Parliamentary questions

Departmental Policies

Richard Bruton

32. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Justice how it is intended to phase in the new community safety plans; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8347/24]

Deportation Orders

Pádraig O'Sullivan

33. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of times in this jurisdiction the EU Dublin Regulation has been enforced per annum since September 1997; the number of escorted deportations that have occurred since 2018; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8158/24]

Substance Misuse

Gino Kenny

34. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice how many minors or people aged under 18 years have been charged with possession of a controlled drug for personal use for each of the year 2017 to 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8324/24]

Middle East

Catherine Connolly

35. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Justice the number of people currently in Gaza who have permission to remain in Ireland, or who have a visa to live, study or work in Ireland; the steps being taken by her Department to assist them in exiting Gaza; the details of any engagement between her Department and the Department of Foreign Affairs in this regard since October 2023; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8203/24]

An Garda Síochána

Bernard Durkan

36. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice to indicate the efforts currently in hand to ensure an adequate number of gardaí by way of recruitment to ensure the adequate strength of the force; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8247/24]

Substance Misuse

Gino Kenny

37. Deputy Gino Kenny asked the Minister for Justice how many people received an adult caution for the possession of cannabis for personal use since cannabis was included in the adult caution scheme; how many people have been brought before the courts for simple possession of cannabis since the inclusion of cannabis under the adult caution scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8322/24]

An Garda Síochána

Aindrias Moynihan

38. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice the current numbers of gardaí for each Cork division in February 2024; to confirm the number of gardaí in February 2023 for each Cork division; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8314/24]

Prison Service

Éamon Ó Cuív

39. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice the steps being taken to reduce overcrowding in the Prison Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7783/24]

Freedom of Speech

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

40. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Justice her plans to tackle the increasing number of SLAPP cases being taken against media outlets in Ireland. [8242/24]

Prison Service

Pádraig O'Sullivan

41. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice if she will provide extra capacity at the old Cork Prison site to offset any overcrowding in the new block; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8157/24]

Antisocial Behaviour

Aindrias Moynihan

42. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Justice what measures are being considered under the expert forum on antisocial behaviour; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8315/24]

Departmental Meetings

Jackie Cahill

48. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his attendance at a meeting (details supplied). [1699/24]

Organic Farming

Alan Farrell

50. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s efforts to increase the number of organic farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8385/24]

Departmental Meetings

Brendan Smith

51. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his attendance at a meeting (details supplied). [1697/24]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

52. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of land afforested in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; and the Government's target for afforestation in 2024. [7872/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Aindrias Moynihan

55. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for continuing delays in advance payments for participation of ACRES in tranche 1 under general ACRES and co-operation ACRES; the rationale on interim payments being made to participants; to provide a timeline for when calculations will complete to issue full payments due to farmers under ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8312/24]

Brexit Issues

Pádraig O'Sullivan

56. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the new UK import controls are impacting small Irish agrifood businesses. [8374/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Aindrias Moynihan

59. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for clarification on the sheep improvement scheme and whether affected hill flock participants identified in 2023 will have an option open to them for 2024 to select new actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8313/24]

Climate Action Plan

Darren O'Rourke

61. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine about the delayed actions his Department is leading on as part of the climate action plan 2023; the proportion that are complete and the proportion that are delayed; if any are still outstanding from the 2021 climate action plan; the expected timeline for delivery for all delayed actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8337/24]

Animal Welfare

Thomas Gould

62. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he provided additional funding for the protection of animal welfare during recent cold weather. [8367/24]

Nitrates Usage

Violet-Anne Wynne

63. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will comment on agricultural sustainability in the context of the nitrates derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8371/24]

Hare Coursing

Paul Murphy

65. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will legislate to ban hare coursing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8357/24]

Livestock Issues

Brian Stanley

66. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department can provide grant aid or any other assistance to Mountrath livestock mart to reopen for business. [3927/24]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Bernard Durkan

67. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that productive agricultural land currently contributing to food production in this country is not decommissioned in favour of climate change objectives and that all possible scientific and dietary means are used to ensure carbon reduction without affecting the food-productive capacity of this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8248/24]

Inshore Fisheries

Catherine Connolly

68. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of work to develop the new inshore fisheries sector strategy, in light of the fact that the previous one expired in 2023; the timeline for the publication of the new strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8250/24]

Control of Horses

Maurice Quinlivan

69. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to address the issue of unchipped horses wandering in urban settings, considering the Department does not maintain a centralised database in relation to levels of non-compliance for failure to microchip equines or the number of horses impounded. [5644/24]

Departmental Strategies

Niamh Smyth

70. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the work of the working group on women in agriculture. [8277/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael McNamara

71. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers in the CP areas of ACRES who carry out approved "non-profit investments" in 2024 will be reimbursed under the scheme; if he will confirm that it will be in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8353/24]

Animal Welfare

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

72. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to encourage responsible dog ownership. [8245/24]

Departmental Meetings

Michael Moynihan

73. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his attendance at a meeting (details supplied). [1698/24]

Departmental Bodies

Catherine Connolly

74. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 33 of 14 December 2023, for an update on the work of the wool council; if the €30,000 in departmental funding has been drawn down to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8243/24]

Live Exports

Brian Leddin

75. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the minimum age for the live export of calves to 28 days and the minimum weight to 50 kg; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8321/24]

Control of Horses

Maurice Quinlivan

76. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to tackle the issues of maltreated and unchipped horses in Limerick’s urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8360/24]

Legislative Programme

Rose Conway-Walsh

77. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the legislative programme. [3505/24]

Exports Growth

Colm Burke

79. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on the resumption of beef exports to China following a recent diplomatic visit by the Chinese Premier in January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5646/24]

Agriculture Supports

Pádraig O'Sullivan

80. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Cork North-Central is in receipt of funding for projects supporting agrifood tourism initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8375/24]

Fisheries Protection

Jennifer Whitmore

81. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the process and timelines for decision surrounding the consultation on trawling activity inside the six-nautical-mile zone. [7870/24]

Climate Action Plan

Richard Bruton

82. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current rate of take-up of new farm methods which he regards as key to the Government climate ambitions and the step up needed by 2030 to meet the targets. [8346/24]

Forestry Sector

Marian Harkin

83. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the recent power outages in parts of County Leitrim during storm Isha as a result of poorly maintained forests, where some areas in County Leitrim were without power for up to six days, what actions he plans to take to ensure remediation works are carried out as a matter of urgency and furthermore that proper planning is adhered to in the planting of new forests. [8279/24]

Common Agricultural Policy

Paul Murphy

84. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied with the distribution of CAP direct payments, whereby the top eight recipients received more than €200,000 each, compared with an average payment of less than €9,657; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8355/24]

Land Issues

Claire Kerrane

85. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what recent engagement he has had with regard to the residential zoned land tax and the potential impact of same on land actively being used for agricultural purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8156/24]

Agriculture Industry

Colm Burke

86. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to improve environmental sustainability on Irish farms, in particular in respect of soil health and nutrient management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8372/24]

Electricity Generation

David Stanton

87. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department is encouraging and supporting farmers to put solar panels on their farm buildings to generate electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8276/24]

Horticulture Sector

Matt Carthy

88. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the progress of his Department implementing the working paper to address challenges related to peat supply in the horticulture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7871/24]

Food Waste

Alan Farrell

89. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s efforts to tackle food waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8386/24]

Wildlife Protection

Darren O'Rourke

90. Deputy Darren O'Rourke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what efforts his Department is making to ensure farmers are incentivised to create and maintain habitats on farms under the Common Agricultural Policy strategic plan and the rural development plan. [8338/24]

Climate Action Plan

Richard Bruton

91. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered new measures in the likely context that the sectors for which he has responsibility cannot meet the targets in the climate plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8345/24]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Paul Murphy

92. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will act to reverse the reduction in the area under tillage in 2022 in light of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8356/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Alan Dillon

93. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8376/24]

Legislative Measures

Marian Harkin

94. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given there is no EU funding in place to support farmers to implement the nature restoration law, if he still support this legislation. [8335/24]