Parliamentary questions

Animal Breeding Regulations

Seán Sherlock

255. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to combat the rise of puppies from puppy farms being transported between Scotland and Ireland.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6173/21]

Meat Processing Plants

Bríd Smith

256. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a specific meat processing plant (details supplied) has provided for workers who have recently arrived here to quarantine in line with public health advice before commencing work at the plant; if inspectors from his Department at the plant have oversight knowledge or any regulatory role in relation to workers who have recently arrived in order to ensure public health advice is being followed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6186/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Claire Kerrane

257. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if puppy training facilities come under animal welfare and related services as per the list of essential services under level 5 restrictions. [6194/21]

Calafoirt agus Céanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

258. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a bheidh an chéad chlár caipitil d’fhorbairtí ar na calafoirt iascaigh eile á réiteach agus á fhoilsiú; agus cé mhéad bliain a chlúdófar leis an gclár seo; cén uair a tháinig deireadh leis an gclár deiridh; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [6198/21]

Covid-19 Pandemic

Joe Carey

259. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the work underway by his Department to facilitate the return of point-to-point racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6199/21]

Calafoirt agus Céanna

Éamon Ó Cuív

260. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair atá sé i gceist ag a Roinn comharthaí a chur suas agus an ché a mharcáil le péint bhuí ag treorú paisinéirí maidir leis na coinníollacha sláinte poiblí a bhaineann le scaradh sóisialta ag an gcalafort paisinéirí i Ros a Mhíl; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [6203/21]

Sustainable Development Goals

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

261. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department’s new statement of strategy will support the implementation of the sustainable development goals; if specific goals and sub-targets have been identified as being particularly relevant to his Department's work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6217/21]

Sustainable Development Goals

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

262. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the policies and plans through which his Department will be working towards the achievement of the specific sustainable development goals targets that fall under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6222/21]

Beef Industry

Denis Naughten

263. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the condition of the beef finisher payment that animals had to be slaughtered in the State if a farmer can provide evidence that while exported the live animals were in fact slaughtered outside the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6228/21]

Beef Industry

Niamh Smyth

264. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6293/21]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

916. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts he has made to secure a share of the bluefin tuna for Irish fishers for 2021 through engagements with the EU Commission and International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna, ICCAT; and the details of the outcome of engagements on the matter. [4999/21]

Foreshore Issues

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

917. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 662 of 27 May 2020, the outcome of the report drafted by the marine engineering division on the construction of road approximately 400 m in length along the foreshore of Lough Foyle at Clar, Redcastle, County Donegal. [5000/21]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

918. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all sectors of the fishing industry including the producer organisations, fishing co-ops, inshore fishing organisations and islands fishing organisations will be represented on the task force that he has announced for the industry. [5001/21]

Maritime Safety

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

919. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the review of the decision to not proceed with the sea survival centre at the fisheries school at Greencastle, County Donegal. [5002/21]

Harbours and Piers

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

920. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the review of the request from Donegal County Council to centrally fund the completion of the breakwater at Greencastle Harbour, County Donegal and the development of the harbour to increase the potential for fisheries and tourism. [5003/21]

Herd Number Applications

Niamh Smyth

921. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions a person (details supplied) should take in view of the fact they cannot obtain a herd number due to Covid-19. [5029/21]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

922. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recorded landings by UK-registered vessels at each harbour nationwide in each of the years 2016 to 2020, in tabular form. [5053/21]

Fishing Industry

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

923. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider extending the landing times for UK-registered vessels at some designated ports nationwide from Monday to Friday to seven days a week with regard to the safety of fishers and the limitations of the weather that impacts on their livelihoods. [5054/21]

EU Regulations

Carol Nolan

924. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek an update on the legal advice submitted to the Office of the Attorney General by organisations (details supplied) with respect to the derogation provided for in article 105(4) of Regulation EU 2019/6 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5061/21]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Michael McNamara

925. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5090/21]