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Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Departmental Equipment
Richard Bruton
1035. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current applications of alcohol-based hand sanitiser to the pesticide control division for biocidal product registration awaiting approval by date of application. [7386/21]
Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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Common Agricultural Policy
Holly Cairns
1036. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he has made to the EU regarding Common Agricultural Policy negotiations to ensure that the next round of funding will be used to promote improved animal welfare on farms as is committed to in the programme for Government; the amount of funding that will be available to address animal welfare issues on farms in Ireland in 2021; the way in which it will it be distributed; the agency that will be responsible for implementing and monitoring animal welfare improvements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7458/21]
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Animal Breeding Regulations
Holly Cairns
1037. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he plans to take to regulate the breeding, ownership, sale or supply of exotic species; when he plans to introduce legislation to that effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7459/21]
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Animal Welfare
Holly Cairns
1038. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional urban horse welfare programmes he will introduce in 2021 as per the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7460/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Animal Feedstuffs
Carol Nolan
239. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an impact assessment has been conducted by his Department with respect to the Irish feed industry following the imposition of duties on products listed in EU-US WTO Aircraft Dispute - Regulation 2020/1646; if he will consider introducing supports for the grain and feed sector in this scenario; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6259/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Felling Licences
Seán Sherlock
240. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a felling licence will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6040/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Colm Burke
241. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of plans to reopen point-to-point horse racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6050/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Forestry Sector
Brendan Griffin
242. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average time the forestry appeals committee takes to determine a decision in relation to appeals; his views on the optimal time the committee should take when determining an appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6057/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Forestry Sector
Brendan Griffin
243. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific engagements he has had with the forestry appeals committee in order to ensure that its multiple divisions increase their sitting days and output in view of the licensing crisis facing the forestry and timber industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6058/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
244. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements he has had with his European counterparts to secure support for the amendment 269 worded operations located in the remote Irish Islands, Greek Islands and in the Croatian islands of Dugi Otok, Vis, Mljet and Lastovo in the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and repealing Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (COM(2018)0390 – C8-0270/2018 – 2018/0210(COD)); if this amendment will be supported which will give special recognition to Irish islands in the new EMFF; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6114/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Fishing Vessel Safety
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
245. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and his Department will re-engage with a person (details supplied) to examine possibilities to compensate as a result of stability issues which were discovered on a vessel that they purchased from another European state rendering the vessel unfit for sea and unsafe and which left them in serious financial hardship; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6115/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Brexit Issues
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
246. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the arrangements that have been agreed with the UK Government to allow Irish fishers to fish inside the 12 nautical mile limit in Northern Ireland; if any Irish vessels have been registered to date; the number that have sought to be registered; when these arrangements will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6116/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
247. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to seek increased quotas to fish stocks during upcoming European negotiations following the Brexit trade deal which will have a significant impact on Ireland’s TAC’s in future years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6117/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
248. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek increased share of fish quotas for species haddock, monk fish, hake, nephrops and mackerel based on the amount of fish caught by Irish vessels averaged over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6118/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
249. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when fishers will be informed of their allocated quota for horse mackerel in 2021; the reason there has been a delay in releasing this quota to Irish fishers when fishers from other European member states have received their allocation and have been fishing since the beginning of January 2021; when the allocation will be finalised and released to fishers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6119/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Seán Sherlock
250. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of point-to-point racing. [6128/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Fishing Licences
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
251. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the feasibility of issuing non-transferable transition Irish fishing licences to the fishers based in this State and who hold a UK fishing licence as suggested by some campaigners. [6130/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Fishing Industry
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
252. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quota allocation or financial benefit accruing to the Irish fishing industry from the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Greenland and a new protocol that will strengthen fisheries co-operation for the next four years with the possibility of a two-year extension. [6134/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Beef Industry
Brendan Griffin
253. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will appoint an independent meat regulator with statutory powers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6164/21]
Thu, 4 Feb 2021
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Covid-19 Pandemic
Paul Kehoe
254. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider point-to-point as an elite sport in terms of employment but also in terms of the money generated to the economy in order that it can return in the coming weeks taking into account the stringent protocols put in place through work with organisations and a person (details supplied) since meetings were resumed in 2020. [6082/21]