Martin Browne

Sinn Féin · Tipperary

Activity on Agriculture — 179 events (5 lobbying · 173 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
• 2025-01-18
  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
• 2024-10-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage and provide assistance to an organisation (details supplied) with regard to any remedial works needed; if he is aware that the withholding of annual grant funding will put its ability to operate at risk due to the considerable overheads incurred by operations of this nature; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42230/24]
• 2024-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has taken any steps to consider appropriate setback rules for anaerobic digestors similar to those in place for windfarms. [39211/24]
• 2024-10-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department has taken to ensure that anaerobic digestion projects will provide a social benefit to the communities in which they are located. [39212/24]
• 2024-09-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 567 of 18 September 2024, to outline the methodology used in assessing financing as being sufficient and appropriate to cover the different needs of different forests and woodlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38245/24]
• 2024-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the adequacy of the current reconstitution and underplanting scheme in light of the identification of the pseudips mexicanus, known as the Monterey pine engraver, alongside the larch beetle in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36834/24]
• 2024-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the data that informed his Department’s site clearance funding under the reconstitution and underplanting scheme; the methodology his Department used in assessing that financing as being sufficient and appropriate to cover the different needs of different forests and woodlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36835/24]
• 2024-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasoning behind the decision not to implement specific recommendations of the ash review; to provide that detail, per recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36836/24]
• 2024-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the preventative measures that were in place prior to the discovery of the larch beetle in Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36837/24]
• 2024-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the preventative measures that were in place prior to the discovery of the Monterey beetle in Clare and Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36838/24]
• 2024-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the locations where the larch beetle and the Monterey beetle have been discovered in Ireland; the restrictions that have been placed in Ireland on the certification and other use of timber sourced from those locations and the requirement and impacts this will have on local foresters; the supports to be put in place to assist in these cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36839/24]
• 2024-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis upon which site clearance grants under the RUS scheme was determined as reflecting a cost of €2,000 per hectare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26809/24]
• 2024-06-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis upon which the climate action performance payment has been capped at €5,000; his views on how this cap does not reflect the additional cost incurred in removing older trees as opposed to younger ones; if he intends to review this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26810/24]
• 2024-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on calls for the suspension of log imports from Scotland, in light of the most recent detection of the bark beetle; to outline the possibility that arises that the bark beetle may have been introduced here from produce imported from Scotland’s pest-free area; the biosecurity measures in place to prevent the introduction of alien species to Ireland and how they compare to best international standards, if such standards are taken into account; the measures that will be employed to prevent any further instances in which the bark beetle is identified here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19623/24]
• 2024-05-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details on the volume of spruce with bark present imported from Scotland in each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19624/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the recent Bord Bia study “Market Potential for Irish Sheep Milk”; if he plans to act upon any of the recommendations contained within that report; if he acknowledges that there are opportunities available within the sheep milk sector if supported through many of the measures outlined; if he plans to pursue this opportunity, his next steps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57174/23]
• 2023-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the recommendations of the independent review group into his Department’s response to ash dieback disease are to be implemented; the progress made in assessing his Department’s response to these recommendations; when a decision is likely to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55670/23]
• 2023-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the requirement within ACRES that plants provided to farmers must be of Irish origin or Irish provenance is sustainable, given the small number of retailers and nurseries and so on, that can provide for this across the range of plants in question; if he is satisfied that this narrow requirement does not exclude many traders who are not in a position to provide a full range of plants with such provenance; if he is satisfied that this will not favour unscrupulous traders over genuine ones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52202/23]
• 2023-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is considering restricting the importation of certain raw wood products such as unsawn timber from areas where the bark beetle Ips typographus has been identified; the measures that are in place or are being considered to prevent the arrival of the bark beetle into Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52486/23]
• 2023-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if information on how to identify trees that have ash dieback and need to be removed for public safety has been issued to landowners; if not, whether there are plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52487/23]
• 2023-10-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given to the increased cost of running animal welfare and animal rescue organisations as preparations are made to allocate animal welfare grants to various organisations; if increases in funding in line with the additional costs incurred by these organisations are being considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45565/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are capital funding streams available for the development of classrooms at a college (details supplied); if his Department is aware that the college has developed a strategic plan to reinforce its position as an educator in agriculture in the Midlands and as such, has compiled a 5-year strategic plan involving the proposed development of a new classroom block; if his Department is aware that the college is registered as a charity and any monies it received from Teagasc do not extend to capital projects; and if he will consider outlining the streams of funding that would be available to the college. [38355/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the element of the proposed forestry programme that remains subject to European Commission-approval; the timeline expected to complete the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38470/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of delayed payments payable to farmers such as BISS and ANC; the reason for the delays; the date such payments will be made categorised by individual schemes; the measures that were taken to avoid such delays in anticipation of this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38471/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new fodder support scheme will open for new applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38726/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the streams of finance (if any) for capital works available to a college (details supplied) which is a registered charity but provides education and job readiness in the area of agriculture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38356/23]
• 2023-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the progress being made in his Department’s engagement with the European Commission pertaining to the forestry programme 2023 – 2027; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34530/23]
• 2023-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a detailed timeline of correspondence between his Department and the European Commission concerning the proposed forestry programme and its compatibility with EU state aid rules in 2023. [34407/23]
• 2023-06-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to ensure that any backlog in afforestation licence applications that result from the delayed forestry programme will be processed in a prompt manner should the application to the European Commission for state aid to fund the forestry programme be successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31824/23]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that the North Tipperary Horse Show had to cancel this year's show due to rising insurance costs; and the steps he is taking to ensure that insurance is available and affordable for country shows. [28003/23]
• 2023-05-24
  VOTE
  Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 · 2 divisions

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

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department has put in place for the enforcement of the EIA (Agriculture) Regulations 2011. [24093/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine he plans to revise the reconstitution and underplanting scheme to include payments to farmers to remove roadside trees infected by ash dieback; if he has plans to allow for a support package to be made available through local authorities to enable farmers and landowners to hire professional to safely remove infected trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23618/23]
• 2023-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has plans to revise the reconstitution and underplanting scheme to allow for a 100% reconstitution grant that would cover all costs associated with site clearance and subsequent replant with a suitable replacement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23619/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has acted on the concerns submitted to his office by an individual (details supplied) regarding numerous websites that have listed dogs for sale or adoption, in contravention of the Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or supply of pet animals) Regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12430/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte will be able to avail of grants and premia under his proposed new forestry programme; and if he intends to issue a new shareholder letter of expectations to Coillte in 2023. [11935/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his targets for issuing afforestation licences in 2023. [11936/23]
• 2023-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if research is being carried out on increasing the production of sheep milk in Ireland; his views on whether Ireland has a potential market to expand into, given that some EU member states, which have traditionally been the largest sheep milk producers, are witnessing a reduction in their ability to produce sheep milk; if he has any plans to assist in expanding Ireland’s production of sheep milk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5512/23]
• 2023-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has plans to request a detailed analysis from Teagasc regarding the potential for Ireland to increase its sheep milk production; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5513/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it is planned to publish the forestry licensing plan for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4746/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons that in 2022 Coillte secured 110% of the target number of felling licences that was specified in the Forestry Licensing Plan 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4747/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the private felling category of the Forestry Licensing Plan 2022 only achieved 88% of its target number of felling licences issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4748/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the afforestation licence category of the Forestry Licensing Plan 2022 only achieved 68% of its target number of licences issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4749/23]
• 2023-01-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is not accepting any forest grant applications as of 1 January 2023, if it is also not issuing any grant approvals from the same date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4750/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has concerns that the €200 million arrangement between an organisation (details supplied) and Coillte will push up land prices, with the potential to adversely impact the ability of private foresters to compete in the market and will put the cost of land beyond the reach of farmers generally; if his attention has been drawn to reports that in countries such as Scotland, where similar arrangements are in place, land prices have increased substantially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2135/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his attention was first drawn to the agreement between Coillte and an organisation (details supplied); if he engaged with Coillte when his attention was drawn to the arrangement; the outcome of any such meeting; if he engaged with farmers or farmers’ organisations on the arrangement upon being informed of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2136/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has any concerns that the availability of forest premia to private small-scale foresters will become diminished as a result of their availability to large scale funds such as an organisation (details supplied) upon the arrangement between Coillte and said organisation; his views on whether the forest grant scheme should focus on farmers and private Irish forestry owners; if he has given consideration to amending the forestry grant scheme to exclude or reduce the incentive for funds such as the organisation concerned, to put land out of the reach of such operators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2137/23]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions that he intends to take to resolve lengthy delays in processing and fulfilling reconstitution and underplanting scheme applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61172/22]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide adequate supplies of peat to the horticultural industry following the publication of numerous reports on the matter. [61173/22]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action that will be taken on the feedback obtained through the animal welfare seminar which was held on 5 October 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61456/22]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria that applied when determining the animal welfare organisations that received increased funding under the animal welfare grant scheme for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61457/22]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on the manner in which applications for funding under the animal welfare grant scheme are assessed. [61458/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will divert attention from Coillte to private foresters for the remainder of 2022, given that the target number of Coillte felling licences stated in the forestry licensing plan for 2022 of 1530 has now been exceeded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59230/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will achieve the issuing of the target number of private felling licences as set out in his Department’s forestry licensing plan 2022, given that his Department has only issued 78% of the target number of licences to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59231/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will achieve the issuing of the target number of forest road licences as set out in the forestry licensing plan 2022, given that his Department has only issued 79% of the target number of licences to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59232/22]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will achieve the issuing of the target number of afforestation licences as set out in the forestry licensing plan 2022, given that his Department has only issued 61% of the target number of licences to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59233/22]
• 2022-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the manner in which the additional funding for the wildlife control programme is being allocated for spending; the number of staffing vacancies that exist within the programme; the roles that remain vacant; the measures being put in place to address these vacancies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58324/22]
• 2022-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the animal welfare grant is adequate in light of increased demands on animal welfare organisations; if his attention has been drawn to reports that one such organisation (details supplied) that received €48,500 towards its costs for 2022, has paid €147,000 in veterinary bills to date in 2022, with a bill of €55,000 remaining; if a review of ascertaining and addressing need is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58325/22]
• 2022-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase the animal welfare grant programme in line with the additional pressure being faced by many organisations (details supplied); if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the organisation in Mullinahone has veterinary bills that it has difficulty meeting; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that the housing crisis is resulting in many more persons giving up their dogs; his plans to deal with the increase in demand for the services of such organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56191/22]
• 2022-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that farming organisations have not been engaged with by his Department in relation to the EU Nature Restoration Law proposal; if he intends to carry out an economic impact assessment of the proposals contained within the document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53749/22]
• 2022-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on concerns that the sustainability of food production in Ireland would be negatively affected should land be put out of use through the implementation of measures contained within the EU Nature Restoration Law proposal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53750/22]
• 2022-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the impact that the EU Restoration Law proposal may have on the 8,000 hectare per year afforestation target and consequent carbon sequestration targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53751/22]
• 2022-10-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the additional proposed changes demanded of the agriculture sector in relation to the proposed EU Nature Restoration Law; his views on the way that this may further distort the unequal relationship between Ireland through trade agreements between the EU and third-party countries who may not have similar environmental aspirations as those proposed in the EU Nature Restoration Law; his views on the consequences of this for producers in the Irish agricultural industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53752/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to ensure an adequate supply of horticultural peat to the mushroom sector, with reference to the recent report on the horticultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53173/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the continued failure to meet forestry licence issuance and afforestation targets. [53174/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider allowing foresters to count their plantations in terms of carbon credits; if he will consider this course of action to be a recognition of the contribution that foresters make in the area of carbon sequestration as part of the climate action plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52824/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the measures taken by the Forestry Service to resolve issues with the processing of forestry licences includes initiatives to reduce the paperwork needed by foresters when making their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52825/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the current reconstitution and underplanting scheme; his views on complaints from the sector that it is not fit for purpose; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52826/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if forestry grants and premia are to be increased through the measures announced in Budget 2023. [52827/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the ‘Issues impacting the Forestry Sector’ report from the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and the Marine and its recommendation to review the decision to stop plantations on un-enclosed lands as much as possible, in terms of meeting Ireland’s annual afforestation target; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52828/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assessment process involved in determining the amount of ex-gratia funding that is allocated for individual animal welfare organisations annually; the reason that an organisation (details supplied) did not receive any increase in ex-gratia funding between 2020 and 2021 [42119/22]
• 2022-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grants will be distributed earlier in the year to assist animal welfare organisations in meeting the substantial bills many are faced with throughout each year; if he will consider addressing funding increase deficits among smaller organisations and those organisations in rural localities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42120/22]
• 2022-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that he plans to introduce to support farmers in meeting climate action sectoral targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38540/22]
• 2022-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that he is taking to increase the supply of labour for the pig sector; if he intends to enable an increase in the rate to which permits are processed; his views on the introduction of a method to fast-track permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38539/22]
• 2022-07-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of reconstitution and underplanting scheme applications made between January and June 2022. [36866/22]
• 2022-06-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of reconstitution and underplanting scheme applications that are being processed; and the length of time that applications have been with his Department in increments of six months. [34475/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in considering the Pig Stability Fund as proposed by the IFA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32023/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work carried out to date by the independent expert commissioned to work on the availability of peat suitable for the horticultural market; and the number of horticultural growers that have been assisted by the work of this independent expert. [32024/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made on identifying alternatives to horticultural peat; if he will provide details of the work done to date in relation to this; if he will identify the specific alternatives studied identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32025/22]
• 2022-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the horticultural sector has sufficient supplies of horticultural peat and alternatives to alternative peat; the engagement he has had with the representatives of the sector; what was discussed at these engagements; what resulted from these engagements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32026/22]
• 2022-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the project manager of (details supplied) completed the duration of his agreed contract or finished in his role prematurely; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24099/22]
• 2022-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Coillte road licences issued in the week 5 of April dashboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24100/22]
• 2022-05-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recommendations in the Mackinnon Report which have been implemented to date; the expected timeline for the implementation of each of the outstanding recommendations of the report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24101/22]
• 2022-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the weekly targets for forestry licensing, by type, in 2022. [16993/22]
• 2022-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in the appointment of an independent expert as referenced in the working paper to address challenges related to peat supply in the horticulture sector; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in the meantime businesses in the horticultural sector are experiencing difficulties in raising queries with Bord na Móna regarding the availability of suitable peat stocks. [16992/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of files (details supplied) which are with the ecology section of the Forest Service; when the files in question are likely to be processed; the length of time the files have been with the service; if those files are likely to be processed within the four month timeframe; if it is appropriate for the Forest Service to tell a client that it does not have a timeframe as to when the application will be processed due to a large backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10912/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding made available to Tipperary County Council for equine related matters including control of horses and training courses by year since 2016. [11261/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding allocated to equine welfare in County Tipperary by year since 2016. [11262/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of authorised officers responsible for horse welfare in County Tipperary in each year since 2016. [11263/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of engagement his Department has had with landowners or persons responsible for land in County Tipperary on whose land instances of stray or abandoned horses has been reported each year since 2016; the number of reports of such instances in County Tipperary; and the actions that were taken. [11264/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of equine welfare and urban horse projects funded by his Department each year since 2016. [11265/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the measures being taken to address equine welfare in County Tipperary; if his attention has been drawn to continued instances of neglected and abused horses being discovered in areas such as Littleton; if his attention has been further drawn to the work being carried out by an organisation (details supplied) in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9096/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that can be taken to prevent continued mistreatment of animals in circumstances in which such repeated instances have been detected; if increased prevention measures can be adopted in such areas under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9239/22]
• 2022-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made ascertaining the level of horticultural peat stock available to growers; and if his Department has commissioned experts to provide free advice to those wishing to achieve regulatory compliance for extraction of horticultural peat on sub-30-hectare bogs for supply to the domestic horticulture industry. [7076/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the target volume of forestry licences his Department plans to issue in 2022; and the target figures by category. [1267/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licences that are awaiting assessment at the start of 2022 in chronological order and by licence type. [1268/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the ownership of Shelbourne Park and the reported issues with ownership of the underground kennel area will be clarified. [1964/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the €2,255,872 spent on animal welfare by Greyhound Racing Ireland in 2018, the €2,174,090 spend in 2019 and the €1,764,569 spend in 2020, categorised in relation to racing regulation, welfare, laboratory, integrity and governance. [1965/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Greyhound Racing Ireland laboratory has the capability to test blood and hair follicle samples; if so, the cost of such tests; and the number of such tests carried out in 2020 and 2021. [1966/22]
• 2022-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of felling licence applications issued broken down for Coillte and private (details supplied) from May to December 2019 and for the entirety of 2020 and 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2099/22]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken at European Union level to ensure that additional beef imports which would depress beef prices and damage the environment do not enter the single market. [60881/21]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will adopt to address the crisis in the forestry sector in 2022. [60880/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage and number of greyhounds that are rehomed following their referral to foster care centres on an annual basis; if there is a limit on the length of time a retired greyhound can stay in a foster care centre; the percentage and number of greyhounds that are not rehomed following their referral to foster care centres on an annual basis; and the actions taken in relation to those animals. [60265/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the referral of retired greyhounds to foster care centres; and if so, the statistics based upon these figures. [60266/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the welfare of retired greyhounds is monitored following their rehoming subsequent to spending time in foster care centres; and if a trust (details supplied) has received complaints regarding the persons responsible for adopting such greyhounds. [60267/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the stakeholder group to develop a continuing professional development framework has not been set up; the progress made to date in establishing such a stakeholder group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60456/21]
• 2021-12-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the need to commit to multi-annual funding in the region of €1.5 million per annum through the rural development programme to enable the farm mobility programme to cover the entire country and ensure a national footprint for the programme. [60457/21]
• 2021-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding for the development of peat free alternatives for the horticulture sector. [59588/21]
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department records figures pertaining to the number of greyhounds referred to foster centres included on the panel of service providers since the introduction of the Rásaíocht Con Éireann traceability system in January 2021; and if so, if he will provide these figures. [56818/21]
• 2021-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of further information requests issued in relation to forestry licence applications in each of the years 2015 to 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56819/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown between EU versus Exchequer funding in the allocation of €180 million for the Leader programme in the indicative allocations for pillar II (rural development) measures. [52556/21]
• 2021-11-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the meetings that he held with the Minister for Social Protection in respect of the allocation of LEADER funding as per the indicative allocations for pillar II (rural development) measures. [52557/21]
• 2021-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the measures for the organic sector in Budget 2022. [50771/21]
• 2021-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the measures for the forestry sector in Budget 2022; and the measures that will be taken to make the sector more attractive to new entrants. [50770/21]
• 2021-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the measures being taken to ensure that Leader funding will be maintained at the current level as part of Ireland’s Common Agriculture Policy Strategic Plan. [50157/21]
• 2021-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the current felling site notice which has to be erected following the granting of a felling licence and during harvesting operations at a location is in compliance with all relevant data protection legislation given the details that are made public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48569/21]
• 2021-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasoning for the balance between State aid funding for forest establishment and the accounting of carbon credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48570/21]
• 2021-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasoning for the balance between forests established with no State aid and the accounting of carbon credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48571/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licences that have been issued for non-commercial, amenity tree planting under section 22 of the Forestry Act 2014. [46357/21]
• 2021-09-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of landowners that have been prosecuted for planting without a licence under summary conviction or conviction on indictment. [46358/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of registered foresters in operation in each of the past ten years. [39320/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of engagements he has had with the mushroom sector regarding the restrictions on the harvesting of horticultural peat; and when those engagements occurred. [39322/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of engagements he has had with the horticultural peat supply sector regarding the restrictions on the harvesting of horticultural peat; and when those engagements occurred. [39323/21]
• 2021-07-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of engagements he has had with the nursery sector regarding the restrictions on the harvesting of horticultural peat; and when those engagements occurred. [39324/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the alternatives to horticultural peat identified by his Department; and his views on whether those alternatives will be sufficient to replace horticultural peat when current stock runs out in September 2021. [38018/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the effectiveness of the reconstitution and underplanting scheme; the feedback received from foresters on the effectiveness of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38019/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements that have been taking place to develop an aligned border operating model process between the EU and UK governments when new rules come into effect on 1 October 2021; if the level of coordination between vets signing health export certificates in Ireland and import vets in the UK are to be enhanced for the benefit of Irish exporters moving products of animal origin; if clarity on the official border operating model will be provided by 15 July 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31372/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the stages of production and loading operations at which vets must be present at businesses under the new border operating model for export health certificate sign off on products of animal origin; and the progress being made on ensuring that adequate resources, that is, number of veterinary officers and administrative officers are in place to support the delivery of the operating model for businesses with 24/6 operations. [31373/21]
• 2021-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the potential difficulties that export health certificate sign off by veterinarians at businesses with 24/6 operations may have for the ability of those businesses to maintain the smooth and regular shipping of their products; his views on whether the introduction of the high-level border operating model for products of animal origin will disrupt and hold up export pathways for these businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31374/21]
• 2021-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there has not been a significant increase in the issuing of private licences for the weeks ending 16 April, 23 April, 30 April and 7 May 2021 when over this same period Coillte has only issued seven felling licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27451/21]
• 2021-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a definition of Coillte felling and private felling based on the forestry licensing dashboard, as presented by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27452/21]
• 2021-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine where Coillte submits a licence application and it is not the landowner but acts as an agent for the landowner, if the data get presented as Coillte or private on the weekly dashboard when the licence is issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27453/21]
• 2021-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licences issued with ecology input from June 2020 to date in 2021, by month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27454/21]
• 2021-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Department was consulted during the drafting or at any point prior to the introduction of SI No. 45 of 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27455/21]
• 2021-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he has had with the mushroom and horticultural sectors on the changes to the harvesting of horticultural peat; and the provisions he is preparing to support the sector. [27066/21]
• 2021-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if prior to March 2021 Coillte has been able to provide generic non-site specific harvest plans with their felling applications; if this has been accepted practice between Coillte and his Department; the number of applications submitted and processed in this manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27065/21]
• 2021-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the role hill farmers have to play in the management of uplands; his views on whether the management of the rewilding of uplands by hill farmers should take precedence over their ability to farm for produce; his plans in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25276/21]
• 2021-05-11
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department accept, process and approve Coillte tree felling licence applications in a manner different to the standards that apply to private applications. [24193/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the way the number forestry licences with ecology input processed between November 2020 to February 2021 equates to one licence per ecologist per week given that 21 full-time equivalent ecologists have been employed; his views on whether this work rate is below that which is needed to address the crisis in the forestry sector; when the ecology target of 220 licences will be achieved; and the number of full-time ecologists that will be needed to achieve this target. [21352/21]
• 2021-04-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged or employed an ecologist from outside the State to assess forestry licences. [21353/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of peat soil per county in tabular form. [18352/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a list will be provided of the areas of peat soils which will be included in GAEC 2 of the new CAP in County Tipperary; and the number of farms effected. [18353/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the GAEC 2 proposal in the new CAP; and if he will guarantee that this land continues to be viewed as eligible agricultural land and ensure there will be no reduction in farmers' CAP payments as a result. [18354/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the number of forestry licences issued during the week ending 19 March 2021 fell to 15; his views on the reason for same despite additional ecologists and forestry inspectors being taken on; and the consequences for the industry of such a reduction in the processing of licences. [16743/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the way only 48% of private license applications with ecology input targeted for completion between July 2020 and February 2020 inclusive was achieved; and his plans to make up for the shortfall through the ecology section. [16744/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has spoken virtually with the CEO of Horse Racing Ireland to date in 2021. [16886/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the importance of new grass in acting as an emissions sink; if progress is being made in providing financial support in reseeding; his views on the level of support per acre that would be appropriate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15615/21]
• 2021-03-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated amount of emissions such as carbon that is sequestered back into farming grassland; the way in which those figures are determined; his views on whether these figures show the actual level of sequestration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15617/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that six out of eight of the current farming for nature award nominees are not eligible for CAP payments despite being full-time farmers (details supplied); and the measures being proposed in the new CAP to address the matter. [10385/21]
• 2021-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meat processing factories at which serial testing has taken place since its introduction; the frequency with which serial testing is being carried out at individual facilities; if there are any facilities that have not had serial testing carried out; if so, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7540/21]
• 2021-02-11
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is in possession of any assessment on the impact that the EU farm-to-fork biodiversity strategies will have on production costs for farmers; the impact it will have on their output; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7652/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports available for mushroom growers and the nursery sector who will be affected by the end of horticultural peat harvesting. [7084/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department has taken to facilitate the horticulture industry to move away from peat use (details supplied); and the measures that have been put in place before the end of horticultural peat harvesting. [4003/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a reduction in peat use in the commercial horticulture sector is envisaged for 2021-2022. [4005/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full-year cost of recruiting three extra full-time archaeologists to deal with forestry applications within his Department. [4206/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the exports of beef to the USA in volume and value in 2019 and 2020, in tabular form. [4207/21]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the findings of a centre (details supplied) and HSA reports into meat factories across the country; his views on the findings of those reports in terms of Covid-19 and non-Covid-19 standard breaches; the date his attention was drawn to the contents of those reports; the measures that have been taken by his Department regarding these findings; his views on not publishing these reports at the time; his views on the overall operations of these facilities in view of these reports; the measures that have been taken to address those shortcomings; his views on the working conditions of staff at these facilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41517/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken to ensure marts can operate productively should level 5 restrictions be reintroduced. [41615/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if agriculture students attending Teagasc colleges will be eligible for the same financial supports as other third-level students. [41727/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if compensation will be provided to poultry farmers affected by avian influenza. [41728/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an appraisal has been carried out of the outworking of the mandatory reduction obligation contained within the BEAM scheme; and if he will amend the criteria in light of the challenges created by Covid-19. [41729/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide payments to farmers in respect of the carbon that is released from the atmosphere as a result of their soils and hedgerows. [41730/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of backlogged forestry licences in the system; his views on claims to the COFORD Advisory Council that the figure could be as many as 4,600; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41800/20]
• 2020-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of livestock movements, that is, sales of cattle and sheep, between buyer and seller from farm to farm including marts for 2019; and the number to date in 2020. [40638/20]
• 2020-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the term mart as defined in the Animal Health and Welfare (Livestock Marts) Regulations 2018 could also apply to an online market place; the requirements that such a venture would have to comply with in an effort to be able to operate as such; and his views on the matter. [40639/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to examine the impact of recent problems with the operation of marts; his plans to operate mart services effectively while living with Covid-19; his views on claims that the current situation is distorting the market; his further views on the impact that these problems are having on farmers; his plans to assist them in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33519/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process involved in approving products (details supplied) for use here; the communications issues that led to a delay in the public being informed that these products were found not to be up to standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33520/20]
• 2020-11-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process involved in approving products (details supplied) for use here; the communications issues that led to a delay in the public being informed that these products were found not to be up to standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33504/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the concerns that many farmers have on the issuing of tuberculosis, TB, herd history risk letters to farmers and the implications of same in terms of GDPR; the impact that such letters have on the value of herds that have passed a test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23941/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will reconvene the tuberculosis forum; his views on whether farmers' faith in this forum is being eroded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23942/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the two-hour travel limit that is proposed to apply to animals for which farmers would seek PGI status; the way in which the timeframe was arrived at; his views on claims that it may create issues for some farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22072/20]
• 2020-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will act on the call by an organisation (details supplied) for a top-up payment on the sheep welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22073/20]
• 2020-07-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date by the beef market task force; the intended role of a beef ombudsman; the way in which the role of same will be of potential benefit to producers; his plans to meet with meat processors and producers; and his views on the effectiveness of the task force in producing tangible benefits for beef farmers. [19391/20]
• 2020-05-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grounds on which the decision to allow horse racing to recommence earlier than initially planned was made; and if similar consideration will be given to other sports such as greyhound racing. [7713/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Martin Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if work on new farms is considered essential during the Covid-19 lockdown, specifically work on buildings which have been disused for a number of years; if so, the measures in place for residents to engage with the planning process in view of the restrictions in place due to Covid-19; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5984/20]