Parliamentary questions

Agriculture Schemes

Sorca Clarke

46. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will remove the proposed age limit for women to receive increased TAMS grant aid. [60802/21]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bernard Durkan

47. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he hopes to consider carbon mitigation measures through enhanced sequestration thereby ensuring the viability of the agri-food sector while at the same time meeting carbon reduction targets; if minor afforestation projects can be used to achieved the desired result; if tree species with a known ability to maximise sequestration can be used along with other species in this context; if he expects to be in a position to ensure an adequate food supply chain into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60160/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Seán Sherlock

48. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the uptake of the BEAM scheme; if the scheme has been the subject of a review; and the amount that has been returned of the overall fund allocated to the scheme to the Exchequer as a result of unsuccessful appeals under the scheme. [60838/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Bernard Durkan

49. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that CAP reforms will not damage the productivity of the agri-food business given the trends in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60161/21]

Animal Diseases

Denis Naughten

50. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expand the use of the gamma interferon test to eradicate bovine tuberculosis in the national herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60284/21]

Animal Diseases

Niamh Smyth

51. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of poultry stock that have been culled as a result of the presence of bird flu H5N1 subtype following a recent outbreak per affected flock in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60782/21]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig MacLochlainn

52. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the engagement of this State with the European Commission to have Ireland’s control plan for the landing of fish at piers and harbours here reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60425/21]

Coillte Teoranta

Richard Boyd Barrett

53. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the procedures and protocols in place between his Department and Coillte in relation to the sale of Coillte lands and forests; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60849/21]

Fishing Industry

Catherine Connolly

54. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the commitment to ensure that inshore waters continue to be protected for smaller fishing vessels and that pair trawling will be prohibited inside the six-mile limit given the commitment to same in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60770/21]

Agriculture Industry

Pauline Tully

55. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the use of low-emission slurry spreading technology as per the Climate Action Plan if TAMS grant aid is no longer permissible arising from the draft Nitrates Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60632/21]

Agriculture Industry

Martin Browne

56. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken at European Union level to ensure that additional beef imports which would depress beef prices and damage the environment do not enter the single market. [60881/21]

Agriculture Industry

Denis Naughten

57. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the application to secure EU PGI status for Irish beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60286/21]

Fishing Industry

Brendan Griffin

58. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered the views of fishermen expressed to him during his recent visit to Dingle, County Kerry; if he has proposals in relation to the way he can address the concerns raised by them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60433/21]

Forestry Sector

Seán Sherlock

59. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his projections for the number of tree felling licences, afforestation licences, forest road licences, ash dieback RUS applications, woodland improvement applications, native woodland conservation applications, aerial fertilisation licences and continuous cover forestry approvals for the private forest sector in 2022. [60840/21]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

60. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated number of hectares of new afforestation in 2021; and his targets for licences for afforestation and felling in 2022. [60427/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael McNamara

61. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if women joining a formal farm partnership with a minimum level 6 qualification in agriculture that meet the eligible age criteria can obtain a 60% TAMS grant within the partnership similar to the current partnership model in which a young, trained farmer joins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60857/21]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

62. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will adopt to address the crisis in the forestry sector in 2022. [60473/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael McNamara

63. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if women with at least a level 6 in agriculture or who have been head of a farm holding for at least three years will qualify for the TAMS 60% grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60856/21]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Richard Bruton

64. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he envisages new mechanisms to reward farmers for new measures to sequester carbon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60639/21]

Forestry Sector

Cathal Crowe

65. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to develop more broadleaf forestry in Ireland. [60768/21]

Agriculture Industry

Matt Carthy

66. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to support producers of hemp in the State. [60429/21]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

67. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will adopt to address the crisis in the forestry sector in 2022. [60880/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Denis Naughten

68. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the purpose of Bord Bia assurance under the new suckler scheme for farmers that do not produce animals for slaughter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60287/21]

Agriculture Industry

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

69. Deputy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the recent activity of his Department and Bord Bia to develop new markets for Irish agri-food produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60497/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Claire Kerrane

70. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take regarding CAP following his tour of marts and his engagement with farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60447/21]

Mental Health Services

Colm Burke

71. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the work of his Department individually or in conjunction with other Departments in addressing the mental health of farmers and persons working in the agri-food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60635/21]

Forestry Sector

Seán Sherlock

72. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to honour Programme for Government commitments to ensure greater integration and compatibility of the afforestation scheme into the next CAP. [60839/21]

Animal Diseases

Pádraig O'Sullivan

73. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovine animals found to have failed the TB eradication test in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021 in respect of both the dairy herd and the beef herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60631/21]

EU Funding

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

74. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the involvement his Department has in European Union LIFE Projects; if there are plans for future projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60680/21]

Agriculture Industry

David Stanton

75. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to further assist Irish agri-food producers in developing markets and securing new business opportunities in 2022 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60750/21]

Brexit Supports

Jackie Cahill

76. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that his Department is helping agri-food businesses adapt to the impact of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52656/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Violet-Anne Wynne

77. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will remove the proposed age limit for women to receive increased TAMS grant aid. [60474/21]

Brexit Supports

Christopher O'Sullivan

78. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to assist food producers develop and diversify post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60834/21]

Brexit Supports

Brendan Smith

79. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the initiatives that are being taken to assist agri-food businesses deal with the effect of Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60789/21]

Agriculture Industry

Denis Naughten

343. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of quality assured beef produced in Ireland in 2020; the corresponding figure for non-quality assured beef; the breakdown of tonnage that attracts each quality assured bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60435/21]

Departmental Programmes

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

344. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's progress on the expansion of support for social farming programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60218/21]

Departmental Expenditure

Catherine Murphy

345. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount expended by his Department in each of the past five years to date in 2021 on electricity costs in tabular form; and if he will provide an additional schedule that sets out all energy costs associated with their ICT hardware, that is, servers and so on in tabular form. [60931/21]

Fishing Industry

Michael Healy-Rae

346. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the increase in the price of fishing licences and the delay in doing so meaning that licences are not issuing at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60982/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

347. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department spent on Covid-19-related advertising in the period from 1 January 2020 to 30 November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60991/21]

Forestry Sector

Joe Carey

348. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 2 December 2021, if a harvest plan was submitted with the application; the location of the file since it was lodged in March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61004/21]

Forestry Sector

Joe Carey

349. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 2 December 2021, if he will provide details of the ecologist that is handling the file; if it is an internal or an external ecology contractor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61005/21]

Forestry Sector

Joe Carey

350. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 2 December 2021, when did the file go to the ecology unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61006/21]

Forestry Sector

Joe Carey

351. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 2 December 2021, when the file will be addressed by the ecology unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61007/21]

Forestry Sector

Joe Carey

352. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 2 December 2021, the reason the applicant has to wait for a year to receive a response to a routine application in view of the fact that there are 40 new ecologists working on forestry related matters in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61008/21]

Forestry Sector

Brendan Smith

353. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in eliminating unacceptable delays in processing applications for forest planting and felling; the additional measures that will be introduced in 2022 to speed up the processing of such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61013/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Jackie Cahill

354. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 747 of 30 November 2021, the number of participants that have actually planted forestry; the area of forestry planted by such participants; the number of applications for afforestation by such participants which were received by his Department after the participant had joined GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61015/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Jackie Cahill

355. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 747 of 30 November 2021, if 1,000 participants is circa 2% of the total participants in GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61016/21]

Planning Issues

Jackie Cahill

356. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his officials concluded discussions and arrived at a successful outcome with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the issue of requirement for planning permission on dead and dying and rotting ash crops as committed to by the Secretary General of his Department at a Joint Oireachtas Committee meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61018/21]

Forestry Sector

Jackie Cahill

357. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is an immediate need to increase the afforestation grant in line with his recent increase in the TAMS grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61019/21]

Forestry Sector

Michael Healy-Rae

358. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a felling licence for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61022/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

359. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department approved the environmental grant as recommended by working group 4 of Project Woodland, before returning €7 million of capital spending from the forestry budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61027/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

360. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the transparent procedures required by his Department to increase the appropriate assessment screening distance from 3km to 15km; the person or persons authorised to introduce this change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61028/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

361. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail the real inflation adjusted increase or decrease in the afforestation grant for all GPC categories in each year since 2000 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61031/21]

Forestry Sector

Verona Murphy

362. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether there is an immediate need to increase the second instalment grant on areas already afforested due to real increases in costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61096/21]

Forestry Sector

Verona Murphy

363. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether there is an immediate need to increase grant support across all support schemes for forestry in line with real increases in costs; his position on TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61097/21]

Work Permits

Verona Murphy

364. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is instructing his officials to make the necessary arrangements with their counterparts in other Departments to enable work permits to be issued to persons from countries outside of the EU as is happening in other industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61098/21]

Pension Provisions

Jackie Cahill

181. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with Coillte and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform with the view of increasing the pension payments for retired workers given their pensions have not been increased since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60584/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Healy-Rae

182. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a BPS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60603/21]

Farm Safety

Colm Burke

183. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the disbursement of the €2 million fund for farm safety as confirmed in Budget 2022 has been set out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60622/21]

Agriculture Industry

Colm Burke

184. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that has been carried out by his Department with stakeholders to date in 2021 to develop new opportunities for Irish agri-food producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60623/21]

Agriculture Industry

Colm Burke

185. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to further develop markets and secure new opportunities for Irish agri-food producers over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60624/21]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

186. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licence applications returned to applicants in 2021 for further information; the year the applications were submitted; the reason such applications were not returned for further information in a more timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60642/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Matt Carthy

187. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the indicative allocation within in his proposed CAP Strategic Plan he plans to use as a mechanism to address the issues faced by the so-called forgotten farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60643/21]

Departmental Funding

Matt Carthy

188. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided by his Department to provide financial credit to farmers; the title of the financial product; the purpose of the financial product; if such funding was recycled by issuing institutions or returned to his Department in each of the years 2016 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60644/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Matt Carthy

189. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has given consideration to including measures related to hedgerows as an element of the proposed non-productive areas and landscapes eco scheme; the proposed measures; the proposed measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60707/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Matt Carthy

190. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has given consideration to including measures related to hedgerows as an element of AECM; the proposed measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60708/21]

Veterinary Services

Rose Conway-Walsh

191. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he has implemented to ensure that the transposition of EU Regulation 2019/6 regarding veterinary medicines does not disadvantage farmers or impact negatively on rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60758/21]

Harbours and Piers

Michael Healy-Rae

192. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding has been approved for Minard Pier, Lispole, County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60824/21]

Live Exports

Aindrias Moynihan

193. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the European Union Committee on the Protection of Animals during Transport proposed regulations on live exports and the impact these proposals could have on Irish animal exports. [60830/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Brendan Griffin

642. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will include equestrian enterprises in the next round of TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59777/21]

Forestry Sector

Jackie Cahill

643. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of afforestation licences, private felling licences and Coillte felling licences issued since the end of January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59783/21]

Forestry Sector

Jackie Cahill

644. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if areas of tree planting proposed in the next CAP of three plants per eligible hectare will be included in the Government's accounting of afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59784/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Matt Carthy

645. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the organisations, statutory and otherwise, that have an official role in advising him regarding the National CAP Strategic Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59867/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Matt Carthy

646. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Teagasc has an official role in advising him regarding the National CAP Strategic Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59874/21]

Animal Breeding

Marian Harkin

647. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is compensation available on designated land with an equine breeding programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59881/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Carol Nolan

648. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider the indicative budget for the next CAP Programme which sees funding for the LEADER Programme 2023-2027 cut to €180 million from the previous programme which ran from 2016-2020 that had a budget of €250 million; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59895/21]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

649. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to address the significant backlog in the applications for forest road licences. [59897/21]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

650. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his engagement with private forestry companies and their representatives regarding the delays in forestry related licences. [59898/21]

Agriculture Industry

Holly Cairns

651. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on establishing a statutory red meat regulator. [59899/21]

Pesticide Use

Holly Cairns

652. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on banning or restricting the use of glyphosate by public bodies. [59900/21]

Protected Disclosures

Mairéad Farrell

653. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of protected disclosures made to him concerning his Department and bodies under its aegis in 2018, 2019 and 2020. [59905/21]

Animal Breeding

Joe Flaherty

654. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average processing time for a foal registration. [59927/21]

Social Enterprise Sector

Brendan Smith

655. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding to be provided by his Department in 2022 for the promotion and support of the social enterprise sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59930/21]

Departmental Schemes

Colm Burke

656. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new beef sector forum will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59949/21]

Departmental Schemes

Niamh Smyth

657. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to how food processors and retailers can be more involved in reports carried out by any new beef forum; his views on whether this will provide improved data for future planning within this sector; when the establishment of this forum will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59963/21]

Departmental Schemes

Matt Shanahan

658. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department is now requiring a habitat map to be prepared by an independent ecologist at the applicant's expense before it will assess afforestation applications; his views on whether this should be completed by a Departmental forestry ecologist at his Department’s expense given that the forestry service has and is taking on additional ecologists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60011/21]

Departmental Data

Matt Shanahan

659. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation and felling licences granted in the past twelve months; the details of those licenses granted to any public body such as Coillte or other; the number awarded to private land holders and farmers in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60012/21]

Departmental Data

Matt Shanahan

660. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the metric by which forest road licence applications are conjoined with or take account of felling or afforestation licenses pending given neither activity can be undertaken without a forest road licence to access the timber or the planting site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60013/21]

Departmental Reviews

Cathal Crowe

661. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will review the amount of compensation paid to farmers in cases in which the herd of a farmer is adversely affected by tuberculosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60055/21]

Departmental Funding

Michael Creed

662. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will consider paying the balance outstanding on a farm partnership application in the case of persons (details provided) in circumstances in which the elder partner in the partnership died; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60107/21]

Departmental Reports

Denis Naughten

663. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the final report of the wool feasibility study will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60108/21]

Departmental Data

Joe Carey

664. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the road and afforestation applications received by the Forestry Service between 1 January 2018 and January 2021; the dates for acknowledgement of the applications by his Department; the date a letter was issued granting or refusing the applications; if each contract number had an accompanying ecology report; if not, if his Department had to prepare a report on behalf of the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60166/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Holly Cairns

665. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the concern by a group (details supplied) that the proposed Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan does not address the main issues faced by young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60182/21]

Departmental Schemes

Holly Cairns

666. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expand the dieback scheme to help farmers clear the diseased trees and to replant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60183/21]

Departmental Reports

Holly Cairns

667. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to a report finding (details supplied) that 26% of sheep farms were defined as economically viable as of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60184/21]

Departmental Policies

Holly Cairns

668. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the recently published European Union soil strategy for 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60185/21]

Departmental Policies

Niamh Smyth

669. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to increased fertiliser and dairy meal costs (details supplied); the actions he and his officials are taking to ease the situation; if he held meetings with groups in relation to these agricultural price increases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60237/21]

Greyhound Industry

Martin Browne

670. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage and number of greyhounds that are rehomed following their referral to foster care centres on an annual basis; if there is a limit on the length of time a retired greyhound can stay in a foster care centre; the percentage and number of greyhounds that are not rehomed following their referral to foster care centres on an annual basis; and the actions taken in relation to those animals. [60265/21]

Greyhound Industry

Martin Browne

671. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the referral of retired greyhounds to foster care centres; and if so, the statistics based upon these figures. [60266/21]

Greyhound Industry

Martin Browne

672. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the welfare of retired greyhounds is monitored following their rehoming subsequent to spending time in foster care centres; and if a trust (details supplied) has received complaints regarding the persons responsible for adopting such greyhounds. [60267/21]