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Wed, 15 Dec 2021
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Assisted Animal Reproduction
Eoin Ó Broin
226. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an up-to-date register exists in Ireland of registered germinal product establishments including canine semen and has been established as per EU regulations; and if so, the location in which the public can access the register. [62273/21]
Wed, 15 Dec 2021
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Assisted Animal Reproduction
Eoin Ó Broin
227. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a registered list of veterinarians for the purposes of carrying out the necessary requirements under Article 39 of the EU Regulations 2020/686; and if the list of veterinarians is available to the public. [62274/21]
Wed, 15 Dec 2021
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Assisted Animal Reproduction
Eoin Ó Broin
228. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the requirements under Article 36 of the EU Regulations 2020/686 are monitored; and the protections and training requirements that exist to ensure that the artificial insemination and or extraction of semen of canines other than greyhounds is carried out by a qualified person. [62275/21]
Wed, 15 Dec 2021
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Assisted Animal Reproduction
Eoin Ó Broin
229. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is a legal requirement for canine fertility clinics to have an on-site veterinarian; if his Department maintains a list of canine fertility clinics; and the inspection mechanism in place for ensuring high animal welfare standards. [62276/21]
Wed, 15 Dec 2021
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Agriculture Industry
Michael Healy-Rae
230. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there is an impending shortage of fertiliser due to the increased cost of the supply and availability of same for farmers in spring 2022; if his Department is putting measures in place to introduce a rescue package to assist farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62285/21]
Wed, 15 Dec 2021
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Food Industry
Holly Cairns
231. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the pledges made and initiatives taken by Ireland in the agricultural sector at the COP 26 United Nations Climate Change Conference given Ireland's commitments at the United Nations Food Systems Summit and Food Vision's 2030 ambition for Ireland to become an international leader on sustainable food systems, specifically regarding the rationale for Ireland joining the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate but not endorsing the Policy Action Agenda for a Just Transition to Sustainable Food and Agriculture at COP26; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62384/21]
Wed, 15 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
232. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that are in place in meat processing plants to halt the spread of the Omicron variant of Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62385/21]
Wed, 15 Dec 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Holly Cairns
233. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the measures in place to monitor the health and working conditions in meat processing plants to prevent further clusters of Covid-19. [62387/21]
Wed, 15 Dec 2021
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Departmental Funding
Holly Cairns
234. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided to a scheme run by a farming organisation (details supplied) annually since 2017; the role of his Department in oversight of the spending of these funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62388/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Agriculture Industry
Michael Healy-Rae
758. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his officials have not followed up on their commitment to meet with a farmer (details supplied) with regard to the forced closure of their industry as they had committed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61121/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Agriculture Industry
Michael Healy-Rae
759. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he has not replied to correspondence from a farmer (detailed supplied) which is of the most serious nature on concerns regarding the forced closure of their business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61123/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Agriculture Industry
Michael Healy-Rae
760. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his officials are refusing to review the statutory redundancy being offered to staff affected by the closure of the mink farming industry in Ireland despite his own commitment at the Oireachtas Committee hearing on 15 July 2021 to do so; if his officials will be instructed as a matter of urgency to examine what a more appropriate package of redundancy would be; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61124/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
Alan Dillon
761. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of CAP funding for Leader; if consideration is being given to increasing the budget for the Leader Programme 2023-2027; the efforts being undertaken to drive bottom-up community-led investment to create and sustain employment in rural Ireland as per the high-level ambitions of Leader 2023-2027 outlined in the draft CAP strategic plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61154/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Agriculture Schemes
John McGuinness
762. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if appeals lodged by a person (details supplied) relative to the BPS for 2019, 2020 and 2021 will be expedited and approved; if the power line corridors highlighted on images of their farm holding submitted with the appeals will be included in their claim for benefits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61185/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Control of Horses
Thomas Gould
763. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the horse project for Cork city. [61204/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Live Exports
Michael McNamara
764. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has adopted a strategy in advance of the position adopted by the European Parliament ANIT committee (Committee of Inquiry into the Protection of Animals During Transport) which in effect would stop live exports of calves under 35 days old and prevent the transport of in-calf cows domestically in their third trimester being discussed at the Farm Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61209/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Live Exports
Michael McNamara
765. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will conduct a full impact assessment of the effect proposals (details supplied) would have on Irish agriculture, in particular, in terms of impact on the dairying and beef sectors, the loss of critical markets for live exports and the potential for creating unanticipated animal welfare problems domestically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61210/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
766. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale for the transfer of €7 million in capital expenditure from the forestry budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61234/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Forestry Sector
Holly Cairns
767. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that the €7 million in capital expenditure intended to be moved from the forestry budget is spent on community and small-scale tree-planting initiatives for National Tree Week 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61235/21]
Tue, 14 Dec 2021
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Forestry Sector
John McGuinness
768. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an application before the Forest Service by persons (details supplied) submitted on 20 October 2020 is still awaiting a decision and is being delayed by the NPWS which apparently has no wildlife ranger in place to provide a report; the action he is taking to deal with the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61323/21]