Parliamentary questions

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

759. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of thoroughbred foals born in 2022; the number registered to race on the track; the number of horses exiting racing over the same period; and the number of same that were sent to slaughter. [4008/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

760. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses injured and killed in horse racing, horse training, point-to-point racing and show jumping in 2022, by racecourse in tabular form; and the names of the horses and the nature of their injuries. [4009/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

761. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out by Horse Racing Ireland to hunts in the past ten years in point-to-point racing grants and any other funding and if he will stop this, given that the money is propping up hunt clubs which are involved in bloodsports which the majority of people want banned. [4010/23]

Inshore Fisheries

Colm Burke

762. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to providing additional financial support to the inshore fishing industry to assist it with the disruption to sector’s markets as a direct result of the unjust war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4012/23]

Inshore Fisheries

Colm Burke

763. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to support the inshore fishing industry in order to keep the sector viable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4013/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

764. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request an update from Horse Racing Ireland regarding horse deaths at a racecourse (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4077/23]

Departmental Staff

Mairéad Farrell

765. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of any advisers who have taken up employment in his Department since the Government rotation in December 2022; the annual salary they are being paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4117/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Healy-Rae

766. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when TAMS 2023 will open for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4153/23]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Michael Healy-Rae

767. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if applications (details supplied) will continue to be eligible for low-emission slurry spreading equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4154/23]

Fishing Industry

Mairéad Farrell

768. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if older vessels will receive less favourable treatment under the decommissioning scheme for fishing vessels; if his attention has been drawn to the Dutch scheme which allows for more equitable treatment of vessels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4156/23]

Agriculture Supports

Michael Creed

769. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the situation regarding entitlements on a herd number (details supplied); if he will restore these entitlements to the herd owner in light of the personal circumstances involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4230/23]

Official Travel

Carol Nolan

770. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide data associated with his Department’s air travel and air travel associated with agencies under the aegis of his Department (details supplied) from 1 January 2020 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4241/23]

Animal Diseases

Matt Carthy

771. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1743 of 18 January 2023, if dogs and pets entering Ireland from Ukraine are considered EU or non-EU for the purpose of health certification and health documentation checks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4273/23]

Animal Passports

Matt Carthy

772. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dogs and other animals that entered Ireland in 2022 from each applicable country; and the number within each that were subject to a health status and health documentation check in line with the EU Animal Health Law, Regulation 429/2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4274/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Brendan Griffin

773. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4305/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Thomas Pringle

774. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that any land used for planting of any forestry stays in the hands of Coillte or the individual farmers and stop international investors from buying up large areas of land for plantation; and if he will ensure that the majority of trees planted are native tree species and that a full and independent, environmental assessment would be carried out before any non-native species are planted. [4337/23]

Electricity Generation

David Stanton

775. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 662 of 24 January 2023, the exact number of solar PV system installations in receipt of a TAMS grant which have, to date, been inspected by staff from his Department to ensure that the work carried out has met the minimum requirements of his Department’s specifications; the number of such Departmental staff who are qualified to ensure that the facilities are installed correctly and safely and that they are fit for purpose for use by the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4502/23]

Grant Payments

Danny Healy-Rae

776. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer (details supplied) will qualify for a forestry replantation grant if they did not receive a grant for the first crop of forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4514/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Matt Carthy

777. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of land sold or transferred by Coillte in each county in each of the years 1988 to 2022, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4569/23]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

778. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his efforts to secure amendment to EU state-aid rules that would allow State-owned companies such as Coillte to avail of grant aid under the Forestry Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4570/23]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

779. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of his Department’s pre-committed capital expenditure under the National Development Plan that will be dedicated to forestry in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [4579/23]

Budget 2023

Matt Carthy

780. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the budget allocations for each programme under subhead B10 of the Revised Estimates for 2023, in tabular form. [4580/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Matt Carthy

781. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of hectares of land disposed of by Coillte, by year and by county, since 1988; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4581/23]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

782. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the revised State-aid rules allow for Coillte and other public bodies to access afforestation premiums funded exclusively through national resources. [4582/23]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

783. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any provisions under the revised State-aid rules that exclude Coillte and other public bodies from accessing afforestation premiums which are funded exclusively through national resources; and if he will indicate the relevant provisions in relation to same. [4583/23]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

784. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the types of State-aid for afforestation that Coillte and other public bodies may be eligible for under the revised State-aid rules; and the costs of the establishment of forest and woodland and annual premiums per hectare for maintenance and income foregone. [4584/23]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

785. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the recently announced €1.3 billion Forestry Programme between capital and current funding in each of the years 2023 to 2025 and 2026 to 2027, in tabular form. [4585/23]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

786. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the amount of the recently announced €1.3 billion Forestry Programme that is pre-committed capital funding within his Department’s capital ceiling under the National Development Plan in each of the years 2023 to 2025, in tabular form. [4586/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Matt Carthy

787. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person who signed the shareholder letter of expectation to Coillte on 2 June 2022 on behalf of the State; the details of the letter; if the letter will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4587/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Alan Kelly

788. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his department and-or any of his officials first found out that Coillte were in discussions with a company (details supplied) regarding a proposed forestry deal. [4617/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Alan Kelly

789. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of land that has been purchased to date in Ireland for use in the new forestry deal between Coillte and a company (details supplied); where is this located; and the amount it cost. [4618/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Alan Kelly

790. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide, by date and name, details of all Coillte and or officials of his Department that have attended meetings or been involved in any communications in any way with a company (details supplied) since 2017, in tabular form.. [4619/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Alan Kelly

791. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide for the dates and attendees he and or his junior minister have had with Coillte since they took office, in tabular form. [4620/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Alan Kelly

792. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates and details of all meetings between the Minister and the management advisory committee in his Department that refer to the deal between Coillte and a company (details supplied). [4621/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Alan Kelly

793. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on what date and by whom from Coillte was the first communication between Coillte and a company (details supplied). [4622/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Alan Kelly

794. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he or his Minister of State were asked to sign off on the forestry deal between Coillte and a company (details supplied); and if so, when and by whom. [4623/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Alan Kelly

795. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when did his advisers or any of the Minister for State’s advisers become aware of the forestry deal between Coillte and a company (details supplied). [4624/23]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

796. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet with a sectoral group (details suppled) to discuss the incoming forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4702/23]

Organic Farming

Matt Carthy

797. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current number of hectares and percentage of utilisable agricultural area under use for or in conversion to organic production; the targets for 2025, 2027 and 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4703/23]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

798. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it is planned to publish the forestry licensing plan for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4746/23]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

799. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons that in 2022 Coillte secured 110% of the target number of felling licences that was specified in the Forestry Licensing Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4747/23]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

800. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the private felling category of the Forestry Licensing Plan 2022 only achieved 88% of its target number of felling licences issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4748/23]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

801. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the afforestation licence category of the Forestry Licensing Plan 2022 only achieved 68% of its target number of licences issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4749/23]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

802. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is not accepting any forest grant applications as of 1 January 2023, if it is also not issuing any grant approvals from the same date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4750/23]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

803. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the call by a fishing representative organisation (details supplied) for an equitable allocation of fishing opportunities to small-scale low impact fishers, using Article 17 to reallocate fishing rights to smaller scale, environmentally compatible, economically viable and socially responsible fishery activities, rewarding a positive history of compliance and ending the sole use of track records as the tool for allocating fishing opportunities by member states, and putting an end to the privatisation of fishery resource access. [4798/23]

Departmental Policies

Pearse Doherty

323. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what are the standard regulations relating to quarantine for pets brought into Ireland; the basis on which they were returned to normal having been eased previously; if the matter is being kept under review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3813/23]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

324. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently meet with representatives of the Irish fishing industry to discuss their serious concerns about the Brexit Voluntary Permanent Cessation Scheme, more commonly known as the Decommissioning Scheme, and make changes to the scheme to address their concerns. [3851/23]

Forestry Sector

Jackie Cahill

325. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 7,343 hectares referred to by his Department as ready for planting is based on a 100% conversion rate, with the assumption that every licence issued gets planted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3854/23]

Forestry Sector

Jackie Cahill

326. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 1,005 afforestation contracts described by his Department as ready for planting were approved within the timelines set out in the farmer's charter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3855/23]

Forestry Sector

Jackie Cahill

327. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of licences approved by his Department each year of the past forestry programme which were in breach of the 90-day timeline set out in the farmer's charter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3856/23]

Forestry Sector

Michael Fitzmaurice

328. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail in tabular form the conversation rate from approval to actual planting for licences approved within 90-days by his Department; the conversation rate from approval to planting of licences approved beyond 90-days in each year of the past forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3867/23]

Forestry Sector

Michael Fitzmaurice

329. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the length of time each of the 1,005 unused afforestation licences were with his Department awaiting a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3868/23]

Forestry Sector

Michael Fitzmaurice

330. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates each of the 1,005 unused afforestation licences were approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3869/23]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

331. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the area of afforestation applied for each year of the past forestry programme and the actual area planted in each of those years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3870/23]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

332. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentages by year for when the 1,005 unused afforestation licences were issued in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3871/23]

Farm Inspections

Michael Healy-Rae

206. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding farm inspections in bad weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3399/23]

Forestry Sector

Brendan Griffin

207. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if clarification will be provided on the proposed sale of lands by Coillte (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3443/23]

Forestry Sector

Marian Harkin

208. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify an issue in relation to a Coillte felling licence (details supplied). [3449/23]

State Bodies

Louise O'Reilly

209. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons employed by An Bord Iascaigh Mhara; and the location in which they are employed. [3503/23]

State Bodies

Louise O'Reilly

210. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and location of An Bord Iascaigh Mhara ice plants in the State. [3504/23]

State Bodies

Louise O'Reilly

211. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all An Bord Iascaigh Mhara ice plants are complaint with fire safety and health and safety regulations. [3505/23]

Horticulture Sector

Alan Farrell

212. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is planning to support growing exports deriving from the horticulture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3565/23]

Industrial Relations

Seán Sherlock

213. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a matter in relation to pay issues at a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3626/23]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

214. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine at what point his Department began to engage with an organisation (details supplied) on the Irish Strategic Forestry Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3733/23]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

215. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte employed an open tender process for partnership on the Irish Strategic Forestry Fund before partnering with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3734/23]

Control of Dogs

Cian O'Callaghan

650. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the Control of Dogs Act review group, the persons or bodies that are the members of the group; the terms of reference of the group; the persons or bodies that are the stakeholders involved; if academic research will be consulted during the process; the estimated timeline of completion of the review group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2976/23]

Agriculture Schemes

John McGuinness

651. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if outstanding payments due to a person (details supplied) for the years 2019 and 2021, under GLAS will be paid immediately. [2766/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Michael Healy-Rae

652. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if further information will be provided in relation to the plans by Coillte (details supplied) to use public private partnerships to acquire land going back to March 2021; the way in which he was informed of same; the reason that members of Dáil Éireann were not informed; if he drew the attention of an Taoiseach to the plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2868/23]

Teagasc Activities

Niall Collins

653. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can advise on the role of Teagasc advisors in relation to notification of schemes and deadlines for applications to farmers and assisting farmers with applications and other services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2947/23]

Assisted Animal Reproduction

Pádraig O'Sullivan

654. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware if pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin is being used or produced in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2961/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Robert Troy

655. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reinstate BPS payments to a person (details supplied) on the basis of an appeal which has been submitted to his Department. [2977/23]

Forestry Sector

Michael Lowry

656. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the number of reconstitution and underplanting scheme (ash dieback) applications received for the year 2022; the total amount approved; the total denied; the total remaining on hand yet to be approved from 2022, all in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2988/23]

Animal Breeding

Paul Murphy

657. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of a dog breeder (details supplied) in Cork who was shut down due to the horrific conditions the animals were subjected to; his Department’s plans to ensure this does not happen going forward; if he will commit to the closure of all puppy farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2997/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Niall Collins

658. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3000/23]

Brexit Supports

Holly Cairns

659. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of European Union Brexit funding that has been made available to the fishing sector, including a breakdown of all the relevant schemes; and his plans to provide further funding from EU Brexit funding to the sector. [3120/23]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

660. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided for afforestation annually for each of the years 2018 to 2022 inclusive, in tabular form, including a breakdown of the amounts provided to farmers, private forestry companies, community/non-profit groups, public/semi-state bodies, and any other relevant category. [3122/23]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

661. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the call by a fishing representative organisation (details supplied) to provide for specific small-scale fisher infrastructure investment to improve facilities in landing areas, strengthen short supply chains and food security, and prioritise decarbonisation of the small-scale fleet. [3123/23]

Electricity Generation

David Stanton

662. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with reference to his Department’s photovoltaic panel installers registration form, the number of installations which have been inspected for quality control by his Department; the expertise that exists within his Department to carry out such inspections, particularly from a safety and technical perspective; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3166/23]

Electricity Generation

David Stanton

663. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of TAMS-supported photovoltaic installations finalised to date; the further number of such applications currently being processed by his Department; the overall value of both of these; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3168/23]

Agriculture Schemes

David Stanton

664. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has estimated the number of applications that will be made for grant support under TAMS 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3169/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Paul Murphy

665. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will instruct Coillte to provide information in relation to the Coillte-approved and licensed shoots that occurred in a location (details supplied) on 27 December 2022 and 8 January 2023; the reason that Coillte is choosing to prevent the public from accessing two public parks in order to facilitate members from a gun club; if his attention has been drawn to reports that members of the gun club were firing shots while members of the public were still in the wood on 8 January 2023; the actions that were taken to address this with the members of the gun club to ensure that it does not occur again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3195/23]

Forestry Sector

Michael Lowry

666. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has received communication from an association (details supplied); when this will be reviewed and a response issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3212/23]

Electricity Generation

Colm Burke

667. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged with electricity companies in respect of limits the companies have set regarding the amount of energy they will purchase from a standalone farm or a group of farmers who operate an anaerobic digester plant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3213/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Ring

668. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an IT glitch occurred on his Department’s side when an application for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was submitted resulting in this application being deemed as a draft submission; when will this matter will be rectified for this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3350/23]

Coillte Teoranta

Michael Healy-Rae

669. 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. [3365/23]

Business Supports

Louise O'Reilly

670. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total monetary amount of non-repayable moneys provided by his Department through grants, funding supports, tax breaks or other means to businesses in each of the years 2020, 2021 and 2022, in tabular form. [3375/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Paul Kehoe

388. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the liming scheme announced in budget 2023; when he expects the scheme to be rolled out; the operation of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2464/23]

Fishery Harbour Centres

Mark Ward

389. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to visit each of the fishery harbours under the remit of his Department before the end of quarter 1, 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2496/23]

Fishing Industry

Colm Burke

390. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update as to the agreements that have now been reached following his recent meetings with the fishing industry in respect of the EU-Norway negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2498/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Creed

391. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a late application by a person (details supplied) under the 2023 fodder scheme can be accepted in light of circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2550/23]

Calafoirt agus Céanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

392. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a thosóidh obair ar an gcé dhomhainfharraige i Ros an Mhíl; cen tráth atá i gceist chun cur isteach ar shíneadh ama ar an gcead pleanála don ché; cén uair a rithfidh an cead pleanála amach; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [2594/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Verona Murphy

393. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the new agri-climate rural environment scheme in County Wexford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2661/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Verona Murphy

394. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions that have been made for over subscription to the new agri-climate rural environment scheme; the provisions that have been put in place by Government to cover the shortfall in payments and make sure all those who applied for the green scheme are retained and paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2662/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Verona Murphy

395. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applicants to the agri-climate rural environment scheme will be notified if they are accepted in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2663/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Verona Murphy

396. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans that have been put in place for applicants to the agri-climate rural environment scheme in County Wexford who may be deemed unsuccessful in their applications; if applicants will be excluded until 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2664/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Verona Murphy

397. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he accepts the fact that farmers need to know without delay if they are to set aside the lands that have been identified for the agri-climate rural environment scheme in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2665/23]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

398. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the call by a fishing representative organisation (details supplied) regarding the differentiation of small-scale fishery products in the market through traceability, community-supported fisheries and direct, short-chain marketing schemes, empowering fishing organisations to become price makers. [2682/23]

Forestry Sector

Paul Murphy

399. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether Coillte's plans for partnering with a company (details supplied) are in line with the plans committed to in the national development plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2441/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Jackie Cahill

1737. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to increase TAMS grants on calf feeders, in recognition of the promotion of dairy calf to beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63138/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Jackie Cahill

1738. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to increase TAMS grants on calf sheds, in recognition of the promotion of dairy calf to beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63139/22]