Mary Butler

Fianna Fáil · Waterford

Activity on Agriculture — 47 events (8 lobbying · 37 questions · 3 votes) full profile →

• 2026-01-20
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • National Ploughing Championships 2025
• 2025-09-15
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 4 returns Agriculture

  • GAEC-2 - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
  • Bovine TB - Spring Lobbying 2025
  • ACRES - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
  • Nitrates Derogation - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Horse Racing Ireland 2 returns Agriculture

  • Stallion Trail Invitations
  • advocating economic advantages of HRI
• 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 31 returns AgricultureEU Affairs

  • Retaining Ireland's Nitrates Derogation - Common Objectives
  • 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)
  • Waterford IFA Budget 2025 Priorities
  • 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
• 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
• 2022-07-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35567/22]
• 2021-12-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to small organic farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62090/21]
• 2021-11-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding consideration of the funding request put forward to his Department by an association (details supplied); the position regarding the consideration of legislation to place harness racing on an equal footing with the greyhound and sports horse industry as a beneficiary on a pro rata basis of the horse and greyhound fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57103/21]
• 2021-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the possible provision of funding to complete works to the wall at the pier entrance in Helvick, County Waterford; the position regarding required dredging works to ensure that vessels can travel freely as opposed to current situation by which they must await certain tide levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54255/21]
• 2021-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the matters raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) in relation to the increase in outbreaks of TB in an area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54257/21]
• 2021-09-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the concerns raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43196/21]
• 2020-06-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason trotting racing will not resume on the same day as thoroughbred racing behind closed doors (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9954/20]
• 2019-09-26
  VOTE
  Agriculture

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–84
• 2019-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on an issue in relation to the exportation of live cattle to Libya (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38440/19]
• 2019-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the procedures in place to detect disease on imported bees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22924/19]
• 2019-02-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter raised in correspondence (details supplied). [5291/19]
• 2019-01-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a TAMS appeal process will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2376/19]
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54300/18]
• 2018-12-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the area of Stonehouse, Kilmeaden, County Waterford, was not included in the review of areas qualifying for payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme; the criteria used to determine these areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52550/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of 2017 GLAS payments outstanding by county in tabular form; when these payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45185/18]
• 2018-09-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) can expect a 2017 GLAS payment to be made to them; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37307/18]
• 2018-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay of a young farmer in a partnership payment for 2017 for a person (details supplied); when they will receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28642/18]
• 2018-06-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27189/18]
• 2018-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the TB epidemic on 18 farms in Ballyduff Upper, County Waterford; the way in which he plans to deal with the epidemic in isolated areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23368/18]
• 2018-05-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a green certificate for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23702/18]
• 2018-04-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person can avail of the benefit or process granted by the European Commission recently allowing a derogation on the three crop rule under greening obligations in view of the weather conditions in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17584/18]
• 2018-01-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3592/18]
• 2017-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections carried out in the 2016-17 season of vessels pair trawling inshore within Irish coastal waters inside six nautical miles; the results of these inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41244/17]
• 2017-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a TAMS grant payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37974/17]
• 2017-06-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a TAMS grant payment will issue to persons (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27530/17]
• 2017-04-11
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding organic farm payments; the reason there is a delay in payment; the expected timeframe for recipients to receive those payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17638/17]
• 2017-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons in County Waterford who have not received 85% of the total 2016 payment for GLAS 1, GLAS 2 and AEOS; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15570/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when Bord na gCon secured finance to build Limerick greyhound stadium at Greenpark in 2010; the greyhound stadia here that were used as collateral; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10835/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reduce the €21 million debt currently owed by Bord na gCon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10836/17]
• 2017-03-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to secure the future of Kilcohan Park greyhound stadium in Waterford city; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10837/17]
• 2017-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the programme for Government commitment to seeking recognition from the European Commission for forgotten farmers as a group with specific disadvantage under the national reserve in the same way that old young farmers are currently provided for; when he expects to complete the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8905/17]
• 2016-11-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if and when a payment will be made to a person (details supplied) on the basis of an appeal which has been lodged to the basic payment schemes appeals committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33928/16]
• 2016-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all sections of the 2014 Forestry Act, specifically with regard to felling, have been put into regulations; the current legislative position regarding felling applicable by law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29933/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of the sentinel herring fish quota that was left at 31 December 2015 (details supplied). [24567/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the second autumn 2015 management period to 31 January 2016 for vessels with a qualifying track record. [24568/16]
• 2016-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reviewing the 2016 autumn herring fishery management periods to take cognisance of the bad weather that will potentially be experienced in December and allow the 2016 quota be caught within a practical timeframe by the smaller boats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24569/16]
• 2016-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 555 of 24 May 2016, when a targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II payment will be made to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19028/16]
• 2016-05-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Mary Butler asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will have an inspection carried out for a person (details supplied) under the pig and poultry investment scheme, targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2. [11875/16]