Marc MacSharry — Watch Them Work

2025-01-18

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2024-07-02

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers, including those in special areas of conservation or cooperation project zones under ACRES, will receive payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28066/24]

2024-04-23

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the provision of meal vouchers in light of the impact of the inordinate weather on the farming community; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17750/24]

2022-09-08

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the plans to introduce mandatory six months testing for TB on bovine herds given that it will place an unnecessary burden and cost on farmers. [43501/22]

2022-04-26

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the details of the name, salary, position and roles of persons who are being paid for by his Department for secondment to another public, private or semi-private entity, in tabular form, following the announcement that the salary of a person (details supplied) being seconded to Trinity College, Dublin will be paid by the Department of Health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19542/22]

2022-01-26

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a company (details supplied) will be notified of the outcome of an appeal relating to an afforestation licence which was withdrawn pending the outcome of an appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3802/22]

2021-09-22

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive a decision on their application for a tree felling licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45612/21]

2021-03-24

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim will receive a decision on their felling licence application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15756/21]

2021-02-24

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision with regard to a tree felling licence application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9428/21]

2020-12-17

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Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all seizures of horses made under SI 62 of 2016, the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 and the Control of Horses Act 1996 are included in the national horse seizure statistics figure; if not, his plans to ensure that all horse seizures are included in the national figure in view of the fact that, without the inclusion of same, the national horse figure provided is erroneous; if he will ensure that all of the legislation will be enforced in order to reduce and eliminate continuing and blatant disregard for the law on animal welfare in the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44441/20]

2020-10-21

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Asked Environment

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications the differences proposed for agriculture over other sectors in his categorisation of its special role in the new climate action Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31968/20]

2020-05-27

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the case of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim who was refused the hardship grant even though their herd is restricted will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7667/20]

2020-05-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have their appeal heard against the refusal of an afforestation application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6421/20]

2019-10-08

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the expenditure relating to a promotional trip by Bord Bia to China in May 2019; the name of private sector companies included on the trip; the number of persons who travelled from each company; if the companies contributed to the cost of the trip; if so, the details of same in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41057/19]

2019-07-23

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of capital projects within the remit of his Department; the amount spent on each project to date; and the anticipated completion date. [34194/19]

2018-10-09

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a moratorium on forestry development in County Leitrim and a rebalancing of the focus on forestry throughout other counties to include regulations that will require full planning permission for the planting of forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40797/18]

2018-02-20

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Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department's decision to reduce 2017 basic payment scheme payments due to a fire in 2017 to landowners who have a share in the commonage at a location (details supplied) will be reviewed; if his Department sought or received a report as to the cause of the fire; the reason the landowners affected were not notified of the reduction in their payments until December 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8320/18]

2018-01-16

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a transfer of entitlements application by a person (details supplied) will be finalised in order that the person can receive Basic Payment Scheme, BPS, payments for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1934/18]

2017-03-07

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address matters with regard to the low-cost loans facilitated through €150 million in EU finance under the auspices of the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland and being underwritten and administered by a bank (details supplied). [11349/17]

2017-03-07

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the €150 million in EU funds being made available as low-cost finance to farmers through the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland; the application process and criteria; the number of applications that have been received to date and the value; the number of applicants that have been approved and the value; the number of applications that have been declined and the value; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11545/17]

2017-01-17

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the process of the review of areas of natural constraint being undertaken by the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1003/17]

2017-01-17

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in relation to the review being undertaken by the EU of areas of natural constraint, he plans to put out a call for public submissions on the matter; when this will be done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1004/17]

2017-01-17

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of input national governments have into the review of areas of natural constraint being undertaken by the EU; the level of discretion the Government will have; if such discretion will involve national government input into the exclusion or inclusion of eligible land; if such discretion will involve the level of payments which apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1005/17]

2017-01-17

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it is intended to restore the level of ANC payments to the 2008 level they were when reduced due to the financial crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1006/17]

2016-12-13

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide all examples of entire units that have been recentralised back to Dublin from within his Department; his Department's rationale for such moves; and if Cabinet approval was sought and given in each case. [40472/16]

2016-10-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when tier three of GLAS will be open for applications; if there are to be any changes to the eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30306/16]

2016-10-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when tier 3 of the GLAS scheme will be open for applications; if there are to be any changes to the eligibility criteria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30353/16]

2016-04-26

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Marc MacSharry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason some farmers are suffering extreme delays in receiving their basic payment scheme and green low-carbon agri-environment payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8506/16]