Colm Burke

Fine Gael · Cork North-Central

Activity on Agriculture — 323 events (16 lobbying · 306 questions · 2 votes) full profile →

• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to the introduction of salary bands for registered veterinary nurses to ensure that they reflect the qualification status, and in particular taking into account the additional hidden costs incurred by registered veterinary nurses annually including annual registration fee with the Veterinary Council of Ireland, the completion of 12 continuing veterinary education credits annually, in addition to long working hours, unpaid overtime and increasing workplace pressures;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21570/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to the introduction of salary bands for registered veterinary nurses to ensure that they reflect the qualification status, in view that the average salary for a registered veterinary nurse in Ireland remains significantly below the national average, despite completing Level 6, Level 7 and Level 8 Degrees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21571/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to greater oversight of corporate veterinary employment practices to ensure fair competition and protect staff welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21573/26]
• 2026-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to the provision of funding supports to veterinary practices employing registered veterinary nurses (RVNs), enabling fair pay to RVNs without passing the entire cost onto pet owners and farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21574/26]
• 2026-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date on the implementation of the national women in agriculture action plan; when a detailed progress report is expected to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19342/26]
• 2026-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies currently in each departmental local office; whether the number of FRS operatives across all regions has been reduced in the past six months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19343/26]
• 2026-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when decision letters will issue to applicants of the third window for non-productive investments (NPI) available to participants in the co-operation approach of ACRES which commenced on 5 August 2025 and closed on 17 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12025/26]
• 2026-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on his Departments research and analysis of the current closed period model for the restriction of slurry and chemical fertiliser; if issues have been highlighted by farmers to his Department in relation to this model; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10190/26]
• 2026-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to the provision of a more flexible model of the closed period for the restriction of slurry and chemical fertiliser, in order that farmers can work with Ireland’s unpredictable weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10191/26]
• 2026-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to the provision of a condition based model on a computer or smart phone application in conjunction with Met Éireann rainfall reports (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10192/26]
• 2026-01-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to ensure that farmers are made aware of new TB Action Plan changes that will come into effect on a phased basis from April 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6968/26]
• 2026-01-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the public consultations planned by his Department in relation to the Common Agriculture Policy, post-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6969/26]
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Horse Racing Ireland Agriculture

  • Invitation to attend local racecourse
• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • IFA 70th North Cork Dinner
• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns FinanceEU Affairs

  • Finance Bill 2025
  • Nitrates Derogation
• 2026-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a transfer of entitlements application for the years 2022-2025 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4159/26]
• 2025-12-11
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking in view of the fact that the presence of bluetongue virus (BTV-3) has been identified and confirmed in a herd of cattle in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70967/25]
• 2025-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department has taken on recent reports that the European Commission has recalled consignments of frozen Brazilian beef products imported in to the European Union recently in view of the fact that prohibited growth hormones were detected in these products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70810/25]
• 2025-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Enterprise

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment if consideration can be given to increasing the quota for dairy farm assistants under the general employment permits scheme in view of the high demand for skilled workers in agriculture, in particular during the spring calving season, taking into account that labour shortages are a major challenge for dairy farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [69841/25]
• 2025-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his recent meeting at the European Agriculture and Fisheries Council, AGRIFISH, in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67158/25]
• 2025-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his recent meeting at the European Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) in Brussels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66669/25]
• 2025-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on a review of the agri-climate rural environment scheme (ACRES); when the review will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [66670/25]
• 2025-11-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-productive investment applications received under the ACRES and ACRES-CP schemes for 2023 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58139/25]
• 2025-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement his Department has had with relevant stakeholders in relation to generational renewal policies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54722/25]
• 2025-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in relation to examining a new farm income volatility taxation measure to safeguard farmers from markets rising and falling, as per the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54721/25]
• 2025-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of participants in ACRES and ACRES-CP who are still awaiting payments for 2024; when these payments will issue, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54882/25]
• 2025-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of uptake on the TAMS 3 solar capital investment scheme to date for farmers for self-consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54206/25]
• 2025-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to a review being undertaken on the current TB income supplement scheme, in particular in respect of the criteria where income supplement is payable in cases where disease breakdown results in the removal of at least 9.5% of dairy cows in a herd in the relevant restriction period, given that this percentage threshold is not reflective in real terms of large farm holdings who fall short of same and incur a huge financial loss with no compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51983/25]
• 2025-09-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if regular reviews are being undertaken by his Department on the criteria, terms and conditions of TB compensation schemes, in view of the prevalence of TB outbreaks nationally and the increased need for financial supports for affected farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51984/25]
• 2025-09-20
  LOBBY
  Macra na Feirme Agriculture

  • Macra's prebudget document launch and lobby day
• 2025-09-15
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 4 returns Agriculture

  • GAEC-2 - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
  • Bovine TB - Spring Lobbying 2025
  • ACRES - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
  • Nitrates Derogation - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the deadline of the forgotten farmers scheme, in view of the fact that applicants had difficulty in gathering the necessary documentation and information before the deadline and were unable to complete the application on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46292/25]
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider late applications for the forgotten farmers scheme, in view of the fact that the application process was only open for a fortnight and the difficulties in obtaining the appropriate documentation and information in order to complete the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46293/25]
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers in receipt of basic income support for the sustainability scheme under the current CAP with farm holdings no less than 30 hectares registered within the current Cork City Council administrative boundary, as revised in 2019; if he will further provide a breakdown of these by farming enterprise, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46675/25]
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the report of the Commission on Generational Renewal in Farming will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47322/25]
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the progress made to date by his Department in relation to the establishment of a farm succession scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47323/25]
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on a recent meeting between the Deer Management Strategy Group and Bord Bia in relation to the marketing of venison; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47324/25]
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of lumpy skin disease in view of the prevalence of this disease in Europe this summer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47325/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date by his Department to add new people into the Irish horticulture sector, as per the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44143/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to promote the Protected Geographical Indicator for Irish grassfed beef as a premium brand in overseas markets, as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44132/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date by his Department on examining the feasibility of a scouring plant for wool in developing an Irish wool brand, as per the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44133/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the progress made to date by his Department in reviewing investment items and reference costs under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS. [44134/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date by his Department in examining a mechanism to engage with stakeholders on the design of national agriculture schemes, in particular the next Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44135/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department are taking to improve and accelerate IT capabilities in his Department in order to enhance systems and to avoid payment delays, as experienced by ACRES applicants in the current CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44136/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his Department’s engagement with the Department for Health in relation to examining the fair deal scheme to ensure it does not impede succession planning and recognises the distinctive position of agricultural land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44137/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date by his Department in relation to a review of the eligibility criteria for the succession planning advice grant to ensure better up take of the grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44138/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his Department’s progress to date in relation to the delivery of a scheme that recognises the category of farmers known as the “Forgotten Farmers”; when it is envisaged that this scheme will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44139/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date by his Department in relation to the introduction of a national framework for carbon farming to guide the development of a carbon farming scheme to strengthen farm incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44140/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action being undertaken by his Department to support women in agriculture, in particular in relation to female farm succession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44141/25]
• 2025-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the implementation of the National Women in Agriculture Action Plan, to support gender equality in the agriculture sector, in particular in relation to female farm succession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44142/25]
• 2025-07-08
  PQ
  Asked Housing

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage to provide an update on a review of planning regulations in relation to a new and separate exempted development threshold for stand-alone nutrient storage, in view that the thresholds and conditions associated with the exemption are practical and enable farmers to make the necessary investment to deliver the required nutrient storage capacity to mitigate agriculture pressure on water quality; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36359/25]
• 2025-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to ensure the TB eradication programme is fully resourced, in view of staff shortages in regional offices which in turn leaves staff unable to carry out thorough investigations in to the cause of breakdowns and to implement a wildlife programme around all TB breakdowns; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36358/25]
• 2025-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current number of deer management units (DMU’s) nationally; the current number of staff employed in each DMU; the current number of vacancies in each DMU, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36364/25]
• 2025-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies currently in each departmental local office; whether the number of FRS operatives across all regions has been reduced in the past 18 months, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36365/25]
• 2025-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update in relation to the retention of the Nitrates Derogation as per the Nitrates Derogation Renewal Plan published in August 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36366/25]
• 2025-07-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update regarding the ‘Better Farming for Water’ advisory programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36367/25]
• 2025-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants in the ACRES and ACRES-CP scheme who are awaiting payments for 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31346/25]
• 2025-06-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when ACRES-CP payments will be issued to a farmer (details supplied) for 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31347/25]
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Horse Racing Ireland Agriculture

  • Stallion Trail Invitations
• 2025-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on his Department's recent discussions with the TB forum to address the increase in the incidence of tuberculosis on Irish farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25612/25]
• 2025-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking regarding succession in farming, in particular the delivery of a comprehensive succession policy that specifically addresses the barriers to entry into the agriculture sector for young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25613/25]
• 2025-05-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 4 returns AgricultureEU Affairs

  • Nitrates Derogation - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
  • Bovine TB - Spring Lobbying 2025
  • Mercosur
  • Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) Payments
• 2025-05-17
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • Bovine TB
• 2025-05-16
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • Nitrates Derogation
• 2025-05-15
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • ACRES - Spring Lobbying 2025
• 2025-04-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made by his Department to prioritise improvements in farmer mental health and well-being supports, in particular supports for rural mental health programmes, recognising the unique challenges faced by those in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13798/25]
• 2025-04-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking regarding succession in farming, in view that this is a critical issue which must be urgently addressed by the delivery of a comprehensive succession policy with the outcome of a succession scheme that specifically addresses the barriers to entry for young farmers into the agricultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13797/25]
• 2025-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking regarding succession in farming, in view that this is a critical issue which must be urgently addressed by the delivery of a comprehensive succession policy with the outcome of a succession scheme that specifically addresses the barriers to entry for young farmers into the agricultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13797/25]
• 2025-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are contingency plans in place to support farmers and agri-food producers in the event of an increase in tariffs on the sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13789/25]
• 2025-03-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if provisions are in place should additional supports be required by farmers in response to any further unprecedented events similar to the damage caused to the agriculture sector by Storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13790/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when ACRES-Cooperation payments will be issued to persons (details supplied) for 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9629/25]
• 2025-03-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to ensure that all successful applicants of ACRES and ACRES-Cooperation schemes receive outstanding payments for 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9633/25]
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 18 returns AgricultureEmployment

  • Regional Veterinary Laboratories - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • VAT Rate on Vaccines - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Johnes
  • BVD
  • Spent Mushroom Compost Scheme
  • Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)
  • Parasite Control Programme
  • Development of Vaccine for TB - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Deer Management Programme - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Equine
  • Seed Potato
  • Farmer Liability in Payment for TB Testing
  • Wildlife Control Programme
  • Beef Calf from Dairy Herds Rearing Scheme
  • Suckler Cow Supports - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Suckler Cow & Beef
  • Dairy - 2024 General Election
  • Cost of Employment
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  Veterinary Ireland Agriculture

  • Communications with Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Minister for Health, Chief Veterinary Officer, and other DPOs, regarding Veterinary Ireland concerns on the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023, and associated Statutory Instrument.
• 2025-01-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 29 returns AgricultureEU Affairs

  • Fallen Animals
  • Tillage Survival Scheme
  • Tillage Expansion Scheme - I2024 General Election
  • Organic Farming
  • Aquaculture - 2024 General Election
  • Farm Forestry
  • Roadside Ash Dieback Scheme - 2024 General Election.
  • Amendments to State Aid Guidelines to Support Farmers with Ash Dieback
  • Designated Natura Areas
  • Areas of Natural Constraints (ANCs)
  • Beef Sustainability Scheme - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Sheep - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Pig Stability Fund
  • Dog Control - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Simplified, Fully Funded Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
  • Generational Renewal
  • Producer Organisations (POs)
  • EU Trade Policy
  • Pigs - 4 Day Notification of Organic Nutrient Movements
  • Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Transition Period
  • Milling Industry Support - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Hedge Cutting and Controlled Burning
  • Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS)
  • Agriculture Appeals
  • Soil Monitoring and Resilience
  • Utilisation of Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS)
  • Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Protected Urea
  • Fertiliser Register
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns Energy and Natural ResourcesBanking and Financial Institutions

  • Measures Implementing Ireland's Biomethane Strategy
  • Banking
• 2025-01-16
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns Finance

  • Stamp Duty on Agricultural Land - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • VAT & Taxation on Farm Inputs
• 2025-01-15
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 6 returns AgricultureEU Affairs

  • Agricultural Rainy-Day Fund
  • Rural Social Scheme - IFA submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Farm Safety
  • Emergency Humanitarian Support Scheme - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Green Public Procurement Policy
  • Agri-Food Regulator
• 2024-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to ensure that a herd number transfer request (details supplied) which was submitted over 12 months ago is processed and completed at the earliest possible date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38678/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider developing a national initiative in view of the success of a recent free trees initiative by a local authority (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12508/24]
• 2024-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider in conjunction with local authorities and other relevant stakeholders (details supplied) the establishment of a nationwide free trees initiative, in view of the success of a recent frees trees initiative by Cork City Council during Tree Week 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12509/24]
• 2024-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an ACRES-CP payment will be issued to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11297/24]
• 2024-03-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what supports are available to an organisation (details supplied) to ensure that their project can continue to thrive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10973/24]
• 2024-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on the resumption of beef exports to China following a recent diplomatic visit by the Chinese Premier in January 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5646/24]
• 2024-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to improve environmental sustainability on Irish farms, in particular in respect of soil health and nutrient management; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8372/24]
• 2024-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when ACRES-CP payments to farmers in the scheme for 2023 will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7099/24]
• 2024-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of women farmer capital investment scheme applications received by his Department; the total number of applications that have been approved to date; the total number of applications that have been rejected; the total number that have been withdrawn, in tabular; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4724/24]
• 2024-02-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the promised changes to the income supplement scheme under the Bovine TB Programme will come into effect, whereby the date of eligibility for income supplement would be the date of restriction, and these changes will be backdated to 1 February 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4731/24]
• 2024-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  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]
• 2024-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  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]
• 2024-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  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]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  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]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reviewing his Department's recent decision to award ACRES-CP payments to farmers in the scheme in February 2024 instead of December 2023, given that this decision may cause undue financial hardship to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56887/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to improve on the operational efficiency of the rollout of the new targeted agricultural modernisation schemes, given that delays in the roll-out of tranches and approving of on-farm investments can have financial implications for agtech companies providing the product or service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56895/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if due consideration will be given to his Department engaging with stakeholders in the agtech sector in developing a pathway for the inclusion of agtech innovations in TAMS, ACRES and other CAP schemes, and that this pathway would allow for ongoing review of these schemes’ eligibility considerations for new but proven and validated solutions shown to meet the objectives of the schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56896/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to ensure that other types of incentive schemes to encourage on farm adoption of technology which helps to reduce emissions is being investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56897/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking with regards to the development of agreed validation protocols between agtech innovators and State agencies and other institutions (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56898/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if due consideration will be given to the inclusion of marginal agricultural sectors in support policies and schemes, given that these sectors are vital to the diversification aims of both Food Vision 2030 and the National Horticultural Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56900/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of engagement that has occurred between his Department and meat processing operatives in view that currently only one meat processing operative in the country is taking in and slaughtering bovine tuberculosis reactors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1153/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to reduce the timeline for the removal and slaughter of bovine tuberculosis reactors in a herd, given that the timeline in the UK is ten days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1154/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to ensure that there is an increase in the overall number of afforestation licences issued for the coming year, in view of the low number of afforestation licenses issued each month for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1708/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the monthly targets for private licenses with ecology input, excluding Coillte felling licences, were below target across all months in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1709/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to ensure that the monthly targets in 2024 for private licenses with ecology input, excluding Coillte felling licences, will be reached each month in view that the number of these licences issued each month in 2023 were well below target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1710/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to ensure that targets are met each month for the coming year across all areas of forestry licencing in the forestry sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1711/24]
• 2023-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline in detail the progress that his Department has made to date, in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, in the creation of a national biomethane development strategy plan through the new built environment and heat delivery task force; when it is envisaged that this strategy will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55311/23]
• 2023-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to reduce the timeline from when livestock in a herd have been tested and identified positive with tuberculosis and when these animals are removed from the herd, in view that the current average timeline is 17.3 calendar days from the date of test to the date of removal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55312/23]
• 2023-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of TB reactors in each of the past ten years in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55948/23]
• 2023-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of TB reactors in dairy stock per year over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55949/23]
• 2023-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of TB reactors in beef stock per year over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55950/23]
• 2023-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many animals under three months were TB reactors per year over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55951/23]
• 2023-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money paid out per year over the past ten years under the TB compensation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55952/23]
• 2023-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of running the TB eradication scheme per year over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55953/23]
• 2023-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the badger vaccination programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55954/23]
• 2023-12-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give due consideration to providing financial supports for inshore fishermen, in view of an unprecedented rise in operating costs as a result of the ongoing war in Ukraine coupled with the crash in prices received for catches due to processors having to reduce the price they pay for products to fishermen to help maintain their own margins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53366/23]
• 2023-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm what the funding applications were for in respect of the applications made by Cork County Council to his Department in each of the years 2017 to 2022 and 2023 for the Old Pier at Keelbeg, Union Hall, County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50970/23]
• 2023-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to support and expand the scope of the social farming Ireland initiative, in view of its continued success and benefits to participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50321/23]
• 2023-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is engaging with key stakeholders regarding the social farming Ireland initiative to ensure continued success of the model and the potential for expansion in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50322/23]
• 2023-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to promote the social farming in Ireland initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50323/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and his Department will continue to advocate at European Union Parliament level to address the barriers faced by young farmers to access agricultural activity including access to land, access to finance, access to markets and fair remuneration for work, access to knowledge and training, and the need of public policies to address these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48238/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to ensure going forward a fair and dignified income, a proper quality of life for farmers and their families and to attract young and new people into the Irish farming sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48239/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the inclusion and participation of young farmers and young people wishing to enter the Irish farming sector in the democratic processes, policy making and budgetary decisions in Irish and European agriculture, and to take fully into account the young farmer's point of view in the design of policies and funding instruments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48240/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to promote generational renewal in the Irish farming sector in view of the findings in a recent report (details supplied) which found that the CAP is not sufficient for meeting the challenges of generational renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48241/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to ensure that generational renewal remains a high priority in the future programming period, in particular for the next CAP, under which it must receive increased, mandatory support to meet the challenges for generational renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48242/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the recommendations and pathways set out in a report (details supplied) in the future development and implementation of policy and budgetary measures in the Irish Agri sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48243/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to address land accessibility issues for young farmers, given that this is one of the largest barriers for young farmers, especially for those who are entering the activity from outside a family context; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48398/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider establishing an Irish vegetable marketing body (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48797/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider expanding the role of Teagasc to establish a register of Irish vegetable growers and a specific marketing body through which Irish vegetable growers would supply to and from which Irish supermarkets would be obliged to purchase from, and the Teagasc body would have first-hand information on the cost of vegetable production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48798/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider allowing Teagasc farm advisors and other independent farm advisors to conduct visits to vegetable farms on a more regular basis to give advice and update growers on research findings which Teagasc conduct at present (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48799/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a review of the current Bord Bia criteria and requirements of Irish vegetable growers registered with the food body (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48800/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to ensure that the Irish horticulture sector is a viable option for Irish vegetable growers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48801/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what financial support schemes and incentives are in place to support Irish vegetable growers in the horticulture sector; if he will consider the provision of additional financial supports in view of increased fuel, fertiliser, seed and labour costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48802/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to increase the production of vegetables in the Irish horticulture sector for the Irish market and to reduce dependence on imports of vegetables from other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48803/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to support the Irish horticulture sector to incentivise Irish vegetable growers to remain in the sector and for new vegetable growers to enter the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48804/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider, in conjunction with Teagasc and other independent farm advisors, conducting a review of the current Irish vegetable exports area, given that vegetable imports which could be grown successfully here are increasing as Irish growers exit the horticulture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48805/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to list all current agricultural research and development initiatives in Ireland; the status of these initiatives; the details of plans to boost agricultural innovation and technology adoption in accordance with EU initiatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48833/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to address the under-representation of women in the Irish agriculture sector, in particular at management level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48834/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action is being taken by his Department to challenge and change cultural stereotypes and biases that may discourage women from pursuing agricultural careers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48835/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Further and Higher Education

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science what action his Department is taking to attract women into agriculture specific scholarships, educational programs and third level courses and increase female representation in these areas going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48839/23]
• 2023-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development what action her Department is taking to promote gender diversity in rural development programs, particularly in the context of agriculture-related programs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48838/23]
• 2023-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to increase opportunities for women in agriculture, given women are under-represented in the Irish agri-sector; if data collection will be undertaken in the current CAP programme to inform the design of schemes in future programmes in such way as to increase their opportunities in agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46499/23]
• 2023-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the promised changes to the income supplement scheme under the bovine TB programme will come into effect, whereby these changes are to be backdated to 1 February 2023, given farmers whose herd have been identified with tuberculosis this year may be missing out on a month's income support from his Department as a result of the timeline between when TB was identified in the herd and when the infected livestock were removed from the farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46500/23]
• 2023-10-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the highlighting pathways to empower rural women to have sustainable and equitable livelihoods in farming, HER-SELF, research project; when it is envisaged same will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46501/23]
• 2023-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the Ireland/New Zealand Joint Research Mechanism (JRM) pilot research initiative; what progress has been made to date on the four projects funded under the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45897/23]
• 2023-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of funding applications made by Cork County Council to his Department in respect of the Old Pier at Keelbeg, Union Hall, County Cork, in tabular form, over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45198/23]
• 2023-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to improve the timeline from when livestock in a herd have been tested and identified positive with tuberculosis and when these animals are collected and removed from the herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43872/23]
• 2023-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm the average timeline from when an animal/animals have been tested and identified positive with tuberculosis in a herd and when they are collected and removed from the herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43873/23]
• 2023-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to amending the start date for the loss of income support for a farmer (details supplied), in view that the timeline for the identification of tuberculosis in the herd and the date of collection of the animals and removal from the herd is managed by his Department and not the farmer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43874/23]
• 2023-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new afforestation scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40771/23]
• 2023-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to increase afforestation in view that there has been almost an 80% drop in all new forestry plantings since 2005; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40772/23]
• 2023-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027, if preference will be given to support the preservation of certain habitats over others like open hill, depleted upland bog and heathland, even if native woodland was the original habitat in a given area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40773/23]
• 2023-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to increase native woodland establishment targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40774/23]
• 2023-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to ensure that the native woodland establishment scheme is a viable options for investors, in view that the current allowable land for planting this schedule is priced above the financial return from the premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40775/23]
• 2023-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if environmental impact assessments thresholds have been reviewed before the implementation of the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 in view that the current mandatory EIA thresholds can be extremely costly having resulted in the abandonment of potential native woodland planting applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40776/23]
• 2023-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 to a comparison of the value of biodiversity and flora and fauna of native woodland verses the current habitat’s representation of number and volume of species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40777/23]
• 2023-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given under the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 to a more compacted and applicant friendly planting licensing process, in view of the ever-lengthening licence application process for approval to attract more applicants and investors going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40778/23]
• 2023-09-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the status of a transfer of entitlements application (details supplied) in view that it is now over eight months since the application was lodged and it has not been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40779/23]
• 2023-09-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a final report from the National Deer Management Strategy Group will be completed and published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39701/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action is being taken by his Department to ensure that the phone app AgriSnap, developed by his Department to streamline the submission of scoreboards under the new agri-climate rural environment scheme, is fit for purpose in view of recent technical issues with the app; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35912/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the timeframe for the commencement of the Forestry Programme 2023-2027, in view of the fact that the postponement of same compromises the Government's climate action obligations to plant 8,000 hectares of new forests annually; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36376/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what steps his Department is taking to promote agroforestry and its integration into agricultural practices for sustainable land use through the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 which is due to commence in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36377/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what measures will be implemented by his Department to promote sustainable forestry practices and minimize the environmental impact of the forestry industry in Ireland through the Forestry Programme 2023-2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36378/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an overview of the funding specifically allocated to forest conservation and management programmes in Ireland; how these funds are utilised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36379/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action is being taken by his Department to improve farmers’ knowledge and awareness of the prevention of injury and ill-health on farms, in particular the use of targeted media campaigns, and how awareness is raised in rural communities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34492/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  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]
• 2023-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to address increased concerns in the tillage sector with regards to the current tillage targets agricultural modernisation scheme (TAMS) in view that the pricing structures may not accurately reflect the cost of modern tillage machinery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33293/23]
• 2023-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be an extension of the deadline for the submission of scoreboards under the agri-climate rural environment scheme (ACRES) in view of the large volume of farm walks required to be undertaken by agri-advisors within the very short timeframe before 31 August 2023 deadline, and also in view that Department officials have outlined significant penalties for farmers in the scheme including removal from the scheme should farmers not have their lands scored within a month of the deadline passing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33294/23]
• 2023-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to support the horticultural sector; if consideration would be given to the establishment of a targeted financial support scheme to assist with rising production costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33295/23]
• 2023-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline in tabular form the number of tree-falling licences issued from 1 January 2022 to 31 May 2022; the number issued during the same timeframe in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33299/23]
• 2023-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline in tabular form the total number of kilometres of road licences issued from 1 January 2022 to 31 May 2022; the total number issued during the same timeframe in 2023, and to clarify why there has been a significant decrease in road licences issued in 2023 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33300/23]
• 2023-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the monthly targets for private licences with ecology input, excluding Coillte felling licences, were predominantly higher in series one in comparison to series two from January 2022 to January 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33301/23]
• 2023-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what impact the low level of afforestation licences issued for 2023 will have on Ireland's environmental and climate targets; if his Department plans to increase the number of afforestation licences issued for the remainder of the year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33302/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the Ireland-New Zealand Joint Research Mechanism pilot research initiative; the progress that has been made to date on the four projects funded under the initiative; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30803/23]
• 2023-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out in detail the evaluation criteria used for the decision-making process for the granting of tree planting licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30294/23]
• 2023-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if under the new forestry programme 2023-2027, it is intended to maintain the heathlands that emerged following the deforestation of our ancient woodlands or native woodland re-establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30295/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to increasing direct payments per sheep under the sheep improvement scheme which is a targeted scheme for sheep farmers, in order to provide much-needed additional support to sheep farmers, encourage young farmers to enter and continue sheep farming, and ensure that this type of farming is viable going forward; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27310/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to support the farm machinery industry, in view of the current critical shortage of qualified mechanics in the farm machinery industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27579/23]
• 2023-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the details of the stringent terms and conditions mentioned in clause 1.1 of the new interim afforestation scheme; if the €200,000 threshold mentioned in this clause refers to investment or premium pay out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25142/23]
• 2023-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new afforestation scheme will be announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25143/23]
• 2023-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the reason that only five afforestation licences have been granted to date in 2023; the number of afforestation licences granted in the same time period in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25151/23]
• 2023-05-24
  VOTE
  Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 · 2 divisions

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 54–67
  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion passed · 53–66
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to the establishment of a targeted financial support scheme to safely manage the removal of infected roadside ash trees, to be administered by local authorities, that would assist landowners and farmers in coordinating the safe removal of the trees through financial grants to support them in hiring relevant professionals to safely fell these trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24285/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration would be given to proposals (details supplied) in respect of the interim reconstitution and underplanting scheme (ash dieback); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24286/23]
• 2023-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to remedy the situation in which a person who has forestry land and the Forestry Service has refused to grant them a forest road licence in circumstances (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21134/23]
• 2023-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to assist forestry owners who now find themselves in the position where they have been granted a felling licence but are having issues being granted a forest road licence as a result of changes to environmental policies, in particular with regard to watercourses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21135/23]
• 2023-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action his Department is taking to ensure that forestry owners who have made financial investments in forestry will not encounter issues in future with regards to the issuing of forestry roads licences, in view of changes to environmental policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21136/23]
• 2023-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial support schemes and incentives that are in place to support sheep farmers in the Irish sheep sector; if consideration will be given to the provision of additional financial supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20838/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action is being taken by his Department in conjunction with the Revenue Commissioners in assisting those importing second-hand agricultural machinery from the UK, given there are now significant delays and disruption being experienced as a result of the UK leaving the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18618/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the number of applications made to the ash dieback replanting scheme to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18801/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications made to the ash dieback replanting scheme which have been processed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18802/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of successful applications made to the ash dieback replanting scheme; the total amount of funding paid out to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18803/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to clarify what percentage of all timber cut in Ireland is being exported for the production of biomass; if he will advise what countries it is exported to for this purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16492/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline of payments to farmers across all agri-schemes under the remit of his Department for 2023; if these payments will be made in the same timeframe as in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13391/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments of the areas of natural constraints scheme will be made to applicants in 2023; if these payments will be made in the same timeframe as in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13392/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments of the basic income support for sustainability will be made to applicants in 2023; if these payments will be made in the same timeframe as its predecessor the basic payment scheme in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13393/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the latest developments regarding ACRES applications to date; when it is envisaged that ACRES applicants will be informed as to whether they have been accepted for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11237/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide clarification as to the reason farmers who have previously invested in robotic milking parlour equipment under TAMS 2 are now ineligible to apply for the support under the new TAMS 3, in view that it places these farmers at a significant disadvantage compared to their counterparts in herringbone systems who can avail of support under TAMS 3 for up to ten milking units in a herringbone milking parlour, taking into account the pressures on labour availability in the agriculture sector and the benefits of new technology on farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11238/23]
• 2023-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment (details supplied), approved under the basic payment scheme will be issued; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10403/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to providing additional financial support to the inshore fishing industry to assist it with the disruption to sector’s markets as a direct result of the unjust war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4012/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what action his Department is taking to support the inshore fishing industry in order to keep the sector viable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4013/23]
• 2023-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged with electricity companies in respect of limits the companies have set regarding the amount of energy they will purchase from a standalone farm or a group of farmers who operate an anaerobic digester plant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3213/23]
• 2023-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update as to the agreements that have now been reached following his recent meetings with the fishing industry in respect of the EU-Norway negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2498/23]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the funding provided by his Department to Teagasc for the acquisition of a series of flux towers; the purpose of these towers; the role of the towers in rewarding farmers for carbon sequestration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60837/22]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will set out the details of the two new tillage-focused research projects that were recently announced; when the projects will commence; the persons or bodies that will be involved in the projects; the timeline for the commencement and termination dates of the projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60836/22]
• 2022-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that his Department has made to date in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications in the creation of a national biomethane development strategy plan through the new built environment and heat delivery taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61214/22]
• 2022-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress his Department has made to date in conjunction with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications on the development of the anaerobic digestion sector in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61215/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agri climate rural environment scheme applications that have been received by his Department to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60348/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agri climate rural environment scheme general approach applications that have been received by his Department to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60349/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agri climate rural environment scheme co-operation approach applications that have been received by his Department to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60350/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expected timeframe from the date applications are received in respect of the climate rural environment scheme to the date that a final decision is taken and the applicants notified as to whether or not they have been accepted in to the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60351/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of all payments made to fishermen and fish processing companies in County Cork for each of the years 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54443/22]
• 2022-10-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to reviewing the proposed ten-unit cap on milking parlours under the TAMS scheme, in view of this parlour size being inadequate, to ensure that two generations of farming families can make a reasonable living from dairy farming together with other factors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53933/22]
• 2022-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to reviewing the proposed changes to the dairy beef welfare scheme from 2023, wherein the scheme currently rewards farmers rearing progeny from the dairy herd via a payment of €20 per calf weighed, where he is now proposing to change the criteria of the scheme by rewarding dairy farm breeders for using high dairy beef index sires in dairy herds instead; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53820/22]
• 2022-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that pedigree stock bulls are to be excluded from the dairy beef welfare scheme from 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53821/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when successful businesses will be awarded funding under the second call of the Brexit impact loan scheme for those in the agri-food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53377/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the investment by his Department in research and innovation that is focused on the delivery of climate action and solutions for farmers, particularly with regard to supporting farmers in achieving the 25% target of lowering greenhouse gas emissions for the agriculture sector by 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53150/22]
• 2022-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the expenditure by the Forestry Service is in line with the budget for the month of September 2022, thereby ensuring that there is no underspend for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49405/22]
• 2022-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenditure by the Forestry Service for the month of September 2022 versus September 2021 to enable comparison in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49406/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to a proposal for the process of osmosis to be carried out on-site on dairy farms to assist in the removal of 50% of the water from milk (details supplied); if research will be conducted by his Department and research institutes to determine if this would benefit farmers in achieving emissions targets; if consideration will be given to making a grant fund available for such a facility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42416/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be changes to TB testing requirements to include pre and post-movement testing; if so, if this will be mandatory going forward; the way that it is proposed to finance such testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42870/22]
• 2022-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences issued per week from 1 January to 30 June 2022; the number of afforestation licences issued in the same timeframe in 2021; if these figures are on target as per the Forestry Licencing Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37345/22]
• 2022-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ash dieback reconstitution and underplanting scheme applications received up to 30 June 2022; the number of applications awaiting a decision; the number of applications approved up to 30 June 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37344/22]
• 2022-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licences issued for private felling and for Coillte felling, respectively, per week from 1 January to 30 June 2022; the number of forestry licences issued in the same timeframe in 2021, in tabular form; if these figures are on target, as per the Forestry Licensing Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37273/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of shipments of grain and feed ration that have been imported into Ireland from Russia in recent weeks, whereby these shipments were granted special permission to land in Ireland; if Ireland will be accepting further shipments from Russia in view of a ban on Russian-flagged ships docking in European Union ports under European Union sanctions as a result of the illegal invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35690/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any further shipments of grain and feed ration imported from Russia will be granted special permission to land in Ireland, despite a ban on Russian-flagged ships docking in European Union ports under European Union sanctions over the illegal invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35691/22]
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action that his Department is taking to reduce Ireland's reliance on imported feed ration and grains, in view of the European Union sanctions banning the docking of Russian-flagged ships in European Union ports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35692/22]
• 2022-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of further information requests for private felling licences issued by his Department for the week commencing 23 May 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28813/22]
• 2022-06-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of further information requests for private forest road applications issued by his Department for the week commencing 23 May 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28814/22]
• 2022-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to the introduction of a tillage scheme to incentivise tillage farmers to grow catch crops which would provide significant additional fodder for the Irish livestock sector during the winter months where there is difficulty with affordability and availability of meal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28210/22]
• 2022-06-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when consultation will take place with the Rural Development Programme Monitoring Committee to examine required modifications of the Rural Development Programme following the recently announced European Union Commission exceptional aid measure which will allow European Union member states to pay a one-off lump sum to farmers and agri-food businesses affected by significant increases in input costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28211/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has engaged with other Government Departments in respect of the delivery of farm safety programmes and initiatives in schools at both primary and secondary level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27248/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that his Department is carrying out to vary the species of trees in plantations in Ireland, with a view to encouraging more native species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27249/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is engaging with local authorities with regards to the implementation of tree strategies for local authority areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27250/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current position with regard to ash-dieback disease; if there is a particular programme for monitoring these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27251/22]
• 2022-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of forestry licences relating to afforestation, roads, the reconstitution and underplanting scheme, private felling, and Coillte felling; the percentage of target his Department are at in each category from 31 January 2022 to 30 April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24124/22]
• 2022-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to the establishment of a Border inspection point in the Port of Cork in order that goods with an origin outside of the European community can be inspected in Cork which are currently required to be transported to Dublin Port to be inspected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23290/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Finance if consideration will be given to the removal of carbon tax from marked oil gas used in agriculture and forestry by farm and forestry contractors for a period of five years in order to reduce costs and to allow adequate time for the international machine development and supply sector to provide alternatives to internal combustion engines in the form of market ready zero carbon systems that will meet the lower carbon climate objectives as set out in the National Climate Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20660/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the management of co-operation projects as part of the new CAP’s national agri-environmental climate measure has been tendered out; and if so, the body it has been tendered to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19913/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that co-operation teams will be paid as part of the new CAP’s national agri-environmental climate measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19914/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of co-operation teams; the total number of individuals who require to be employed in the management of co-operation projects as part of the new CAP national agri-environmental climate measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19915/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the level of fees which will be incurred by farmers for co-operation teams services as part of the new CAP’s national agri-environmental climate measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19916/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date-position in respect of a report (details supplied) on the Irish horticulture industry to assess the current state of the horticulture industry in Ireland across various sectors including field crops, protected crops and soft fruits and which provides recommendations on a roadmap for the future of the sector which is due to be completed by April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20352/22]
• 2022-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to amending the current BEAM criteria by allowing farmers to repay BEAM money over a greater timeframe to improve their cashflow situation in the short-term, in view of the recent unprecedented inflation costs of fertiliser, fuel and feed in the agricultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20595/22]
• 2022-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer qualifies for support under the targeted intervention package for the tillage sector recently announced (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17588/22]
• 2022-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement his Department has had with food producers in Ireland whose supply chains have been seriously affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16821/22]
• 2022-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement that his Department has had on import substitution of particular agriculture produce impacted by the Russian war on Ukraine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16820/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his departmental officials have held any meetings specifically to address the decline in afforestation applications; if so, the actions that have been taken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16620/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of private felling licences issued of the total felling licences issued in January, February and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16621/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of private felling licences in the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13960/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the weekly licences issued for the month of February 2022 was in decline on a week by week basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13961/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of road licences his Department must issue to the private sector each week from 1 March 2022 to 31 December 2022 in order to achieve his targets as set out in the recent licensing plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13962/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to putting in place a mechanism to allow for greater transparency along the entirety of the Irish food chain through the establishment of a regulator with sufficient powers such as a national food ombudsman (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12573/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made to date in respect of the establishment of the new office of the national food ombudsman, regulator or equivalent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12574/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding allocated in Budget 2021 and additional funding which had been allocated to date for the establishment of the new office of the national food ombudsman, regulator or equivalent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12575/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if calves born after the cut-off date for the beef dairy calf programme in 2022 will be eligible for inclusion in the 2023 dairy beef calf scheme in view of a retro-eligibility measure being undertaken by his Department to facilitate those with calves born after 1 July 2021 to be included in the 2022 dairy beef calf scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12892/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received by his Department for the dairy beef calf scheme in 2021 by county in tabular form; the number of payments that have been issued to farmers to date; if additional funding was required to meet demand for the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12893/22]
• 2022-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an annual review will be carried out by his Department to determine the funding allocation for the beef dairy calf programme over the duration of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12894/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if her Department is on target in its promise to issue a 107% increase of afforestation licences for 2022 in view of the percentage of afforestation licences issued year to date at 13% of the total which is similar to figures of afforestation licences issued in the same timeframe in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11613/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that a consistent number of licences have been issued to Coillte each week from week ending 21 January to week ending 18 February 2022 with the number of licences issued to the private sector declining in the same period in view of the number of licences issued declining overall from 143 to 99 during this time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11614/22]
• 2022-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to raise awareness regarding mental health and well-being of farmers and others working in the agri-business sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6882/22]
• 2022-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the work undertaken to secure new markets for Irish agri-businesses in particular new markets overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6881/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that his Department was unable to issue the minimum 20 afforestation licences each week or since dashboards began; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5900/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way that ecological input is being managed by his Department in view of the number of ecology staff increasing to 27 in 2021 while during the same period his Department only achieved 55% of its target for private licences with ecological input; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5901/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of felling licences issued to Coillte and the number of licences issued to private farm owners by county in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and in January 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5902/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences issued to Coillte and the number of licences issued to private farm owners by county in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and in January 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5903/22]
• 2022-01-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of private roads issued on the forestry licensing dashboard on week 2 January 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3469/22]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the recent activity of his Department and Bord Bia to develop new markets for Irish agri-food produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60634/21]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the work of his Department individually or in conjunction with other Departments in addressing the mental health of farmers and persons working in the agri-food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60635/21]
• 2021-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the disbursement of the €2 million fund for farm safety as confirmed in Budget 2022 has been set out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60622/21]
• 2021-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that has been carried out by his Department with stakeholders to date in 2021 to develop new opportunities for Irish agri-food producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60623/21]
• 2021-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to further develop markets and secure new opportunities for Irish agri-food producers over the next five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60624/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new beef sector forum will be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59949/21]
• 2021-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific actions his Department is taking to support the fishing industry and ensure that they have adequate supply to sell to maintain their incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59268/21]
• 2021-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific actions his Department is taking to mitigate the negative impact of Brexit on the fishing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59269/21]
• 2021-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the proposed €66 million decommissioning scheme following Brexit’s shrinking of Irish fishing quotas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59270/21]
• 2021-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific action his Department is taking to ensure that there is an adequate supply of fish in shops to support retail outlets and small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59271/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to engage with the land mobility service to incentivise young and potential farmers and new entrants to utilise the service in order to deliver generational renewal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58921/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has plans to work with farming organisations to help spread awareness of the land mobility service which has been greatly affected in terms of awareness events during the Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58922/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to his Department providing funding to the land mobility service in order that it can acquire the adequate resources needed to achieve optimum delivery for the desired service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58923/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position in respect of the recently signed agreement between Ireland and China for the export of live breeding pigs to China; if his Department is in the process of obtaining travel licences for the transport of these live animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55994/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a regular review of the agreement between Ireland and China for the export of live breeding pigs to China will be carried out by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55995/21]
• 2021-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans in place to improve animal welfare legislation and put in place additional protection measures particularly in reference to the control of horses, following a number of incidents in Cork city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56043/21]
• 2021-11-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Irish boats which normally operate in UK waters will face the same trajectory as our French counterparts; if they will require to have a licence from the UK authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55006/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in respect of the establishment of an independent agriculture appeals review panel in line with a commitment under the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50722/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in respect of the establishment of the new office of the national food ombudsman, regulator or equivalent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50723/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in respect of proposals for the inclusion of the Irish poultry sector under the remit of an organisation (details supplied) which includes beef and sheep only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50724/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in respect of the proposal for the establishment of a fund co-financed by industry and Government for the Irish poultry industry, similar to the Dutch animal health fund (details supplied) in order to improve disease control and mitigate financial impacts on Irish poultry farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50725/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the recently signed agreement between Ireland and China for the export of live breeding pigs to China has an end date in place; if not, if this agreement is open ended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49641/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a detailed account of the animal welfare strategy to be put in place for the export of live breeding pigs to China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49642/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will be provided with up-to-date documentary information in respect of the condition of live pigs to be exported from Ireland to China upon their arrival in China; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49643/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date position in respect of the recently signed agreement between Ireland and China for the export of live breeding pigs to China; if his Department is in the process of obtaining travel licences for the transport of these live animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49644/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live breeding pigs that will be exported per annum to China; if there will be a fixed number per annum; if there are terms within the agreement to increase or decrease this figure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49645/21]
• 2021-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a regular review of the agreement between Ireland and China for the export of live breeding pigs to China will be carried out by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49646/21]
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to introduce a grant scheme for farmers who will be required to put in place waste water tanks separate from effluent holding tanks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42850/21]
• 2021-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Public

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he will confirm that the commitment in the Programme for Government Our Shared Vision that €1.5 billion raised from carbon taxes up to 2030 will be returned to agriculture by means of environmental schemes in which all farmers can partake and that the funding of any such scheme will be in addition to funding provided under the CAP programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28833/21]
• 2021-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the decision not to include ash plantations that are 25 years old and are diseased in the reconstitution and underplanting scheme when there is clear evidence these diseased plantations have little or no commercial value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28832/21]
• 2021-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to making resources available in order that all farmers that have applied to the REAP scheme which opened in the past number of weeks for applications and had by its closing date 11,000 applications from farmers will be accepted into the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27026/21]
• 2021-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of negotiations by his Department on accessing the South Korean market for Irish grass-fed beef produce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27027/21]
• 2021-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department plans to implement revised definitions of good agricultural environmental conditions or cross-compliance proposed for the next CAP programme ensuring that a flexible approach is adopted when implementing good agricultural environmental conditions at national level in order to minimise the impact on farmers and farm businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27227/21]
• 2021-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the way his Department is pursuing new market opportunities for Irish food produce in view of the fact Irish agri-food companies need to diversify their independence on the UK market in a post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27223/21]
• 2021-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for a genuine farmer definition that must ensure that CAP payments are made to farmers that are actively farming which will be a requirement for all member states in the European Union under the next CAP programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27226/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of funding of the €1.8 billion allocated to his Department announced in Budget 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21261/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason commonage lands and lands containing heather are excluded from the proposed results based environment agriculture pilot programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21262/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if as per the programme for Government, Our Shared Future, €1.5 billion raised from carbon taxes will be ring-fenced for use in environmental schemes in agriculture up to 2030; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22089/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to the inclusion of the poultry industry under the remit of an organisation (details supplied) which includes beef and sheep only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22102/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to the establishment of a fund co-financed by industry and the Government for the Irish poultry industry, similar to the Dutch animal health fund (details supplied), in order to improve disease control and mitigate financial impacts on poultry farmers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22103/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications that have been received by the Forest Service for approval under the reconstitution and underplanting scheme that was introduced in June 2020; the number of these applications that have been approved to enable landowners to remove their diseased ash trees and replant their land; if his Department have a target in terms of issuing approvals under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18618/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will act on the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine and introduce a 15 year premium from the date of replanting diseased ash and remove the age discrimination in the current scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18619/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the meeting by his departmental officials with a group (details supplied) on 11 March 2021 in relation to its withdrawal from the 2030 agrifood strategy committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19467/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if further engagement will take place with the Environmental Pillar following a meeting held by his departmental officials on 11 March 2021 with a range of representatives from the group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19468/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be further revisions of the draft Agri-Food 2030 Strategy before publication in April 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19469/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tree felling licences that have been approved since June 2020; the number of these licences that were for Coillte; the number that were for private growers; the average time between the submission of the licence and approval for both Coillte licences and private licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20054/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tree felling licence applications for County Cork which were pending as of 1 September 2020; the number that have been granted since that date; the number in which an objection has been lodged and in which his Department has not granted the aforementioned licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16706/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tree felling licence in County Cork in each of the years 2017 to 2020, the number that were granted in each year; the number of applications which are still awaiting a decision by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16707/21]
• 2021-03-11
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consultations will take place with an organisation (details supplied) in order for it to consider the provision of electronic payment facilities for farmers who are selling stock given the absence of an electronic funds transfer arrangement which will put farmers who do not have easy access to lodgement facilities for cheques at a disadvantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13722/21]
• 2021-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of plans to reopen point-to-point horse racing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6050/21]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department is working with Teagasc on research activities with particular reference to research aiming to assist farmers and agri-food businesses to reduce their carbon emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41563/20]
• 2020-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to extending consanguinity relief from 31 December 2020 to 31 December 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29034/20]
• 2020-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to establishing a dedicated debt mediation service for farmers in which funds are ring-fenced and used to provide fair and reasonable access to mediation between financially struggling farmers and creditors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29035/20]
• 2020-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to introducing a voluntary individual income volatility initiative to allow farmers deposit a defined percentage of profits to a fund in a good year and withdraw funds during poor years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29036/20]
• 2020-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to extending tax relief on the leasing of farmland to include agreements between parents and children who are young trained farmers up to 30 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29038/20]
• 2020-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to establishing a targeted annual investment allowance which would focus on smart agriculture, renewable energy equipment and climate change mitigation infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29041/20]
• 2020-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to fund a carbon sequestration programme similar to the agricultural sustainability support and advice programme which would offer free advice and guidance to all farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29043/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4875/20]