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Sustainable Development Goals
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
261. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department’s new statement of strategy will support the implementation of the sustainable development goals; if specific goals and sub-targets have been identified as being particularly relevant to his Department's work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6217/21]
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Sustainable Development Goals
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
262. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the policies and plans through which his Department will be working towards the achievement of the specific sustainable development goals targets that fall under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6222/21]
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Beef Industry
Denis Naughten
263. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the condition of the beef finisher payment that animals had to be slaughtered in the State if a farmer can provide evidence that while exported the live animals were in fact slaughtered outside the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6228/21]
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Beef Industry
Niamh Smyth
264. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6293/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
916. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts he has made to secure a share of the bluefin tuna for Irish fishers for 2021 through engagements with the EU Commission and International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna, ICCAT; and the details of the outcome of engagements on the matter. [4999/21]
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Foreshore Issues
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
917. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 662 of 27 May 2020, the outcome of the report drafted by the marine engineering division on the construction of road approximately 400 m in length along the foreshore of Lough Foyle at Clar, Redcastle, County Donegal. [5000/21]
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
918. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all sectors of the fishing industry including the producer organisations, fishing co-ops, inshore fishing organisations and islands fishing organisations will be represented on the task force that he has announced for the industry. [5001/21]
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Maritime Safety
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
919. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the review of the decision to not proceed with the sea survival centre at the fisheries school at Greencastle, County Donegal. [5002/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Harbours and Piers
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
920. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the review of the request from Donegal County Council to centrally fund the completion of the breakwater at Greencastle Harbour, County Donegal and the development of the harbour to increase the potential for fisheries and tourism. [5003/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Herd Number Applications
Niamh Smyth
921. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions a person (details supplied) should take in view of the fact they cannot obtain a herd number due to Covid-19. [5029/21]
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
922. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recorded landings by UK-registered vessels at each harbour nationwide in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form. [5053/21]
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
923. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider extending the landing times for UK-registered vessels at some designated ports nationwide from Monday to Friday to seven days a week with regard to the safety of fishers and the limitations of the weather that impacts on their livelihoods. [5054/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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EU Regulations
Carol Nolan
924. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek an update on the legal advice submitted to the Office of the Attorney General by organisations (details supplied) with respect to the derogation provided for in article 105(4) of Regulation EU 2019/6 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5061/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Beef Data and Genomics Programme
Michael McNamara
925. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5090/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
Joe Carey
926. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a 2020 ANC payment in respect of a person (details supplied) has not been paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5140/21]
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Felling Licences
Bernard Durkan
927. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 513 of 21 January 2021, if it is his Department's policy not to facilitate applicants in this particular category; if the forestry in question is likely to be harvested in the normal way in view of its maturity and the shortage of timber and timber products and the applicant does not have the means to fund a Natura impact statement, NIS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5143/21]
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Greyhound Industry
Bríd Smith
928. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for allowing greyhound racing to continue when hare coursing has correctly ceased during level 5 restrictions; the further reason for allowing an activity to continue in a confined space with persons travelling from around the country to various stadiums which is considered unsafe given the unprecedented high level of Covid-19 infections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5160/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Peter Burke
929. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available for calf welfare projects under the calf welfare scheme and TAMS; the specific topics covered for funding; the closing dates for these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5231/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Animal Welfare
Holly Cairns
930. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided to animal welfare and rescue organisations by organisation in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5236/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Meat Processing Plants
Holly Cairns
931. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to cases of Covid-19 in meat processing plants in County Cork between 1 December 2020 and 26 January 2021, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5237/21]