Marc Ó Cathasaigh

Green Party · Waterford

Activity on Agriculture — 79 events (7 lobbying · 71 questions · 2 votes) full profile →

• 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 30 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
  • Farming & Food - A Sector Worth Backing
  • 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
• 2025-01-14
  LOBBY
  Irish Wildbird Conservancy Environment

  • Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations in Agriculture
• 2024-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds entered into races in Ireland in 2023; the number of greyhounds entered into the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43525/24]
• 2024-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the methodology and resources allocated to the cross check of data recorded in the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system (RCÉTS) carried out by Greyhound Racing Ireland; the frequency with which information on compliance in updating RCÉTS by owners and trainers is provided to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43526/24]
• 2024-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of instances where animal welfare pounds have reported greyhounds surrendered to the pounds in poor physical health or condition; the number of subsequent investigations and the number of subsequent sanctions imposed by Greyhound Racing Ireland on those found in breach of the Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011, over the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43527/24]
• 2024-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of race entries not accepted at Rásaíocht Con Éireann-licensed stadia; the number of instances of prize money not being paid out due to owners/trainers not having updated outstanding records on Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system relating to greyhounds/pups in their care, for 2023 and to date in 2024 and by stadium, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43528/24]
• 2024-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds lost, stolen or died during 2023 and to date in 2024, as updated by owners/trainers in Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43529/24]
• 2024-10-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current number of employees per greyhound stadium, either owned or licensed by Greyhound Racing Ireland, both part-time and full-time employees, for 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43530/24]
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the complementary income support for young farmers scheme is limited to one recipient per herd number; whether a spouse who is a partner in the company may also avail of the support under the herd number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42428/24]
• 2024-10-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department carries out random auditing checks of the CC t/a Micro Dog ID database to ensure that owners are informing the database of any change of ownership, controller, location, death of greyhound, loss of greyhound or return of greyhound; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42671/24]
• 2024-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations review in relation to hedgerows; its planned timeline for publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40755/24]
• 2024-10-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of the public consultation on retention of landscape features and the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40756/24]
• 2024-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether a departmental investigation into the animal cruelty aspects of an RTÉ programme (details supplied) has commenced; if not, if it will commence; the date it will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33904/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans to relinquish the protected zone status with respect to fireblight disease (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31909/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current extent of fireblight disease in Ireland; how this is being identified, monitored and evaluated; the steps his Department is taking to eradicate the disease and raise public awareness in relation to it; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31910/24]
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is engaging with Irish fruit growers in relation to fireblight disease; the meetings that have been had to date; the outcomes of those meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31911/24]
• 2024-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work his Department is undertaking in the current year on precision fermentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19394/24]
• 2024-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the results of his Department's thematic research call in 2023; if any successful projects are included that relate in any aspect to precision fermentation; if so, to detail the specific research projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19393/24]
• 2024-05-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 29 of 9 March 2023, whether research into precision fermentation specifically forms part of any of the successful applications funded under his Department's thematic research call 2023; if research into the area and its potential to disrupt and undermine traditional modes of food production is happening elsewhere within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22640/24]
• 2024-04-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered approaches to resolving the ongoing issues at Helvick Pier in An Rinn, where the silting up of the harbour prevents the launch of the RNLI boat at periods of very low tide, with obvious consequent safety concerns; if the small fisheries harbour scheme could be amended in order to include works of this kind; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17755/24]
• 2024-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, with regard to the TAMS scheme, he will consider allowing farmhouse and farm bills to be linked in one bill, allow unused electricity sold to the grid to be offset at full price to electricity purchased from the grid or any other measure which would make the scheme more viable for farmers of all types regardless of the amount of electricity they use as part of their farming activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17157/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an individual (details supplied) is currently listed with Rásaíocht Con Éireann as the registered owner or part-owner of any non-coursing greyhound(s); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14772/24]
• 2024-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a review of the allocation of government funding to animal charities in tabular form over the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8081/24]
• 2024-01-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department will take domestically and internationally to meet the commitments outlined in the UAE Declaration on Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems and Climate Action, to which Ireland signed up to at COP28; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2930/24]
• 2023-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on his attendance at the food, agriculture, nature and land use thematic days of COP28; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55710/23]
• 2023-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to support and help deliver the establishment of more integrated constructed wetlands on farms nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55381/23]
• 2023-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his Department’s ambitions for climate action addressing the food system; if he will outline his Department’s priorities as this year’s climate COP approaches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46835/23]
• 2023-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of his Department’s direct financial contribution to the UN Committee on World Food Security, the foremost inclusive international intergovernmental platform on food security and nutrition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46834/23]
• 2023-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any licence has been issued for the management of the goat herd at Passage East, County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42037/23]
• 2023-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the cause of death in the case of the 1,241 non-coursing greyhounds classified as deaths notified by ICC, as recorded on the RCETS in 2022, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41047/23]
• 2023-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds rehomed for each of the years 2021 and 2022, listed in tabular form, with last recorded status on the RCETS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41048/23]
• 2023-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licences issued for the burial of racing, non-coursing greyhounds, by district veterinary offices, for each of the years 2018 to 2022, in tabular form, including by district veterinary office, given that racing greyhounds are classified as farm animals and, as such, on-farm burial is required to be authorised via district veterinary offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41049/23]
• 2023-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department's review of the EIA agriculture regulations will commence; if he will require screening of all hedgerow removal, land drainage and conversion of land to agricultural use, regardless of the scale of such operations, while such a review is ongoing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25216/23]
• 2023-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will launch a voluntary reduction scheme for dairy farmers; how the scheme will be structured in a way which ensures that reductions in breeding ruminants on a participating farm are not offset by increases in breeding ruminant numbers on that farm or on other farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25217/23]
• 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 Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current cost of the culling of each badger under the TB Eradication Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24324/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the rate of use of vaccination and microchipping of badgers under the TB Eradication Programme per annum over the lifetime of the project to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24325/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the project timeline with measurable deliverables with regard to the badger culling programme and badger vaccination programme under the TB Eradication Programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24326/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether any geographical data is held on the current vaccinated microchipped badgers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24327/23]
• 2023-05-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current resources assigned to the badger culling programme and the badger vaccination programme, and their assigned geographical area and rate of culling and vaccination completed in each area over the last five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24328/23]
• 2023-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 1271, 1272 and 1273 of 8 November 2022, the timeline to commence, and the proposed delivery date, of the review of the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) (EIA) Regulations in relation to the removal of hedgerows, given the indication that a review would commence shortly, as outlined in the reply and as outlined most recently in Parliamentary Question No. 102 of 20 April 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21127/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the Questions on Promised Legislation debate of 28 March 2023 (details supplied), how his Department plans to respond to the decision of the Court of Appeal regarding the ban on inshore trawling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17868/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with respect to recommendation 123 of the Citizens Assembly on Biodiversity Loss, which states that ‘Existing legislation and regulations regarding hedgerows must be reviewed, strengthened and fully enforced’, if his Department will urgently review the Environmental Impact Assessment (Agriculture) Regulations governing the removal of hedgerows; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17867/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the latest figures available for dormancy of commonages, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16747/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work being undertaken by his Department in the area of precision fermentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10767/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to protect and restore native hedgerows given the biodiversity crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10863/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the options available to upland farmers, other than burning, to manage older growth heather; the resources and support available to farmers from his Department for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10916/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the review of the EIA (Agriculture) Regulations; if it has commenced; the anticipated timeline for its completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10224/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the imposition of a moratorium on screening applications under the current EIA regulations, given the biodiversity crises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10225/23]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned by the potential for xylella fastidiosa to spread through olive wood for sale in Ireland; the measures that are in place to mitigate against any outbreak of the disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61341/22]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when legislation providing for an electronic fertiliser register will be brought before the Houses of the Oireachtas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61340/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the anticipated timeline for the completion of the EIA (agricultural) review; if his Department will consider a moratorium on permits for the removal of hedgerows pending the outcome of that review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54768/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the evidential basis used by his Department that allows for a 500 m or 5 ha threshold for the removal of hedgerows without permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54769/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will consider reducing the 500 m threshold for permits for the removal of hedgerows pending the outcome of the EIA (agriculture) review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54770/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the prohibition on fur farming will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53245/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the forestry programme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53246/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that are being taken to reinforce the ban on trawling Ireland's inshore waters by vessels over 18m; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43561/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that are being taken to enact existing legislation to limit the activity of trawlers over 18m operating in Ireland's inshore waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43562/22]
• 2022-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s projections for chemical nitrogen use in 2022 compared to 2021 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38242/22]
• 2022-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will split the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund in order that horse racing and greyhound racing will be funded separately by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38243/22]
• 2022-05-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way and the locations in which his Department intends to meet the target contained in the draft CAP Strategic Plan for water table management of at least 40,000 hectares of drained, agricultural, managed, carbon-rich soils under the Agri-Environment Climate Measure. [26623/22]
• 2022-05-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the measures by which his Department will meet an emissions reduction target of 22% by 2030; and the additional measures that would be implemented if his Department is required to reduce emissions by 30% by 2030. [26622/22]
• 2022-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the detail of his forward planning to allocate resources and capacity within his Department to ensure timely and effective delivery and implementation of the forthcoming EU nature restoration regulation; if provisions made through CAP will assist in accomplishing the goals set out in that regulation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16855/22]
• 2022-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of programme for Government commitments to complete a land use review ahead of the drafting of a land use strategy and a national soil strategy; if these will be consistent with achieving the objectives of the anticipated EU nature restoration law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16854/22]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the involvement his Department has in European Union LIFE Projects; if there are plans for future projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60680/21]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's progress on the expansion of support for social farming programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60218/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of his Department’s budget for 2022 which is being considered as part of Official Development Assistance in the context of international aid; the measures this budget will be spent on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53096/21]
• 2021-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a report (details supplied) will examine the way Ireland can position itself to take advantage of the growing international trend to plant-based diets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51527/21]
• 2021-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he will ensure optimum delivery of biodiversity restoration across all farms in Ireland given the declaration of a biodiversity crisis by Dáil Éireann in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51526/21]
• 2021-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department plans to conduct consultations with farmers, farming communities and relevant environmental stakeholder groups in relation to the sector’s role and contribution to meeting Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets under the EU Green Deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27013/21]
• 2021-04-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is giving consideration to expanding nationwide the pilot scheme currently being run by the Bantry marine research station which is investigating the effects of using red seaweed in animal feed as a means to reduce methane emissions from cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21002/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider banning industrial fishing for sprat similar to that for herring and mackerel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15526/21]
• 2021-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department’s new statement of strategy will support the implementation of the sustainable development goals; if specific goals and sub-targets have been identified as being particularly relevant to his Department's work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6217/21]
• 2021-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the policies and plans through which his Department will be working towards the achievement of the specific sustainable development goals targets that fall under the aegis of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6222/21]