Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Invasive Species Policy

Violet-Anne Wynne

123. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has given consideration to a request from an organisation (details supplied) to temporarily suspend the importation of timber into Ireland while simultaneously setting up a taskforce and a National Forestry Strategy in his Department to oversee and investigate the biosecurity failings that allowed bark beetle to enter County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4633/24]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

124. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine about the significant lack of confidence from farmers in respect of the delays with the forestry programme and the need for the urgent establishment of a national forestry strategy taskforce to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4634/24]

Departmental Contracts

Claire Kerrane

433. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number, total value, and duration of each contract for services purchased from an organisation (details supplied) by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3702/24]

Departmental Contracts

Michael McNamara

434. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many tenders from alternative service providers were received for the services now being provided to his Department by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3773/24]

Departmental Contracts

Catherine Murphy

435. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has availed of services and-or consultancy from a list of related companies (details supplied) in the past five years to date; if so, if he will provide a schedule of costs and the purpose for which the company was engaged; and if he continued to use services provided by it. [3774/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

436. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on the provision of grant support for machinery for a type of farming (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3813/24]

Agriculture Industry

Claire Kerrane

437. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on the development of a framework for carbon farming including focus on carbon sequestration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3814/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Creed

438. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their young farmer top-up payment. [3818/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Brendan Griffin

439. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an organic payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3844/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Niall Collins

440. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1252 of 17 January 2024, if he could consider the request therein and restated in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3888/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Healy-Rae

441. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a farm payment appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3891/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Creed

442. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their ACRES payment. [3902/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

443. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with the Minister for Finance regarding concerns from farmers about taxation following receipt of two ACRES payments in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3967/24]

Greyhound Industry

Catherine Murphy

444. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who attended each race night event throughout December 2023 at Shelbourne Park Greyhound Stadium; and if he will provide same figures for December 2022, in tabular form. [4082/24]

Animal Breeding

Cian O'Callaghan

445. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on measures being taken to tackle puppy farming across the country; what is being done to enforce these measures; what measures are being taken to enforce dog microchipping regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4144/24]

Animal Welfare

Cian O'Callaghan

446. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Department will provide additional funding for organisations that provide out-of-hours services for animal welfare; if there are any plans to train gardaí, customs officers, etc. on animal welfare practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4145/24]

Agriculture Industry

Paul Murphy

447. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide inspection reports from 2019 to the present day for a company (details supplied). [4161/24]

Ministerial Staff

Catherine Murphy

448. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a schedule of the number of civilian drivers and Garda drivers attached to him and to Ministers of State of his Department; to provide the official work pattern for each driver and the total annual hours worked by each driver; and to indicate the number of drivers assigned to each Minister and Minister of State. [4213/24]

Fishing Industry

Ged Nash

449. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for his views on correspondence from an association (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4247/24]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

450. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to increase biosecurity measures in light of the outbreak of bark beetle in Cratloe, County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4332/24]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

451. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what ongoing supports his Department is offering to a cohort of farmers (details supplied); what engagements he has had with those farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4333/24]

Greyhound Industry

Neasa Hourigan

310. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the systems in place within Greyhound Racing Ireland to ensure any individual with a court-ordered ban from owning, keeping or breeding dogs for a specified period of time will be disqualified from owning and racing greyhounds at Irish race meets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3451/24]

Greyhound Industry

Neasa Hourigan

311. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether Greyhound Racing Ireland will consider imposing a lifetime ban on any member found guilty in the courts of cruelty to an animal, as an organisation (details supplied) does; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3452/24]

Agriculture Supports

Denis Naughten

312. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 20 April 2023, if he will outline the progress to facilitate farmers trading carbon credits; if he intends to establish a verifiable framework to record and manage net carbon sequestration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3524/24]

Departmental Websites

Colm Burke

313. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to address the issue with the AgFood Portal during December 2023 wherein key features in BISS were not accessible including the correspondence, in view that applicants who may have received correspondence from the Department in respect of BISS, CRISS and CISYF applications during this time did not receive a text alert or have access to their correspondence in BISS on their account on the AgFood Portal and were therefore unaware of the correspondence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3533/24]

Departmental Websites

Colm Burke

314. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what assistance, if any, his Department is providing to those effected by the technical issue with the AgFood Portal which occurred during December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3534/24]

Departmental Websites

Colm Burke

315. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to ensure that applicants who use the AgFood Portal are aware that there was a technical issue with the portal during December 2023, in view that time-sensitive correspondence may have been issued during this timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3535/24]

Greyhound Industry

Pauline Tully

316. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Rasaíocht Con Éireann laboratory has the capacity to test blood and hair follicle samples; and if so, the number of such tests carried out in 2023, in tabular form. [3576/24]

Departmental Funding

Pauline Tully

317. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget allocation for Sea Fisheries Protection Authority in 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [3577/24]

Animal Welfare

Thomas Pringle

170. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether electronic training collars should be banned for dogs, as is being discussed by the Advisory Council for Companion Animal Welfare; whether they can be used as part of the management of dogs to protect against attacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3106/24]

Wards of Court

Niamh Smyth

171. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to review correspondence (details supplied) and offer advice in this case. [3170/24]

Wards of Court

Ged Nash

172. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide figures for the number of staff directly employed in his Department who work from home/remotely as part of their working week; the percentage of staff on an overall basis who work from home at least one day a week; the number of working hours on average per week that staff in his Department work from home; the gender breakdown of those who avail of the opportunity to work from home/remotely; if they will provide the figures for 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3231/24]

Departmental Staff

Ged Nash

173. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide figures for the number of staff directly employed in agencies and bodies directly under his aegis who work from home/remotely as part of their working week; the percentage of staff on an overall basis who work from home at least one day a week; the number of working hours on average per week that staff in relevant agencies and bodies work from home; the gender breakdown of those who avail of the opportunity to work from home/remotely; if he will provide the figures for 2022 and 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3249/24]

Brexit Issues

Jim O'Callaghan

174. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his assessment of the likely impact of new United Kingdom import controls; the action by his Department in relation to this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3352/24]

Irish Sign Language

Neasa Hourigan

175. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of social media videos posted on his Departmental social media accounts or the social media accounts of public bodies and agencies that operate under his remit, that included closed captioning/subtitling and Irish sign language translations between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2023, inclusive. [3357/24]

Animal Welfare

Michael Healy-Rae

459. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a proposal (details supplied) to ban electric dog collars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2398/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

460. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2414/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

461. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2415/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

462. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2416/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

463. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2417/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

464. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2418/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

465. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2419/24]

Organic Farming

Catherine Connolly

466. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the name and location of all salmon farm sites in Ireland currently certified as organic; if any salmon farm sites either lost their organic certification or if any operators voluntarily withdrew from the organic certification bodies since 1 January 2022 to date in 2024; if so, to outline the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2420/24]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

467. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he considers the position of a person (details supplied) to be any longer tenable, given that the organisation over which they preside allowed an individual to continue to own and race greyhounds at tracks around this country for up to ten months after the said individual had been banned from owning, keeping or breeding a dog following a conviction for cruelty under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2441/24]

Harbours and Piers

Thomas Pringle

468. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is going to allocate funding to a pier which is widely used for fishing and water sports by the local community (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2470/24]

Trade Missions

Alan Kelly

469. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the food trade mission to Malaysia during November 2023; and the meetings he had during this visit. [2486/24]

Fishing Industry

Alan Kelly

470. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline, as of 15 January 2024, the capital work projects under the 2023 fishery harbours and coastal infrastructure development that are still under construction; and when each of those projects will be completed, in tabular form. [2487/24]

Grant Payments

Niamh Smyth

471. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not received their ACRES scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2513/24]

Forestry Sector

Matt Shanahan

472. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail, in tabular form, the net area of Sitka Spruce afforestation in Ireland each year from 2010 to 2023 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2573/24]

Forestry Sector

Matt Shanahan

473. Deputy Matt Shanahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm the number of afforestation licences on hand within his Department yet to be issued; the number of afforestation licences issued in 2023 and the weekly number of afforestation licences his Department estimates will issue for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2574/24]

Departmental Policies

Michael Creed

474. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify his Departments intentions regarding an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2591/24]

Greyhound Industry

Bríd Smith

475. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he believes that the current method of replacing owners names with the wording 'GRI-SALES' on a greyhound's page on the Greyhound Racing Ireland website is to conceal the export of Irish greyhounds to countries where there are inadequate animal welfare protection laws as in the case of greyhounds (details supplied) and if he considers this to be a sufficiently rigorous level of traceability for Irish greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2605/24]

Greyhound Industry

Bríd Smith

476. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how a greyhound (details supplied) is accounted for in RCETS considering that their last race in Ireland was 31 March 2023 at Shelbourne greyhound track; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2606/24]

Greyhound Industry

Bríd Smith

477. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how an Irish greyhound (details supplied) is accounted for in RCETS considering that their last race in Ireland was 15 September 2023 at Tralee greyhound track; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2607/24]

Official Travel

Catherine Murphy

478. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine he will provide a schedule of official flights and costs of same taken by him in 2023; if a schedule will be provided of all hotels he stayed in in 2023, including hotel name and cost per night while on official State business; and if the same information will be provided in respect of all accompanying staff and advisors. [2637/24]

Grant Payments

Mairéad Farrell

479. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he would consider starting the process again to contact fishers directly when grants become available as fishers may not see the updates on the website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2686/24]

Grant Payments

Mattie McGrath

480. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on an ACRES appeal; the reason for the delay in finalising this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2687/24]

Departmental Meetings

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn

481. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will convene a meeting of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Bord Bia, BIM, the fishing producer organisations and co-ops (details supplied) at the earliest opportunity to plot a course for the urgent rejuvenation of the seafood industry in Ireland following the stark findings of the recent Bord Bia report “2023-2024 future focused” that the value of Irish seafood exports declined by 14% over the past year and how this compares with another European country and coastal states such as Norway with a similar population to the Republic of Ireland. [2751/24]

Grant Payments

Violet-Anne Wynne

482. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the exact date he will pay all outstanding ACRES and ACRES co-operation payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2864/24]

Grant Payments

Violet-Anne Wynne

483. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will pay interest to those who receive delayed ACRES and ACRES co-operation payments; if so, what metric will be applied to calculate the rate of interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2865/24]

Grant Payments

Violet-Anne Wynne

484. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of ACRES and ACRES co-operation payments outstanding, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2866/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Creed

485. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has had such a significant reduction in their farm payments this year. [2891/24]

Agriculture Industry

Marc Ó Cathasaigh

486. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department will take domestically and internationally to meet the commitments outlined in the UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action, to which Ireland signed up to at COP28; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2930/24]

Greyhound Industry

Paul Murphy

487. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he has read the preferred results response to a report by a person (details supplied) about the greyhound industry; and whether he considers its findings should result in a change in Government policy on public support for the greyhound industry.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2959/24]

Agriculture Industry

Paul Murphy

488. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what steps are taken to ensure that the required storage facilities for chicken litter are in fact built after chicken farms are established. [2960/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Denis Naughten

489. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of hectares under water covered by the Shannon Callows flooding scheme; the percentage number of hectares that has been paid on under the scheme to date; if he will outline the criteria for selecting 15 hectares and determining such a cut off; the specific provisions made for farmers who have more than 15 hectares; the basis for this calculation, how was it verified/approved, and who selected the number of 230 eligible farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3007/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Denis Naughten

490. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of eligible farmers under the Shannon Callows flooding scheme; the number who submitted an application; the number paid to date; the number awaiting payment [3008/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Denis Naughten

491. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to Shannon Callows flooding scheme, if this is only covering the Shannon Callows special area of conservation; the reason there was there no reference to this when the scheme was announced; if he can justify why one farmer is being paid compensation and the adjoining framer is not eligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3009/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Denis Naughten

492. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to Shannon Callows flooding scheme, if he is aware of farmers with ten hectares or more flooded but they have only been paid for a proportion of these lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3010/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Denis Naughten

493. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to Shannon Callows flooding scheme, the reason the farmers along the Suck Callows, Cross River and the little Brosna River have been excluded from the scheme despite the fact that the lands have been flooded due to the upstream flow of waters from the River Shannon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3011/24]

Flood Relief Schemes

Denis Naughten

494. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to Shannon Callows Flooding Scheme, if the Sentinel satellite data aerial monitoring system is incapable of picking up images of water in the middle of the Callow land if grass is growing 3/4 ft high; the reason other open source satellite data which could identify water in such circumstances was not used; if any on the ground checks were performed by his Department to verify the data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3012/24]

Departmental Data

Catherine Murphy

495. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify whether the transfer of data and/or records from his Department that is transferred to other departments, State bodies and local authorities is in aggregated form or on an individual basis; and the reason the data and/or records are provided. [3075/24]

Departmental Funding

Joe Flaherty

265. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new IT system for which tenders have been sought by a club (details supplied) will be funded, in total or in-part, from the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2112/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Niamh Smyth

266. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) is still waiting on their ACRES payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2140/24]

Aquaculture Industry

Michael Healy-Rae

267. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many finfish aquaculture licences which were up for renewal have been passed through the statutory process and have been renewed by him in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2157/24]

Land Issues

Michael Lowry

268. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a tree growing on private land falls onto the public road and a car collides with an already fallen tree, is the landowner or the County Council liable particularly in the case of Ash trees impacted by Ash dieback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2159/24]

Land Issues

Michael Lowry

269. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that dealing with a fallen tree following a storm can often be the most dangerous tree related operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2160/24]

Forestry Sector

Verona Murphy

270. Deputy Verona Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the weekly number of forestry licences issuing remain so low; if there is an indication that 2024 will mirror the patterns observed in 2023; the reasons behind the continuing slow pace in licencing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2167/24]

Coillte Teoranta

Richard Boyd Barrett

271. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the commitment to keep all Coillte lands in public ownership in the Programme for Government and the claim on Coillte's website that land is available for sale; the steps the Government has taken to ensure that Coillte land is not sold or privatised during the life of this Government. [2182/24]

Coillte Teoranta

Richard Boyd Barrett

272. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of Coillte's advertised policy on the sale and leasing of public land; how much land has been sold or leased since he became Minister; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2183/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Brendan Griffin

273. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the level of grants for cattle underpasses under the TAMS 3 scheme as in the case of a person. [2191/24]

Greyhound Industry

Patrick Costello

274. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds entered on Rásaíocht Con Éireann’s race management system to date whose year of birth was 2021 and 2022, respectively with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland, in tabular form [2193/24]

Greyhound Industry

Patrick Costello

275. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds that completed one or more races whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS and 2022, respectively with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland in tabular form [2194/24]

Greyhound Industry

Patrick Costello

276. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported before completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 and 2022, respectively as recorded on RCETS with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland in tabular form [2195/24]

Greyhound Industry

Patrick Costello

277. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds exported after completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS, and 2022, respectively as recorded on RCETS, with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland in tabular form [2196/24]

Greyhound Industry

Patrick Costello

278. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed before completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS and 2022, respectively as recorded on RCETS with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland in tabular form [2197/24]

Greyhound Industry

Patrick Costello

279. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed after completing at least one official trial whose year of birth was 2021 as recorded on RCETS and 2022, respectively as recorded on RCETS with a breakdown in that number between those registered to owners normally resident in the Republic of Ireland and those registered to owners normally resident in Northern Ireland in tabular form [2198/24]

Ports Policy

David Stanton

280. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received a request from the Port of Cork seeking approval for a full border control post designation for Ringaskiddy container and ferry terminals; if he will be in a position to support such a proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2205/24]

Foreshore Issues

Éamon Ó Cuív

281. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the transfer of a foreshore lease to a new assignee will be approved (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2219/24]

Organic Farming

Matt Carthy

282. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a 2023 organic farming scheme payment to an organic farmer (details supplied); when it is expected to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the mater. [2235/24]

Forestry Sector

Violet-Anne Wynne

283. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the number of afforestation licences issued each week continue to remain so low; if he intends to continue this practice into 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2274/24]

Departmental Data

Paul Kehoe

284. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail in tabular form the number of applications and hectares of FT12 submitted to his Department; the number of applications and hectares of FT12 applications approved by his Department; the number of applications and area of FT12 applications still on hand in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2302/24]

Food Industry

Colm Burke

1153. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to ensure the development of community-based local food growing strategies, given strategies such as these have many benefits including physical, mental health and educational gains and to assist in biodiversity and environmental commitments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1232/24]

Agriculture Schemes

Paul Kehoe

1154. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on delays in ACRES payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56222/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

1155. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise on the fencing of uplands under various agricultural schemes; if he will confirm that it is not necessary to fence unfenced uplands that are being grazed in a traditional manner, as stated by his Department in 2013; the reason guidelines under some schemes instead refer to the use of sheep fencing in mountain or hill areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56280/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

1156. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to make no fence collars eligible for grant aid in TAMS III, given that they are an effective management tool for grazing livestock on uplands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56281/23]

Flood Relief Schemes

Carol Nolan

1157. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to address the concerns of a person (details supplied), given that they have not been provided with any compensation following flooding on the Shannon Callows (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56294/23]

Animal Carcase Disposal

Michael Healy-Rae

1158. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to rectify a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56319/23]

Agriculture Schemes

Claire Kerrane

1159. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget for TAMS in 2023; the number of applications received to date in 2023; the number of applications approved and rejected; the number applications which have been paid; the total funding spent on TAMS to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56322/23]

Departmental Data

Claire Kerrane

1160. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been requested to be carried over under the Appropriation Bill for 2023 and 10% allowance for each Department; how much, if any, unspent budget cannot be included within the 10% allowance and which will surrendered to the Central Bank, under Programme A or Programme B; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56323/23]