Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Farm Safety

Bernard Durkan

591. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which farm safety continues to be a major issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35535/23]

Animal Diseases

Bernard Durkan

592. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which ongoing efforts are made to identify the causes of intermittent outbreaks of bovine TB; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35536/23]

Food Industry

Bernard Durkan

593. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons currently employed directly or indirectly in the agri-food sector; the extent to which it is expected to ensure the future of the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35537/23]

Pigmeat Sector

Bernard Durkan

594. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which a specific plan for the pigmeat industry continues in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35538/23]

Agriculture Industry

Bernard Durkan

595. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his Department continue to monitor production costs in the poultry sector with particular reference to the need to ensure a stable cost base; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35539/23]

Food Industry

Bernard Durkan

596. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that no further reduction in viable agricultural land is conceded to the forestry industry or other sectors thus reducing the food production capacity of the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35540/23]

Live Exports

Bernard Durkan

597. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which rigorous controls exists in terms of animal welfare in the context of the handling and exporting of surplus calves from the dairy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35541/23]

Climate Action Plan

Bernard Durkan

598. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which measures to comply with carbon reduction targets are in consort with those applicable in other European countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35542/23]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

187. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a detailed timeline of correspondence between his Department and the European Commission concerning the proposed forestry programme and its compatibility with EU state aid rules in 2023. [34407/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

188. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage with the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform and ask officials from his Department and the Office of Public Works to re-engage with a person (details supplied) to discuss a safe and fair management system for the water courses that run through his farm land from all the hills in the surrounding townlands into the sea at the adjoining public beach. [34417/23]

Agriculture Industry

Pádraig O'Sullivan

189. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given to requests previously made by the Irish Beef and Lamb Association, IBLA, at both the beef market task force and the suckler brand proposition forum that his Department create a national herd DNA profile database in order to enhance the traceability options available for Irish beef being included and rolled out as part of the new national herd genotyping programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34424/23]

Agriculture Industry

Pádraig O'Sullivan

190. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department, through An Bord Bia, intends to use the unique position Ireland is in with regard to genotyping to allow origin confirmatory testing of beef labelled as Irish beef or variants to this claim to ensure there is the highest possible standards of traceability for Irish beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34425/23]

Agriculture Industry

Pádraig O'Sullivan

191. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he does not intend to establish enhanced origin testing for Irish beef using Genomic or DNA technology, the reason for this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34426/23]

Departmental Expenditure

Seán Sherlock

192. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid by his Department in 2022 and to date in 2023 on outside or third-party reports of a technical nature or qualitative and quantitative nature, by payee, in tabular form. [34463/23]

Departmental Funding

Thomas Gould

193. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Government funding received by the National Dairy Council; and if they are required to submit accounts to his, or any Department. [34524/23]

Grant Payments

Michael Creed

194. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive their 2021 Glas payment. [34559/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Brian Leddin

195. Deputy Brian Leddin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the proposed trial on micro biodigesters has commenced; what supports are in place for micro biodigesters in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34562/23]

Horse Racing Industry

Paul Murphy

196. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Chief Executive of Horse Racing Ireland was the one to choose who would conduct the independent review of IHRBs financial issue (details supplied); if he will review this decision and appoint an independent auditor with no connection to the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34594/23]

Agriculture Industry

Claire Kerrane

197. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle herds in the State with livestock units, LSU, of 350 or higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34599/23]

Agriculture Industry

Claire Kerrane

198. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of pig farms in the State with livestock units, LSU, of 350 or higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34600/23]