Eamon Ryan

Green Party · Dublin Bay South

Activity on Agriculture — 44 events (3 lobbying · 39 questions · 3 votes) full profile →

• 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 Agriculture

  • Non-Domestic Water Tariff
• 2025-01-15
  LOBBY
  AgTech Ireland 2 returns Agriculture

  • Pre-Budget 2025 Submission
  • General Election Manifesto - Understanding the transformative impact of agtech on Irish agriculture
• 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
• 2019-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if changes will be made to the organic farming scheme assessment criteria which automatically favours larger farms over smaller farms in view of the fact that 50 of the available 125 marks are awarded based on a size threshold. [49105/19]
• 2019-11-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support local food production with particular reference to small farms and facilitating the production of vegetables. [49104/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide copies of each boat licence granted for fisheries and the historic tracks of vessels when dredging for seed since 18 September 2019, in view of the ongoing wild mussel seed dredging in accordance with SI No. 464 of 2019, Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction (Mussel Seed) (Opening of Fisheries) Regulations 2019. [44601/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the economic contribution that mussel seed dredging and mussel bottom grown aquaculture play in the economy; the gross and net weight tonnage processed in 2018; the tonnage exported live; and the countries to which they were exported. [44602/19]
• 2019-11-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is research funded or used by his Department on mussel seed and bed ecosystem services, especially the role that mussel seed and mussels beds play in supporting fish stocks; and if so, if the research is taken into account in deciding on the opening or closure of a particular seed mussel site. [44603/19]
• 2019-10-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider amending the mandate of Coillte to encourage it to provide a wide range of forestry services; and if he will direct Coillte to commence the planting of new forests. [41988/19]
• 2019-09-26
  VOTE
  Agriculture

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–84
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assessment planned for the potential scale of anaerobic digestion as a new economic opportunity for farmers and a way of dealing with waste products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14233/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to move agriculture here towards a model that is less reliant on synthetic inputs and a model that would help restore natural resources. [13978/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has revisited the herd expansion plans in view of the report of the IPCC on climate change and recent calls for drastic action in reducing emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13977/19]
• 2019-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to propose a review of the EU Common Fisheries Policy post Brexit to manage the changes that Brexit will bring to fishing in the Irish Sea and north west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14234/19]
• 2019-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if national forestry supports are being reviewed in view of concerns in communities in County Leitrim and other areas relating to coniferous clear-fell forests. [5705/19]
• 2018-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the arrangements to reopen the organic farming scheme; the primary areas of focus; the budget for the extended scheme; and the number of farmers who could apply. [51159/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the ways in which he will ensure that the next CAP rural development programme will have a much more ambitious agri-environment scheme that delivers worthwhile benefit to farmers that go the extra mile for the environment and climate change, such as is the case with the rural environment protection scheme, REPS. [35199/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a €10 million shortfall in beef data and genomics programme, BDGP, expenditure will be ring-fenced to benefit suckler farmers. [35198/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the negative effects of the transition from REPS to GLAS, especially on low-income cattle and sheep farmers, and to the fact that GLAS, as currently configured, does not perform well in rewarding more environmentally focused farmers. [35200/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of feed imported over the past five years by comparison with ten, 50 and 100 years ago, respectively; the amount of soybean meal and grain as separate from overall feed, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35206/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out research on the optimal size of the national cattle and sheep herd in the context of fodder and emissions. [32067/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the involvement his Department has for the development of alternative forestry strategies to assist the development and creation of jobs in rural areas and avoid isolation in rural communities in view the recent concerns relating to the concentration of new forestation in counties such as County Leitrim. [25903/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of a 5% increase in subsidies to existing and new participants on the organic farming scheme for produce in cereals, fruits, vegetables, legumes and other non-livestock based outputs. [32164/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of a 20% increase in funding for sustainable horticulture research in Teagasc per annum. [32165/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated savings if Pillar 1 CAP payments were capped at €100,000 per annum. [32167/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the policy for increasing forestation will be set out; and the form and species it will promote. [32068/18]
• 2018-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions that are calculated to result from the arterial drainage of high carbon soils; and the policy measures under consideration to address these emissions. [32177/18]
• 2018-05-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans in relation to forestry in the context of the new European climate and energy plan under preparation. [23800/18]
• 2018-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantities of pig, poultry and cattle manure imported and exported between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in each of the past five years in tabular form. [22928/18]
• 2018-04-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will reopen the organic farming scheme; his plans for organic farming here; and the percentage of produce here that is organically grown. [18437/18]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any former Members have been appointed to State boards under his remit by the Public Appointments Service; if so, the names and positions of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28208/17]
• 2017-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered continuous cover as an alternative, in view of the afforestation his Department has planned; and if he has carried out a review of the potential for higher value output derived from continuous cover. [21383/17]
• 2017-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland will be represented at the global symposium on soil organic carbon being held in Rome under the auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, (details supplied). [14264/17]
• 2017-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the importance of Ireland's hedgerow in the payments system under the Common Agricultural Policy, especially in view of Ireland's low level of forest coverage; his further views on the climate mitigation effects of Ireland's hedgerows and their importance in meeting Ireland's EU and Paris agreement targets; the way the proposed Heritage Bill 2016, with its provisions for increased hedgerow cutting and upland burning, might impact on these effects; and if he has discussed these aspects of the Bill with the Minister for Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. [9082/17]
• 2017-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the planned increase in size and number of oyster farms in County Donegal; if an environmental impact assessment has been carried out; the local consultation that has been undertaken; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5066/17]
• 2017-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the action he will take to mitigate harm caused by supertrawlers on fishing communities in view of a recent documentary (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5067/17]
• 2016-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the Food Wise 2025 strategy addresses climate change and sustainability; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37724/16]
• 2016-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department has made the decision since 2015 not to fund new entrants into the organic farming scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37723/16]
• 2016-10-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Government opposed a proposed ban on the use of pesticides in ecological focus areas which was discussed at the recent European Council Agriculture Ministers' meeting. [32510/16]
• 2016-10-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he is taking regarding the likely increase in methane emissions due to the expanding beef and dairy herds. [32497/16]
• 2016-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of the investigation of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and his Department into elevated polybrominated diphenyl ethers concentrations in milk samples, as outlined in the Environmental Protection Agency 2010 and 2012 dioxin reports on dioxin levels in the Irish environment; if he has identified the source of the contamination and whether milk from the sites affected was allowed into the food chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15350/16]
• 2016-06-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his meetings with the Irish food industry regarding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and the EU Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. [14245/16]
• 2016-06-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his position on the EU ban on neonicotinoid pesticides and the State's monitoring of the reduction in bee numbers; the bee population in the years 2006 to 2016 to date. [14246/16]