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Fishing Industry
Christopher O'Sullivan
946. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the formation of the fisheries task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5515/21]
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Forestry Grants
Michael McNamara
947. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an applicant is precluded from receiving a grant in respect of the reforestation of a parcel of land if a grant was not obtained for the original afforestation of that land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5597/21]
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Land Issues
Jackie Cahill
948. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if land counts as hectares in the folio number in cases in which land is under a permanent lake; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5606/21]
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Forestry Management
Michael Healy-Rae
949. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5611/21]
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Beekeeping Industry
Seán Sherlock
950. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied). [5683/21]
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EU Funding
Denis Naughten
951. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the EU co-financed funding provided in 2015 and 2016 to the Irish dairy sector to address income volatility within the sector; the value of each measure introduced; the terms and conditions of each scheme; the level of compliance with the terms of each measure; the refunds sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5733/21]
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Livestock Issues
Denis Naughten
952. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a derogation from the 5% bovine livestock manure nitrogen on a holding that is locked up due to TB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5740/21]
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Teagasc Activities
Niamh Smyth
953. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review correspondence (details supplied); if further funding will be allocated to this facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5776/21]
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Beekeeping Industry
Jennifer Whitmore
954. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the restrictions in place on the importation of honeybees; if there is a licensing regime; if his Department monitors the level of compliance; the disease controls in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5796/21]
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Teagasc Activities
Rose Conway-Walsh
955. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons awaiting a place on a green certificate course by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5800/21]
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Teagasc Activities
Rose Conway-Walsh
956. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new green certificate places available for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5801/21]
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Sheep Welfare Scheme
Peter Burke
957. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a son or daughter taking over a family farm is not treated like a new entrant to the sheep welfare scheme given they are using the same herd number as previously held by a parent; if the rule will be reviewed based on the fact that the child may never have owned, bought or sold sheep under this herd number and their first transaction will be through the existing herd number; if his Department will engage with young farmers in such a situation; if relevant information such as current flock numbers will be taken into account when deciding on eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5813/21]
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Direct Payment Scheme
Martin Kenny
958. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide compensation to the farmers whose lands have been negatively impacted as a result of the landslide on Shass Mountain, County Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5845/21]
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Agriculture Schemes
Martin Kenny
959. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will allow farmers whose land has been negatively impacted as result of a landslide on Shass Mountain, County Leitrim to submit and claim ANC and BPS on these lands in their 2021 ANC and BPS applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5847/21]
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Teagasc Activities
Rose Conway-Walsh
960. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of course places available in each year since 2016 for green certificate qualification; the number of applicants for green certificate courses in each year since 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5856/21]
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Teagasc Activities
Rose Conway-Walsh
961. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the figures used to predict demand for places on green certificate courses; the demand predicted for 2021; the predicted demand for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5857/21]
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Livestock Issues
Carol Nolan
962. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if concerns that the 5% nitrate reduction criteria of the BEAM scheme is generating significant concern among farmers particularly regarding their capacity to meet the reduction target before the 30 June 2021 deadline will be addressed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5909/21]
Wed, 3 Feb 2021
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Census of Agriculture
Carol Nolan
963. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland has conducted a census of agriculture in 2020 in line with the integrated farm statistics Regulation (EU) No. 2018/1091; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5910/21]
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Agriculture Schemes
Carol Nolan
964. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the development of a successor scheme to GLAS as part of the 2021-2027 rural development programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5911/21]
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Fishing Industry
Thomas Pringle
965. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the task force on fisheries will be established further to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine meeting of 22 January 2021; the timeframe for the task force to be operational; when an announcement will be made for participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5934/21]