Parliamentary questions

Common Agricultural Policy

Martin Browne

2451. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the GAEC 2 proposal in the new CAP; and if he will guarantee that this land continues to be viewed as eligible agricultural land and ensure there will be no reduction in farmers' CAP payments as a result. [18354/21]

Poultry Industry

Michael Creed

2452. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will quantify the extent of the avian flu impact on the Irish poultry sector for each of the past five years; the financial supports available from his Department on this matter; his views on the desirability of a poultry health fund for the sector and the possibility of insurance cover against such disease incidents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18455/21]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Michael Healy-Rae

2453. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers will still be able to claim their single farm payment for planted forestry land after their forestry premium runs out after 15 years and their agroforestry premium runs out after five years (details supplied); his plans to change the current situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18479/21]

Afforestation Programme

Michael Healy-Rae

2454. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 25 March 2021, if the case of a person (details supplied) will be examined; his views on whether the timeline given by his Department in relation to the matter of two-to-three months is a misleading timeline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18539/21]

Afforestation Programme

Niall Collins

2455. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider fast-tracking afforestation projects through the licensing system which are screened out by forestry companies and their ecologists. [18570/21]

Afforestation Programme

Niall Collins

2456. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry projects and respective area of land in hectares which are screened out by the appropriate assessment process that have received approval in 2021. [18571/21]

Afforestation Programme

Niall Collins

2457. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time it took to approve screened out projects. [18572/21]

Afforestation Programme

Niall Collins

2458. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of screened out projects that were referred to the ecology section by the district forestry inspectors. [18573/21]

Afforestation Programme

Niall Collins

2459. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a mechanism for highlighting screened out projects to ecology in order that they can be fast-tracked and be with files that need more ecological attention and-or a site visit. [18574/21]

Afforestation Programme

Niall Collins

2460. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actual processing time for files with Natura impact statements submitted over the past six to nine months. [18575/21]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Rose Conway-Walsh

2461. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his Department is challenging a decision made by the Agriculture Appeals Office in relation to a person (details supplied); his views on whether the challenging of decisions made by the office by his Department undermines the independent mandate of Agriculture Appeals Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18583/21]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Dara Calleary

2462. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an increase in TAMS grants in view of increased costs on both timber and steel with further increases forecasted (details supplied). [18613/21]

Forestry Sector

Colm Burke

2463. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications that have been received by the Forest Service for approval under the reconstitution and underplanting scheme that was introduced in June 2020; the number of these applications that have been approved to enable landowners to remove their diseased ash trees and replant their land; if his Department have a target in terms of issuing approvals under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18618/21]

Forestry Sector

Colm Burke

2464. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will act on the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine and introduce a 15 year premium from the date of replanting diseased ash and remove the age discrimination in the current scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18619/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael McNamara

2465. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has assessed the impact on agri-food exports and live exports and the transportation thereof, of placing Italy, France and Germany on the quarantine category list; and if he will publish that assessment. [18623/21]

Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority

Michael Collins

2466. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a report published in 2020 by a company (details supplied) into the organisational capability of the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency; his further views regarding the conclusions drawn in the executive summary regarding the governance and unsatisfactory internal procedures of the agency; if he has confidence in the company in view of the conclusion drawn by the independent review of the agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18642/21]

Fishing Licences

Marian Harkin

2467. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce either a non-transferable transitional licence or a landing permit to Irish domiciled fishermen that have Northern Ireland or UK licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18643/21]

Agricultural Colleges

Alan Dillon

2468. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the green certificate courses for young farmers; the number of college places available in 2021 and 2022; the enrolment details; the length of time applicants will wait when applying; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18657/21]

Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

2469. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken since the publication of a report (details supplied) into organisational capability of the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency in late 2020; the actions he plans to take regarding the recommendations and conclusions of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18675/21]

Ministerial Meetings

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

2470. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings either he or his officials had with the Minister for Foreign Affairs in advance of that Minister’s meeting with the French President and German Chancellor in December 2020 in the critical period running up to the Brexit Agreement of 24 December 2020; the dates of these briefings and copies of any documents shared at the meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18676/21]