Parliamentary questions

Fisheries Protection

Johnny Mythen

1171. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has seen the audit reports by the European Commission on Irish fishers and the administration report by the SFPA; if he contacted the Commission or the SFPA regarding these reports; if he will request a copy of these reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22320/21]

Departmental Transport

Darren O'Rourke

1172. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of replacing State vehicles which are owned by his Department or agencies under his remit with hybrid or electric models; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22560/21]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

214. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on increasing the resources and staff of the forestry appeals and licensing process to ensure that all licences and appeals are processed in a timely manner including the clearing of the substantial backlog. [20862/21]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

215. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the average waiting times for licensing applications and appeals in the forestry appeals and licensing process between 1 September 2020 and 31 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20863/21]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

216. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions that have been made for forestry planting under the new organic scheme and the new REPS scheme including the potential impact on backlogs in the forestry appeals and licensing process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20864/21]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Paul Kehoe

217. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a new date for an appeal will issue for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20925/21]

Aquaculture Development

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

218. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reopen the Covid-19 aquaculture support scheme to allow for the scheme to cover the period from 30 June 2020 onwards; if the eligibility criteria of the scheme will be widened to include aquaculture producers of other species excluded in the previous scheme, that is, abalone, trout and bottom mussels; and if the eligibility criteria is based on gatherers dockets and sales dockets which clearly state volume produced in a given year, rather than returns to BIM of the Annual Aquaculture Production and Employment Survey. [20955/21]

Aquaculture Development

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

219. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider additional financial supports for the oyster sector which is facing a second year of its production cycle with difficulties in finding and accessing markets for its produce (details supplied). [20956/21]

Beef Industry

Brendan Griffin

220. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a beef exceptional aid measure payment appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20964/21]

GLAS Issues

Brendan Griffin

221. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on the request by persons (details supplied) in County Kerry to have the recent decision on their GLAS payment reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20968/21]

Greyhound Industry

Brian Leddin

222. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Irish-bred racing greyhounds exported to the United Kingdom in each of years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20982/21]

Agrifood Sector

Paul Kehoe

223. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available for a proposed project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21000/21]

Animal Feedstuffs

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

224. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is giving consideration to expanding nationwide the pilot scheme currently being run by the Bantry marine research station which is investigating the effects of using red seaweed in animal feed as a means to reduce methane emissions from cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21002/21]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

225. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will honour the commitment in the Programme for Government to work to retain factory weighing of pelagic fish in the context of negotiations on the new EU control regulation; the position regarding the current oversight of weighing systems in Irish fish production factories including tamper-proof systems that are observed by direct video link to the SFPA and subject to unannounced inspections by the NSAI at any time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21026/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Denis Naughten

226. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if each agricultural planner can only submit ten applications for farmers under the proposed agri-environmental pilot project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21035/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Denis Naughten

227. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it will be ensured that measures for the results-based payments under the proposed agri-environmental pilot project will not be weather dependent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21036/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Denis Naughten

228. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the additional €79 million allocated for agri-environment and farm safety initiatives in Budget 2021 will be allocated; the amount of this funding sourced from the carbon fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21037/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Denis Naughten

229. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the proposed agri-environmental pilot project is primarily replacing income forgone by farmers; if farmers will have to pay for training under the project; the reason the maximum payments, even with such strict eligibility criteria, have been set so low; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21038/21]

Transport Policy

Holly Cairns

230. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department and agencies under his remit encourage and facilitate employees to use active travel to commute to work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Marian Harkin

2430. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the resumption of under 18s and pony equestrian competition; the timeline for the resumption of this activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20460/21]

Animal Welfare

Emer Higgins

2431. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to enforce the issuing of equine identifications given the critical situation in relation to horse neglect and cruelty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18111/21]

Animal Sales

Emer Higgins

2432. Deputy Emer Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider adapting change of ownership laws in relation to equine purchasing in order that the onus is on the seller to change ownership and not the purchaser; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18112/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Peadar Tóibín

2433. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total CAP payments to Irish farmers in each of the years 2010 to 2020. [18121/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Peadar Tóibín

2434. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total pillar II funding received by Irish farmers in each of the years 2010 to 2020. [18122/21]

Agriculture Industry

Peadar Tóibín

2435. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of profit from the agricultural sector repatriated abroad. [18124/21]

Beef Industry

Peadar Tóibín

2436. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount the Irish beef sector contributed to the Irish economy as a percentage of GDP and in euro from 2010 to 2020. [18125/21]

Beef Exports

Peadar Tóibín

2437. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of Irish beef exports in each of the years 2010 to 2020, by country. [18126/21]

Beef Exports

Peadar Tóibín

2438. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of Irish beef exports to date in 2021, by country. [18127/21]

Beef Industry

Peadar Tóibín

2439. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a monthly catalogue of beef prices from 2010 to 2020. [18128/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

2440. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been allocated annually to farmers in each of the years 2017 to 2020; the annual payment received from the EU; the annual contribution by Ireland; the annual administration costs associated with operating the payments in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18172/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Jackie Cahill

2441. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of the base payment for the upcoming pilot of the new agri-environmental scheme; and if participating farmers will receive the maximum base payment through this trial period. [18195/21]

Land Issues

Marian Harkin

2442. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the packages that have been put in place to compensate landowners that had lands damaged or destroyed by the Shass Mountain Landslide in Drumkeeran, County Leitrim in June 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18211/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Pádraig O'Sullivan

2443. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been allocated annually to Irish farmers from 2017 to 2020, in tabular form; the annual payment of same received from the European Union in addition to the annual contribution of his Department; if he will include the annual administration costs associated with operating the payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18250/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Michael Healy-Rae

2444. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding point-to-point racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18321/21]

Agriculture Scheme Appeals

Rose Conway-Walsh

2445. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is the case that when his Department appeals a decision by the Agricultural Appeals Office there is no legal obligation to inform the farmer impacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18332/21]

Beekeeping Industry

Patrick Costello

2446. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions his Department made in relation to reports of the importation of bees here from Italy (details supplied) to ensure that such importation does not result in the parallel importation of the small hive beetle which is prevalent in Italy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18338/21]

Beekeeping Industry

Patrick Costello

2447. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action that has been taken by his Department to ensure that imported European strains will not interbreed with native bees affecting the unique biodiversity of Irish bees as was witnessed previously with the varroa mite given that Ireland has the purest remaining population of black bees in Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18339/21]

Beekeeping Industry

Mattie McGrath

2448. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to protect the native Irish honey bee that is under significant health threats as a result of the high levels of bees being imported into the country; the efforts he is taking to prevent the native bee from being destroyed and to have it protected as a native and rare species to be preserved; the protections his Department is putting in place as a result of the large increase in bee imports in 2020 which is up 327% on 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18349/21]

Land Issues

Martin Browne

2449. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of peat soil per county in tabular form. [18352/21]

Common Agricultural Policy

Martin Browne

2450. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a list will be provided of the areas of peat soils which will be included in GAEC 2 of the new CAP in County Tipperary; and the number of farms effected. [18353/21]

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]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

2471. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to secure a tuna quota for Ireland in view of the fact that some EU partners are seeking an expansion to their existing tuna quotas; the tonnage of tuna caught within Ireland’s EEZ waters; the countries fishing for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18677/21]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

2472. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of French vessels inspected, detained, prosecuted and fined for fishing infringements within Ireland’s territorial waters EEZ from 2010 to date; the amount of fish quota French vessels caught in the same waters during the period in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18678/21]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Joe Carey

2473. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the 2020 ANC payment in respect of a person (details supplied) will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18704/21]

Basic Payment Scheme

Brendan Griffin

2474. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a basic payment penalty review appeal in respect of a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18757/21]

Hen Harriers

Jackie Cahill

2475. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person who purchases land that was previously in the hen harrier scheme can now qualify for entry into the hen harrier scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18826/21]

Fishing Licences

Éamon Ó Cuív

2476. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an offer for a sea fishing licence (details supplied) was subsequently withdrawn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18871/21]

Brexit Issues

Éamon Ó Cuív

2477. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the discussions that are taking place with the UK authorities to ensure the ending of the Brexit transition period particularly in relation to SPS requirements on the UK side will not impact adversely on Irish agriculture and food production; if any of these discussions are taking place on a bilateral basis or if all of the meetings are being conducted through the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18877/21]

Imports Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

2478. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of relevant goods entering Irish ports from the UK that are subject to physical SPS checks; the percentage required under EU law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18876/21]

Cuanta agus Céanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

2479. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén dul chun cinn atá beartaithe a dhéanamh i mbliana maidir le forbairt na céibhe domhainmhara ag Ros an Mhíl; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [18891/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Dara Calleary

2480. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is funding available to goat farmers that wish to establish a society (details supplied). [18952/21]

Seafood Sector

Ged Nash

2481. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason representatives for crewmen and women are absent from the recently established Seafood Sector Taskforce; if he will commit to expanding the current taskforce to ensure the views of crewmen and women are represented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18969/21]

EU Regulations

Mattie McGrath

2482. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 358 of 16 December 2020, if he will clarify and address matters in relation to the Court of Auditors Report dated 22 December 2006 referenced (details supplied). [18984/21]

Tuberculosis Incidence

Jackie Cahill

2483. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to a herd owner who lost a significant proportion of their herd due to TB prior to the reference dates for the organic nitrogen reduction for BEAM 2019, if force majeure can be implied as the herd is already significantly reduced prior to the commencement of the reference period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18995/21]

Agriculture Schemes

Niamh Smyth

2484. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will deliver the maximum base payment to farmers in the agri-environmental REPs scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18996/21]

Aquaculture Licences

Michael Healy-Rae

2485. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department is refusing licences as the employment is of vital importance to a locality and community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19013/21]

Wildlife Control

Seán Canney

2486. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on recent reports that up to 15 million bees from Italy may be released in Northern Ireland later in April 2021; if he has been in contact with beekeepers across the country who are very concerned at this proposed release; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19045/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

2487. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department imposed a 15 km buffer zone on all forestry projects without having the necessary resources in place to process screened in files, which has resulted in a backlog in the ecology section of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19058/21]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

2488. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of engagement his Department has with the nursery sector on species required to meet the climate action targets given the three year lead in time involved to produce saplings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19059/21]

Food Industry

Matt Carthy

2489. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to examine the feasibility of creating organic-only canteens and food provision within public services such as hospitals as proposed by the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19108/21]

School Meals Programme

Matt Carthy

2490. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding that has been allocated to the school fruit and vegetable scheme in each of the years 2010 to 2020, in tabular form; the funding amounts within each year that have been provided by EU funds; the estimated corresponding figures for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19109/21]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]