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Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Horse Racing Industry
Matt Carthy
748. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated by Horse Racing Ireland for the welfare of retired racehorses in each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12550/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Horse Racing Industry
Matt Carthy
749. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount expended by the Irish Horse Racing Regulatory Board on the testing of blood, urine and hair samples; the number of such tests carried out in each of the years 2012 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12551/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Matt Carthy
750. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the manner in which farmers can identify if the holding is within the boundaries for the cooperative projects of the agri-environment cooperative measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12552/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Matt Carthy
751. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current supports available from his Department for hemp farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12553/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Agriculture Industry
Matt Carthy
752. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost associated with producing an online survey tool in relation to unfair trading practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12554/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Organic Farming
Matt Carthy
753. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the targeted number of participants in the organic farm scheme for the years 2022 to 2030; the expected allocation to achieve such; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12560/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Organic Farming
Matt Carthy
754. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation related to organics, excepting the organic farm scheme in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the purpose of this funding; the recipient of this funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12561/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Climate Change Policy
Matt Carthy
755. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to meet the target contained within the Climate Action Plan to provide 1.6 TWh biomethane injected into the gas grid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12562/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Matt Carthy
756. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government has a 2030 or intermediary target for the adoption of multi-species swards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12563/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Matt Carthy
757. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated to multi-species sward scheme; the number of participants; the average payment by county and farm system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12564/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Forestry Sector
Matt Carthy
758. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to publish a report in relation to the recent correspondence of his Department to persons who have received afforestation licences but have not yet planted; if so, when he plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12565/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Climate Change Policy
Matt Carthy
759. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Government target by year for the adoption of low emissions slurry spreading technology; the intended allocation under TAMS to support same; the target number of farmers in receipt of such funds by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12566/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Matt Carthy
760. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers supported via TAMS in the purchase of low emissions slurry spreading technology to date; the total expenditure; the average grant by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12567/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Climate Change Policy
Matt Carthy
761. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional abatement impact expected through reducing chemical nitrogen use to 350,000 by 2025 and by a further 25,000 tonnes by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12568/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Food Industry
Colm Burke
762. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to putting in place a mechanism to allow for greater transparency along the entirety of the Irish food chain through the establishment of a regulator with sufficient powers such as a national food ombudsman (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12573/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Food Industry
Colm Burke
763. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made to date in respect of the establishment of the new office of the national food ombudsman, regulator or equivalent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12574/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Food Industry
Colm Burke
764. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding allocated in Budget 2021 and additional funding which had been allocated to date for the establishment of the new office of the national food ombudsman, regulator or equivalent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12575/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Forestry Sector
Sean Fleming
765. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an extension to the planting licence on lands (details supplied) will be granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12618/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Agriculture Schemes
Michael Healy-Rae
766. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12650/22]
Tue, 8 Mar 2022
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Land Issues
Catherine Murphy
767. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update in respect of releasing the Land Commission records; if he intends to open the archive on a phased basis; if the public will have access to the records; and the amount allocated to the release and digitisation of the records. [12651/22]