskelligs, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23905/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
365. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will, as a matter of urgency, ensure that the European Commission establishes, by means of an implementing decision, the occurrence of an "exceptional event" in relation to the global COVID-19 pandemic, and that the operational programme for the 2021-2027 EMFAF is designed to enable the prompt and efficient drawdown of these very urgent and crucial funds needed to stabilise struggling aquaculture businesses in Ireland. [23921/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Land Issues
Michael Healy-Rae
366. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine about a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23938/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Departmental Schemes
Denis Naughten
367. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) was not included in the Shannon Callows scheme even though they are within the Shannon SPA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23944/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Cathal Crowe
368. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2023 organics payment will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24014/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Horse Racing Industry
Paul Murphy
369. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when Horse Racing Ireland is due back in the Houses of the Oireachtas to discuss the overspend at the Curragh Racecourse. [24095/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Animal Welfare
Paul Murphy
370. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is aware of the conditions of the dogs being held in a location (details supplied); if there are inspections held to ensure the welfare of the dogs regularly or if his Department relies entirely on the organisation; if all the organisation’s pounds are compliant with public procurement procedure; and who has oversight of the local authority pounds. [24097/24]
Tue, 28 May 2024
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Forestry Sector
Alan Dillon
371. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the engagement with Coillte with a view to increasing the pension payments for retired workers, considering that their pensions have not been increased for many years and some have had no increase since they retired; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24119/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Forestry Sector
Brendan Smith
241. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if assistance will be given to farmers who do not have a forest plantation or are not availing of any forestry schemes to have ash dieback trees removed where such trees pose a danger to public safety due to their locations along public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23332/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Forestry Sector
Robert Troy
242. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will urgently examine an expansion to the ash dieback scheme whereby all farmers and landowners would be eligible to receive support in removing dangerous roadside trees and replacing them with fresh plantings at alternative hedgerows away from the roadside. [23360/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Inshore Fisheries
David Stanton
243. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department is supporting inshore fishermen in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23380/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Departmental Advertising
Carol Nolan
244. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total costs incurred by his Department from 2019 to date relating to the placing of advertisements in online/digital media platforms; the names of the online platforms involved, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23439/24]
Thu, 23 May 2024
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Agriculture Schemes
Michael Ring
245. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding applications by a person (details supplied) considering that all evidence regarding proof of entitlement to claim a parcel of land has been submitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23483/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Live Exports
Neasa Hourigan
132. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ban the live export of livestock for slaughter to non-EU countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23032/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Animal Welfare
Cathal Crowe
133. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can clarify whether all animal organisations are treated equally in terms of information being sought from them (details supplied). [23034/24]
Wed, 22 May 2024
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Grant Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
134. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update with regard to a lime spreading grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23120/24]