Parliamentary questions

Environmental Impact Assessments

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

1272. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the evidential basis used by his Department that allows for a 500 m or 5 ha threshold for the removal of hedgerows without permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54769/22]

Environmental Impact Assessments

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

1273. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will consider reducing the 500 m threshold for permits for the removal of hedgerows pending the outcome of the EIA (agriculture) review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54770/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Creed

1274. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment under the areas of natural constraints scheme. [54857/22]

Greyhound Industry

Neasa Hourigan

1275. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that a greyhound trainer (details supplied) who was issued with an exclusion order by Greyhound Racing Ireland effective from 1 July 2022, due to seven adverse analytical findings from greyhounds in the person's care, was allowed to have a dog named 'Well Met', which they own and train, in a race in Shelbourne Park on 17 September 2022, and was televised on Virgin Media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54935/22]

Greyhound Industry

Neasa Hourigan

1276. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that were microchipped and tattooed in Ireland from 2010 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54936/22]

Forestry Sector

Jennifer Whitmore

1277. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when details of the new forestry scheme will be available in order that forestry businesses can plan in an attempt to prevent job losses in the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54938/22]

Greyhound Industry

Jennifer Whitmore

1278. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department carried out an investigation into the discovery of greyhound remains in a bog in Newbridge in August 2022; if post mortems were conducted; if the cause and date of death and identity of the greyhounds were established; if a search for further remains took place; and if prosecutions are pending. [54945/22]

Greyhound Industry

Jennifer Whitmore

1279. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured at races and trials to date in 2022; the type of injuries; the date and track where each occurred; the number of greyhounds killed by track vets; the number and cause of racing fatalities; the results of any related post-mortems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54946/22]

Greyhound Industry

Jennifer Whitmore

1280. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if data have been collected on greyhounds that are put down at races in the past five years; if any of them had treatable injuries; the number that were destroyed on economic grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54947/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Brendan Griffin

1281. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department consulted and engaged with hill farmers before the ACRES scheme was launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54993/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Pa Daly

1282. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the deadline for Glas first-tranche applicants beyond 10 November 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54995/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Pa Daly

1283. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged local farmers in advance of the launch of the current ACRES scheme to elicit feedback on sustainability and conservation of the rural landscape; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54996/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Robert Troy

1284. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the way in which designations are interpreted with regard to the ACRES scheme; if designations are accepted from bodies such as BirdWatch Ireland in a “hearsay” manner; and his views on whether such designations should not have any standing in relation to qualification for this scheme and that designations should only be accepted in writing from the National Parks and Wildlife Service. [55015/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Robert Troy

1285. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the appeals process for the ACRES scheme where an applicant feels an incorrect designation has been affixed to a landholding. [55016/22]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

1286. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the direct diplomatic representations that have been made by the Irish Government to the governments of Norway, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland in relation to the serious concerns in the Irish fishing industry regarding the huge quota in migratory pelagic species that these countries have allocated, in their territorial waters, to their fishing industries, without reference to the need to fish these species based on the available scientific surveys and sustainable practices and without an agreed approach with Ireland and other EU Member States that these species spawn in or migrate through. [55067/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Healy-Rae

1287. 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. [55104/22]

Common Fisheries Policy

Holly Cairns

1288. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline his engagement with the inshore fishing sector concerning the upcoming Common Fisheries Policy negotiations. [55147/22]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

1289. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to support fishers facing rising fuel costs. [55148/22]

Departmental Funding

Holly Cairns

1290. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide start-up funding to a producer organisation once it is approved to enable it to perform its functions. [55150/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Pádraig O'Sullivan

1291. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with Coillte and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform regarding the Coillte pensions; if discussions have taken place about increasing the pension payments for retired workers given that their pensions have not been increased since 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55195/22]

Assisted Animal Reproduction

Michael Healy-Rae

1292. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovine embryos in total that were exported to Australia between the period 1 January 2018 to 5 October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55204/22]

Assisted Animal Reproduction

Michael Healy-Rae

1293. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ET technicians who are currently licensed by his Department to export embryos to Australia; the specific period of time that these ET technicians have been awarded their ET export licences for Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55205/22]

Assisted Animal Reproduction

Michael Healy-Rae

1294. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pedigree cattle embryos in total that were exported to Australia between the period 1 January 2018 to 5 October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55206/22]

Assisted Animal Reproduction

Michael Healy-Rae

1295. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pedigree parthenaise cattle embryos in total that were exported to Australia between the period 1 January 2018 to 5 October 2022; his Department's eartag details for the sires and dams for each pedigree parthenaise cattle embryo exported to Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55208/22]

Assisted Animal Reproduction

Michael Healy-Rae

1296. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pedigree parthenaise cattle embryos in total that were exported from Ireland between the period 1 January 1 2018 to 5 October 2022, his Department's eartag details for the sires and dams for each pedigree parthenaise cattle embryo exported; the destinations which the exports took place; which of his Department's licensed exporters that each of the export consignments originated from; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55209/22]

Animal Diseases

Michael Healy-Rae

1297. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to a recent parliamentary question, where data was requested on his Department's decision to introduce mandatory TB testing of bovines over 36 months of age at six-month intervals and where such a decision was agreed, by which industry stakeholders; the specific fora; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55210/22]

Animal Diseases

Michael Healy-Rae

1298. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will identify and state the exact references contained in the EU animal health law regulation 2016/429, which he has referenced as the data source for implementing the new six-month TB testing rule for animals over 36 months of age that will be moved through livestock marts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55211/22]

Departmental Funding

Joe Carey

1299. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a report on funding provided to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55286/22]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

1300. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the exact breakdown of figures for thoroughbred horses that are rendered, those that die in training and those euthanised at home, in tabular form. [55302/22]

Forestry Sector

Charles Flanagan

1301. Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of planting, felling and road licences issued for forestry operations in each of the past five years; the volume of timber licensed for felling; the number of hectares licensed for planting; the number of jobs in the sector each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55308/22]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

1302. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way he has used the EMFAF crisis mechanism, triggered by the European Commission in March 2022, to support the fisheries sector, including details of measures designed to support the inshore sector. [55422/22]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

1303. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately put in place the new forestry programme 2023-2027. [55423/22]

Common Fisheries Policy

Holly Cairns

1304. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on strengthening the Common Fisheries Policy for small-scale and inshore fleet segments in the upcoming negotiations on this policy. [55424/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Robert Troy

1305. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to a scheme whereby landowners can apply for assistance with cutting back roadside trees with ash die-back or other diseases that may cause an increased danger of falling trees on public roads. [55451/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael McNamara

1306. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will grant an extension to the timeframe for applications regarding the new ACRES scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55472/22]

Public Sector Pensions

Catherine Murphy

1307. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total expenditure by his Department on pension payments to former civil servants in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the total payments made to former civil servants, including a breakdown of the grade they held upon retirement, and the number of persons in each grade, in tabular form; and if he will provide separate schedules for payments to former civil servants appointed before and after 6 April 1995. [55474/22]

Departmental Staff

Catherine Murphy

1308. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of officials in his Department who have undertaken the Harvard Business School advanced management programme in the past ten years to date; the grade of each official and the cost for each attendee, in tabular form. [55475/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Jackie Cahill

1309. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a penalty for a farmer participating in the BDGP scheme who is exiting sucklers now on age grounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55496/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Paul Kehoe

1310. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there has been any further change to the deadline for submission of applications to the ACRES scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55502/22]

Agricultural Colleges

Catherine Murphy

1311. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full-time students enrolled in Teagasc agricultural colleges in 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [55523/22]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

1312. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of containers inspected by his departmental officials following arrival into Dublin Port from 1 November 2021 to 1 November 2022, in tabular form. [55527/22]

Animal Carcase Disposal

Ivana Bacik

1313. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legislation that covers the safe and appropriate transport of animal carcasses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55567/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Matt Carthy

1314. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants in agri-environmental schemes (details supplied) for each of the years 2014 to 2021 and to date in 2022; the total allocation by scheme and by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55577/22]

Data Protection

Catherine Murphy

1315. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner in respect of a person (details supplied) and their right to have personal information corrected that is held by his Department; and if he will clarify the position and or provide a timeline in respect of their employment in his Department. [55609/22]

Brexit Supports

Holly Cairns

1316. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the total amounts distributed under the business model adjustment scheme for the inshore fleet. [55645/22]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

1317. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to ensure the processing of forestry licences from private companies. [55649/22]

Departmental Strategies

Patrick Costello

310. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific actions that his Department will take in relation to the iNAP2 plan, to ensure that cross-discipline research is enabled. [53905/22]

Departmental Strategies

Patrick Costello

311. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department is utilising the research data generated from Irish research in relation to the iNAP2 plan to date; and if his Department has analysed it or requested any communication with the scientists in order to ensure that the research is translated into policy. [53908/22]

Forestry Sector

Marian Harkin

312. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that the Forest Service does not routinely require the licensee to provide his Department with notification of when felling works are to be commenced and concluded, even where felling licences are issued for a period of ten years, given his role in monitoring and enforcing forestry licences (details supplied). [53914/22]

Forestry Sector

Marian Harkin

313. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he, as a shareholder in Coillte Teoranta, will clarify information regarding the estimated volume of timber to be felled under felling licences dated 2021, granted by his Department (details supplied). [53915/22]

Forestry Sector

Marian Harkin

314. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he, as a shareholder in Coillte Teoranta, will provide a detailed explanation as to the reason that the area of forest classed as 'High Conservation Value Forest' managed by Coillte has decreased by 11,016 hectares (approximately 10%) from 107,083 hectares to 96,097 hectares over the past 12 months, according to reports (details supplied). [53916/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Colm Burke

315. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to reviewing the proposed ten-unit cap on milking parlours under the TAMS scheme, in view of this parlour size being inadequate, to ensure that two generations of farming families can make a reasonable living from dairy farming together with other factors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53933/22]

Fishing Industry

Brendan Griffin

316. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 866 of 18 October 2022, if he will provide clarification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53961/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Healy-Rae

317. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the timeframe for applications for a scheme (details supplied) can be extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53994/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Brendan Griffin

318. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the deadline for applications to the ACRES scheme beyond 10 November 2022, given the complications with the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54001/22]

Pension Provisions

Richard O'Donoghue

319. Deputy Richard O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will assist in securing a rise for the pensions of retired Coillte employees (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54004/22]

Horse Racing Industry

Michael Healy-Rae

320. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54009/22]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

321. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the New Forestry programme will be launched as the sector has been anxiously awaiting the launch of the new Programme which is a 'make or break' initiative for the future of the industry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54046/22]

Forestry Sector

Michael Lowry

322. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the implementation of the new forest programme; the reasons for the new forest programme's slow implementation (details supplied); the measures that are being taken to assist the forestry industry given the dire situation that is now developing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54064/22]

Greyhound Industry

Neasa Hourigan

323. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the 4,859 samples taken from racing greyhounds at race meetings, sales meeting, private kennels and trails in 2021, that were obtained at race meetings; the percentage of the total samples that were fully analysed at a INAB accredited Laboratory and which prohibited substances were tested for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54083/22]

Greyhound Industry

Neasa Hourigan

324. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that the RCÉTS (Rásaíocht Con Éireann Traceability System) is enforced for racing greyhounds resident in Northern Ireland, who regularly travel south of the border to race at Irish tracks and return home immediately since greyhound kennels in Northern Ireland are outside the jurisdiction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54084/22]

Greyhound Industry

Neasa Hourigan

325. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a licensed greyhound trainer with an adverse analytical finding retires and relinquishes their licence before their dog's adverse analytical finding comes before the control committee, if the finding is quashed and the trainer later reapplies for a trainer's licence, does the adverse analytical finding remain quashed or is it reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54085/22]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

326. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the area of GPC3 plantations which have been approved by his Department since 1 January 2022 that have not yet progressed to planting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54086/22]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

327. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will specify the annual rate of afforestation COFORD have identified as required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54088/22]

Forestry Sector

Paul Kehoe

328. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual target for afforestation under the native tree area scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54090/22]

Agriculture Industry

Holly Cairns

329. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to an organisation's (details supplied) concerns regarding the cut in beef prices that farmers receive in factors and its impact on their capacity for winter finishing. [54094/22]

Fishing Industry

Holly Cairns

330. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he is taking to prohibit pair trawling inside the six-mile limit. [54095/22]

Animal Identification Schemes

Danny Healy-Rae

194. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53696/22]

Environmental Policy

Martin Browne

195. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that farming organisations have not been engaged with by his Department in relation to the EU Nature Restoration Law proposal; if he intends to carry out an economic impact assessment of the proposals contained within the document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53749/22]

Environmental Policy

Martin Browne

196. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on concerns that the sustainability of food production in Ireland would be negatively affected should land be put out of use through the implementation of measures contained within the EU Nature Restoration Law proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53750/22]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

197. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the impact that the EU Restoration Law proposal may have on the 8,000 hectare per year afforestation target and consequent carbon sequestration targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53751/22]

Environmental Policy

Martin Browne

198. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the additional proposed changes demanded of the agriculture sector in relation to the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law; his views on the way that this may further distort the unequal relationship between Ireland through trade agreements between the EU and third-party countries who may not have similar environmental aspirations as those proposed in the EU Nature Restoration Law; his views on the consequences of this for producers in the Irish agricultural industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53752/22]

Live Exports

Brian Leddin

199. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will adopt recommendations by the veterinary official who accompanied a livestock shipment and the recommendations highlighted in the recently published scientific opinion of the European Food Safety Authority and will not authorise future shipments of livestock when sea temperatures of 25 degrees or above are predicted in view of the extremely high temperatures and humidity during recent shipments to Egypt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53783/22]

Live Exports

Brian Leddin

200. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to ensure that cattle are not subjected to temperatures and humidity levels that cause severe heat stress to the animals for a large part of the journey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53784/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Moynihan

201. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider including the purchase of fertiliser spreaders in the TAMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53809/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Colm Burke

202. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to reviewing the proposed changes to the dairy beef welfare scheme from 2023, wherein the scheme currently rewards farmers rearing progeny from the dairy herd via a payment of €20 per calf weighed, where he is now proposing to change the criteria of the scheme by rewarding dairy farm breeders for using high dairy beef index sires in dairy herds instead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53820/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Colm Burke

203. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that pedigree stock bulls are to be excluded from the dairy beef welfare scheme from 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53821/22]

Wastewater Treatment

Holly Cairns

204. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to examine the implications of the EPA report on Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2021 and its findings on the inshore fishing sector. [53882/22]

Forestry Sector

Marian Harkin

205. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2116 of 8 September 2022, when he will be informing the Director-General of the Environment of the European Commission of the error in his Department's letter dated 24 November 2021, and specifically informing the Director-General of the Environment of the European Commission that 232,000 hectares, and not 136,000 hectares as previously advised by his Department to DG ENV, of the Coillte estate is on peatland soils, that is, 53% of the Coillte estate. [53891/22]

Forestry Sector

Marian Harkin

206. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the 232,000 hectares of the Coillte estate on peatland soils that are planted with trees, and to apportion the total figure between lands on peatland soils planted with trees managed by Coillte primarily for commercial timber production and lands on peatland soils planted with trees managed by Coillte, primarily for biodiversity protection. [53892/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Robert Troy

76. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that are available to incentivise farmers to erect solar panels on rooftops and to establish anaerobic digestion schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53175/22]

Fishing Industry

Christopher O'Sullivan

77. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the atypical working scheme for non-EEA crew will now enable vessels under 15 metres in length to hire non-EEA crew given that previously fishing vessels under 15 metres were excluded from same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53165/22]

Common Agricultural Policy

Jennifer Murnane O'Connor

79. Deputy Jennifer Murnane O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding that is being provided for the roll-out of the new CAP Strategic Plan to support farm investment and encourage climate and biodiversity action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53171/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Marian Harkin

81. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the ramping-up of energy production on Irish farms and in particular, the use of anaerobic digesters. [53252/22]

Live Exports

Brian Leddin

82. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that a livestock vessel (details supplied) did not dock at Alexandria port on 13 October 2022 as was authorised by him, but instead docked the following day at Damietta port; if he was advised of this change in destination during the journey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53244/22]

Animal Diseases

Brendan Smith

83. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when provision will be made in the TB compensation scheme to provide for realistic payments for pedigree animals that are depopulated; if his attention has been drawn to the adverse impact that the loss of some pedigree herds will have on the livestock sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52959/22]

Agriculture Industry

Alan Dillon

84. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the efforts by his Department to address issues regarding farmer mental health given that a recent study to coincide with agri mental health week found that almost one quarter of Irish farmers are at risk of taking their own life, and another recent UCD study showed that 80% of rural farmers suffered from mental distress and depression. [53205/22]

Agriculture Industry

Denis Naughten

85. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that he is undertaking to support Ireland’s wool industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47187/22]

Food Security

Thomas Gould

86. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to maintain and develop food security in Ireland given the impact of the Ukrainian crisis on European food supplies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53167/22]

Agriculture Schemes

David Stanton

87. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 203 of 26 May 2022 and No. 133 of 31 March 2022, the progress that has been made to date in supporting farmers to generate renewable energy for their own use or for potential sale to the grid under the TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53220/22]

Forestry Sector

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

88. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the forestry programme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53246/22]

Agriculture Industry

Bernard Durkan

89. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to liaise with the energy and climate reduction sectors to ensure that both agriculture production and climate measures such as emission reductions are balanced in such a way as to ensure the effectiveness and viability of both; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53201/22]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

90. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that he is taking in response to backlogs in the forestry licensing system. [53208/22]

Forestry Sector

Holly Cairns

91. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that he is taking to increase the low national rate of afforestation. [53209/22]

Control of Horses

Maurice Quinlivan

92. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that there is sufficient legislation to deal with the challenge of wandering and stray horses in urban areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53097/22]

Animal Diseases

Brendan Smith

93. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when compensation payments will be increased in respect of the depopulation of animals and herds due to TB; if particular provision will be made to pay proper compensation to owners of pedigree animals to reflect their market value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52958/22]

Forestry Sector

Aindrias Moynihan

94. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any measures to introduce a new ash dieback scheme for impacted landowners will be included in the new forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53163/22]

Agriculture Industry

Peadar Tóibín

95. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has undertaken efforts to measure the average percentage increase in the cost of fertiliser in each of the past five years; and if so, if he will provide such statistics. [53057/22]

Veterinary Services

Pádraig O'Sullivan

96. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with the veterinary industry regarding the considerable shortage of qualified vets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53080/22]

Agriculture Schemes

Peadar Tóibín

97. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who availed of a grant under the sheep welfare scheme in 2022. [53060/22]