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Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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School Meals Programme
Matt Carthy
2491. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proportion of foods provided under the school fruit and vegetable scheme in 2020 that are organic and sourced here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19110/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
Michael Collins
2492. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be any follow on scheme from the beef finisher scheme which was introduced in 2020 as a grant aid scheme to help beef finisher farmers struggling under Covid-19 in view that many of these farmers are still under financial pressure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19149/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Michael Healy-Rae
2493. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter in relation to grant aid (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19160/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Irish Land Commission
Michael Creed
2494. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking given the social, cultural and political significance of the Irish Land Commission and the files therein to ensure that by 2022, 30 years after the Land Commission ceased to exist, that there will be full access to all of the records therein; the initiatives being taken to digitise these significant historical records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19202/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Equine Industry
Robert Troy
2495. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when under-18 and pony equestrian competitions will recommence. [19304/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Afforestation Programme
Michael Healy-Rae
2496. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a native woodland application by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19306/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
2497. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that are in place in meat plants to halt the spread of the P1 variant of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19386/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Common Agricultural Policy
Holly Cairns
2498. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position he is taking in the trilogue negotiations on the new CAP he discussed and that was voted on by the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19387/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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GLAS Issues
Matt Carthy
2499. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in each county that secured an extension in the GLAS scheme; the number by county that did not remain within the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19415/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Matt Carthy
2500. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has commissioned an analysis of the impact of Covid-19 on sheep wool markets; the financial impact this will have on the farmers affected and the domestic economy; his plans to provide financial supports to those affected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19416/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Matt Carthy
2501. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 252 of 11 November 2020, the status of the review of the potential demand in domestic and international markets for wool based products; when the review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19417/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Matt Carthy
2502. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide additional financial supports to sheep farmers in consideration of the deterioration in wool prices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19418/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Common Agricultural Policy
Matt Carthy
2503. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek to ensure that the next CAP will allow for a front-loaded payment per hectare basic farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19419/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Basic Payment Scheme
Matt Carthy
2504. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average level of payment that would be paid on all remaining hectares in the event of a €400 per hectare basic farm payment being allocated for the first 30 hectares of each farm and in the event of a €60,000 upper limit for pillar 1 payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19420/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Departmental Meetings
Colm Burke
2505. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the meeting by his departmental officials with a group (details supplied) on 11 March 2021 in relation to its withdrawal from the 2030 agrifood strategy committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19467/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Departmental Meetings
Colm Burke
2506. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if further engagement will take place with the Environmental Pillar following a meeting held by his departmental officials on 11 March 2021 with a range of representatives from the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19468/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Agrifood Sector
Colm Burke
2507. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be further revisions of the draft Agri-Food 2030 Strategy before publication in April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19469/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Equine Industry
Brendan Howlin
2508. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when under-18 pony and equestrian competitions can recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19478/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Michael Creed
2509. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if TAMS payments will be issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19491/21]
Wed, 21 Apr 2021
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Forestry Grants
Sean Fleming
2510. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when forestry grant payments and an inspection will be carried out to facilitate replanting for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19507/21]