Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Agriculture Industry

Alan Dillon

32. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to encourage young people into the agricultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34769/23]

State Bodies

Thomas Gould

33. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of advertising by public bodies funded by his Department. [34714/23]

Food Industry

Bernard Durkan

34. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that agri-food imports into this country are only allowed from countries adhering to carbon reduction measures similar to those that apply in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34623/23]

Renewable Energy Generation

Ruairí Ó Murchú

35. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the interaction there has been with his Department and other Departments about the schemes currently under way and in the pipeline for renewable electricity production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34672/23]

Beef Sector

Alan Dillon

36. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the details and payments associated with the suckler carbon efficiency programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34768/23]

Nitrates Usage

Colm Burke

37. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the nitrates derogation and recent discussions regarding the proposed changes to the current levels which are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34491/23]

Agriculture Industry

Bernard Durkan

38. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that productive agricultural land currently contributing to food production in this country is not decommissioned in favour of climate change objectives and that all possible scientific and dietary means are used to ensure carbon reduction without affecting the food-productive capacity of this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34622/23]

Forestry Sector

Martin Browne

39. Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the progress being made in his Department’s engagement with the European Commission pertaining to the forestry programme 2023 – 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34530/23]

Food Industry

Brendan Smith

40. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that will be implemented to ensure that adequate supports are in place to continue to assist in the production of safe, high-quality and sustainably produced food due to this sector’s importance in providing food supply at home and in export earnings which are critical to the national economy and employment throughout the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34706/23]

Departmental Strategies

Richard Bruton

41. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether a land use strategy is being developed within which aspirations for forestry, the protection of biodiversity, climate, renewables and the bioeconomy could be evolved in a coherent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34169/23]

Forestry Sector

Claire Kerrane

42. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to establishing a dedicated forestry agency within his Department given the significant challenges in forestry and ongoing delays to the forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34613/23]

Fisheries Protection

Catherine Connolly

43. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 25 May 2023, for an update on plans for the introduction of measures to protect the sprat fishery, which is concentrated inside the six nautical mile zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34656/23]

Forestry Sector

Matt Carthy

44. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the targeted number of forestry licences to be issued in 2023; the number of licences issued to date, by type; and if he intends to revise this target. [34736/23]

Farm Costs

Peadar Tóibín

45. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has monitored the percentage increase in the cost of fertiliser in each month for the past three years; if so, if he will provide this data, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33818/23]

Agriculture Industry

Richard Bruton

46. Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the anticipated steps needed in order to implement carbon farming as a reliable source of income for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34170/23]

Citizens' Assembly

Thomas Gould

47. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s response to the Citizens' Assembly on Biodiversity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34713/23]

Forestry Sector

Aindrias Moynihan

48. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the progress of the independent review of the ash dieback scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34723/23]

Animal Passports

Maurice Quinlivan

49. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions in respect of owners failing to chip their horses; the number of horses impounded for non-compliance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33477/23]

Farm Inspections

Ruairí Ó Murchú

50. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is considering how there can be better interaction and co-operation between officials and agencies of his Department and other State agencies which are involved in inspections on farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34673/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Cathal Berry

560. Deputy Cathal Berry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he expects to introduce a suckler reduction scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35134/23]