Parliamentary questions

Forestry Sector

Michael Lowry

668. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1231 to 1239 of 2 November 2021, the number of requests for further information by licence and scheme type sent out weekly since 1 January 2019 by licence and scheme type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55690/21]

Forestry Sector

Michael Lowry

669. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 1231 to 1239 of 2 November 2021, if no reminders have been sent to applicants in circumstances in which the information sought in June 2021 has already been provided to his Department when stating that his Department will shortly send out reminders to those who have not yet provided the information sought in reference to the further information letters sent out in June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55691/21]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

670. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Irish vessels in the polyvalent, general trawl and seine net segments; and the gross tonnages and kilowatts for the separate categories of vessels of 12 to 18, 18 to 24 and 24 to 40 metres, respectively in tabular form. [55693/21]

Forestry Sector

Seán Sherlock

671. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1256 and 1257 of 2 November 2021, the projected 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 applications for the private sector his Department is budgeting on processing and deciding upon per licence and scheme type for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55735/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Carol Nolan

672. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55743/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Peter Burke

673. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a single farm payment will be authorised and paid to a person (details supplied). [55747/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Peter Burke

674. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for the BEEP scheme by a person (details supplied) can be considered further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55754/21]

Sports Organisations

Pearse Doherty

675. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will engage with a community sports group (details supplied); if he will acknowledge and issue a response to the email sent to him in respect of this matter on 13 July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55790/21]

Fishery Harbour Centres

Joe McHugh

676. Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the income from harbour dues and landings fees for Killybegs Harbour Centre in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55927/21]

Live Exports

Colm Burke

677. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position in respect of the recently signed agreement between Ireland and China for the export of live breeding pigs to China; if his Department is in the process of obtaining travel licences for the transport of these live animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55994/21]

Live Exports

Colm Burke

678. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a regular review of the agreement between Ireland and China for the export of live breeding pigs to China will be carried out by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55995/21]

Animal Welfare

Colm Burke

679. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans in place to improve animal welfare legislation and put in place additional protection measures particularly in reference to the control of horses, following a number of incidents in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56043/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Matt Carthy

680. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 60% TAMS rate available to women between the ages of 40 and 55 years available under the proposed CAP Strategic Plan will be available to those without an agricultural qualification if they are already the head of the farm holding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56050/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Brendan Griffin

681. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a basic payment parcel in respect of a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reinstated in a 2021 basic payment application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56055/21]

Animal Welfare

Matt Carthy

682. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the persons deemed responsible by his Department for maintaining the well-being of the herd and ensuring animal welfare in the event of no keeper being appointed to a herd while succession regarding an estate has yet to be determined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56068/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Christopher O'Sullivan

683. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of the €395 million budget which was allocated to TAMS in the last round of CAP which was spent by 31 December 2019 specifically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56160/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Christopher O'Sullivan

684. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason horses which were considered as livestock unit in the previous form of TAMS, the farm improvement scheme and farm modernisation scheme, were no longer considered as a livestock unit under TAMS 2015/2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56161/21]

Pesticide Use

Louise O'Reilly

685. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the safeguards that are in place to protect the public, pets and farm animals from rodenticides; his views on whether the current protections are strong enough; if additional protections will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56168/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Brendan Griffin

686. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2021 GLAS payment will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56171/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

393. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to an initiative (details supplied); and if his Department will help support and progress the initiative to create a native woodland forest for the children of Ireland. [55382/21]

Horse Racing Industry

Michael Healy-Rae

394. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the allocation of funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55246/21]

Farm Inspections

Michael Healy-Rae

395. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding the consequential effects of a farm inspection in relation to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55274/21]

Grant Payments

Michael Ring

396. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their GLAS payments for 2018, 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55333/21]

Veterinary Services

Neale Richmond

397. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 171 of 3 November 2021, the locations of the current 86 vacancies in the regional veterinary offices; the job title of each vacancy; if a breakdown of vacancies in each regional veterinary office area will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55353/21]

Forestry Sector

Brendan Smith

398. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if hedgerows, all small-scale planting and all small blocks of scrub are measured in the inventory of forest cover; if so, the way they are measured; the percentage of the State that is occupied by such forest cover; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55384/21]

Forestry Sector

Brendan Smith

399. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the agencies that carry out forestry research; the level of expenditure on such research in 2020 and 2021; the level of funding to be provided for this research in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55385/21]

Forestry Sector

Brendan Smith

400. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional measures that will be implemented to eliminate the unacceptable delays in processing applications for forest planting and felling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55398/21]

Departmental Policies

Niamh Smyth

401. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a statement (details supplied); the actions his Department has taken on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55410/21]

Forestry Sector

Richard O'Donoghue

263. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial supports that will be given to encourage landowners back into forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54789/21]

Fishing Industry

Colm Burke

264. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Irish boats which normally operate in UK waters will face the same trajectory as our French counterparts; if they will require to have a licence from the UK authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55006/21]

Wildlife Protection

Patricia Ryan

265. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can restrict the importation of bees from other countries; if not, if he is considering introducing such restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55089/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Paul Kehoe

266. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) can expect to hear the outcome of an appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54792/21]

Departmental Advertising

Peadar Tóibín

267. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount spent by his Department on advertisements, including traditional forms of advertisement and online advertising, in each of the past ten years and to date in 2021. [54901/21]

Horse Racing Industry

Matt Carthy

268. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide financial support to horse and pony racing associations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54926/21]

Horse Racing Industry

Matt Carthy

269. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that have been made available to the horse and pony racing sector in response to financial burdens they have borne resulting from the ongoing pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55032/21]

Horse Racing Industry

Matt Carthy

270. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet with representatives of a sector (details supplied) to discuss supports for the sector arising from financial hardships borne resulting from the ongoing pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55033/21]

Farm Inspections

Matt Carthy

271. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 777 of 15 September 2021 in relation to control reports, if he will provide persons (details supplied) with the control reports related to inspections carried out on their commonage, undertaken in 2010 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55054/21]

Grant Payments

Michael Healy-Rae

272. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter for a person (details supplied) regarding organic payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55060/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Michael Healy-Rae

273. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and percentage of farmers in each county that will be better off with a 100% convergence option versus the 85% convergence option being proposed by him under the new CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55062/21]

Fisheries Protection

Holly Cairns

274. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the major fish kill of farmed salmon in west County Cork including the threat to wild salmon (details supplied). [55167/21]

Animal Welfare

Holly Cairns

275. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking in response to the inspectorate team report from an organisation (details supplied) examining animal cruelty. [55168/21]

Forestry Sector

Michael Ring

695. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date an afforestation grant and premium scheme application was made by a person (details supplied); the outcome of this application; if the application was approved; if not, the reason for its refusal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53967/21]

Departmental Staff

Michael Fitzmaurice

696. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 20 October 2021, the details of the metrics contained in the performance management and development system; the outputs from this project management and development system for all the staff of the Forest Service of his Department in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53975/21]

Forestry Sector

Michael Fitzmaurice

697. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the backlog in forestry licences, that is, the number of licence applications in the system at the end of August 2021 that were classed as private as compared with those submitted in the name of Coillte (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53976/21]

Insurance Coverage

Michael Creed

698. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the challenges being faced by the hunt and equine sector arising from their difficulty in getting insurance cover; the steps he proposes to take to address this challenge; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54067/21]

Bord Bia

Carol Nolan

699. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns that Bord Bia is due to pay annual rent of €1.5 million for its new offices at 140 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4; if he will seek information from Bord Bia on the alternative office spaces that were explored before settling on 140 Pembroke Road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54096/21]

Electricity Generation

Bernard Durkan

700. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which microgeneration of electricity might be used by the agri-food producing sector to mitigate against carbon emissions; the availability of models whereby this might be successfully done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54180/21]

Climate Change Policy

Bernard Durkan

701. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department has examined the various potential options for micro electricity generation, farm management, tree planting and or any other measures likely to offset against or reduce carbon emissions with particular reference to the need to ensure family farm viability into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54182/21]

Animal Diseases

Bernard Durkan

702. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that are ongoing in the context of bovine TB eradication with particular reference to the need to identify animal or bird life deemed to be carriers of the disease; the scientific evidence available in this regard to date; the actions proposed on foot thereof; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54183/21]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

703. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that 39.5 acres, 16 hectares of forestry land owned by Coillte (details supplied) is for sale; if he will take immediate action to ensure this land is not sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54193/21]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

704. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte need his permission to sell any or part of its forestry land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54201/21]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

705. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte sought his permission or advice with regard to its decision to put the site at a location (details supplied) up for sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54202/21]

Climate Action Plan

Carol Nolan

706. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide clarification on what he and his Department understand by the term stabilisation with respect to policies or commitments impacting the national herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54240/21]

Harbours and Piers

Mary Butler

707. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the possible provision of funding to complete works to the wall at the pier entrance in Helvick, County Waterford; the position regarding required dredging works to ensure that vessels can travel freely as opposed to current situation by which they must await certain tide levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54255/21]

Animal Diseases

Mary Butler

708. Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to the increase in outbreaks of TB in an area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54257/21]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

709. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will publish the recently concluded survey by the Marine Institute on brown crab stock in coastal waters here; and if he will request the Marine Institute to meet with brown crab fishermen representatives to discuss this survey and their proposals for sustaining the stock. [54259/21]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

710. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out the parameters and methodology used by the Marine Institute when it conducted a recent marine survey on brown crab stock in coastal waters here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54260/21]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

711. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the organisation or body that is responsible for overseeing standards and quality in brown crab for sale in Ireland and overseas; the way these standards are enforced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54261/21]

Agriculture Schemes

John McGuinness

712. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the payments due to a person (details supplied) will be expedited. [54264/21]

Fur Farming

Marian Harkin

713. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to include rabbits on the list of animals covered by the fur farming ban in the upcoming Animal Health and Welfare (Amendment and Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54276/21]

Departmental Equipment

Matt Carthy

714. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total funding allocated for on-farm investments in Budget 2021 and Budget 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54384/21]

Departmental Funding

Matt Carthy

715. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total funding available for on-farm investments between 2023 and 2027 with regard to the €100 million allocated as part of the CAP Strategic Plan in addition to funds remaining within the RDP less the funding allocated in budgets prior to 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54385/21]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

716. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has developed or is developing a strategy to support sustainable and eco-friendly inshore fishing; the grant funding that is available; if he has engaged with fishing representative organisations on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54462/21]

Harbours and Piers

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

717. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding that is available from his Department to fund pre-dredging works at Helvick Head Pier, County Waterford such as for an environmental impact assessment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54463/21]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

718. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will release the proposed terms for acceptance into the temporary and permanent tie-up and cessation schemes suggested in the recently published report of the Seafood Sector Task Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54464/21]

Harbours and Piers

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

719. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will release to this Deputy the most recent development plans devised by his Department for a harbour extension at Dunmore East, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54465/21]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

720. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to allow the inshore fishing fleet to diversify its fishing opportunities away from over reliance on non-quota shellfish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54466/21]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

721. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to create additional educational and training opportunities including apprenticeships for young persons to enter the fishing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54467/21]

Agriculture Industry

Michael Fitzmaurice

722. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a specific import licence is required in cases in which a person or body wishes to import fertiliser from a third country, that is, Russia for resale in Ireland; the regulations that must be followed; if other criteria must be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54522/21]

Animal Slaughtering

Matt Carthy

723. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 660 of 12 October 2021, the number of cattle slaughtered from controlled finishing units in September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54636/21]

Agriculture Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

724. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department can engage with the representative farming organisations to discuss the unsustainable price increase in fertiliser costs facing the sector; if his Department has any proposals to ensure that this unprecedented surge in price is rectified in discussion with the European Commission and that farmers in Ireland will have access to fertilisers at sustainable costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54693/21]

Forestry Sector

Richard Boyd Barrett

725. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of any lands sold by Coillte, any lands currently for sale and any lands being considered for sale over the past five years, including the size of lands, sale price or asking price and location of these lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54694/21]

Forestry Sector

Seán Canney

726. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will apply the maximum timelines on each application in a functioning licensing system for forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54706/21]

Forestry Sector

Seán Canney

727. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a refined timeframe will be provided for the implementation of the MacKinnon Report on the review of the approval process for forestation in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54707/21]

Forestry Sector

Seán Canney

728. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a single licence application system to deal with planting, thinning and harvesting to give certainty to the forestry industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54708/21]

Forestry Sector

Seán Canney

729. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set up a forestry development agency to promote and represent the forestry sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54709/21]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bernard Durkan

380. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to engage with all stakeholders with a view to maximising measures such as afforestation in the context of carbon sequestration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53895/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Healy-Rae

381. 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. [53750/21]

Forestry Sector

Carol Nolan

382. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a felling licence will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53753/21]

Farm Inspections

Carol Nolan

383. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider revising the inspection regime operated by his Department to ensure that a cap will be put in place with respect to the number of times that a farmer can be randomly inspected over a certain period of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53755/21]

Agriculture Industry

Denis Naughten

384. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of quality assured beef produced in Ireland in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021; 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. [53772/21]

Horticulture Sector

Peadar Tóibín

385. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the crisis facing the Irish horticulture sector owing to the effective ban on indigenous peat harvesting; if he will seek the immediate publication of the report of the working group on the use of Peat Moss in the Horticultural Industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53791/21]

Forestry Sector

Éamon Ó Cuív

386. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to assist farmers and other small forestry operators to achieve the highest independent certification of the sustainability of their forest product (details supplied) in order to promote the sustainability and the marketability of Irish forest products; if he will consider introducing grant assistance to encourage this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53801/21]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Mary Lou McDonald

387. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the cross-Border Project Ireland 2040 infrastructure projects and the funding allocated for 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [53838/21]

Cross-Border Co-operation

Mary Lou McDonald

388. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of his Department’s current cross-Border initiatives, goods and or services committed to and the funding allocated to each for 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [53856/21]

Forestry Sector

Jackie Cahill

389. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 14 October 2021, if dead or dying trees require a tree felling licence; if dead or dying or rotting trees are not exempted trees and a farmer that fells an ash plantation without a felling licence will be subjected to the full legal rigours and implications of section 19 of the Forestry Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53875/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

390. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ecologists involved in processing the nine afforestation licences issued for week four of the October 2021 dashboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53877/21]

Veterinary Services

Bernard Durkan

391. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress towards enabling a person (details supplied) to obtain employment, temporary or permanent which might be beneficial towards their eligibility to practice whole-time in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53886/21]

Forestry Sector

Verona Murphy

392. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ecologists involved in processing the 56 Coillte felling licences issued for week 4 of the October 2021 dashboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53920/21]

Departmental Reports

Catherine Murphy

393. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he plans to submit the latest report required under Article 10 of Commission Implementing Decision 2018/209 that is due by 30 June each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53934/21]

Fishing Industry

John Brady

170. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding the provision of compensation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53423/21]

Veterinary Services

Neale Richmond

171. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of staff vacancies for each of the 16 regional veterinary offices which serve Ireland and 29 regional veterinary offices areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53457/21]

Departmental Schemes

Neale Richmond

172. Deputy Neale Richmond asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the level of compensation paid under the TB compensation scheme per county over the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53458/21]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Cian O'Callaghan

173. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an estimation is being carried out of the greenhouse gas emissions savings if bottom trawling is banned or limited to certain areas in Ireland's exclusive economic zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53470/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

174. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the eligibility rules that applied to donkeys under the ANC scheme in 2021; the proposals he has to change the rules for 2022 and subsequent years; the reason the rules are so restrictive compared to other equines such as horses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53565/21]

Agriculture Industry

Michael Healy-Rae

175. 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. [53584/21]

Forestry Sector

Michael Healy-Rae

176. 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. [53604/21]

Departmental Staff

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

177. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has adopted the Workplace Relations Commission Code of Conduct on the Right to Disconnect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53809/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

1161. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to introduce a suckler cow scheme with a payment of €200 per suckler cow as he previously called for when in opposition in recent years; if the scheme will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51983/21]

Environmental Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

1162. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who are currently enrolled in environmental schemes; the number who will be out of contract at the end of 2021; the number who will be able to reapply to another environmental scheme in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51984/21]