Parliamentary questions

EU Regulations

Matt Carthy

408. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on the European Union Commission Regulation amending Annex 17 to EC Regulation No. 1907/2006 to ban the use of lead gunshot over and within 100 m of Ramsar defined wetlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20826/20]

EU Regulations

Matt Carthy

409. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the persons or body that will fulfil the duty of enforcement officers as per the European Union Commission Regulation amending Annex 17 to EC Regulation No 1907/2006 to ban the use lead gunshot over and within 100 m of Ramsar defined wetlands; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20827/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Matt Carthy

529. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the proposed social housing development at a location (details supplied); his views on the development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20764/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic Supports

Matt Carthy

681. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason students from agricultural colleges are excluded from applying for the Covid-19 education fund; if the position will be reviewed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20266/20]

Rent Supplement Scheme

Matt Carthy

861. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of applications by county received for rent allowance support during the Covid-19 period; the number of applications granted and refused, respectively by county; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20260/20]

Fishing Industry

Matt Carthy

934. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that a ban on super trawlers fishing vessels from Irish waters is enacted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20231/20]

Brexit Issues

Matt Carthy

935. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency measures he will enact for Irish fisheries to prepare for the prospect of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20232/20]

Fishing Industry

Matt Carthy

936. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the support schemes that will be available to Irish coastal fishing vessels to avail of emerging biomass technology and initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20233/20]

Common Fisheries Policy

Matt Carthy

937. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to request a renegotiation of the EU Common Fisheries Policy with a view to securing additional proportion of quotas for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20234/20]

Rockall Island Ownership

Matt Carthy

938. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the waters adjacent to Rockall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20235/20]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

939. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications granted in connection to forestry in each year since 2015 and to date in 2020, by county; the number within a year that were appealed to the forestry appeals committee; the average length of appeals in each year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20236/20]

Common Agricultural Policy

Matt Carthy

940. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to continue the convergence process through the CAP transition period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20237/20]

Pigmeat Sector

Matt Carthy

941. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide a bespoke financial scheme to support the pig sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20238/20]

Pigmeat Sector

Matt Carthy

942. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pig farmers by county; the average number of pigs per farm and county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20239/20]

Tuberculosis Eradication Programme

Matt Carthy

943. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers that have been vaccinated and culled, respectively, in each year since 2010 and to date in 2020; his views on whether the measures have been effective in tackling tuberculosis; if vaccination or culling is more effective in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20240/20]

Tuberculosis Incidence

Matt Carthy

944. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of instances of tuberculosis reported in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of farms affected; the number of tuberculosis instances associated with suckler herds; the number associated with dairy herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20242/20]

Tuberculosis Incidence

Matt Carthy

945. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the new measures he proposes to implement to address the continued prevalence of tuberculosis outbreaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20243/20]

Sustainable Development Goals

Matt Carthy

946. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the commitment of Ireland to the sustainable development goals will be reflected in the Strategy and Work Plans 2020-2025; the way in which progress towards achieving the goals will be monitored and reported annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20244/20]

Agricultural Colleges

Matt Carthy

947. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allocate funds to students in agricultural colleges similar to those available to students in other institutions through the Covid-19 education fund in view of the fact that agricultural colleges are excluded from that scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20245/20]

Environmental Policy

Matt Carthy

948. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of his engagement with the European Commission regarding the prospect of a ban on the use of glyphosate; the contingency measures he will employ should such a ban be proposed and or implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20246/20]

Common Agricultural Policy

Matt Carthy

949. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals for an early retirement scheme in the new CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20247/20]

Agriculture Industry

Matt Carthy

950. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms that availed of the nitrates directive derogation by county in each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20248/20]

Beef Industry

Matt Carthy

951. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will pursue a certification for carbon-neutral beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20249/20]

Harbours and Piers

Matt Carthy

952. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a deep water quay at Ros A Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre, County Galway; his plans to pursue the development of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20251/20]

Harbours and Piers

Matt Carthy

953. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the planning permission for a deep water quay at Ros An Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre will expire; if the project will be developed prior to expiration of permission; if an application will be made to extend planning permission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20252/20]

Harbours and Piers

Matt Carthy

954. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the cost-benefit analysis commissioned by his Department and conducted by a company (details supplied) on a deep water quay at Ros A Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre, County Galway concluded that it was a worthwhile project; the cost of this report; his proposed actions on foot of the findings of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20253/20]

EU Funding

Matt Carthy

955. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funds his Department received from the EU MFF in respect of pillar 1 in each year since 2010; the expected return for 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20254/20]

EU Funding

Matt Carthy

956. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funds his Department expects to receive based on the agreement of the European Council from the EU MFF in respect of pillar 1 in each year of the next MFF in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20255/20]

EU Funding

Matt Carthy

957. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funds his Department received from the EU MFF in respect of pillar 2 in each year since 2010; the expected return for 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20256/20]

EU Funding

Matt Carthy

958. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funds his Department expects to receive based on the agreement of the European Council from the EU MFF in respect of pillar 2 in each year of the next MFF in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20257/20]

Tillage Sector

Matt Carthy

959. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of acres per county which were planted with rye in each year since 2010 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20258/20]

GLAS Issues

Matt Carthy

963. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average amount of hedgerows in hectares; and the average amount of scrubland in hectares per farm taking part in the GLAS scheme by county within bands of 100 hectares in tabular form. [20455/20]

GLAS Issues

Matt Carthy

964. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average amount of hedgerows in hectares; and the average amount of scrubland in hectares per farm taking part in the GLAS scheme by county within bands (details supplied) in tabular form. [20456/20]

Agriculture Schemes

Matt Carthy

971. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if contractors will be allowed to avail of funding under the LESS scheme; if consideration will be given to funding conversion kits for existing machinery for either farmers or contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20754/20]

Agriculture Schemes

Matt Carthy

972. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available under the LESS scheme in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the amount of funding drawn down by person and county in tabular form. [20755/20]

Agriculture Schemes

Matt Carthy

973. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to December 2020 to expand the LESS scheme to allow contractors to apply; his further plans or to allow farmers to avail of the grant if they employ a licensed contractor using LESS equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20756/20]

Agriculture Schemes

Matt Carthy

974. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding made available under the BEAM scheme to date; and the amount drawn down by county and year in tabular form. [20757/20]

Environmental Policy

Matt Carthy

975. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that has been completed with regard to the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030; if materials, correspondence, and reports relating to the matter will be provided; if maps relating to proposed SACs and SPAs will be provided (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20759/20]

Sustainable Development Goals

Matt Carthy

976. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the commitment of Ireland to the sustainable development goals will be reflected in the Strategy and Work Plans 2020-2025 of his Department; the way in which progress towards achieving the SDGs will be monitored and reported annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20760/20]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

977. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of felling licenses applied for in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by quarter and by county; if the applications were successful or unsuccessful; the number of initial applications appealed; if the appeals were successful or unsuccessful; the number of objections to such licences; the county from which the objection was lodged; the county the application was for; the amount of time that passed between the submission of an application and the application being either denied or granted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20761/20]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

978. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the considerations he has given with regard to the introduction of charges for felling licence application; if materials, reports, briefings and correspondence relating to the matter will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20762/20]

Health Screening Programmes

Matt Carthy

1227. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 540 of 13 May 2020, if the reason a person (details supplied) experienced a delay between providing a cervical screening sample on 22 November 2018 and receiving a positive cancer diagnosis based on that sample on 25 October 2019 will be examined in view of the fact the HSE has not provided a response; the reason for the delay in the commencement of treatment for the diagnosis until March 2020; the recourse that will be provided to them as a result of the failures and delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20267/20]

Horticulture Sector

Matt Carthy

246. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the horticulture sector will be supported; if the mushroom production and processing industry and all related food production entities will have continued access to Irish peat which is an essential raw material for their viability into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19239/20]

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Matt Carthy

81. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the grant funding allocated to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission for 2015 to 2020. [18620/20]

Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

Matt Carthy

82. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount by which the grant requested by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission increased; if correspondence, reports, briefings or materials relating to the reason such requests were granted or not for the period 2015 to 2020 will be provided. [18621/20]

Farm Safety

Matt Carthy

85. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funding provided by his Department or via bodies it funds for farm safety week in each of the years 2015 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18846/20]

Driver Test

Matt Carthy

188. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of driver theory tests scheduled, passed and failed by category and by quarter in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [18833/20]

State Properties

Matt Carthy

308. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her Department owns a folio (details supplied); if so, when the land parcels were taken into Departmental ownership; the reason the land parcels were taken into Departmental ownership; if they are not in Departmental ownership, the reason the Land Registry indicates they are; if it will be rectified; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19067/20]

Social and Affordable Housing

Matt Carthy

331. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of affordable houses he plans to deliver by year in County Monaghan over the course of the Programme for Government; and if he will provide his definition of affordable. [18266/20]

Tenant Purchase Scheme

Matt Carthy

355. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to amend the tenant purchase scheme to allow for tenants residing in dwellings acquired under Part 5 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to purchase their homes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18867/20]

Housing Assistance Payment

Matt Carthy

356. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will consider a scheme in which a HAP-type payment can be made to parents whose adult children that qualify for HAP reside or return to the family dwelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18868/20]

Planning Issues

Matt Carthy

363. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the action he plans to take to allow for effected parties to resume operations with regard to the Supreme Court ruling of 1 July 2020 striking down a provision under section 177 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 allowing for substitute consent; if he will provide each report, briefing and item of correspondence in relation to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19059/20]

Housing Estates

Matt Carthy

364. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the regulations in place to ensure that new housing developments ensure access to adequate childcare facilities; the position regarding housing developments (details supplied) in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19060/20]

Departmental Staff

Matt Carthy

651. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff at each grade based at each Department office in tabular form. [18834/20]

Common Agricultural Policy

Matt Carthy

652. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the EU funds allocated to Ireland for the European agriculture guarantee fund in each of the years 2017 to 2020; the amount of unspent funding in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18835/20]

Common Agricultural Policy

Matt Carthy

653. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the EU funds allocated to Ireland from the European agriculture rural development fund in each of the years 2017 to 2020; the amount of unspent funding in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18836/20]

Common Agricultural Policy

Matt Carthy

654. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the EU veterinary funding allocated to Ireland in each of the years 2017 to 2020; the amount of unspent funding in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18837/20]

Fishing Industry

Matt Carthy

655. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the EU fisheries funding allocated to Ireland for the EFF and the EMFF, respectively in each of the years 2017 to 2020; the amount of unspent funding in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18838/20]

Common Agricultural Policy

Matt Carthy

656. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms which are family farms; the average size of the farms; the average annual pillar 1 CAP payments received by the farms; the average annual pillar 2 CAP payments received by the farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18839/20]

Common Agricultural Policy

Matt Carthy

657. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms which are not family farms; the average size of the farms; the average annual pillar 1 CAP payments received by the farms; the average annual pillar 2 CAP payments received by the farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18840/20]

Agriculture Industry

Matt Carthy

658. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a study will be commissioned into the impact of micro-farms on the domestic economy and on the agrifood sector in particular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18841/20]

Farm Safety

Matt Carthy

664. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding provided by his Department directly or via bodies under his aegis for farm safety week in each of the years 2015 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19184/20]

Farm Safety

Matt Carthy

665. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding provided by his Department directly or via bodies under his aegis for Farm Safety Week for each of the years 2015 to 2019; in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19185/20]

EU Regulations

Matt Carthy

666. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if briefings, correspondence, reports or materials on the appropriateness of effectiveness of use of the Ramsar convention with regard to the draft Commission regulation amending Annex 27 to EC Regulation No 1907/2006 will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19186/20]

EU Regulations

Matt Carthy

667. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consultation carried out with An Garda Síochána, the Department of Justice and Equality, the Defence Forces, and the Department of Defence with regard to the draft EU Commission regulation amending Annex 27 to EC Regulation No 1907/2006; if all materials, correspondence, briefings and reports relating to such consultation will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19187/20]

Environmental Schemes

Matt Carthy

668. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the arrangements that have been put in place with regard to mapping wetlands here as defined under the Ramsar convention; if briefings, reports, correspondence, findings, or estimates will be provided; if maps will be provided in shapefile format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19188/20]

EU Regulations

Matt Carthy

669. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the persons or body that will fulfil the duty of enforcement officers per the draft EU Commission regulation amending Annex 27 to EC Regulation No 1907/2006; if materials, reports, correspondence, or briefings on the matter will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19189/20]

EU Regulations

Matt Carthy

670. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way he plans to vote on the draft EU Commission regulation amending Annex 27 to EC Regulation No 1907/2006 in September 2020; if materials, reports, correspondence or briefings with regard to considerations on the way in which he will vote will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19190/20]

Environmental Schemes

Matt Carthy

671. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if materials, reports, correspondence or briefings with regard to a new proposed peatland rewetting scheme will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19191/20]

Land Parcel Identification System

Matt Carthy

672. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body the new land parcel information system Agland is being developed by and in conjunction with; if materials, reports, correspondence or briefings on the system will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19192/20]

Organic Farming

Matt Carthy

673. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of farmland under organic management by county in each of the years 2015 to 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19193/20]

Livestock Issues

Matt Carthy

674. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all materials, reports, correspondence and briefings in relation to considerations to introduce mandatory electronic identification for cattle will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19194/20]

Livestock Issues

Matt Carthy

675. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if available reports, briefings, reports or correspondence with regard to potential costs to farmers as a result of introducing mandatory electronic identification for cattle will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19195/20]

Environmental Schemes

Matt Carthy

676. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients and the amount received by recipient of funding under the pearl mussel scheme by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19196/20]

Environmental Schemes

Matt Carthy

677. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body the new land parcel map of grasslands and bogs is being developed by and in conjunction with; the reason a guide (details supplied) was chosen to define grassland; the manner in which it is subject to change; the parameters being used for the definition of bog; and if materials, reports, correspondence or briefings in relation to the matter will be provided. [19197/20]

Beef Industry

Matt Carthy

678. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he has had with An Bord Bia in relation to Northern Ireland being part of the Irish beef protected geographical indication, PGI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19198/20]

Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme

Matt Carthy

679. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of successful applications to the BEEP scheme by county in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the average amount received by applicant by county by quarter in the same period in tabular form. [19199/20]

Sheep Welfare Scheme

Matt Carthy

680. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of successful applications to the sheep welfare scheme by county in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the average amount received per applicant by county and by quarter in the same period in tabular form. [19200/20]

Sheep Welfare Scheme

Matt Carthy

681. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of unsuccessful applicants to the sheep welfare scheme by county in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the reason each application was denied in tabular form. [19201/20]

GLAS Issues

Matt Carthy

682. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of successful applicants to the GLAS scheme by county in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the average amount received per applicant by county by quarter two in the same period in tabular form. [19202/20]

GLAS Issues

Matt Carthy

683. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of unsuccessful applicants to the GLAS scheme by county in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020; and the reason each application was denied in tabular form. [19203/20]

Commonage Land Use

Matt Carthy

684. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers operating on commonages; and the number on areas of natural constraint by county in each of the years the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19204/20]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Matt Carthy

685. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of successful applications to the areas of natural constraint scheme by county in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19205/20]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Matt Carthy

686. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on the areas of natural constraint scheme by county in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by person and county in tabular form. [19206/20]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Matt Carthy

687. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the planned spend on the areas of natural constraint scheme for each the years 2021 to 2025. [19207/20]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Matt Carthy

688. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of funding for the areas of natural constraint scheme between the Exchequer and EU funds for each of the years 2015 to 2020, in tabular form. [19208/20]

Organic Farming

Matt Carthy

689. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of farms by county defined as organic for each the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, in tabular form. [19209/20]

Farms Data

Matt Carthy

690. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average amount of hedgerows in hectares; and the average amount of scrubland in hectares per farm by county within bands of 100 ha in tabular form. [19210/20]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

691. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all materials, briefings, reports and correspondence relating to his consideration of introducing fees for forestry licences will be provided. [19211/20]

Animal Diseases

Matt Carthy

692. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all materials correspondence, briefings and reports relating to communication between his Department and his counterpart in the Northern Ireland Executive with regard to the 2020 outbreak of avian flu H6N1 will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19213/20]

Meat Processing Plants

Matt Carthy

693. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all materials, correspondence, reports and briefings regarding the two meat plants recently ordered to revert to manual grading of carcasses will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19214/20]

Beef Industry

Matt Carthy

694. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all materials, correspondence, reports and briefings relating to the An Bord Bia application for PGI status of Irish beef will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19215/20]

Agriculture Industry

Matt Carthy

695. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total area used for agriculture here by sector and county, in tabular form. [19216/20]

Farms Data

Matt Carthy

696. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms here, within bands (details supplied), by county, in tabular form. [19217/20]

Farms Data

Matt Carthy

697. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average amount of hedgerows in hectares; and the average amount of scrubland in hectares, per farm, by county, within bands (details supplied), in tabular form. [19218/20]

Adoption Data

Matt Carthy

700. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the criteria required to meet the requirements of habitual residency in the context of adopting a child from abroad; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18831/20]

Adoption Data

Matt Carthy

701. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his views on the case a person (details supplied); and the procedure for naturalisation in cases in which a child from another country is adopted by parents here. [18832/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Matt Carthy

732. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the guidance available to childcare facilities regarding September 2020 reopening, specifically for drop offs, afterschool programmes and situations in which it is not feasible for pods and classes to avoid mixing; when further guidance will be published on these matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19062/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Matt Carthy

733. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the guidance available to childcare facilities for providing breakfast to students in cases in which it will not be feasible to do so on a pod and class basis and in which time prohibits the scheduling of rotation and cleaning between such a rotation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19063/20]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Matt Carthy

734. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the guidance available to childcare facilities providing after-school services on cleaning rooms between rotations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19064/20]