Michael Fitzmaurice — Watch Them Work

2026-04-14

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the initial estimated allocation compared to the actual outturn for the period of carbon tax to his Department, disaggregated by the programme or measure funded, for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25275/26]

2026-04-14

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of allocated carbon tax funding that remained unspent at year end; the amount surrendered back to the Exchequer via the Central Fund; the amount carried over via formal arrangements for deferred surrender; and whether amounts carried over were retained for the specific programme/measure originally allocated or transferred to other named programmes/measures, disaggregated by the programme or measure originally funded, for each of the years 2020 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25361/26]

2026-04-14

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 338 of 5 February 2026, to disaggregate the 625 CHEDPs processed by his Department in 2025 for products of Brazilian origin at the border control post (BCP) of Dublin Port, terminal 10 by CN code/product type; including the gross tonnage of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25597/26]

2026-04-14

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 338 of 5 February 2026, to disaggregate the 57 CHEDPs processed by his Department in 2026 for products of Brazilian origin at the border control post (BCP) of Dublin Port, terminal 10 by CN code/product type; including the gross tonnage of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25598/26]

2026-03-26

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1455 of March 18 2026, the marketing plans submitted and approved at the start of year for 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 by the Irish Horse Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23481/26]

2026-03-26

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual work plans submitted by the Horse Sport Ireland at the start of each year and the corresponding year-end report on activities for 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23482/26]

2026-03-26

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1456 of March 18, 2026, if he is aware of governance issues within an organisation (details supplied); if he is aware of issues relating to governance reform; if these issues were discussed in his recent meeting with the organisation's committee and during his visit to the organisation; the efforts his Department has made if any to support governance improvement in the organisation; his views on the implication of governance issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23483/26]

2026-03-26

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1456 of March 18, 2026, the financial supports made available to an organisation (details supplied) since 2023; the marketing and promotion efforts made by his Department or agencies supported by his Department since 2023 to market and promote the traditional Irish horse; if sufficient marketing and promotion of the traditional Irish horse has been undertaken on behalf of the organisation's breeders in the past five years; if his Department plans to increase the marketing and promotion of traditional Irish horses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23484/26]

2026-03-24

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 338 of 5 February 2026, to disaggregate the 510 CHEDPs processed by his Department in 2024 for products of Brazilian origin at the Border Control Post (BCP) of Dublin Port, terminal 10 by CN code/product type and include the gross tonnage of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21494/26]

2026-03-24

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff employed directly by an organisation (details supplied) with funding provided by his Department; the salary bracket of said staff in each of the years from 2022 to 2025; the amount of travel expenses claimed in each year from 2022 to 2025; the total funding available each year from his Department to fund salary, travel and marketing of the sport horse industry in each of the years from 2023 to 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22173/26]

2026-03-24

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of third party contractors engaged directly by an organisation (details supplied) with funding provided by his Department each year since 2022; the functions provided by each contractor; the contract value of each awarded contract and duration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22174/26]

2026-03-24

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings with an association (details supplied) in the past three years; the amount of funding provided by his Department directly or via third parties to market and promote the traditional Irish horse; the number of meetings each year between the associations; the marketing plan each year since 2023 to market the traditional Irish horse; the funding provided by the board for such marketing; the plans his Department has to market and promote the traditional Irish bred horse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22175/26]

2026-03-19

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is putting a fund in place to help offset the cost of live exports of animals in view of the extra cost incurred for vaccines and PCR tests for live exporters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20960/26]

2026-03-19

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department can confirm the amount of sheep meat that was Bord Bia approved, in tonnages, for export and domestic market in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20961/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the consultation process started for the Improved Lightweight Performance Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18260/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body which was asked to contribute to the consultation process for the Improved Lightweight Performance Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18261/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body which contributed to the final document for the Improved Lightweight Performance Action Plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18262/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any public consultation took place in relation to the Improved Lightweight Performance Action Plan; if so where and when did this take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18263/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date bovine viral diarrhoea, BVD, sampling, which started as a three-year scheme in 2012, will cease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18930/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calves detected under the BVD sampling scheme per year; if a farm with no detections in the past five to ten years could opt out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18931/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied ) will receive BVD compensation for a number of animals culled in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18932/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the significant discrepancies between the total number of common health entry documents for products of animal origin, CHED P, and total gross tonnage and summed individual country of origin figures for those same years (details supplied); the steps being taken to correct or verify these inconsistencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19163/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason 84 consignments listed in his Department's most recently published import tables indicate a country of origin but contain neither CHED-P numbers nor gross tonnage; if this indicates incomplete documentation on TRACES NT; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19164/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the specific sanitary and phytosanitary, SPS, controls recorded on TRACES NT for consignments of products of animal origin entering the State in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, including documentary checks, identity checks, physical checks, laboratory sampling and any follow-up actions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19165/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of consignments in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026 for which sanitary and phytosanitary, SPS, checks were limited to documentary checks only, physical checks only, both documentary and physical checks, and laboratory sampling; the nature of the sampling performed; the number of consignments rejected or destroyed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19166/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department considers import controls to be effective where sanitary and phytosanitary, SPS, checks are not documented on TRACES NT; the measures in place to ensure completeness and reliability of control records; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19167/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the frequency of SPS checks recorded on TRACES NT at border control posts for high-risk third countries in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; if the frequency applied accords with EU requirements; if any change in frequency has been implemented over this period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19168/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and type of follow-up actions taken under Part III of the CHED-P procedures for consignments entering the State in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026, particularly regarding detained consignments, consignments subject to RASFF notification, re dispatched goods, and shipments destroyed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19169/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason only two Irish establishments appear on the TRACES NT establishment directory for imports of products of animal origin; whether this reflects the actual number of approved importers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19170/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine , further to his reply of 5 February, in which he stated that all consignments were subject to sanitary and phytosanitary, SPS, checks, if he will clarify whether this is fully documented on TRACES NT; if not, why not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19171/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quality assurance processes in place within his Department to validate statistical data on CHED-Ps and gross tonnage of imported products of animal origin prior to publication; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19172/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide each of the annual marketing plans approved by his Department for the marketing of the sport horse sector by the Irish Horse Board; the year-end reviews, audit or value-for-money review completed on each year's activities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19866/26]

2026-03-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sport horse organisations he has held direct meetings with since January 2025; the names of each organisation; the number of meetings held; the purpose of each meeting; to identify those meetings that he attended with and without his advisers or officials; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19867/26]

2026-03-10

LOBBY

The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) Ltd Agriculture

Urgent Concerns Regarding Rapid Diesel Price Increases and Impact on Farm & Forestry Contractors

2026-02-19

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a specific law that prohibits the FSAI from giving information to a member of the public enquiring from a human health perspective about which food business operators and retailers are processing animal products for human consumption imported from outside the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13669/26]

2026-02-17

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if traceability records will be made publicly accessible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12620/26]

2026-02-17

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if processors will be required to publish the proportions of Irish and non-Irish products of animal origin processed in their plants, and that are contained in their final products, whether ready to eat or non ready to eat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12621/26]

2026-02-17

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity of third country imports of products of animal origin that went to each of the approved/registered meat establishments disaggregated by species and activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12622/26]

2026-02-05

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a publicly accessible system of traceability to track imported products of animal origin for human consumption from farm to fork: if not, whether his Department will consider developing such a system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8800/26]

2026-02-05

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of common health entry documents for Products of Animal Origin (CHED P) were processed by his Department, by designated border control post of entry and third party country of origin for the years 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8801/26]

2026-02-05

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sanitary and phytosanitary checks which were carried out at designated border control posts here on imports covered by common health entry documents for products of animal origin, by country of origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8802/26]

2026-02-05

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body which logs and is responsible for all types of meat imports to Ireland; the person or body which tracks it from farm to fork; the location it is kept; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8803/26]

2026-02-05

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the gross tonnage of imports processed under the common health entry documents for products of animal origin (CHED P), by designated border control post of entry and third party country of origin for the years 2024 and 2025 and to date in 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8804/26]

2026-01-27

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants for funding through the support fund for anaerobic digestors, which closed in December 2025; the number of applications that were successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6040/26]

2026-01-21

LOBBY

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association EU Affairs

Addressing the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food & Marine in relation to CAP Post 2027.

2026-01-21

LOBBY

Horse Racing Ireland Agriculture

Invitation to HRI awards

2026-01-21

LOBBY

Macra na Feirme Agriculture

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agricultural - Common Agricultural Policy presentation

2026-01-21

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Finance

Aquaculture

2026-01-21

LOBBY

Kepak Group Agriculture

Young Sheep Farmer Forum

2026-01-21

LOBBY

Horse Sport Ireland Agriculture

Seeking engagement from members of the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food in relation to Horse Sport Ireland's strategic plan consultation.

2026-01-20

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 6 returns AgricultureFinanceEU Affairs

National Ploughing Championships 2025
Finance Bill 2025
Mercosur - Use of Antibiotics & Hormones in Beef Production
Energy From Farms
Challenges facing the Tillage Sector
IFA Budget 2026 Briefing

2026-01-20

LOBBY

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association 3 returns Agriculture

Development of the next EU Common Agricultural Policy; farm income stability; demographic sustainability of farming; environmental scheme design.
Nitrates Directive, Nitrates Derogation, and related environmental compliance requirements.
Genetically modified (GM) grain policy: ICSA highlighted concerns regarding potential impacts of GM grain cultivation on coexistence, traceability, and cross-pollination risks. The organisation also noted the value of Ireland’s GM-free status in supporting farm incomes and meeting consumer and market preferences, and called for a precautionary, science-based approach to any future policy changes.

2026-01-20

LOBBY

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association Agriculture

Attendance at National Ploughing Championships.

2026-01-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will allow marts to process movements or implement a system to ensure a faster more predictable permit system is available for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4206/26]

2026-01-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will align the rules on calves under 12-weeks in order that they can be sold through mart restricted herd sales and not just by private sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4207/26]

2026-01-19

LOBBY

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association 3 returns Agriculture

ICSA Life Focus initiative to support farmer wellbeing and mental health
Support for women in Irish farming and farm succession.
Opposition to Mercosur trade deal and ineffective EU safeguards for farmers.

2026-01-17

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 6 returns FinanceTaxation

IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Farm Schemes - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS)
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Suckler Cow and Beef
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Sheep
IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Cross Sector Support - Farm Finance
Agri Taxation - Stamp Duty on Agricultural Land
VAT and Taxation on Farm Inputs

2026-01-16

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns Energy and Natural ResourcesFinance

Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) - Energy From Farms
Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Animal Health Ireland

2025-12-03

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the next payment run will be made for farmers who are not paid their ACRES first payment for the scheme year 2025, and the figures not paid yet for 2025 first payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68177/25]

2025-12-03

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has enough funding to pay farmers in the different agricultural schemes the money they are owed before the year end 2025; and given his Department’s payments and budget, whether he envisages a shortfall in any scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68178/25]

2025-12-02

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 801 of 12 November 2025 if he will confirm the money allocated to each project application in 2025 under the equine technical support scheme, the percentage rate of funding; the unsuccessful applications, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67718/25]

2025-12-02

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a tender process was initiated one year earlier than expected for the studbook services contracts; the number of applicant bidders for each lot; the score each bidder received in each lot; the names and qualifications of each member of the evaluation panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67719/25]

2025-11-12

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make the terms and conditions available for the equine technical support scheme operated by his Department for 2024 and 2025; if he can confirm the recipients of the funding, the initiative supported, the amount of grant awarded and eventually paid to date to each recipient, in tabular form; if he is satisfied that each recipient of the funding met the stated eligibility criteria; the non-Department costs of each initiative, and how that shortfall was funded; to highlight any deviation from the stated criteria and the reasons for such deviation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61398/25]

2025-10-14

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a farmer with a TB restricted herd can sell cattle directly to a controlled finishing unit with no conditions attached, regardless of whether they are inside or outside the 30-day TB test window (details supplied); if marts will be allowed to operate under the same conditions as a farmer selling direct to a feedlot; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54767/25]

2025-09-24

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 977 of 17 September 2025, if he will provide the details of the level of CAP funding received by his Department on Department for Agriculture; Food and the Marine lands in 2024; if he will provide a detailed list and funding amount for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50618/25]

2025-09-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of the level of CAP funding received by farmers only, Coillte, investment fund operators, not-for-profit organisations and for afforestation licence applications in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50647/25]

2025-09-23

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a review of his Departments approach to online restricted herd sales, in order that marts are allowed to operate on the same terms as private sales to CFUs; if he will move to 60 days; if so, when (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49868/25]

2025-09-21

LOBBY

Irish Bioenergy Association Agriculture

Visit by Minister Martin Heydon T.D. and other elected representatives to view the farm-scale biogas plant, developed on an organic dairy farm at Dunmore Co. Galway. This farm-scale biogas plant was developed as a demonstration plant under the recently completed Irish Bioenergy Association, Small Scale Biogas Demonstration Biogas EIP Project (SBDP). The demonstration plant was developed through the SBDP which was funded by the DAFM European Innovation Partnership Programme.

2025-09-19

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

GAEC-2 Appeals

2025-09-19

LOBBY

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association Agriculture

Meeting of Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food on dog worrying.

2025-09-19

LOBBY

Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association 4 returns Agriculture

Dog Control
Farmer well-being and mental health advocacy
Women in Agriculture
Opposition to mandatory rewetting

2025-09-19

LOBBY

Horse Sport Ireland Agriculture

Issues and challenges facing sport horse sector

2025-09-19

LOBBY

Horse Racing Ireland Agriculture

Invitation to attend local racecourse

2025-09-19

LOBBY

The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association Agriculture

INHFA Vice President JohnJoe Fitzgerald and Chair Pheilim Molloy attended a meeting with Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food to discuss dog control

2025-09-18

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

Dog Control & Sheep Worrying

2025-09-18

LOBBY

Irish Beef and Lamb Association Agriculture

Invitation to Michael Fitzmaurice for a meeting with IBLA on 25/05/25

2025-09-18

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a premium will be payable to persons who as a result of storm Éowyn have to replant their forest under the new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49341/25]

2025-09-17

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Environment

Land Designations in County Clare

2025-09-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the level of CAP funding received by his Department on its lands; and if he will provide a detailed list and funding amount for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48940/25]

2025-09-17

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of the level of CAP funding received by farmers only, Coillte, investment fund operators, not-for-profit organisations and for afforestation licence applications, in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49000/25]

2025-09-15

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

Farmer Mental Health & Wellbeing

2025-09-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of the level of CAP funding received by State bodies and semi-State bodies including Teagasc and non-Governmental organisations; if he will provide a detailed list and funding amount for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44840/25]

2025-09-08

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the Forestry Licenses issued in 2025 will the department provide a breakdown of the hectares of licenses granted to Coillte; the hectares of the licenses granted to private farmers and hectares of licenses granted to funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45058/25]

2025-07-29

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of capital funding received by State bodies and semi-State bodies including Teagasc and non-Governmental organizations; if he will provide a detailed list and funding amount for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40985/25]

2025-07-07

LOBBY

Agricultural Consultants Association - ACA Agriculture

ACA pre budget submission

2025-07-03

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an ACRES payment for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 will issue for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36741/25]

2025-07-01

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the 2022 pilot farm environmental study programme, the delivery of which was awarded to an organisation (details supplied) after a public tender process; when the decision not to proceed with the study programme was made by his Department; when the organisation was informed by his Department that it no longer planned to proceed with the study programme; the reason the programme did not proceed as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35276/25]

2025-07-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the decision not to proceed with the 2022 Pilot Farm Environmental Study Programme was made by his Department; when an organisation (details supplied) was informed by his Department that it no longer planned to proceed with the study programme; the reason the programme did not proceed as planned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35298/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the present position in relation to Johne's disease in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29511/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process and the position of his Department if a farmer carries out tests on their cows, heifers and calves and they test positive for Johne's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29512/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer is allowed to sell animals either at a mart or factory if they carried out tests on their cows, heifers and calves and they tested positive for Johne's disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29513/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer carries out tests on cows, heifers and calves and they test positive for Johne's disease if the animals are culled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29514/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer carries out tests on cows, heifers and calves and they test positive for Johne's disease the financial support system for farmers who have to get their herd tested for this disease, have to get rid of a percentage of their breeding stock, have to continually and periodically treat and medicate these animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29515/25]

2025-06-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2024 ACRES payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29824/25]

2025-05-21

LOBBY

The Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association Agriculture

INHFA President and delegates met with Minister Martin Heydon to discuss concerns with the introduction of GAEC2

2025-05-18

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 3 returns Agriculture

GAEC-2 - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
Nitrates Derogation - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
Bovine TB - Spring Lobbying 2025

2025-05-16

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

Plant Health and Biosecurity for Forestry

2025-05-15

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

ACRES - Spring Lobbying 2025

2025-05-13

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many forestry felling licences were issued in 45 days or less from applications received from 1 January 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24334/25]

2025-05-07

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a tree felling licence will issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22638/25]

2025-04-29

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will advise, following many promises to the forgotten farmers, when the scheme for the forgotten farmers will be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21121/25]

2025-04-08

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to a breeding grant fund (details supplied), which is funded by this Department and administered by Horse Sport Ireland, if the new requirement for applications is to provide a complete insurance policy before any funds can be accessed, and whether this has been stipulated by the Department directly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16643/25]

2025-04-01

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in light of storm Éowyn, whether his Department has changed policy on planting distances from roadsides and overhead cables; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15250/25]

2025-04-01

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the setback distance from the roadsides and near overhead wires before storm Éowyn, and now on licences issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15251/25]

2025-04-01

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a union dispute in the forestry section of his Department is affecting the licensing process, or whether it is resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15252/25]

2025-03-19

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants who have left or been excluded from the sheep improvement scheme since its commencement on 1 February 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11945/25]

2025-03-04

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to avail of assistance from the EU solidarity fund following the damage caused to his forestry after the recent storm Éowyn; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9232/25]

2025-02-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a suckler farmer who is in BISS and has cattle but is not in any other scheme can qualify for a grant for a generator under TAMS or any other scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5691/25]

2025-02-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the area of clear fell and thinning that is the subject of a felling licence application to his Department that remains to be licenced, per county, for each of the years 2024 to 2034, for the private sector, identifying broadleaf and conifer separately and the corresponding details for Coillte, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5929/25]

2025-02-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the area of clear fell and thinning that is licenced per county for 2024 to 2034; the details that are available to him on the felling licence application provided by the applicant, for the private sector, identifying broadleaf and conifer separately and the corresponding details for Coillte, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5930/25]

2025-02-18

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his Department's forestry licencing plan for 2025, particularly in terms of afforestation, roads, private felling licences and Coillte felling licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5931/25]

2025-01-22

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of civil servants in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, who were on career break in 2023 or 2024, by month and grade, and by length of career break; the number of civil servants in his Department and in agencies under the aegis of his Department who were on career break for longer than five years or longer than six years in 2023 or 2024, by month, grade, and length of career break, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46184/24]

2025-01-22

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacancies, by month and by grade, in his Department, and in agencies under the aegis of his Department, in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46202/24]

2025-01-22

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an assurance that no civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years where there is a suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency; to provide an assurance that, where a civil servant has had their career break extended beyond five years on account of there being no suitable vacancy in their home Department or agency, they have been placed on a redeployment panel; to provide an assurance that, where a civil servant has had their career break extended beyond six years, consideration has been given to facilitating them on a supernumerary basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46220/24]

2025-01-22

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the next ACRES payment run for the year 2023 will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46891/24]

2025-01-21

LOBBY

Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association Agriculture

National Ploughing Championships.

2025-01-21

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

Water Action Plan

2025-01-20

LOBBY

Irish Beef and Lamb Association Agriculture

To discuss various topics concerning Agriculture

2025-01-20

LOBBY

Veterinary Ireland Agriculture

Communications with Taoiseach, Tanaiste, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Minister for Health, Chief Veterinary Officer, and other DPOs, regarding Veterinary Ireland concerns on the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023, and associated Statutory Instrument.

2025-01-18

LOBBY

The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 10 returns AgricultureFinance

Retaining Ireland's Nitrates Derogation - Common Objectives
Non-Domestic Water Tariff
Dog Attacks
Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)
Dribble Bars
Budget 2025
Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS)
Local Authority Farm Inspections
Veterinary Medicines
Farm Schemes Payments

2025-01-17

LOBBY

Horse Sport Ireland Agriculture

Update on equine passporting, traceability and welfare.

2024-10-03

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in derogation (details supplied); and the number above 700 units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39534/24]

2024-09-19

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make it compulsory that microchip verifications by veterinarians are carried out during routine visits, to confirm owners’ name, address and contact details; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37209/24]

2024-09-09

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Asked Environment

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications to provide a copy of the findings of the interim review of H1 2023 of the IFFPG renewal of approved body status, as per the opening statement of an official of the Department to the Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on the collection and recycling of farm plastic, which was published on 29 June 2021. [34116/24]

2024-07-04

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when information as discussed by the Joint Committee on Agriculture Food and the Marine held on 25 January 2023 on inventory of the quantity and quality of what Coillte has in stock in its 40-year cycle will be forthcoming as previously requested; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28721/24]

2024-06-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will intervene in a forestry matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26579/24]

2024-05-29

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current number of vacant TAO and SAO positions; the breakdown of same across the divisions per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24369/24]

2024-05-29

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of TAO and SAO that have currently applied to retire in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24370/24]

2024-05-29

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of current TAO and SAO employed in each division per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24371/24]

2024-05-08

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he was aware of recent price increases in horse passport registration fees by Horse Sport Ireland; if he has any role in setting prices for foal passports; if he can reverse the decision of the HSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20664/24]

2024-05-08

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024 and Question No. 1046 of 20 March 2024; if he will publish the respective bid tenders received in the public interest from bidders in the marketing of the Irish sport horse industry contract awarded in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20665/24]

2024-05-08

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 168 of 6 March 2024, and 1052 of 20 March 2024, if he will confirm the nature and terms of an exit agreement entered into by Horse Sport Ireland in January 2022 with a named individual (details supplied); confirm if his Department paid the costs of such an exit agreement; to provide the full costs of such exit agreement, referred to as “goodbye money”; provide the breakdown of any associated other costs to conclude the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20666/24]

2024-05-08

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to name the management and delivery team members named in each tender submission received by his Department in April 2022 from bidders seeking the marketing contracts from his Department for the marketing of the horse sport industry (details supplied); to provide the names and qualifications of each member of the teams involved in each bid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20667/24]

2024-05-08

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department or any entity funded by his Department has developed a marketing plan for the promotion of the Irish horse sport industry; if such a plan exists, the duration of the plan; those consulted in the formulation of the plan by his Department or third parties; and if he will publish such a plan on the Department website; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20668/24]

2024-05-08

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of individuals retained by the Irish Horse Board since 1 January 2023 in either employment or contract for service roles; the roles and qualifications of each person; the salary band associated with each role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20669/24]

2024-05-08

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of individuals retained by the Horse Sport Ireland on 1 January 2022 in either employment or contract for service roles in the marketing of the Irish horse sport industry; the roles and qualifications of each person; the salary band associated with each role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20670/24]

2024-05-08

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 157 of 6 March 2024 and 1043 and 1044 of 20 March 2024, to confirm the names of panel members involved in reviewing the equine marketing tender, equine breeding services and studbook tenders offer by his Department in February 2022 in tabular format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20671/24]

2024-05-08

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 157 of 6 March 2024 and 1043 and 1044 of 20 March 2024, the recorded or registered conflicts of interests declared by each panel member and official involved in reviewing the equine marketing tender, breeding services and studbook tenders received by his Department in February 2022 in tabular format; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20672/24]

2024-05-08

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 157 of 6 March 2024 and 1043 and 1044 of 20 March 2024, with respect to evaluation of three tenders for marketing services for the horse sport industry, national equine breeding services and studbook operations for the Irish Sport Horse and Irish Draught Studbooks, the steps he took to ensure that he was “satisfied that all panel members of the evaluation team were impartial and independent in the context of procurement procedure”; if he reassured himself that no panel member applied personally or professionally to the incumbent the Horse Sport Ireland for funding in any of the five years prior to tender evaluation; if he reassured himself that no panel member or their extended family members registered or owned horses registered with the incumbent; if he reassured himself that no panel member or officials involved in any of the review stages held personal relationships with any prospective bidder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20673/24]

2024-04-25

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of employees employed by his Department at the end of 2022 and at the end of 2023; the current numbers for 2024; if there is an embargo on recruitment in his Department at the moment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18678/24]

2024-04-23

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Department can provide a table of afforestation applications received in January 2024 and every month since; if they could send it monthly excluding NTA and felling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17989/24]

2024-04-23

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, due to the collapse in the number of new afforestation enquiries that the industry is receiving from landowners and farmers, if he will now meet with stakeholders to make the necessary changes to the forestry programme to better suit Ireland and promote industry expansion. [17990/24]

2024-04-09

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made in the application submitted for the fodder support scheme by a farmer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14780/24]

2024-04-09

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 153 and 154 of 6 March 2024, to name the contractors/employees named as part of the management team in the tender submitted by the Irish Horse Board in April 2022 for sport horse-marketing services; the qualifications, QQI Framework Level of said qualification and name of institution awarding such qualification, of each contractor/employee identified as delivering said contract if successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14811/24]

2024-04-09

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 6 March 2024, the reason an official from his Department is listed on a website (details supplied) as the FOI contact for the Irish Horse Board; what measures to comply with freedom of information (FOI) have been taken by the Irish Horse Board; if he has trust in the organisation's ability to comply with FOI and further GDPR regulations; if he has sought a report on the measures taken by the Irish Horse Board since January 2023 to comply with FOI and GDPR legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14812/24]

2024-04-09

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, the number of panel members involved in reviewing the equine marketing tender; to provide the names of any public/civil servant and names of external persons involved in reviewing or scoring the equine marketing tender undertaken by his Department in April 2022; the names and grade of any other civil servants present or attending the evaluation meeting(s); any memberships held by members, or memberships of equestrian bodies held by family associates of the equine marketing tender evaluation panel; the qualifications and institute where such qualifications were awarded of each member of the panel; any other "necessary skills" he considers each member of the panel to have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14813/24]

2024-04-09

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, to provide the names/confirm the officials and names of external persons involved in reviewing or scoring the equine marketing tender undertaken by his Department in April 2022; any memberships held by members, memberships of equestrian bodies held by family associates of the equine marketing tender evaluation panel; the qualifications and institutes where such qualifications were awarded to each member of the panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14814/24]

2024-04-09

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, the reasons for awarding a contract given a separating score of 1.1% between two bidders; if he will provide a full objective assessment of the comparative strengths and weaknesses of all tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14815/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, if he will publish all tenders submitted in the public interest; if he will publish elements not deemed commercially sensitive; if he will seek consent from bidders to publish their respective tenders in full; in failing to publish any of tenders received, if he will publish the table of contents of each bid received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14816/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a series of procurement processes undertaken by Government (details supplied); if he is satisfied that correct procedures have been adhered to throughout the processes; what verifications he has that such adherence is independently verified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14817/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 6 March 2024, if, given that no reasons were provided, he will now provide the reasons for awarding an approximate €4 million marketing contract to an organisation with no marketing staff, no website, no social media presence and no history of marketing experience at the time of the award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14818/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 6 March 2024, if, given the overall value of the tender in questions and other tenders (details supplied), the tender processes in question was notified to the Official Journal of the European Union; if the tender notification required notification to the Official Journal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14819/24]

2024-04-09

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 6 March 2024, if he will consider appointing his full cohort of three directors to the Board of Directors of the Irish Horse Board, including directors with international marketing expertise and governance expertise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14820/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain how a company with a stated objective within its constitution/rules to promote one studbooks above all others won a tender to promote all Department-approved studbooks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14821/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 6 March 2024, the terms of such exit agreement to a named member of staff within a named organisation (details supplied); the costs to his Department of such agreement; if the named individual was named as part the management team/project team of a series of tenders submitted to his Department during a period under which the person was exempt from competing against their former employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14822/24]

2024-04-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 6 March 2024, the number of engagements or interactions undertaken by his Department with industry stakeholders, including studbooks either face-to-face, event or by video platform during 2023 regarding the sport horse sector; if he will provide details of the various officials involved in such interactions; their grade; each individual organisation that was interacted with, in tabular form; if similar information can be provided for each organisation delivering equine services under contract to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14824/24]

2024-04-09

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the introduction of the BVD eradication programme in January 2013 appears to have failed in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15336/24]

2024-03-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any consideration was given to dismissing a bid in a tender process for breach of publicity guidance during the tender process (details supplied); if his Department gave consent to publicity during the live tender process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11674/24]

2024-03-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 153 and 154 of 6 March 2024, to name the contractors/employees named as part of the management team in the tender submitted by the Irish Horse Board in April 2022 for sport horse marketing services; the qualifications, QQI Framework Level of said qualification, and name of institution awarding such qualification, of each contractor/employee identified as delivering said contract, if successful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12895/24]

2024-03-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 155 of 6 March 2024, the reason his Departmental official is listed on a website (details supplied) as the FOI contact for the Irish Horse Board; what measures to comply with freedom of information have been taken by the Irish Horse Board; if he has trust in the organisation’s ability to comply with FOI and further GDPR regulations; if he has sought a report on the measures taken by the Irish Horse Board since January 2023 to comply with FOI and GDPR legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12896/24]

2024-03-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, the number of panel members involved in reviewing the equine marketing tender; the names of any public/civil servant and names of external persons involved in reviewing or scoring the equine marketing tender undertaken by his Department in April 2022; the name and grade of any other civil servants present or attending the evaluation meetings; the memberships held by members, or memberships of equestrian bodies held by family associates of the equine marketing tender evaluation panel; the qualifications and institute where such qualifications were awarded of each member of the panel and any the other necessary skills he considers each member of the panel to have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12897/24]

2024-03-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, to provide the name/confirm the officials and name of external persons involved in reviewing or scoring the equine marketing tender undertaken by his Department in April 2022; the memberships held by members, the memberships of equestrian bodies held by family associates of the equine marketing tender evaluation panel; the qualifications and institutes where such qualifications were awarded to each member of the panel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12898/24]

2024-03-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, the reasons for awarding a contract given a separating score of 1.1% between two bidders; if he will provide a full objective assessment of the comparative strengths and weaknesses of all tenders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12899/24]

2024-03-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 157 of 6 March 2024, if he will publish all tenders submitted in the public interest; if he will publish elements not deemed commercially sensitive; if he will seek consent from bidders to publish their respective tenders in full in failing to publish any of tenders received; if he will publish the table of contents of each bid received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12900/24]

2024-03-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a series of procurement processes undertaken by Government (details supplied); if he is satisfied that correct procedures have been adhered to throughout the processes; the verifications he has that such adherence is independently verified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12901/24]

2024-03-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 158 of 6 March 2024, why no reasons were provided to the question; if he will provide the reasons for awarding an approximate €4 million marketing contract to an organisation with no marketing staff, no website, no social media presence and no history of marketing experience at the time of the award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12902/24]

2024-03-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 160 of 6 March 2024, given the overall value of the tender in question and other tenders (details supplied), if the tender processes in question was notified to the Official Journal of the European Union; if the tender notification required notification to the Official Journal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12903/24]

2024-03-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 165 of 6 March 2024, if he will consider appointing his full cohort of three directors to the board of directors of the Irish Horse Board, including directors with international marketing and governance expertise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12904/24]

2024-03-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain how a company with a stated objective within its constitution/rules to promote one studbook above all others won a tender to promote all of his Department's approved studbooks (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12905/24]

2024-03-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 168 of 6 March 2024, the terms of such exit agreement to a named member of staff within a named organisation (details supplied); the costs to his Department of such an agreement; if the named individual was named as part the management team/project team of a series of tenders submitted to his Department during a period under which the person was exempt from competing against their former employer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12906/24]

2024-03-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 167 of 6 March 2024, the number of engagements or interactions undertaken by his Department with industry stakeholders including studbooks either face-to-face, event or by video platform during 2023 regarding the sport horse sector; if he will provide details of the various officials involved in such interactions, their grade and each individual organisation that was interacted with, in tabular form; if similar information can be provided for each organisation delivering equine services under contract to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12908/24]

2024-03-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when equine passports will issue for three foals (details supplied), with an application submitted in October 2023; the reasons for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13174/24]

2024-03-06

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total area of land submitted at form one stage of the 20 licences issued week ending 23 February 2024 and the net area of land actually approved for the same licences, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10997/24]

2024-03-06

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm the contractors/employees named in the tender submitted by the Irish Horse Board in April 2022 for sport horse marketing services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11070/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the individual qualifications of the successful team involved from the Irish Horse Board, which was announced in September 2022 as the winning bidder for sport horse marketing services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11071/24]

2024-03-06

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has satisfied himself as to the governance structures within the Irish Horse Board, including the organisation’s ability to comply with the governance requirements as a freedom of information prescribed body under his aegis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11072/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11073/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide the names/confirm the officials and external parties involved in reviewing or scoring the equine marketing tender undertaken by his Department in April 2022; the date of any such tender evaluation; the number of applications received; the scoring differences between each tender evaluated; any guidance provided by officials involved in supporting the evaluators; the skills and background of each evaluator; what steps did the Department undertake to ensure that no official or external evaluator had any conflict or perceived conflict of interest and loyalty; what skills and experience in international marketing did those evaluating the applications possess; to provide the tender submissions received by each party to the tender process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11074/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm the reason for awarding an approximate €4 million marketing contract to an organisation with no marketing staff, no website, no social media presence and no history of marketing experience at the time of the award; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11075/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that the interactions he or his officials had with new appointees at that time to Horse Sport Ireland in November or December 2022; if he or his officials encouraged those board members to cease the High Court action launched by the previous board of the Horse Sport Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11076/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter in relation to a tender (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11077/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view that Government policy for the past 15 years has revolved around centralising sport horse services through the Horse Sport Ireland organisation, his views that changes in long established Government policy should be decided by way of tender decisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11078/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has given consideration to the impact of tendering on other organisations funded by similar means as that of the Horse Sport Ireland, i.e., could ICBF, rural shows, dog shelters, or other organisations receiving grants from his Department without tenders, be required to tender into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11079/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has a view of the anti-competition cases taken by a person at national and European level given that the complaint involved allegations of an anti-competitive relationship between his Department, HSI and the Irish Horse Board; his view that the tender decision will end speculation from WSI of anti-competitive practices; the current status of anti-competitive actions taken against his Department both at within the European Commission and the Consumer Protection Commission in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11080/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a matter in relation to the Horse Sport Ireland board (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11081/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that as Minister for Agriculture he appoints up to two directors to the co-op board of the Irish Horse Board; when does this term expire; if he will continue to appoint a person or persons to that board; if he has sought input from that director on the Irish Horse Boards suitability or capability to undertake a contract worth €4 million; if he has given consideration to appointing governance experts to the board of the Irish Horse Board; what international marketing expertise existed within the Irish Horse Board Board of Directors at the time if tender evaluation in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11082/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that under EU legislation, studbook rules are required to be published by each breed society; the reason Horse Sport Ireland has not published studbook rules on its website for any of the studbooks it operates under licence from his Department; to confirm if his Department received copies of studbooks rules as part of the April 2022 tender submissions from Horse Sport Ireland; the reason those rules have not been published within the required 90 days of submission to the competent authority; if his officials have reviewed the studbook rules and on what dates such reviews occurred and by whom; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11083/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for delays each year in the opening of breeding schemes for breeders of sport horses administered by Horse Sport Ireland; if he will confirm that the breeding schemes for 2024 will open to breeders during the actual breeding season or if as 2021, 2022 and 2023 schemes will open during or after the season; the rationale for such delays; the process undertaken by Horse Sport Ireland to develop 2024 programmes; the number of breeder and other studbooks engaged/consulted with by HSI in that preparation process; if there are enough resources within his Department to adequately and competently administer equine programmes for the sport horse and thoroughbred industries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11084/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter in relation to Horse Sport Ireland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11085/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter in relation to the Irish Horse Board (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11086/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make the terms and conditions of published for the Equine Technical Support Scheme operated by his Department for 2023 available; if he can confirm the recipients of the funding, the initiative supported and the amount grant awarded and eventually paid to each recipient, in tabular form; if he is satisfied that each recipient of the funding met the stated eligibility criteria; to highlight any deviation from the stated criteria and reasons for such deviation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11087/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and grades of each person within his Department responsible for sport horse policy; the qualifications of those persons; the number of those persons with a direct involvement in the sport horse sector, such as competing horses in sports competitions by them or direct family members; if there any conflicts of interest or perceived conflicts between current sport horse policy staff; the measures taken by his Department to ensure no conflicts or perceived conflicts arise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11088/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he receives regular updates from Horse Sport Ireland on the current passporting difficulties experienced by equine breeders; the current numbers waiting for 2023 passports to be issued by each equine studbook, by breed, reason for delay, duration of delay in tabular form; if the migration to SNP DNA testing could have been managed better by either his Department or studbooks supported by his Department; the impact of such migration on passport issuing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11089/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided by either Horse Sport Ireland and Sport Ireland to equestrian related bodies in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; under what programmes and for what purposes in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11090/24]

2024-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided by Horse Sport Ireland to equestrian related bodies in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023; under what programmes and for what purposes in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11091/24]

2024-02-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will issue an ECO payment due to a person (details supplied); the reason this payment is being withheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9245/24]

2024-02-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 116 of 31 January 2024, when his Department will have the IT system in place to pay those persons who are part of a partnership arrangement (details supplied) who have applied under ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7527/24]

2024-02-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants who are part of a farm partnership have received payment under ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7528/24]

2024-02-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail, in tabular form, the peer reviewed research reports his Department relied upon in the definition of organo mineral soil and the maximum depth of 30 cm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7667/24]

2024-02-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail, in tabular form, the peer reviewed research reports which prove that native woodlands sequester more carbon on peat soils that conifers, taking account of the full life cycle of the timber used in construction, etc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7668/24]

2024-02-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if peat lands excluded from the afforestation scheme in the new forestry programme can potentially be used for other farming purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7669/24]

2024-02-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine where a member of the public can view licence decisions and the documentation, in a timely manner, to make an appeal without having to sign a disclaimer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6333/24]

2024-02-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many hectares Coillte got permission to afforest in 2023, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5821/24]

2024-01-31

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will have the IT system in place to pay those persons who are part of a partnership arrangement (details supplied) who have applied under the ACRES scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4433/24]

2024-01-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2414/24]

2024-01-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2415/24]

2024-01-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2416/24]

2024-01-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2417/24]

2024-01-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2418/24]

2024-01-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a copy of the satellite images used by his Department in making the decision that a person (details supplied) was not eligible to apply for the Shannon callows compensation scheme on the parcels listed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2419/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to launch the revised ash dieback reconstitution scheme; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is a national emergency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56365/23]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he intends to launch the native woodland conservation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56366/23]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the payment of €1,000 per hectare to forest owners under the Woodland Environmental Fund is income tax free; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56367/23]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in cases in which applicants opted into the ash dieback reconstitution scheme selecting a different forest type than that originally applied for on the form 1, which could have been years ago, and in situations where his Department has issued the approval for a forest type not selected on the opt-in form, if his Department will reissue the approval immediately allowing the species selected on the opt-in form by the applicant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56368/23]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contractual arrangements between a company (details supplied) and an organisation. [1966/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the current contractual obligations of a company (details supplied) are compliant with EU legislation. [1967/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason or by whom a company (details supplied) was selected to work in unison with an organisation, given similar corporations operate here. [1968/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a conflict of interest arises between two independent companies operating on behalf of two different states, competing in the same world beef market industry. [1969/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the interests of a company (details supplied) which primarily promotes the genetics of Angus and Hereford breeds is contrary to the interests of the majority of suckler farmers in developing our preferred continental blood lines. [1970/24]

2024-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the current policy within an organisation (details supplied) on genetics is overly influenced by a private New Zealand corporation whose interests are not in Ireland's world renowned continental blood lines. [1971/24]

2023-12-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will commence for ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54233/23]

2023-12-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the specific section of the specific policy document that specified a maximum peat depth of 50 cm applied to the afforestation scheme in the last forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54368/23]

2023-11-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given that at a recent forest service training day in Killaloe, County Clare, the forest service representative stated that the new protocol or procedure for assessing and measuring peat-oregano mineral soil was trialled on 25 sites across Ireland prior to it being implemented as department policy and procedure, if he will detail, in tabular form, the counties in which the 25 sites are located; the dates on which the trial took place, per county; and the results of the trial, per site, detailing the areas plantable with FT 11 and 12, the areas plantable that did not require additional drainage, the areas unplantable due to the requirement for additional drainage, the areas plantable with all other forest types, per site, that did not need additional drainage, the time spent doing the trial on each site and all other details derived from the trial; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49359/23]

2023-11-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will organise for the industry to visit the 25 sites, or a portion of same, trialled by the forest service of his Department in the assessment of the new protocol-procedure for assessing and measuring peat-oregano mineral soil for training purposes, as the full results of the 25 sites are known to his Department and will make very good productive training and verification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49360/23]

2023-11-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, following the issuance of an afforestation technical approval for afforestation and a corresponding financial approval, and subsequent to ground cultivation taking place on a peat-oregano mineral soil site, that species selection needs to change from one forest type to another due to peat-oregano mineral soil depth, if this is a material change to an afforestation technical approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49361/23]

2023-11-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm as per a recent forest service training event in Killaloe, County Clare, on the new forestry programme, a department official stated that if peat depth is greater than 30 cm after cultivation is completed on a site that has received a valid technical and financial approval, that foresters should convert to another forest type such as FT1, and in such instances deer fencing allocation be available for the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49362/23]

2023-10-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost to his Department of outsourced ecology services for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47140/23]

2023-10-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the projected cost of outsourced ecology services to his Department for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47141/23]

2023-10-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the weekly average number of forestry licence issued across all sections by his Department to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47142/23]

2023-10-03

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive payment under the fodder scheme for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42153/23]

2023-10-03

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 740, 744, 748, 754, 760, 772, 773, 776 and 778 of 20 September 2023, and his reply, in stating that he wants to ensure that the farmer deferential benefits farmers directly and exclusively, if other landowners recognised and registered as carrying out a farming activity in other sections of his Department are not actually recognised as farmers by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42157/23]

2023-10-03

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 740, 744, 748, 754, 760, 772, 773, 776 and 778 of 20 September 2023, to provide necessary documentation to show that considerations were made regarding the implications of the farmer definition as it appears in the scheme document, considering the clarifications sought by stakeholders; to confirm that his Department has not changed any of the rules on farmer definition since the launch of the scheme document; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42158/23]

2023-09-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the legal division within his Department will make a decision in respect of a request by a person (details supplied) in December 2021 seeking its consent and-or agreement to discharge a right of way from their folio in order to facilitate the sale of said person's lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41361/23]

2023-09-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive payment under the fodder scheme for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41493/23]

2023-09-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total hectares of high nature value grassland now excluded from the forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39996/23]

2023-09-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine who was the qualified authority who decided the definition and area of high nature value grasslands to be removed form afforestation activity in the forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39997/23]

2023-09-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine If he will provide actual details of European forestry legislation relating to planting on peat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39998/23]

2023-09-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the qualified authority that advised his Department on peat definition, which will be used to exclude land from commercial afforestation activity in the forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40000/23]

2023-09-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will carry out in-person training to prepare foresters for the new programme specifically regarding organo-mineral soil with a peat depth or equal to 30cm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40001/23]

2023-09-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will carry out in-person training to prepare foresters for the new programme specifically on how to identify modified fen of modified cutaway raised bog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40002/23]

2023-09-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if information technology issues are preventing the targeted agriculture modernisation schemes (TAMS) 3 applications from being processed in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37503/23]

2023-09-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he plans to publish his licensing plan for Autumn 2023 and for the full year 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37923/23]

2023-09-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of people in the Forest Service of his Department employed to deliver just 52 licences during the second week of August 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37927/23]

2023-05-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in light of recent developments pertaining to the withdrawal of several racecourses from an organisation's (details supplied) proposed media rights deal with two companies, he will review the applicability of section 10 of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001, due to the infringement on the exclusive property rights of racecourse owners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25200/23]

2023-05-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 to introduce an appeals mechanism, in order to provide for independent recourse for complaints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25201/23]

2023-05-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tree felling licences that have been issued within five to six months of receipt by the Forest Service of his Department on a quarterly basis, for both private and Coillte licences separately, in the past two years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22425/23]

2023-05-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the forestry programme proposal that was recently submitted to the European Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22426/23]

2023-05-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects the forestry programme 2023-2027 to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22427/23]

2023-05-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a Glas payment for 2022 will issue to a person (details supplied) given the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21898/23]

2023-05-04

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry planting licences granted from the 1 January 2023 to date; when Ireland formally submitted its completed application for state-aid approval to the EU Commission for its national forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20860/23]

2023-04-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the final payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) for the REAP scheme, which was approved for payment in December 2022 but has not yet issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19672/23]

2023-04-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Ireland has lost an expected deal for the sale of 5,000 cattle to be exported due to delays in visa processing as reported in the media (details supplied); if his Department has become involved to resolve this issue to ensure that export deals like this are not lost again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19854/23]

2023-04-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects approval from the European Commission in respect of the scheme of investment aid for the development of the commercial horticulture sector (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19500/23]

2023-04-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the scheme of investment aid for the development of the commercial horticulture sector will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19501/23]

2023-04-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will be issued to a person (details supplied) for the REAP scheme which has been approved for payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18468/23]

2023-04-18

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken in seeking a resolution to allow the importing of a vaccine (details supplied) which cannot be bought in Ireland but is readily available in the UK and due to Brexit it is no longer available in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17849/23]

2023-03-30

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the growing of trees and the managing of woodlands and forestry is a farming activity and whether any farmer engaged in it is an active farmer for CAP purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15989/23]

2023-03-29

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a farmer (details supplied) for the fodder scheme which was lodged on 28 July 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15612/23]

2023-03-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protocols or criteria required for him to meet with stakeholder groups within the agricultural sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14682/23]

2023-03-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department are accepting forestry form two applications which are now vital in keeping private forestry companies viable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14683/23]

2023-03-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the planting of any trees on Bord Na Móna peat lands will continue in the next forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14684/23]

2023-03-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in light of the proposed banning of creosote stakes by Minister Ryan, and in recognition of 46,000 farmers applying for GLAS, with a large number requiring timber stakes for riparian zone and fencing drains, and importers making it clear that new licensed production of new products is eight months away, if he will seek a derogation on the legalisation to avoid a shortage of quality fencing posts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11520/23]

2023-03-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the ESB poles can continue to be creosoted but a farmer using a timber stake cannot buy the product to do same (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11524/23]

2023-03-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he realises that the industry are informing persons that due to new legislation being proposed in relation to creosote fencing posts which generally cost approximately eight euro the new product when licensed will cost the farmer 50% more; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11523/23]

2023-02-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that cobalt is no longer to be used after 15 July 2023; if so, the reason this is the case; the legislation that stipulates the removal of cobalt from animal feed additives from 15 July; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9475/23]

2023-01-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail in tabular form the conversation rate from approval to actual planting for licences approved within 90-days by his Department; the conversation rate from approval to planting of licences approved beyond 90-days in each year of the past forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3867/23]

2023-01-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the length of time each of the 1,005 unused afforestation licences were with his Department awaiting a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3868/23]

2023-01-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates each of the 1,005 unused afforestation licences were approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3869/23]

2023-01-18

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Coillte has any harvesting rights to the forests it will be managing for the private investment fund with which it is in negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63777/22]

2023-01-18

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that the State forestry company, Coillte, is becoming a manager for private investment companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63778/22]

2023-01-18

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times during the term of the Government that he or his Department officials met with Coillte in relation to the State company merging with investment institutions to re-engage in afforestation; the dates of those meetings; the participants; the agenda; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63779/22]

2023-01-18

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the rules changed in order that Coillte can receive forestry grants or premiums either directly or indirectly through any joint venture with institutional investment funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63780/22]

2023-01-18

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he or his Department officials have engaged with the European Commission regarding the joint venture between Coillte and investment funds, as discussed during a meeting of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine in December 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63781/22]

2023-01-18

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any employees of Coillte that are directly or indirectly involved in an organisation (details supplied) in either a personal or professional capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63782/22]

2023-01-18

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his attention was drawn to the discussions between Coillte and an organisation (details supplied) regarding a proposed joint venture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63783/22]

2023-01-18

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any of his officials, including the assistant secretary, met with Coillte to discuss any potential joint venture between Coillte and an organisation (details supplied) before appearing before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on 29 January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63784/22]

2022-12-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the 2021 equine census figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61758/22]

2022-12-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged with the EU Commission regarding the forestry programme that is due to commence in January 2023; if the Commission has expressed any concerns in relation to same; if State aid approval has been agreed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61800/22]

2022-12-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the recourse that is available to forestry licence applicants who seek a review of a district inspector's decision, if such a review has not been conducted within 12months of the request; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61801/22]

2022-12-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is compulsory for ecology reports to accompany forestry licence applicants; if not, if his Department has a policy on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61802/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the attention of the forestry division within his Department has been drawn to reports that the devastating Ash dieback disease, chalara fraxinea, was present in Europe and moving westward towards Ireland in the years previous to its outbreak in Ireland in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58737/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the proposed grant rates in the next forestry programme will cover 100% of the costs involved in preparing and developing afforestation sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58738/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will include members of an organisation (details supplied) in any stakeholder group or forum being set up to implement the CAP strategic plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58739/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail the mechanism and calculations, per forest type, by which the forest service of his Department calculated the afforestation grant rates as recently published for the next forestry programme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58740/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department provides supporting or operational funds to assist forestry industry representation groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58741/22]

2022-11-29

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be any change to the grants for the construction of forest roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58742/22]

2022-11-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of ecology input for the 11 afforestation licences issued on week number four of October's dashboard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56135/22]

2022-11-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the expenditure by the forest service of his Department is in line with budget for the month of October 2022, thereby ensuring that there is no underspend again in this Department for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56136/22]

2022-11-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the processing and issuing of licence and scheme approvals for the month of October 2022 is in line with his Department's phased plan for the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56137/22]

2022-11-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made by his Department in rectifying the mapping errors which exist in Leam, Boyle, County Roscommon, in relation to lands (details supplied) which have been notified to the trustees of Rockingham Estate, who have in turn sought approval from his Department to rectify the situation on land registry maps which appear to indicate ownership of local farmers’ land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56501/22]

2022-10-18

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to any semi-state body connected with forestry that is putting together a special vehicle to draw down funding from the premium system on forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51514/22]

2022-10-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if large-scale investors associated with a semi-state forestry company will be allowed to claim forestry premiums in the next forestry programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50165/22]

2022-10-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Forestry Service advertised and accepted applications for a forest-frost reconstitution scheme without having a standard operating procedure in place to deal with the applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50166/22]

2022-10-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 738 and 739 of 4 October 2022, the number of forest-frost reconstitution applications that are with his Department now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50167/22]

2022-10-04

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the exact date that the details of the new forestry programme will be sent to the European Commission for review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47883/22]

2022-10-04

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date that his Department will publish a Forestry Licensing Plan for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47884/22]

2022-10-04

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences that have been received by his Department that remain to be processed; the length of time that each application has been with his Department in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47885/22]

2022-10-04

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of licences per scheme type which were applied for before 1 January 2021 that remain to be processed by his Department in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47886/22]

2022-10-04

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a private forestry association (details supplied) will be invited onto the Forest Policy Group; when such a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47887/22]

2022-10-04

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if over 30,000 farmers apply for the agri-climate rural environment scheme who are now under CAP and tier one, two and three will all be accepted in cases in which their application is correct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48621/22]

2022-07-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on an application by a person (details supplied) who applied for a felling licence in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37302/22]

2022-07-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on an application by a person (details supplied) who applied for a felling licence in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37303/22]

2022-07-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on an application by a person (details supplied) who applied for a felling licence in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37304/22]

2022-07-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on an application by a person (details supplied) who applied for a felling licence in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37305/22]

2022-06-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) who applied for a felling licence in 2018 will receive a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30394/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his officials have been in contact with their counterparts in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on the issue of planning permission and ash dieback in the week commencing 9 May 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25919/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when consultation on the next forestry programme will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25920/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current position of the study commissioned by COFORD into private forest certification in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25921/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the project manager of Project Woodland is still involved in the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25922/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the final recommendations of the external review of the forestry licensing system will be presented to the Forestry Policy Group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25923/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a forestry group (details supplied) has requested membership to his Department's Organic Strategy Forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25924/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made by his Department to date in implementing the recommendations of the Oireachtas joint committee’s report published on 2 March 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25925/22]

2022-05-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the expenditure by the forest service of his Department is in line with budget for April 2022, thereby ensuring there is no underspend again in his Department for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25927/22]

2022-05-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants or members of the REAP scheme that have applied for afforestation approval under his Department’s afforestation grant and premium scheme for the month of April 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23037/22]

2022-05-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the expenditure by the Forest Service of his Department is in line with budget for April 2022, thereby ensuring there is no underspend again in his Department for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23038/22]

2022-05-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actual output versus the phased projected monthly plan for licence and scheme approvals in his Departments plan for the month of April 2022 and for year to date for following Coillte felling, private felling, roads, afforestation, ash dieback RUS in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23039/22]

2022-05-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of private felling licences issued per week for the month of April 2022, in tabular form; the number of such felling licences approved which were subject to a field inspection by the local district inspector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23040/22]

2022-04-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates officials of his Department contacted the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage or met with officials of the Department in connection with removing the requirement for planning permission when converting dead, dying and rotting ash plantations to conifer species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21044/22]

2022-04-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the projected output of forestry licences for 2022 matches the recommendations by working group one of project woodland which were issued to the project board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21045/22]

2022-04-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the projections in the COFORD roundwood forecast 2021 – 2040 for private sector availability and Coillte availability in each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; if he will specify the percentage of private sector availability of the total availability in each of the years 2022, 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21046/22]

2022-04-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Assistant Secretary with responsibility for forestry will also have responsibility for the AECM and eco schemes in the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21047/22]

2022-04-05

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates his Department received the ash dieback RUS applications that remain unapproved by month in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17844/22]

2022-04-05

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the area of ash dieback RUS approvals his Department expects to approve in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17845/22]

2022-04-05

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date the Secretary General of his Department committed to the Joint Oireachtas Committee to engage with his counterpart in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications with regard to the issue of planning permission for the conversion to conifers from dead and dying ash; the progress to date and the expected date such talks will be concluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17846/22]

2022-04-05

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that ash plantations infected by ash dieback are now starting to rot and present a serious health and safety issue in their removal. [17847/22]

2022-03-29

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that the number of afforestation licences only exceeded 20 on two occasions in his Department’s weekly dashboard in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15859/22]

2022-03-29

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions taken by his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2021 to address the decline in afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15860/22]

2022-03-29

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that the Y axis of the number of licences issued for afforestation, roads, private felling and Coillte felling was reduced from 140 to 120 on the weekly dashboard; if he will reinstate it to 140; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15861/22]

2022-03-29

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects to have concluded discussions with his counterparts in the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications regarding planning permission for converting from dead and dying ash to conifers under the RUS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15862/22]

2022-03-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will be made under GLAS to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15600/22]

2022-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the expenditure by the Forest Service of his Department is in line with the budget for the month of February 2022 thereby ensuring that there is no underspend for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13982/22]

2022-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expenditure by the Forest Service of his Department for the month of February 2022 versus February 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13983/22]

2022-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14238/22]

2022-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of samples that were taken to be tested for TB annually in 2019, 2020 and 2021; the breakdown of the samples taken for testing by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14241/22]

2022-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of samples taken to be tested for TB which came back positive, negative or inconclusive in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14242/22]

2022-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria set out by his Department to recognise farm organisations or a representative body for farmers; when this criterion was established; when it was published on his Department’s website; if recent alterations have been made to this policy of late; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14627/22]

2022-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average kill out percentage of each grade of cattle, that is, E, U, R, O and P based on slaughter and dissection studies completed by Teagasc; the minimum and maximum kill out percentage for each respective grade in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14982/22]

2022-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average bone out percentage of each of grade of cattle, that is, E, U, R, O and P based on slaughter and dissection studies completed by Teagasc in tabular form; the average percentage of saleable meat per carcass in each of the relevant grades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14983/22]

2022-03-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment for participation in the REAP scheme will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13749/22]

2022-03-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent by his Department on rented accommodation in Portlaoise in 2019, 2020 and 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12341/22]

2022-03-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has allocated additional resources to processing applications on his proposal for afforestation on less than one hectare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12419/22]

2022-03-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the European Union asked his Department questions on the CAP strategic plan submitted in December 2021; if questions were asked in relation to or in connection with forestry or woodland creation or afforestation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12420/22]

2022-03-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the metrics used to calculate that 850 road licences, as detailed in his Department's plan will be sufficient to mobilise the available timber in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10838/22]

2022-03-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forest road applications with single consent that were lodged with his Department; the number that have been processed to date; the number that remain to be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10839/22]

2022-03-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there are no metrics on his proposal for new afforestation sites less than one hectare in the recently published plan; if there will be an approval process for such applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10840/22]

2022-03-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff of his Department, given the pandemic, who will have to take more than a week's holidays before 31 March 2022; if this will impact the level of service his Department is able to provide to farmers in any way; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10841/22]

2022-03-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of measures other EU member states have put in place in the transposition of the European Directive on Unfair Trading Practices; the way they differ to the measures that Ireland has put in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10842/22]

2022-03-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a live export certificate or trade agreement pending for exports to Iraq, Iran and Jordan in which substantial work has already been done to have deals for live exports in place; the reason that the process has been delayed for up to six months; if he will investigate the delays; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10843/22]

2022-03-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and his Department are fully committed to facilitating live exports as there is a view on the ground that his Department is dragging its feet on paperwork needed for live exporters to secure deals in new markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10844/22]

2022-03-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a copy of the completed sale agreement for a parcel of land (details supplied); if he will provide proof of the way the Congested District Board acquired ownership of 86 acres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11125/22]

2022-03-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of commercial abattoirs are registered and licensed with his Department; the maximum kill capacity if all of these premises were running at full capacity for one week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11633/22]

2022-03-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if abattoirs are operated by local butchers classified differently to commercial meat plants; if so, the number that are registered with his Department; the number of animals that were slaughtered on these premises in the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11634/22]

2022-02-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice 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. [9814/22]

2022-02-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice 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. [7428/22]

2022-02-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 5,250 licences his Department will issue in 2022 will fulfil the needs of the forestry sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7784/22]

2022-02-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the metrics used by his Department to formulate the projected targets for forestry licensing for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7785/22]

2022-02-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 1,040 afforestation licences projected for 2022 will deliver the 8,000 hectares of afforestation required to meet climate action targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7786/22]

2022-02-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date the current senior inspector in the Forestry Service secured employment with his Department; the date that they were appointed to their current role; the responsibilities attached to that position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5862/22]

2022-02-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date the head of the environment section within the Forestry Service secured employment with his Department; the date they were appointed to their current role; the responsibilities attached to that position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5863/22]

2021-12-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the €7 million being returned from the forestry budget is a result of the inability of his Department to deliver afforestation licences to the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61438/21]

2021-12-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the forestry sector will be allocated financial support to repair plantations damaged by late spring frost in recent years given the fact that €7 million in capital spending is being moved from the forestry budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61439/21]

2021-12-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure afforestation is complementary within the next CAP to re-engage farmers in forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61440/21]

2021-12-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of afforestation licences issued and the number of Coillte felling licences issued since the assistant secretary of his Department informed the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on 29 January 2020 that afforestation needs to be the clear focus for 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61441/21]

2021-12-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the Forestry Service within his Department plans to reach its own planting afforestation target given it only issued 49 afforestation planting licences in a five-week period from 1 to 29 October 2021 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61442/21]

2021-12-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 291 of 20 October 2021, if the afforestation scheme is classed as an environmental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61443/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 296 of 20 October 2021, the details of the metrics contained in the performance management and development system; the outputs from this project management and development system for all the staff of the Forest Service of his Department in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53975/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the backlog in forestry licences, that is, the number of licence applications in the system at the end of August 2021 that were classed as private as compared with those submitted in the name of Coillte (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53976/21]

2021-11-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a specific import licence is required in cases in which a person or body wishes to import fertiliser from a third country, that is, Russia for resale in Ireland; the regulations that must be followed; if other criteria must be met; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54522/21]

2021-11-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to introduce a suckler cow scheme with a payment of €200 per suckler cow as he previously called for when in opposition in recent years; if the scheme will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51983/21]

2021-11-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who are currently enrolled in environmental schemes; the number who will be out of contract at the end of 2021; the number who will be able to reapply to another environmental scheme in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51984/21]

2021-10-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants involved in the beef data genomics programme, BDGP, and the beef environmental efficiency programme – sucklers, BEEP-S, schemes in 2020; the number that are taking part in the BDGP and BEEP-S schemes since their roll-over into 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51911/21]

2021-10-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the afforestation scheme is classed as an environmental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51397/21]

2021-10-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the meetings the Minister of State with responsibility for Land Use and Biodiversity had with banks in relation to forestry contractors; the banks they met with; the dates these meetings took place on; the outcomes of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51398/21]

2021-10-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if applications submitted to the Forest Service are dealt with sequentially going by the TFL number allocated to each individual application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51399/21]

2021-10-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bilateral meetings he or his senior staff have had with the forestry industry in the past three to six months in connection to the CAP strategic plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51400/21]

2021-10-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of forestry licence applications which are screened by his Department for appropriate assessments in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51401/21]

2021-10-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the management structure and reporting lines or line managers of the Forest Service of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51403/21]

2021-10-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the productivity of each of the inspectors and their line managers in the Forest Service in each of the years 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51404/21]

2021-10-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date the attention of the Forest Service section of his Department was drawn to SI No. 293 of 2021, the details and implications of which were outlined through circular 10 of 2021 on 7 July 2021; if his officials were involved or consulted with before this statutory instrument became law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51405/21]

2021-10-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if staff from the Forest Service division of his Department were aware of SI No. 293 of 2021 before issuing circular 8 of 2021 which was issued on 17 June 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51406/21]

2021-09-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of veterinary officers his Department has available to support the implementation of the proposed changes, further to his statement on 6 July 2021 in relation to further post-Brexit changes for food exports from Ireland to the UK; the number of additional veterinary officers his Department will have in place by 1 October 2021 and 1 January 2022, respectively, to support the implementation of new rules covering products of animal origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43417/21]

2021-09-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Irish food export companies that will be impacted by changes proposed as part of the post-Brexit process which could cause significant disruption for food exports from Ireland specifically in relation to products of animal origin which are due to be introduced on 1 October 2021; the details of his engagement with Bord Bia and with Enterprise Ireland on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43418/21]

2021-07-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 538 of 25 May 2021, the project manager of Project Woodland (details supplied) has stated that the Assistant Secretary is the project sponsor for Project Woodland; if he will explain the role of the project sponsor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37235/21]

2021-07-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will prioritise private afforestation licences given Coillte has been issued its full allocation of felling licences for 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37439/21]

2021-07-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Minister of State with responsibility for land use and biodiversity supported the decision not to have the forestry industry represented on the CAP Consultative Committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37440/21]

2021-07-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of afforestation licences in the past three years that were approved by his Department within a month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35810/21]

2021-07-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of afforestation licences that were approved by his Department within a month which did not progress to planting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35811/21]

2021-07-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Assistant Secretary of his Department (details supplied) indicated at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and the Marine on 27 May 2021 that a request by an organisation to become a member of the CAP Post-2020 Consultative Committee was still being considered, despite the Minister of State in his Department stating in a letter on 24 May 2021 that there was no need to broaden membership of the committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35812/21]

2021-07-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way forestry has been discussed or considered during recent CAP negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35813/21]

2021-06-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 529 of 25 May 2021, if both of the two senior forestry inspectors share the same roles and responsibilities; if not, the way in which these roles and responsibilities are split; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33673/21]

2021-06-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 530 of 25 May 2021, if he is now stating that he is not going to adhere to the charter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33674/21]

2021-06-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 531 of 25 May 2021, if it can be shown or proven that a district inspector has not adhered to these circulars, the sanctions that can be implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33675/21]

2021-06-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 533 of 25 May 2021, if a site was planted in 2019, but the grant was not paid out until 2020, if that area is included in the 2019 or 2020 programme; if the area was not and never has been included in both years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33676/21]

2021-06-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 536 of 25 May 2021, if his prediction for a higher output for May has materialised; if so, the reason the recent forestry dashboard has shown a week-on-week decline on the output of licences being issued; if he will intervene with the Assistant Secretary to make sure at least 100 licences are issued as declared by the Assistant Secretary with his statement to the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33677/21]

2021-06-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 537 of 25 May 2021, if he will make available or publish the advice received for the significant changes to its appropriate assessment procedure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33678/21]

2021-06-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 538 of 25 May 2021, if the new project manager for Project Woodland (details supplied) has to answer to the Assistant Secretary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33679/21]

2021-06-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 539 of 25 May 2021, the number of licences withdrawn to date in 2021 by Coillte; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33680/21]

2021-06-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 540 of 25 May 2021, the number of licence applications that have been made to the Forest Service by Coillte and or Bord na Móna for the new industrial cutaway woodland; the number that have been approved to date by the Forestry Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33681/21]

2021-06-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 25 May 2021, if he will refer the forestry service to the Committee of Public Accounts to examine if the taxpayer is getting value for money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33682/21]

2021-06-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of fish landing and quotas both in weight and value that Irish fishing boats derive from Ireland's exclusive economic zone territorial waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33683/21]

2021-06-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a reconstitution scheme for the forestry sector to support owners of woodlands affected by detrimental frost damage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32710/21]

2021-06-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an extension of time will be granted to those participants in the GLAS scheme who are due to have wild bird cover sown before 31 May as a result of recent weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29128/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Statutory Instrument was signed to give the Minister of State responsibility for forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27540/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the current senior inspector in forestry was appointed to that position; the length of time the person was given the role as senior inspector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27541/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Forest Service has written to every licence applicant whose application has exceeded the number of days without approval explaining the cause for delay in accordance with the charter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27542/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a circular is issued by the Forest Service, if the Forest Service inspector has to certify sites in accordance with the latest circulars issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27543/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a Forest Service inspector can advise and-or instruct a felling licence applicant that the Forest Service inspector will not approve a felling licence unless that applicant submits a forest road application for the same site as the felling licence application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27544/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 962 of 11 May 2021, if the numbers of hectares outlined by the Forest Service in each of the yearly planting programmes for the past five years are based on the area shown on form 2, the certified species map; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27545/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 963 of 11 May 2021, if his previous answer is accepting that the screening process was not carried out correctly in relation to the case outlined (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27546/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 964 of 11 May 2021, the exact number of direct ecologists working with the Forest Service on a full-time basis; the person or body that employs the 12 other full-time ecologists that are not assigned civil service grades; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27547/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 965 of 11 May 2021, the reason he states that he expects output of licences for May to be higher when the dashboard for the week ending 7 May 2021 noted that the Forest Service had only issued 36 licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27548/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 966 of 11 May 2021, if the Forest Service sought expert advice to make these changes to procedures and practices or if all changes were introduced by the Forest Service headed up by the senior inspector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27549/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 967 of 11 May 2021, if a person (details supplied) is the project manager for Project Woodland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27550/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the forest service advised Coillte to withdraw any forestry licence applications at any point in recent years; if this did happen, the reason behind this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27551/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm under what the GPC category did the forest service approve and grant-aid Coillte/Bord na Mona to plant disused peatlands with native species; if he will confirm whether or not the same scheme is available to every landowner in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27552/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will refer the forest service to the Public Accounts Committee in order to assess whether it is value for money for the Irish taxpayer, given the current state of the forestry sector when it comes to timber supplies and the backlog of licence applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27553/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the frequency that grading machines in each of the Department approved meat plants were calibrated by Department staff in 2020 and 2021 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27554/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown, summary of any of the faults, discrepancies that were detected following inspections or calibration checks of grading machines in Departmental approved meat plants in 2020 and 2021 to date; the actions taken to remedy the problems; if sanctions were handed out by his Department to the meat plants involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27555/21]

2021-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will release the file requested by the agriculture appeals office for a person (details supplied) who has an appeal submitted since 25 February 2019; the cause of the delay in having this file released to the appeals office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28354/21]

2021-05-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the location of entitlements leased by persons (details supplied); when the lease expired as neither the leasee or original owner of said entitlements are in possession of same at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27206/21]

2021-05-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the location and entitlements leased by a person (details supplied) who had entitlements leased from a person given that they are not shown on either their herd number or the owners identification number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27418/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1108 of 28 April 2021, the way in which 2,448ha of forestry were planted in 2020 when his Department only issued financial approvals for 2,355ha on receipt of forms 1A and from this only 1,889ha has been planted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23905/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1112 of 28 April 2021, if a particular case (details supplied) was set aside and remitted back to him due to the fact that the screening process was not done correctly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23906/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1113 of 28 April 2021, the grades of the remaining 12 full-time equivalent ecologists working on forestry matters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23907/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an average of around 45 licences has been issued in each week for 2021 going by the quarter 1 dashboard figures between all of the approximate 60 forestry inspectors and ecologists of all grades dealing with forestry licence applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23908/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1116 of 28 April 2021, if his Department and the Forest Service were aware of the requirements before receiving the document from the NPWS in August 2012; if so, the reason the correct policies and procedures were not put in place to comply with EU law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23909/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1117 of 28 April 2021, the name of the person selected to be the project manager for Project Woodland and not any experts hired to assist with the implementation of the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23910/21]

2021-05-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being put in place to accommodate farmers still affected by the mudslide in 2020 near Drumkeeran, County Leitrim when it comes to applying for BPS; if their land which remains covered in mud from the event will be ruled out for payments; the communication his Department had with the farmers on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23911/21]

2021-04-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2004 of 24 March 2021, the number of hectares issued in financial approvals by the Forestry Service from 1 January to 31 December 2020, on form 1As; the number of hectares that were planted from the financial approvals issued during the same timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21144/21]

2021-04-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2005 of 24 March 2021, if the Forestry Service inspectorate has any authority outside that outlined on the maps issued; if the inspectorate has any authority over land that is not forestry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21145/21]

2021-04-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2006 of 24 March 2021, the procedures the Forestry Service inspectorate must undertake before notifying the landowner and forestry company of suspending or cancelling a licence; the person or body that issues final authority on any licences that have been cancelled or suspended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21146/21]

2021-04-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 2008 of 24 March 2021, the cost of the various reports on aspects of forestry issued by Council for Forest Research and Development over the past five years; the bodies or consultants that were used to produce these reports in the timeframe; the expenditure on reports compiled by the Council in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21147/21]

2021-04-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 2011 and 2012 of 24 March 2021, if any licence that was appealed and went to the Forestry Appeals Committee has been either set aside, cancelled or sent back to the Forestry Service due to the fact that a Forestry Service inspectorate had carried out the screening process and was not carried out by a qualified ecologist; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21148/21]

2021-04-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 11 March 2021, the name of the two senior inspectors listed; the number of ecologists who are directly employed by his Department; the grade of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21149/21]

2021-04-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 11 March 2021, the number of the 32 grade three forestry inspectors listed in 2020 who are dealing with forestry licence applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21150/21]

2021-04-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 269 of 11 March 2021, the breakdown of the exact running costs of the Forestry Service in 2018, 2019 and 2020; the details of travel and subsistence payments, office rental, office supplies, IT and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21151/21]

2021-04-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a submission made in August 2012 by the NPWS (details supplied) regarding forestry licence applications was acted upon once received by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21152/21]

2021-04-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the project manager for the woodland project was selected; the qualifying criteria needed to fill the role; if the new project manager will be focusing on two roles; if not, if they will they have to dedicate all of their time to the new role; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21153/21]

2021-04-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a forestry plantation application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20223/21]

2021-03-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will take action on the large number of stray, unregistered horses trespassing and causing damage to lands near a park (details supplied); the reason the regulations pertaining to the registration and keeping of horses are allowed to be breached continuously in this ongoing matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16267/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if 2,300 ha of forestry was planted in 2020 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15163/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the forestry service inspectorate has any authority in cases in which a forestry licence is issued outside the plots mapped for that licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15164/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the procedures followed in cases in which a district inspector decides to suspend a forestry licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15165/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a copy of the reply to a question at the Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine will be provided to this Deputy (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15166/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the beneficiaries of payments or funding from COFORD in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15167/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if carrying out the screening process on each forestry licence application by district inspectors is approved by the Forestry Appeals Committee (details supplied); if the Committee will uphold the licence in cases in which the forestry licence is objected to due to the fact the screening process was carried out by the district inspector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15221/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if district inspectors informed senior forestry management that they will screen in the majority of licence applications given as district inspectors they do not feel suitably qualified to carry this work; the number of occasions on which senior management has been notified of same in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15222/21]

2021-03-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of capital projects completed since 2016; the final agreed tender price for each project; the actual cost of each project; if the actual price exceeded the tender price; the reason in each case in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15466/21]

2021-03-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level Ireland will need to be at before events such as agricultural shows are allowed to run safely under Covid-19 rules; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13032/21]

2021-03-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of Covid-19 restrictions that agricultural shows will be permitted to run behind closed doors with exhibitors only in attendance adhering to Covid-19 guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13033/21]

2021-03-03

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if those farmers who at the inception of the young farmer scheme were farming in their own right for over five years and therefore not eligible and who are now over 40 years of age and without a green certificate will have a chance of entry into a new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11224/21]

2021-02-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the young farmers scheme 2020 will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10654/21]

2021-02-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a departmental official can block a member of the public from contacting any department official via his or her official departmental email; if so, the offence the member of the public must have committed to warrant the sanction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10855/21]

2021-02-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a young farmer payment will issue to a person (details supplied) for the years 2019 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10032/21]

2021-02-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cows that have been slaughtered within a month of a calf being registered to them by breed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10131/21]

2021-02-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the herd sizes which submitted animals for slaughter here in the first two weeks of February 2021; the number of farmer herd numbers versus feedlot herd numbers which submitted cattle for slaughter in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10132/21]

2021-02-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for changing the data presented on a blue passport card for a bovine animal to include the breed of its dam; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10133/21]

2021-01-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of beef carcasses under 30 months that have been exported worldwide in each of the years 2018 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1806/21]

2020-12-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific data belonging to a farmer that are shared under the Bord Bia sustainable beef and lamb assurance scheme; the person or body with which the data are shared based on the consent given by the farmer in the producer declaration form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44012/20]

2020-12-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is an option for a farmer under the Bord Bia sustainable beef and lamb assurance scheme to remove their consent for data sharing; if not, if it is mandatory for participation in the scheme in the event of a farmer removing their consent for the sharing of their data; if Bord Bia can remove them from the scheme despite them having met the standards of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44013/20]

2020-12-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the products on the Biocidal Product Registers which do not meet the WHO minimum standard for efficacy, particularly regarding the levels of ethanol and other alcohols; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42851/20]

2020-12-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the personnel who carry out a desktop review of products for entry onto the Biocidal Product Registers are sufficiently qualified and experienced in chemistry and regulatory techniques and procedures; if they are appropriately competent in interpreting the safety data sheets for the active ingredient, co-formulants and impurity profiles of toxicological significance of the applicant products for entry on the Biocidal Product Registers; the minimum academic and laboratory qualifications required for the personnel deployed for this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42852/20]

2020-12-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department’s senior agricultural inspectors and, or professionally qualified evaluators are reviewing the approval of products currently on the Biocidal Product Registers while working from home; if not, the reason; the possible adverse consequences of same and danger to the public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42853/20]

2020-12-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the methods of analysis used to test and evaluate the products on the Biocidal Product Registers; if an appropriate surveillance schedule is in place to conform with best practice and established standards; if such procedures were and are in place; the reason his Department failed to identify the defective and substandard hand sanitisers prior to his Department being notified by the Revenue Commissioners; if the details of the schedule will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42854/20]

2020-12-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the attention of the professional personnel in his Department was drawn to a red flag warning which was widely reported in toxicology and regulatory circles and raised by the Food and Drug Administration in the United States of America earlier in summer 2020, detailing serious concerns regarding high methanol levels in some imported Mexican hand sanitiser products; if not, the reason; if his Department put in place effective measures and procedures to identify and locate these products in Ireland; if an assurance will be given that all entries into and on the Biocidal Product Registers are now being appropriately reviewed and re-examined for adverse toxicological affects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42855/20]

2020-12-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff within his Department that have a flock or herd number registered in their name; the number of these staff that have received permission to represent themselves as flock or herd number holders on issues with his Department; the number of staff that are members of, or affiliated to, a farm organisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42856/20]

2020-12-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which farmers are expected to meet the 5% reduction target as part of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure, BEAM, scheme when the nitrates updates are only updated the month prior and figures are only available up until the end of October 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42857/20]

2020-12-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 971 of 24 November 2020, the reason software (details supplied) is not publicly available given that taxpayers paid for its development; if the software is not available publicly, if it is being purchased or licensed from any other organisation, such as a second or third-level college or university; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41565/20]

2020-12-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 968, 969 and 970 of 24 November 2020, the educational qualification required to fill the role of head of environment in the Forest Service; if the role of chief inspector in the Forest Service has been filled; the name of the current chief inspector in the Forest Service; if it is the head of environment or the head of ecology who oversees the establishment of policies for screening sites; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41566/20]

2020-12-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body who designed and sanctioned the wording of the level 5 restrictions to include the measure that marts must operate online only; and if this can be amended for any future level 5 lockdown. [40562/20]

2020-12-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tonnes of barley, oats, wheat, soya beans and maize imported in each of the past five years; the origin of the imports by country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40608/20]

2020-12-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the length of the approval process for PGI applications to the Europe Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40609/20]

2020-12-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average processing time for a joint jurisdiction PGI application to be approved by the Europe Union; the number of joint jurisdiction PGI applications rejected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40610/20]

2020-12-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tonnes of antibiotics added to rations in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 from records kept by compound feeders; the sectors those rations were designated for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40611/20]

2020-12-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 5% reduction of bovine livestock manure nitrogen under the beef exceptional aid measure, BEAM, scheme will be waived for participants in view of the Covid-19 pandemic and the difficulties it has led to regarding the movement of livestock for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39590/20]

2020-12-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that will be put in place if the 5% reduction of bovine livestock manure nitrogen under the BEAM scheme is retained in order to help farmers meet this target; if the online system will be updated monthly to show current figures; the supports that will be made available for farmers who struggle with IT literacy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39591/20]

2020-11-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dedicated staff deployed in the protected geographical indication, PGI, sector; the breakdown of grade structure of staff in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39357/20]

2020-11-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of protected geographical indication applications being dealt with by the sector; the breakdown of the starting dates of each of these applications; the number of PGI applications submitted to this section over the past five years and that have not been brought to national consultation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39358/20]

2020-11-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the length of time the Bord Bia protected geographical indication application took to be processed to national consultation level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39359/20]

2020-11-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the competent authority regarding protected geographical indication application submissions; if the comments made by his officials after reviewing the single and specification documents of these applications are to be considered as instructions that must be followed or just as recommendations that, if followed, will increase the likelihood of a successful PGI application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39360/20]

2020-11-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason beef scheme payments for 2018 and 2019 did not issue to farmers (details supplied) when a herd number was amended to include a second name; the reason payments under BPS, ANC and so on did not issue when the herd number was amended to be held under joint names; if these missing BDGP payments will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39361/20]

2020-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 817 of 10 November 2020, the specific educational qualifications or otherwise sought when filling the role of head of environment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38059/20]

2020-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 817 of 10 November 2020, the differences between the head of ecology and the head of environment; which of these roles has the final say when it comes to environmental issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38060/20]

2020-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 817 of 10 November 2020, the person who is the current chief forestry inspector; when the person was appointed; if the role of chief forestry inspector is currently vacant, when it will be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38061/20]

2020-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 817 of 10 November 2020, if software (details supplied) is available to the public to use; if members of the public can obtain new software; if so, the location and the way in which software can be obtained; the cost of same; the amount it cost his Department to change to the new software; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38062/20]

2020-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions that have been put in place to facilitate the smooth movement of livestock across the Border in case of a no-deal Brexit, which will mean lower tariffs on live trade compared with beef exports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38228/20]

2020-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions put in place to facilitate the live export of cattle and sheep in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38229/20]

2020-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage breakdown of the level of antibiotic usage on farms via compound feed compared with the physical administration of the antibiotic by a farmer or vet in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, by sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38230/20]

2020-11-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason farmers with an off-farm income are deemed ineligible for the tuberculosis hardship grant; his plans to change the rule; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37496/20]

2020-11-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budgetary allocations for BPS payments outlined in budget 2019; the actual amount paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36150/20]

2020-11-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budgetary allocations for ANC payments outlined in budget 2019; the actual amount paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36151/20]

2020-11-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budgetary allocations for GLAS payments outlined in budget 2019; the actual amount paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36152/20]

2020-11-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budgetary allocations for AEOS payments outlined in budget 2019; the actual amount paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36153/20]

2020-11-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budgetary allocations for BDGP payments outlined in budget 2019; the actual amount paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36154/20]

2020-11-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budgetary allocations for BEEP payments outlined in budget 2019; the actual amount paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36155/20]

2020-11-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budgetary allocations for sheep welfare scheme payments outlined in budget 2019; the actual amount paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36156/20]

2020-11-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budgetary allocations for TAMS payments outlined in budget 2019; the actual amount paid out; the amounts paid out under each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36157/20]

2020-11-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budgetary allocations for organic farming scheme payments outlined in budget 2019; the actual amount paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36158/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date his Department was first informed to check hand sanitisers to determine if they were safe to use; the person or body that made that recommendation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34569/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department took samples of hand sanitisers being used to determine if they were safe to use; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34570/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hand sanitizers on which a verification test and analysis were done; the results of these tests and analyses; if a copy of the results will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34571/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a qualitative analysis was carried out on hand sanitizers; the results of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34572/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a delay of up to six months has developed for the processing of pesticide control service, PCS, number applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34573/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of expert staff involved in issuing pesticides control service, PCS, numbers; if these staff have been working from home since the first Covid-19 lockdown earlier in 2020; the number based in-office or working from home on a given day; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34574/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if some staff from the meat control division of his Department in recent months to assist with the backlog in pesticide control service, PCS, number applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34575/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Department of Education was advised to stop using certain hand sanitiser products in schools; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34576/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS appeal submitted to the appeals office in January 2020 by a person (details supplied) will receive a finalised decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34869/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if software (details supplied) is available to the public; if so, the way in which it can be acquired; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35161/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria sought when filling the role of head of environment within the forestry inspectorate; the qualifications or experience sought; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35162/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a strategy statement was submitted by the Forest Service under the Public Service Act 1997 (details supplied); if so, his views on whether it now needs to be revised in view of the current state of the forestry industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35163/20]

2020-11-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full-time equivalent and part-time equivalent roles filled by his Department of posts at principal officer, assistant principal officer, higher executive officer, executive officer and clerical officer grades for the past five years; the cost to the Exchequer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35479/20]

2020-11-03

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments of GLAS 2019, ANC and BPS will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32372/20]

2020-10-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of lambs and sheep killed in meat factories here with tags with a chip number of either 08261 region UK1-Northern Ireland or 08260 region UK0-United Kingdom in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the plants that the animals were slaughtered in; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30494/20]

2020-10-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the food business operators, FBOs, in which lambs and sheep were processed in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30495/20]

2020-10-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of slaughter tags for lambs sold in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30496/20]

2020-10-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of lambs sold to factories by farmers in each of the years 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020 that killed out at over 22 kg carcase weight; the factory locations in which the lambs were killed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30497/20]

2020-10-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of producer group organisations his Department has approved; the number of producer group applications being considered or processed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29462/20]

2020-10-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial, operational and other supports provided by his Department on an ongoing basis to producer groups following their approval; his plans to enhance these supports; if so, the details of the enhanced supports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29463/20]

2020-10-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a company (details supplied) offering advice or representing persons or bodies from the meat processing industry or their subsidiaries in a capacity on transfer pricing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28020/20]

2020-10-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Teagasc has verified and qualified the science involved in the Bord Bia approved grass-fed standard; the tests Teagasc carried out on behalf of him to validate the standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28021/20]

2020-10-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the correspondence or consultation that has taken place between An Bord Bia and the retailers, a group (details supplied) and the farm organisations regarding the PGI application; if copies of same can be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28022/20]

2020-10-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the retailers have been invited to participate in the beef market task force regarding the PGI application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28023/20]

2020-10-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the doubts his Department reportedly expressed to the immigrant investor programme evaluation committee over the strategic value of a development (details supplied) as reported in the media; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28024/20]

2020-10-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person or body that authorised communications (details supplied) to the Department of Justice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28025/20]

2020-09-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle recommended for culling as part of the TB letters issued to farmers recently by county; the number of letters issued by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24915/20]

2020-09-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of breeding ewes and goats, respectively, by county in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24916/20]

2020-09-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of lambs killed in meat plants here in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the number that were Irish lambs compared to those imported from Northern Ireland or the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24917/20]

2020-07-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason, when a farmer carries out an annual TB herd test, the results do not make the animals tested eligible for live export for a period of 12 months; the reason the current period is capped at 31 days; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16378/20]

2020-07-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to visit the Drumkeeran area in County Leitrim to witness the damage the recent landslide has caused to farmland; if the affected farmers will be given a waiver to their basic payment scheme applications for three to five years in order to reinstate the farmland in view of the fact it was an act of God; if a fund will be put in place to support the farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15901/20]

2020-07-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a beef data and genomics programme herd payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14431/20]

2020-06-30

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid in GLAS payments by county in 2019; the number of farmers in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13222/20]

2020-06-30

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid for measures in 2019 (details supplied) nationwide; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13223/20]

2020-06-30

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a BDGP herd payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13528/20]

2020-05-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the protocol and regulations a ship must pass to be permitted to carry livestock for live export will be clarified; the number of inspections undertaken; the person or body that carries out the inspections; his views on whether it is more difficult for a ship to secure approval to carry livestock out of Ireland than it is from other EU member states; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4081/20]

2019-12-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if section 9.2 of the terms and conditions of the beef exceptional aid measure can be changed to ensure that the immediate previous owner of an animal presented for slaughter within 30 days of it being purchased will receive the €100 payment regardless of whether the person who purchased the animal was an agent, dealer or farmer; his views on whether the terms and conditions are fair in circumstances in which an animal can be purchased and killed from a farm herd number within 30 days of it being purchased and the new owner can receive the €100 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51966/19]

2019-11-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new grading machines used as part of the recent trial at a company (details supplied) in operation across other European countries and the length of time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48324/19]

2019-11-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the instances in which meat imported from another country can be processed in a boning hall, be packaged and then stamped with the Bord Bia quality mark; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47114/19]

2019-11-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if meat imported from mainland Europe can be stamped with the Bord Bia quality mark in circumstances in which a percentage of the overall cost of getting the meat to the supermarket shelf is incurred here, boning and packaging for example; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47115/19]

2019-11-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of withdrawals from the beef exceptional aid measures scheme since approval letters issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46713/19]

2019-11-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the cattle listed in the weekly kill figures each week are just those from Irish herds included in the AIMS database; if it is a mix of native and imported livestock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46179/19]

2019-11-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of steers aged between 20 and 36 months by month according to the AIMS database in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46180/19]

2019-11-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bulls aged between 12 and 24 months by month according to the AIMS database in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46181/19]

2019-11-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of beef-breed heifers aged between 20 and 36 months by month according to the AIMS database in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46182/19]

2019-11-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for a food-related trade mission to South Korea before the end of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46484/19]

2019-11-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the stage at which his attention was drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) was not under the remit of an organisation and would not be affected by agreements reached following negotiations; if his attention was drawn to the fact before or after the agreement was reached between stakeholders in the beef industry on 15 September 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45647/19]

2019-11-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention was drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) was not linked to an organisation prior to the agreement being reached on 15 September 2019; if so, the reason he did not notify farm organisation representatives at the talks that the injunctions held over farmers by the company would not be lifted as a result of a deal struck with the organisation before the negotiations ended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45648/19]

2019-11-05

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the announcement made by a company (details supplied) in recent weeks relating to weight limits and penalties was in breach of the agreement reached on 15 September 2019 regarding a minimum of four months notice to the farmer before changes are implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44316/19]

2019-11-05

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of breeding ewes in each of the years 2016 to 2018, according to the annual sheep census; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44436/19]

2019-11-05

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of lambs under one year of age exported live in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the export destinations of these lambs in each year in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44437/19]

2019-11-05

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of lambs under one year of age slaughtered here in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44438/19]

2019-10-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the factories which have been found by departmental inspectors to be in breach of regulations in the grading and trimming of beef and sheep carcasses to date in 2019; the offences discovered in each factory; the penalties or warnings issued to the offending factory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43696/19]

2019-10-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and grade of staff within his Department who have been sanctioned for breaching section 14 of the Civil Service code of conduct; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43362/19]

2019-10-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and grade of staff that have been granted permission by his Department to act on behalf of an association (details supplied) or any group or organisation that has interests with his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43363/19]

2019-10-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a helpline which farmers can contact if they have slurry to spread; if so, the contact number for the helpline; the process which follows once a farmer contacts the helpline; if the farmers that contact the helpline will be inspected before they are granted permission to spread slurry; if the farmers will be more likely to experience cross compliance inspections in the coming months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43364/19]

2019-10-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the frequency planned for the new beef taskforce to meet regularly once it meets initially; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43365/19]

2019-10-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Cork County Council refuses to remove stray horses from lands in Hollyhill, Cork city, in view of numerous requests from the landowner to do so; the reason persons living in the area are allowed to own horses if they do not have adequate land for grazing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42547/19]

2019-10-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the four month notice to change weight requirements for the in-spec bonus applies to Kepak in view of the decision to publish its weight penalties for the various cattle categories (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42020/19]

2019-10-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1374 of 6 September 2019, the breakdown of the herdowners that purchased cattle in a mart and then slaughtered them within 30 days of the sale in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019, by category (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40857/19]

2019-10-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the injunctions taken against farmers by a company (details supplied) will be officially lifted in view of the fact protesters have stepped away from all factory gates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40858/19]

2019-09-26

VOTE

Agriculture

✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–84

2019-09-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department or Cork City Council refuse to remove stray, unregistered horses from lands in an area (details supplied) in Cork city; the reason the horses have not been removed by the council in view of the fact that they are on land not designated for equines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34878/19]

2019-09-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department or Cork City Council refuse to remove stray horses from lands in an area (details supplied) on welfare grounds in view of the fact there is no available drinking water on site; the reason requests by farmers for the animals to be removed are being ignored in view of the fact the land is needed to harvest silage; the reason farmers in the area are being forced to accommodate the animals in further view of the fact that perimeter fencing was purposefully cut to allow the horses to enter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34877/19]

2019-09-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason stray horses on lands in an area (details supplied) have not been removed despite the erection of a sign by his Department in December 2018 informing the owners of the animals to remove them within a certain timeframe that has passed or face them being impounded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34879/19]

2019-09-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason stray unregistered horses are allowed to remain on lands in an area (details supplied) presenting a biosecurity risk to the cattle of farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34880/19]

2019-09-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle that were traded in a mart and then slaughtered within 30 days of the sale in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of herd owners that purchased the livestock; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34881/19]

2019-09-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the difference between raised bog and Atlantic lowland blanket bog under the definitions set out in the basic payment and the areas of natural constraints schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34882/19]

2019-09-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if boglands suitable for grazing are eligible under the basic payment and areas of natural constraints schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34883/19]

2019-09-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if boglands that show evidence of grazing are eligible under the basic payment and areas of natural constraints schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34884/19]

2019-09-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle slaughtered in each individual factory that fell outside the parameters, weight and age for the quality assurance bonus during the first and second weeks (details supplied) of the protests held by farmers outside meat plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35303/19]

2019-07-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason unregistered stray horses have been allowed to remain on lands in Hollyhill, Cork city which have been reported to Cork City Council over the past six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29619/19]

2019-07-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if members of a group (details supplied) will be invited to discussions on the €100 million Brexit beef aid fund; when stakeholder meetings will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29320/19]

2019-07-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle slaughtered in approved meat processing plants here which originated from Department defined restricted feedlots in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29321/19]

2019-07-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason unregistered stray horses have been allowed to remain on lands in Hollyhill, Cork city which have been reported to his Department over the past six months while they are been traumatised and neglected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29620/19]

2019-06-18

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the submission made by his Department to the European Commission for emergency Brexit funding for the beef sector will be published; if a copy of same will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25104/19]

2019-06-18

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he has not invited representatives from the beef plan group to attend meetings of the TB forum; when the next meeting of the forum will take place; if beef plan representatives will be invited to contribute at future meetings of the forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25105/19]

2019-06-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a number of GLAS payments (details supplied) are being held up, with his officials citing problems with information technology systems as the reason behind the delays; if the system is adequate; when payments will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24677/19]

2019-06-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a number of GLAS payments (details supplied) are being held up, with his Department officials citing problems with information technology systems as the reason behind the delays; if the system is adequate; when the payments will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24459/19]

2019-05-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on the veterinary public health inspection service on an annual basis; the way in which this changed in the past three years; if the service received a boost in funding for 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20424/19]

2019-05-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason it will be compulsory for farmers to tag all sheep and lambs with electronic tags from 1 June 2019 onwards but it will not be mandatory for factories and marts to have the technology required to read the tags; the reason farmers are being forced to pay additional costs while still having to complete the same amount of paperwork as before; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19067/19]

2019-05-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the furthest possible distance that a clinically suspect BSE cow can be transported on the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19068/19]

2019-05-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the furthest possible distance that a cow that has tested positive for BSE can be transported on the island of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19069/19]

2019-05-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herd numbers registered here; the number of herd numbers registered solely to female, male, female-only partnerships, male-only partnerships and mixed partnerships in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19383/19]

2019-04-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of processors or exporters that have permission to export Irish beef to China; the number of applications to export beef to China under review; the main reasons for those applications being held up; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15057/19]

2019-03-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change the rules to allow a beef animal which is fit for slaughter and from a quality assured farm to be sold in a mart and killed no more than three days later by the new owner to retain its quality assurance bonus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11776/19]

2019-03-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of carcasses graded by a given machine between when it was discovered to be working out of synchronicity and the last time it was inspected by a Department official (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12368/19]

2019-03-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions which have been made to facilitate the live export of beef animals in the event that high import tariffs are placed on Irish beef exports in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12369/19]

2019-03-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of factory-fit beef animals from Ireland slaughtered in meat plants in Northern Ireland in 2017 and 2018, respectively, and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12370/19]

2019-03-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 239 of 6 March 2019, when a factory must revert to using an approved manual grader; if there is a protocol for a farmer to follow if unhappy with the grade awarded to an animal which he or she sent to slaughter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12413/19]

2019-03-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if approved manual carcass graders are employed by his Department or the food business operator when they are called upon in a situation in which a mechanical grading machine is found to be working out of synchronicity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12414/19]

2019-03-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for the beef environmental efficiency pilot scheme by county; the number of cows applied for; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11356/19]

2019-03-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the beef environmental efficiency pilot scheme in terms of herd size (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11357/19]

2019-03-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protocols and procedures a farmer must follow to get a carcass grade rechecked if they are unhappy with the grade awarded by the mechanical grading machine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11201/19]

2019-03-05

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regularity with which officials carry out spot checks on carcase grades on a given day to ensure that the mechanical grading machine is working within its required parameters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10887/19]

2019-03-05

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 442 of 26 February 2019, the number of the 1,808 herds currently restricted due to tuberculosis officially classified as feedlots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10888/19]

2019-03-05

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the different rules, regulations or procedures that normal herdowners must adhere to when they are restricted due to tuberculosis compared to those operating herds with feedlot status will be clarified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10889/19]

2019-02-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 489 of 19 February 2019, the locations these UK origin cows were slaughtered; the number of days these cows were resident in Irish herds before they were sent to slaughter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9870/19]

2019-02-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason representatives from a group (details supplied) were refused admission to the 2030 TB stakeholder forum; if they will be admitted to future stakeholder meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9871/19]

2019-02-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to removing or amending the maximum travel distance of 125 km on offal in view of the fact that other toxic and chemical waste can be transported to mainland Europe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9872/19]

2019-02-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he is apparently complicit in a private arrangement between organisations (details supplied) regarding the four-movement rule by allowing Department-funded electronic boards in marts to display information which could devalue animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9873/19]

2019-02-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there was legislation put in place to govern for the 16-month rule and 30-month rule on the QPS system; if they can be removed or altered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9874/19]

2019-02-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 184 and 185 of 20 February 2019, if the daily system check carried out at the start of each day in meat plants is overseen or carried out by Department officials; when a mechanical grading machine is found to be working out of sync following an inspection, the number of carcasses graded earlier that day by that machine that are rechecked manually, not in real time, to determine the accuracy of the grade and to pinpoint the stage at which the mechanical machine fell out of sync; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9876/19]

2019-02-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he, with Irish meat plants, requested access to the Chinese market for bone-in beef; if not, the reasoning behind this decision; his plans to submit a request in view of the danger posed to Irish beef exports by Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9877/19]

2019-02-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the definition of a suckler beef cow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9024/19]

2019-02-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herds restricted due to TB; the number of restricted herds that took in cattle between the date of their last clear test and the date on which they were initially restricted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9025/19]

2019-02-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 200 to 202 of 7 February 2019, when a mechanical grading machine is found to be out of sync, the person or body that carries out the service on the machine before a subsequent classification check can be carried out by officials from his Department; the adjustments or corrections made and taken; the location in which they are recorded in order to document the root cause of the issue which led to the machine falling out of sync; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9026/19]

2019-02-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the service audit trail that exists to ensure that adjustments made to mechanical grading machines to bring them back within EU defined tolerances are not intentionally or accidentally changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9027/19]

2019-02-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 495 of 5 February 2019, the number of herds in receipt of the beef data and genomics programme payments that have more than one animal registered in their herd that is not identified as a beef breed as defined by the scheme guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9028/19]

2019-02-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of carcasses graded by mechanical machine before it was found to be out of sync rechecked to determine if their respective grades were accurate on occasions when a mechanical grading machine in a meat processing plant was found to be working out of sync and the factory reverted to manual grading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8636/19]

2019-02-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 526 of 12 February 2019, the number of carcasses checked at the start of each day to ensure the machine is operating within the limits in view of the fact that the return to service protocol of mechanical grading machines requires at least 100 carcasses to be checked to make sure that they are working within the legal tolerances; the person or body that oversees this protocol; the location it is recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8637/19]

2019-02-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cows of UK origin slaughtered in factories here per month in 2017 and 2018, respectively, and in January 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8344/19]

2019-02-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which his Department plans to evaluate whether the CAP proposals proposed by the main farming organisations truly reflect the views of farmers; if he will allow all farmers to vote on the CAP proposals through an online system such as agfood.ie or through veterinary offices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8345/19]

2019-02-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the return to service protocol to be followed by the authorised officer to allow a mechanical grading machine to be returned to full service (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6412/19]

2019-02-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of occasions in 2018 during the course of an unannounced inspection a feed business operator, FBO, was asked to check and record the accuracy of the weighing scales used for the purposes of weighing a carcase in the presence of the authorised officer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6413/19]

2019-02-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 30 January 2019, if the factories will be named that had to revert to manual grading when their mechanical classification systems were found to be working outside the legally defined tolerances in 2017 and 2018; the dates on which these instances occurred;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6065/19]

2019-02-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 224 of 30 January 2019, the number of beef carcasses rechecked by Departmental staff on days on which the mechanical classification system of a processing plant was found to be working outside the legally defined tolerances in 2017 and 2018; the length of time factories were instructed to revert to manual grading when the mechanical systems were discovered to be out of sync; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6066/19]

2019-02-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections of beef carcasses carried out by Departmental staff in processing factories in 2017 in relation to carcass presentation and carcass classification; if there were discrepancies in relation to the inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6067/19]

2019-02-05

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers can continue to receive payments under the beef data and genomics programme, BDGP, if they have switched from suckler farming to dairying in recent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5296/19]

2019-02-05

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if beef from a herd with a history of tuberculosis can be exported to China; if there are restrictions in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5297/19]

2019-02-05

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if beef imported from Poland in 2018 originated from the plant which is the subject of an investigation for illegally slaughtering sick cattle and allowing the meat to enter the food chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5298/19]

2019-01-30

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers awaiting 2018 beef data and genomics programme payments; the amount to be paid to farmers under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4624/19]

2019-01-30

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 185 of 23 January 2019, if no issues arose in classification and carcass presentation when his Department conducted on-the-spot inspections in beef processing plants in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4625/19]

2019-01-30

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a cost-benefit analysis of the regional veterinary laboratory network will be published; if there is a timeline for potential investment in the network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4626/19]

2019-01-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tonnes of beef produced on quality assured farms in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the number of tonnes deemed ineligible for the quality assurance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3256/19]

2019-01-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulatory with which inspections were carried out by departmental personnel on weighing equipment in livestock processing plants in each of the years 2016 to 2018; the number found to be out of calibration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3257/19]

2019-01-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulation under which weighing equipment in livestock processing plants is required to be independently calibrated to ensure the accuracy of these machines is kept to a high standard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3258/19]

2019-01-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulation under which a grading machine in a beef processing factory is required to be independently calibrated to ensure its accuracy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3259/19]

2019-01-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a food business operator in a slaughter plant can access information on an animal that is not being presented for slaughter by a herd keeper; the information the operator can see relating to other animals in the herd on the animal identification and movement system when accessing information on an animal being presented for slaughter by a herd keeper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3260/19]

2019-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections carried out on adult sheep carcasses, that is, those over one year of age, in processing factories in each of the years 2016 to 2018, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1919/19]

2019-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections carried out on lamb carcasses, that is, those under one year of age, in processing factories in each of the years 2016 to 2018, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1920/19]

2019-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of instances of non-compliance in relation to carcass trimming regulations detected when adult sheep carcasses over one year of age and lamb carcasses under one year of age were inspected in processing factories in each of the years 2016 to 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1921/19]

2019-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times food business organisations have accessed herd numbers of farmers through the AIM system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1922/19]

2018-11-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calves born in the suckler herd registered in the period 1 January to 30 June 2015 and 1 January to 30 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49111/18]

2018-11-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will have recalculations completed and receive a GLAS payment for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49384/18]

2018-10-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calves born in the suckler herd register on 30 June 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40972/18]

2018-10-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares planted annually with Sitka spruce in each of the years 2007 to 2017, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39398/18]

2018-10-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares planted annually with deciduous trees in each of the years 2007 to 2017, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39399/18]

2018-07-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calves born in the suckler herd register on 30 June 2017 and 30 June 2018. [32937/18]

2018-07-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Ireland opted to take forestry out of its rural development programme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30056/18]

2018-07-03

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29177/18]

2018-07-03

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29178/18]

2018-07-03

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the information technology unit will amend the systems to allow the GLAS section make payments to participants who did not receive payment for 2017 due to an information technology issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29179/18]

2018-06-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the cutting date for the traditional hay meadow will be brought forward by one week in view of the weather forecast to enable farmers that are in the GLAS scheme to complete their work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28415/18]

2018-05-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of fully completed commonage management plans received by his Department; the number outstanding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21528/18]

2018-05-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 547 of 27 February 2018, when a review decision will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) who subsequently won their appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20919/18]

2018-05-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be no 15% balancing payments for GLAS issuing until all management plans are completed for all participants in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21353/18]

2018-05-15

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if staff will be put in place to complete the commonage management plans under the GLAS scheme in circumstances in which the existing planner is overloaded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21354/18]

2018-04-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17458/18]

2018-04-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 398 of 8 March 2018, when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17621/18]

2018-04-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 399 of 8 March 2018, when a person (details supplied) will receive an organics payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17622/18]

2018-04-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a knowledge transfer payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15143/18]

2018-03-29

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments a person (details supplied) should receive for the organics farming scheme each year since the commencement date of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14904/18]

2018-03-29

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments a person (details supplied) received for the organics farming scheme each year since the commencement date of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14905/18]

2018-03-29

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the area eligible under the organic farming scheme is 23.58 hectares for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14906/18]

2018-03-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a knowledge transfer payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14285/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 398 of 8 March 2018, when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13766/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 399 of 8 March 2018, when a person (details supplied) will receive an organics payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13767/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive an organics payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13771/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13772/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacant positions in the BPS section of his Department; the number of persons that transferred out of the section in 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14086/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons employed in the BPS section of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14087/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacant positions in the ANC section of his Department; the number of persons that transferred out of the section in 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14088/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons employed in the ANC section of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14089/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacant positions in the AEOS section of his Department; the number of persons that transferred out of the section in 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14090/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons employed in the AEOS section of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14091/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacant positions in the beef genomic section of his Department; the number of persons that transferred out of the section in 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14092/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons employed in the beef genomic section of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14093/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacant positions in the GLAS section of his Department; the number of persons that transferred out of the section in 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14094/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons employed in the GLAS section of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14095/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacant positions in the knowledge transfer section of his Department; the number persons that transferred out of the section in 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14096/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of vacant positions in the entitlements section of his Department; the number of persons that transferred out of the section in 2016, 2017 and 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14098/18]

2018-03-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons employed in the entitlements section of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14099/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive 2016 GLAS and organics balancing payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11814/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive 2017 GLAS and organics balancing payments; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11815/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a beef genomics payment for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11920/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS, areas of natural constraint and knowledge transfer payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11921/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment which was due in November 2017; the reason this has not been issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11932/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive an organics payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11952/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 411 of 8 March 2018, the expected budgeted spend for the TAMS scheme in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12392/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be issued moneys owed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12491/18]

2018-03-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive BPS and area of natural constraint payments for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12949/18]

2018-03-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10846/18]

2018-03-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive an organics payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10848/18]

2018-03-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the spend on the TAMS scheme in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11062/18]

2018-03-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budgeted spend for the TAMS scheme in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11063/18]

2018-03-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of implementing the TAMS scheme to include the staff and expert fees that developed the scheme in addition to the cost of the information technology infrastructure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11064/18]

2018-03-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive an organics and a GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11434/18]

2018-03-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11435/18]

2018-03-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 167 and 168 of 21 February 2018, when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11646/18]

2018-02-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment for 2017; the reason for the delay in issuing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9330/18]

2018-02-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision regarding a review will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9467/18]

2018-02-27

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9942/18]

2018-02-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their balancing GLAS payment for 2016; his views on whether it is fair that due to information technology incompetence the person must wait 16 months for their payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8844/18]

2018-02-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their balancing GLAS payment for 2017; his views on whether it is fair that due to information technology incompetence the person must wait 16 months for their payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8845/18]

2018-02-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that applied for the afforestation scheme in County Leitrim in 2016 and then transferred ownership to another party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8252/18]

2018-02-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that applied for the afforestation scheme in County Leitrim in 2015 and then transferred ownership to another party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8253/18]

2018-02-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that applied for the afforestation scheme in County Leitrim in 2014 and then transferred ownership to another party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8254/18]

2018-02-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle slaughtered from feedlots in each of the years 2015 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7552/18]

2018-02-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7594/18]

2018-01-31

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS payment, an organics payment for 2017 and a balancing BPS payment for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4698/18]

2018-01-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in the GLAS scheme in 2016 and 2017, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3629/18]

2018-01-23

PQ

Asked Public

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the amount of unspent moneys received back into the Exchequer from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in each of the years 2015 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3212/18]

2018-01-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if persons who have the low-emission slurry spreading, LESS, scheme as one of their actions in the GLAS programme and who have slatted sheds with full tanks may use the rain gun; if he will extend the slurry season to accommodate these persons whose land is currently too wet to facilitate the spreading of slurry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2851/18]

2018-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of private forestry in each county that his Department is funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2191/18]

2018-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of forestry owned by Coillte in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2192/18]

2018-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of afforestation premium that was paid nationally in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2193/18]

2018-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of forestry in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2194/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied) for GLAS and BPS; the reason the payments are delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54678/17]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is seeking affidavits from persons who have had their single farm payments held up due to mountain fires; his plans to ensure all persons are paid in view of the fact that this method is both unworkable and unthinkable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54976/17]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in receipt of Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environmental Scheme, GLAS, payments 1, 2 and 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1118/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average payment in Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme1, 2 and 3 combined in monetary terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1119/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that have moved from the Agri-Environment Options Scheme to the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme, GLAS, that had not finished their full term in AEOS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1120/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money saved when persons moved from the Agri-Environment Options Scheme to the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme, GLAS, without finishing the full term in AEOS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1121/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animals and average herd size in the beef data and genomics scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1122/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the yearly spend in each year of the beef data and genomics programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1123/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that have applied for the sheep welfare scheme; the number of sheep which this scheme includes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1124/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided to Teagasc each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1125/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the types of funding administered by Teagasc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1126/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement a scheme for mats for slats under Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme, TAMS, in accordance with the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1127/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of suckler cows here on 31 December 2017 by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1128/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who applied for the aid for grain producers affected in 2016 by the wet conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1129/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who were paid under the aid for farmers that lost grain crops in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1130/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to front load the first 20 hectares in the new Common Agricultural Policy pillar 1 document that will start in 2020 and is being negotiated this year in order to protect small family farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1131/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money paid out in the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme, TAMS, each year from the announcement of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1132/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money paid to private planners and Teagasc respectively for the delivery of the one-day training course, not including the funds paid to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1133/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money paid to Teagasc and private planners respectively to provide courses in knowledge transfer, excluding what was paid to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1134/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the spend administered to persons for knowledge transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1135/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is reopening the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme, GLAS, in early 2018 in view of the underspend in the overall GLAS budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1136/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement a suckler cow scheme of €200 per cow in view of the apparent decline in numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1137/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will implement a fodder crisis scheme in view of the serious shortage of fodder in parts of the west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1138/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the €25 million fund for the Areas of Natural Constraint, ANC, Scheme will be distributed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1139/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the State is taking carbon credits from forestry sown privately and in private ownership in view of the fact the grant application terms and conditions do not refer to the State being able to use credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1140/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on new data showing that the number of farmers in the west of Ireland has decreased by 41% since 1997; his plans regarding this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1142/18]

2018-01-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement a scheme to help persons in danger of losing their farms who cannot access credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1143/18]

2017-12-12

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 356 of 14 November 2017, if farmers and planners will be paid before Christmas 2017 for the GLAS training courses as previously advised (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52753/17]

2017-12-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the EU auditor conducted inspections on lands here during 2017; if so, the county and land type audited, for example privately owned land or commonage land, hill type land or low land, tillage or grazed land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52286/17]

2017-12-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the failures identified by the EU auditors or European Commission in the implementation of land eligibility from 2015 to 2017; if so, if he will provide the communications advising him of such failures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52287/17]

2017-12-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if failures have been identified by the EU auditor on land eligibility; if these failures relate to agricultural activity or the inclusion of hard features such as rock, scrub, lakes and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52288/17]

2017-11-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be granted ANC and BPS payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49878/17]

2017-11-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when ANC and BPS payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50443/17]

2017-11-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when areas of natural constraint, ANC, and basic payment scheme, BPS, payments will issue to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in processing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49675/17]

2017-11-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive areas of natural constaint, ANC, and basic payment scheme, BPS, payments; the reason for the delay in payment of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49676/17]

2017-11-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive areas of natural constraint, ANC, and basic payment scheme, BPS, payments; the reason for the delay in payment of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49677/17]

2017-11-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, tranche 8 applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49679/17]

2017-11-14

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the information technology system issue that is holding up payments to agricultural planners for GLAS courses (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47661/17]

2017-11-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their ANC and BPS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46149/17]

2017-11-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their ANC and BPS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46151/17]

2017-11-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their ANC and BPS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46152/17]

2017-11-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their ANC and BPS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46153/17]

2017-11-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their ANC and BPS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46154/17]

2017-11-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their ANC and BPS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46155/17]

2017-10-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons out of the number of approved applicants to the GLAS schemes 1, 2 and 3 that received the 85% payment and are awaiting the 15% payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42222/17]

2017-10-10

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons out of the number of approved applicants to the GLAS schemes 1, 2 and 3 that are still awaiting approval; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42223/17]

2017-09-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the persons, companies or other legal entities, based either here or abroad, that have received an annual afforestation premium in excess of €500,000 in 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40175/17]

2017-09-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers awaiting payment under the GLAS scheme for 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40466/17]

2017-09-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that is outstanding and due to farmers under the GLAS scheme for 2015 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40467/17]

2017-09-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will put in place a grant package for fencing materials further to the announcement that farmers are required to have lands fenced off at locations in which cattle are drinking at rivers by 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39315/17]

2017-09-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to have a grant system in place similar to targeted agricultural modernisation schemes, TAMS, for drinking facilities from rivers via a water pump or drinking bowl system (details supplied); if this grant system will be in place before these requirements come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39316/17]

2017-07-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1710 of 20 June 2017, when payment will issue. [35191/17]

2017-06-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the instrument his Department used to alter the terms and conditions of the CAP, SPS, SFP, BPS, ANC, DAS and other schemes between 2011 and 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30382/17]

2017-06-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the body from which the independent agricultural appeals office takes direction regarding the validity of an inspection in cases in which it has been proven that an inspection was carried out on a farm and his Department did not comply with the terms and conditions of the scheme in carrying out the inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30383/17]

2017-06-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the EU auditor is auditing the commonages here; and if so, the date on which this audit will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26705/17]

2017-06-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria that the EU auditor is examining commonages here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26706/17]

2017-06-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason inspectors training changed in 2017 from the years 2015 to 2016 whereby inspectors are now examining agricultural areas, especially wet or marshy agricultural areas with a view to these been omitted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26707/17]

2017-06-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason inspectors training changed in 2017 from 2015 to 2016 whereby inspectors are omitting hill tops within commonage areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26708/17]

2017-06-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the hill tops of commonage areas have been excluded under the proposed changes to the BPS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27177/17]

2017-06-20

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their organic farm payment for 2016 which was due in December 2016; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28827/17]

2017-05-30

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be paid an AEOS payment which was due to them in December 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25723/17]

2017-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if illegally burnt land must be withdrawn from 2017 basic payment scheme applications in the event that the farmer of the land is not the responsible party; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25253/17]

2017-05-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the deadline for submission of applications for the knowledge transfer scheme as has been requested by agricultural consultants due to ongoing issues in completing applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25254/17]

2017-05-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, application by a person (details supplied); the reason a decision has not been made to date in view of the fact that they only have ten days to carry out the action; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24859/17]

2017-05-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department's information system is dropping plots on the BPS applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24494/17]

2017-05-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason redigitised plots on his Department's systems are given a zero maximum eligible area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24478/17]

2017-05-23

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide further training for agricultural consultants for the TAMS system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24479/17]

2017-05-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to parliamentary Question No. 558 of 9 May 2017, the reason a person (details supplied) who submitted a GLAS application and uploaded additional documentation did not have the information reviewed in the correct manner when their application was being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23354/17]

2017-05-09

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person's (details supplied) information was not reviewed correctly in regard to a GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21931/17]

2017-05-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to fund the national reserve in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19367/17]

2017-05-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when persons (details supplied) will receive a GLAS 1 payment; the reason for the delay in making the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20028/17]

2017-05-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS 1 payment; the reason for the delay in making the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20029/17]

2017-05-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a GLAS 1 payment; the reason for the delay in making the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20030/17]

2017-04-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to an issue concerning persons who have started the green certificate course (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17530/17]

2017-04-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a copy of the correspondence from the European Union refusing to allow the State to give national reserve to a person who enrolled in a course in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17531/17]

2017-04-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he has not provided funding to persons classed as forgotten farmers; if he will provide a copy of correspondence from the European Union not allowing Ireland the special category; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17532/17]

2017-04-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason contractors that supply services to farmers are not included in TAMS for building sheds or for grants for slurry equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17533/17]

2017-04-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is no facility in TAMS for a mats grant to provide two bays per year for three years as agreed in the programme for Government to help animal welfare and create employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17534/17]

2017-04-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to make the currently voluntary contributions which farmers can opt to pay to the ICBF when ordering tags compulsory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17886/17]

2017-04-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to make the suppliers of cattle tags to farmers pay a compulsory contribution or fee to the ICBF on tags sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17887/17]

2017-04-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to put in place a fund to support persons who are effected by the drop in eggs sales in view of recent reports of avian influenza; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17982/17]

2017-04-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to put in place a public health information campaign to inform the public that eggs for sale in the Irish market are fit for human consumption to combat the drop in sales of eggs in view of the recent avian influenza reports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17983/17]

2017-04-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason free range poultry farmers have been advised to take birds indoors in efforts to combat the spread of avian influenza; his plans to rectify this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17984/17]

2017-04-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a decision has not been made by his Department to lift the precautionary measures being taken by poultry farmers to combat the spread of avian influenza on the instruction of his Department, which have been lifted at a European level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17985/17]

2017-04-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person who started green certificate education in September 2016 will qualify for the young farmer national reserve scheme in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18120/17]

2017-04-05

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason some persons are having difficulty applying online for BPS due to the ongoing GLAS problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16967/17]

2017-04-05

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he plans to take to rectify the issue which some persons are having where they are having difficulty applying online for BPS due to the ongoing GLAS problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16968/17]

2017-03-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to call for an EU Council of Ministers meeting with a view to introducing an immediate ban on Brazilian food products being imported into the EU in view of the recent revelation regarding the substandard food products being exported by Brazilian food processors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14815/17]

2017-03-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will to take to safeguard persons from inadequate products in view of the recent revelation regarding the substandard food products being exported by Brazilian food processors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14816/17]

2017-03-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person whose entitlements are the subject of a garnishee order can lease and or sell their entitlements in circumstances in which the garnishee order does not specifically state that the entitlements cannot be leased or sold; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15443/17]

2017-03-28

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person whose entitlements are the subject of a garnishee order and who is unfit to carry out farming activities due to illness or injury can lease and or sell their entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15444/17]

2017-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage he imposed on transfers of entitlements without land as in compliance with Ireland's commitment to do so; the amount that was recouped from this for the national reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14301/17]

2017-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department broke an agreement that the Government and eight other countries (details supplied) decided to apply, that is the taxation on the transfer of entitlements without land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14302/17]

2017-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when Ireland sought the permission from the EU not to impose the percentage clawback as agreed in relation to the transfer of entitlements without land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14303/17]

2017-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he received the required approval from the EU Commission in relation to the clawback regarding the transfer of entitlements without land. [14304/17]

2017-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the current leasing entitlements without land clawback exception has been allowed to happen alongside the 50% clawback conditions of sale of entitlements without land, when less than €14,000 was drawn from these clawbacks in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14305/17]

2017-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the suggestion by an organisation (details supplied) that the same percentage, 20% clawback, be implemented on both sale and leasing of entitlements without land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14306/17]

2017-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to keep the national reserve refunded in the future to cover all areas currently requiring funding, such as new entrants, forgotten farmers and young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14307/17]

2017-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to put a term limit on the number of years in a row a farmer can lease out entitlements to others, rewarding non-farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14308/17]

2017-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an organisation (details supplied) has been invited to join the direct payment advisory committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14309/17]

2017-03-22

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is fair and just that a person (details supplied) who won a case in the appeals office, a decision appealed by the Department, has been left in the process for two years with no decision made and no moneys received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14329/17]

2017-03-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons under 40 years of age with a green certificate that started farming between 2000 and 2008 and did not draw installation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12929/17]

2017-03-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons under 40 years of age with a green certificate that started farming between 2000 and 2008 that received payments under the BPS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12930/17]

2017-03-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average payment to farmers under 40 years of age with green certificates who started farming between 2000 and 2008 under the BPS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12931/17]

2017-03-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons applying for the basic payment scheme, single payment scheme, disadvantaged area scheme and areas of natural constraint scheme who had payments deducted as a result of any inspections conducted by his Department for each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, by county, in tabular form; the number who received penalties of less than 20%, 50% and maximum penalties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13609/17]

2017-03-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who applied for the basic payment scheme, single payment scheme, disadvantaged area scheme and areas of natural constraint scheme who sought an internal review of the findings of his Department, by county, for each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the number who received penalties of less than 20%, 50% and maximum penalties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13610/17]

2017-03-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who applied for the basic payment scheme, single payment scheme, disadvantaged area scheme and areas of natural constraint scheme who sought to appeal the findings to the agricultural appeals office, by county, in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form; the number who received penalties of less than 20%, 50% and maximum penalties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13611/17]

2017-03-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who applied for the basic payment scheme, single payment scheme, disadvantaged area scheme and areas of natural constraint scheme who have made any kind of application to the High Court to review or appeal any decision of his Department for each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13612/17]

2017-03-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of decisions of the appeals office that have been appealed by his Department for each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13613/17]

2017-03-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of appeals brought before the agricultural appeals office that dealt with the basic payment scheme for each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13614/17]

2017-03-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he did not impose some percentage clawback on leasing of entitlements without land to help fund the national reserve, as was agreed with eight other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14210/17]

2017-03-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government sought permission from the EU to not impose clawback on leasing of entitlements without land that it had agreed to; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14211/17]

2017-02-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not been paid a GLAS payment despite there being no errors on the person's file. [8068/17]

2017-02-21

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be paid an AEOS payment which is due to them. [8069/17]

2017-02-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the plan to deal with the forgotten farmers as outlined in the programme for Government will be implemented and up and running before the end of 2017. [4879/17]

2017-02-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the appropriate instruction to his Department to pay farmers manually for the period which they are owed and in turn deal with the problems which the information technology department is having before the next GLAS payment in December 2017 (details supplied). [4878/17]

2017-01-31

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the next payment run for GLAS applicants is being made to persons who have not yet received their payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3792/17]

2017-01-31

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff currently employed in the GLAS section of his Department. [3793/17]

2017-01-31

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of investment that was made in computer IT software to facilitate the GLAS scheme and its payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3794/17]

2017-01-31

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have received their payment to date under the GLAS. [3795/17]

2017-01-31

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person's file (details supplied) has not been sent from his Department to the Agriculture Appeals Office despite numerous requests from the appeals office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3975/17]

2017-01-31

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department can take whatever time it sees fit to send files to the Agriculture Appeals Office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3976/17]

2017-01-31

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a regulation whereby if his Department has not sent a file to the Agriculture Appeals Office within one month the appeal will go in favour of the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3977/17]

2017-01-31

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department has not sent a file requested by the Agriculture Appeals Office for a person (details supplied) to the independent appeals office; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4009/17]

2017-01-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the national reserve will be opening in 2017 for new applications for young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3584/17]

2017-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the order under which his Department is holding payments for a person (details supplied). [41669/16]

2017-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a previous reply in relation to a parliamentary question (details supplied) is incorrect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41670/16]

2017-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has an obligation to the bank and its representatives in relation to the case of a person (details supplied); if not, the reason his departmental officials were informing the banks of the different schemes which the person had entered into since their agreement with the bank despite having not been given authorisation by the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41671/16]

2017-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will release payments in respect of a person (details supplied) which are due to them in view of the fact that his Department does not have the authority to hold back these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41672/16]

2017-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his departmental officials were in contact, as per a telephone call with a bank's solicitor, to see if another court order had been put in place in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41673/16]

2017-01-17

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason moneys were held from a person (details supplied) when his Department was aware that a court order in relation to the person was out of date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41674/16]

2016-12-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of entitlements a person (details supplied) had submitted on their basic payment application in 2012; and the number of entitlements the person was paid for. [39362/16]

2016-12-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of entitlements a person (details supplied) had submitted on their basic payment application in 2016; and the number of entitlements the person was paid for. [39363/16]

2016-12-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of entitlements a person (details supplied) had submitted on their basic payment application in 2013; and the number of entitlements the person was paid for. [39364/16]

2016-12-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there was a difference on the amount of entitlements paid in 2016 as to the year 2012; the reason this difference occurred in relation to the case of a person (details supplied). [39365/16]

2016-12-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the situation on commonages whereby under GLAS 3 a person has to have made an application in 2014 for those lands under BPS and ANC to qualify; and his views on whether this is fair, when, if a person farms prove hill or lowland this does not apply to 2014 and in fact if a person has made application in 2016 to lowland or hill private lands, they qualify. [38991/16]

2016-12-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he proceeds with the rule of application on commonages of 2014 to qualify for GLAS, his views on whether a person who does not fit criteria and puts as many sheep as they like on a commonage, then that will leave other farmers uncompliant even though they may have BPS applications in 2014. [38992/16]

2016-12-07

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department introduced a 2014 rule application for commonages to qualify for GLAS while lowland or hill private lands are treated differently; and his views on whether it is another attack on hill commonage farmers. [38993/16]

2016-12-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grounds on which the forestry service can refuse a felling licence to a private forestry owner; if the age of the forestry is grounds for refusing a felling license; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38338/16]

2016-12-06

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a private forestry owner that wishes to clear fell mature forest can be refused a felling licence on the grounds of the age of the forestry despite raising concerns regarding wind blow and stipulating that they would immediately replant the area in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38339/16]

2016-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if priority access is being provided to approximately 2,000 farmers who did not get into GLAS 2 as the previous Minister gave a commitment that those persons would receive priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36702/16]

2016-11-03

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) received a ANC payment in the years 2011 and 2012. [33069/16]

2016-11-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be paid under the beef data genomics programme 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32627/16]

2016-11-02

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not received payment for 2014 under the beef data genomics programme 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32626/16]

2016-10-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) who applied under the TAMS programme has not received correspondence on their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31123/16]

2016-10-18

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a grant for rubber mats for slatted sheds as part of the new TAMS programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30863/16]

2016-10-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied ) will have to wait until November 2016 to receive payment under the organics programme 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29439/16]

2016-10-11

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in a payment to a person (details supplied) under the organics programme 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29440/16]

2016-10-04

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) who successfully appealed the inspection results of his Department by way of oral hearing, the result of which was communicated to them, has not received all payments now due to them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28075/16]

2016-10-04

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the agricultural appeals office has found against his Department, the procedure in place to ensure that the applicant receives payment as soon as possible to avoid further hardship being inflicted on the applicant, who often has had payments withheld for years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28076/16]

2016-10-04

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine where his Department has not made payments to successful applicants to the schemes, the steps available to enforce the decision of the agricultural appeals office against his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28077/16]

2016-10-04

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of retired public sector employees in his Department, including bodies under its aegis, who are in receipt of a public sector pension that have been re-employed either part-time or full-time, temporary or otherwise by the public sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28974/16]

2016-09-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their appeal against the refusal to allow their entry to the GLAS due to a herd number having been de-activated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24976/16]

2016-09-16

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a decision on their appeal against the refusal to allow their entry to the young farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24977/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the interpretation of land eligibility that was confirmed by a person (details supplied) at the hill farmers conference on 20 June 2016 is the interpretation that always applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22451/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will now undertake to ensure that the flawed inspection procedures are immediately changed to ensure that each applicant to the schemes will have their rights protected; the proposed changes and a timeline for their implementation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22452/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to address the penalties that were applied to farmers where no control report was provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22453/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an estimate on a county-by-county basis of the amount of cases around the country that may be affected by a ruling (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22454/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the farmers on the commonages that were subjected to a review in 2010 and 2013 are entitled to have the decisions of his Department reviewed in the context of fair procedures arising from the ruling in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22455/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure the implementation of the farmers charter is adhered to by his officers on the ground in view of the ruling in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22456/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department did not take remedial action on the provision of a control report when a matter was brought to his attention by many applicants to the schemes prior to the institution of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22457/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether every on-the-spot check conducted by his Department must be the subject of a control report which must be provided to the farmer prior to his official drawing its conclusions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22458/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if appeals officers have never contacted any inspecting officers, or vice versa, in cases without notifying the relevant applicant of such communications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22459/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the resources he has made available to the appeals office to deal with the appeals that may have to be reviewed in view of the ruling in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22460/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to address the lack of understanding his officers have in the context of fair procedures when dealing with applicants to the schemes in view of a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22461/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal advice he received in respect of interpretation of the EU regulations prior to preparing the terms and conditions of the basic payment scheme; if he receives legal advice prior to the issuing of the terms and conditions of the basic payment scheme; if he is satisfied that the advice he received was appropriate in the context of the recent High Court ruling in a case (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22462/16]

2016-07-19

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether it is appropriate, in the context of a citizen’s right to natural justice, that his officers can enter lands where that officer has a reasonable belief that the lands are the subject of payments under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22463/16]

2016-06-29

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have been accepted by his Department under the young farmer scheme and the value of entitlements which have been allocated to them, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18583/16]

2016-06-29

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have been accepted by his Department under the old young farmer scheme and the value of entitlements which have been allocated to them, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18584/16]

2016-06-08

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 547 of 24 May 2016, if he will list the forms of evidence he accepts from an applicant to the basic payment scheme, when the applicant intends to declare an agricultural area eligible for payment, that was previously deemed ineligible by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14543/16]

2016-05-31

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in view of the recent inclement spring weather, the date for the sowing of wild bird cover under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme can be extended; if so, if he will extend this date as due to the condition of the ground it has been unsuitable for ploughing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13367/16]

2016-05-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that the agricultural appeals office report of 30 April 2014 on the Keelderry commonage in County Galway appears to contain wording, context and inaccuracies identical to another report prepared by another person (details supplied) dated 2 November 2013 and based on an inspection on 31 October 2013; if the inspection conducted by his agricultural appeals office was fresh, independent, comprehensive, fair and in depth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11674/16]

2016-05-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the evidence he requires from an applicant under the basic payment scheme to show that land previously deemed ineligible for what his Department determined to be a lack of agricultural activity in one year is subsequently, in the view of the applicant, eligible for payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11675/16]

2016-05-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he accepts that the report prepared by his official (details supplied) on 2 November 2013 on the Keelderry commonage in County Galway was misleading (details supplied); if he accepts that the report of this official is therefore fundamentally flawed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11676/16]

2016-05-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the precise qualification held by two persons (details supplied) to determine the nature of lands, including use, constitution, agricultural capacity and environmental significance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11677/16]

2016-05-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a list, including the names and grades of the persons and the times and dates of all entrances to the lands known as the Keelderry commonage in County Galway, from 1 January 2010 to date. [11678/16]

2016-02-03

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if tier 3 farmers will be allowed into the second tranche of the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4495/16]

2016-01-26

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the district veterinary office in County Galway is being downgraded and being moved; where it is being moved to; if the move will result in a reduction in the number of staff; if it will result in a reduction in the number of staff available at the counter to deal with queries from farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2718/16]

2016-01-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 25 November 2015, the experience and expertise the director of the appeals office holds to make the director suitable to conduct a fresh and independent inspection as requested by the petitions committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46851/15]

2016-01-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 25 November 2015, the evidence or information that was sought from the petitioner prior to the director of the Agriculture Appeals Office for him concluding that the review was fair, in-depth and comprehensive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46852/15]

2016-01-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 25 November 2015, the evidence the officers of the Agriculture Appeals Office examined; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46853/15]

2016-01-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 25 November 2015, if the director of the agricultural appeals office and one of the two members of the Aagriculture Appeals Office who conducted the review had made determinations on these lands prior to conducting the fresh and independent review on his instructions, which he has stated was a fair, in-depth and comprehensive review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46854/15]

2016-01-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 25 November 2015, if the review he authorised at the request of the European Union petitions committee was a fresh and independent inspection as requested by that committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46855/15]

2016-01-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Number 16 of 25 November 2015, if he or the Agriculture Appeals Office, the competent authority lawfully authorised to carry out inspections of lands, sought permission to enter these private lands prior to conducting a review on 24 January 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46856/15]

2016-01-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Number 16 of 25 November 2015, if he accepts the Agriculture Appeals Officer’s decision that inspection reports provided by his Department provide no quantification or description on which to rely for the deductions made within parcels (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46857/15]

2016-01-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 25 November 2015, and given that the competent authority is the only body which is lawfully authorised to carry out inspections of lands, upon what lawful basis and authority did he authorise the officers of the Agriculture Appeals Office to enter these private lands prior to conducting a review on 24 January 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46858/15]

2016-01-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 3 of 25 November 2015, in which he stated on the record of Dáil Éireann that he had tried to find a compromise and had tried to come to a compromise on a way forward on this, if he will state the nature of this compromise, when it was put and by whom and to whom it was put; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46859/15]

2016-01-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 3 of 25 November 2015, to confirm when the most recent inspection by his officers, being the competent authority, took place on Keelderry commonage and that he is relying upon it in determining the eligibility of the lands for the purpose of the basic payment scheme 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46860/15]

2016-01-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why he has not accepted the evidence that shareholders of lands (details supplied) have provided in the form of a detailed survey and report by five suitably qualified experts with their application under the 2015 basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46861/15]

2016-01-13

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 3 of 25 November 2015, if he will clarify remarks made by him in that reply (details supplied); if he made contact with the appeals officer in question to qualify this earlier statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46862/15]

2015-12-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the number of farmers in hen harrier special protection areas; and the number of these who have entered the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme plus. [42518/15]

2015-12-01

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set down the number of hectares in hen harrier special protection areas that are commonage land and the number under privately-owned agricultural land for which applications have been made in 2015. [42519/15]

2015-11-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the basic payment scheme, why he is continuing to rely on maps and reports that were prepared on foot of an inspection by a district superintendent (details supplied) in County Galway in August 2012 when his appeals office has stated, in its decision of 26 August 2015, that the report from this inspection cannot be relied upon as it provides no quantification or description for the deductions made; his plans to rectify the maps in accordance with the expert evidence provided by the applicant, detailing the precise eligibility of the site in the application under the basic payment scheme 2015; his plans to expeditiously facilitate the payments concerned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41415/15]

2015-11-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding Keelderry commonage lands, further to the Seanad motion of 14 February 2012 by a Senator (details supplied), if he will confirm that the formal investigation has concluded; if the findings of any such formal investigation have been provided to all the affected parties; and if he will issue a reply to the issues raised by the Senator and confirm that he will now proceed to conduct his own investigation into this matter to bring about a satisfactory conclusion. [41241/15]

2015-11-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a formal investigation was conducted into the farm investment scheme and into the farm waste management scheme; the reason a landowner (details supplied) was not notified of such formal investigations, or of their outcomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41239/15]

2015-11-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the Roxborough and Derrybrien West commonage lands, the reason he did not apply his Department's inspection findings from the inspections undertaken in or around October 2013, the findings of which he sought to apply without notice or right of appeal to the shareholders in October 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41242/15]

2015-11-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the review which he authorised following the European petitions committee’s recommendation to conduct a fresh and independent inspection into the Keelderry commonage lands was sufficiently fresh and independent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41240/15]

2015-11-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why he has not accepted the evidence that the shareholders of the Keelderry commonage lands have provided, in the form of a detailed survey and report by suitably qualified experts, with their applications under the 2015 basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41238/15]

2015-11-25

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that the inspection criteria and his inspectors’ interpretation, methodology and procedures cannot be relied upon, as stated recently by the appeals office in his Department, as the exclusions provide no quantification or description for the deductions made in relation to an applicant (details supplied) in County Laois. [41416/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) has not received payment following the decision of the appeals office dated 26 August 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41437/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants who are active farmers and who submitted an application under the 2015 basic payment scheme, but whose payments under the rural environment protection scheme are still outstanding, where his Department has stated that issues arose with the single payment scheme and the rural environment protection area scheme area cross-checks in 2012 and 2013; the number and details of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41438/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants who are active farmers and who submitted an application under the 2015 basic payment scheme, but whose payments under the rural environment protection scheme remain outstanding, where his Department has stated that no issues of non-compliance were found at inspection, but where an issue arose with the single payment scheme reference areas, which issue has since been resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41439/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payments under the rural environment protection scheme 4 are payable on the gross area; why he has withheld payments from participants where issues arose in relation to the single payment scheme eligible area; the number of participants who had payments withheld in 2012 and in 2013, where such an issue arose; by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41441/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of instructions given to district superintendents regarding Keelderry commonage lands (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41442/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine who, on 18 May 2011, authorised an official of his Department (details supplied) to omit the inspections of technical area officers in relation to Keelderry commonage lands, which was sought in an application on 20 March 2011 under freedom of information legislation, and which necessitated the applicant to make a further request on 25 May 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41443/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to Keelderry commonage lands, how in their report of the 15 October 2010 officers of his Department could concur with the findings of other officers (details supplied) despite the fact that the latter officers' findings were not signed off until 22 October 2010; if it is appropriate for his officers to discuss and-or compare their preliminary findings, prior to finalising their findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41444/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine who authorised the informal investigation conducted by officials of his Department (details supplied) during the summer of 2011, regarding Keelderry commonage lands; when did the informal investigation commence; when was his office notified of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41445/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to Keelderry commonage lands, the contemporaneous written terms of reference of the informal investigation conducted by his officials (details supplied) in the summer of 2011 and the precise procedure they followed during this investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41446/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to Keelderry commonage lands, if his officials (details supplied) have the authority to commence an informal investigation, to summon his employees to be questioned by them without being offered an opportunity to have representation present, and to subsequently prepare a report referring to statements that these employees allegedly made to them, without first confirming with these employees that they agreed with the version of the meeting, as stated in their report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41447/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to Keelderry commonage lands, when the personnel section in his Department was notified of the informal investigation conducted by his officials (details supplied) in the summer of 2011; when this section contacted the employees who were called into the investigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41448/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why horses were grazing on the Keelderry commonage lands during the inspection by his officials (details supplied), given that the officials stated that the parcel was being grazed by horses but that the horses could find no forage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41449/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the powers and authority his officials (details supplied) have in investigating applications by a landowner in respect of forestry, and under the farm investment scheme and the farm waste management scheme, his day-to-day employment arrangements, if he had appropriate planning for various buildings on his lands, his private business interests, whether he was aware of applications under freedom of information legislation made by other shareholders, whether he was aware of parliamentary questions that had been submitted regarding the Keelderry lands, and applications by his parents under the farm investment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41450/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he verified the findings of the informal investigations conducted by his officials (details supplied) regarding the Keelderry commonage lands; the steps he took to ensure that all persons involved were properly notified of the findings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41451/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the person who authorised an official (details supplied) to conduct a review in or around July 2011 onwards, into his own decisions made following his inspection of the Keelderry commonage lands on 24 February 2011; if this is an appropriate way for his senior inspectors to conduct investigations, despite clearly creating a conflict of interest in the decision making process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41452/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his inspectors conducted the inspections on Roxborough and Derrybrien West commonages; if these inspections identified flaws in his Department's findings; if his Department is continuing to apply these findings to the Keelderry commonage lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41453/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the Agriculture Appeals Office noted the presence of the habitat type raised bog on the Keelderry commonage lands in its report dated 30 April 2014, following its inspection of the commonage on 24 January 2014, given that this habitat does not exist on the commonage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41454/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the Agriculture Appeals Office could find no evidence of any handling facilities on the Keelderry commonage lands in its report dated 30 April 2014, following its inspection of the commonage on 24 January 2014, even though his staff drove past the animal-handling facilities during the inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41455/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the various inspections into the Keelderry commonage lands, why the inspectors and staff of the agricultural appeals board systematically use the term bog when referring to areas of the site that contain historical turf banks, which are now completely revegetated and grazed by livestock, with specific reference to the statement made by an employee of his Department (details supplied) that there is no issue with a bog that has been grazed, and where it has been cut away, and they have rejuvenated it in terms of growing grass; that there was no difficulty raised during the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine meeting on 28 April 2015 as to the terms and conditions of the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41456/15]

2015-11-24

PQ

Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why the Agriculture Appeals Office made no mention of the Natura 2000 designation in its report dated 30 April 2014, following the various inspections into the Keelderry commonage lands, despite the habitats on the commonage being rare and important for a range of threatened and red-listed (annex I) birds and vascular plant and bryophyte species, several of which have an important part of their European Union and worldwide distribution here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41457/15]

2015-11-24

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the Agriculture Appeals Office's inspection of the Keelderry commonage lands on 24 January 2014 and its report dated 30 April 2014, the way it can say that no evidence of horses, cattle or sheep was found on the date of the visit to the Keelderry commonage lands, without noting that the commonage framework plan and the rural environment protection scheme requirement prohibits livestock grazing on the commonage over the winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41458/15]

2015-11-24

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the inspection of the Keelderry commonage lands by the Agriculture Appeals Office on 24 January 2014 and its report dated 30 April 2014, if his staff were assessing the level of agricultural activity on the site for the summer of 2010 in winter of 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41459/15]

2015-11-24

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the inspection of the Keelderry commonage lands by the Agriculture Appeals Office on 24 January 2014 and its report dated 30 April 2014, why his staff did not take the fact that heather is abundant throughout the commonage in different stages of its life cycle, which clearly indicates that livestock grazing is interrupting its life cycle, into account, when assessing agricultural activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41460/15]

2015-11-24

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if organic farmers who were excluded from the electronic payment system in 2015 will be paid before Christmas 2015; if these organic farmers will be added to the electronic payment system from now on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41461/15]

2015-11-17

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers' payments under the areas of natural constraint scheme and the basic payments scheme that have been delayed since the payment commencement dates in September and October 2015 for reasons other than stock density queries; of these farmers whose payments have been delayed, the number the Department has notified in accordance with the farmers' charter, which the Department agreed and published in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40648/15]

2015-11-10

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme plus payment for hen harrier designated lands in the sum of €370 per hectare is not payable on commonage lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39226/15]

2015-10-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payments for the Keelderry and Roxborough commonages in the Slieve Aughty area of South Galway are being withheld under the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36222/15]

2015-10-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 142 of 26 March 2015, 366 of 21 April 2015 and 558 of 22 September 2015, the way landowners who are not applicants to a scheme can refuse to allow an inspector onto their lands, where his Department's inspectors have entered the lands without any notice, as was the case during the commonage review of 2010 and the land parcel identification system review of 2013; his views that his Department's inspectors must notify all commonage landowners prior to conducting an inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36402/15]

2015-10-20

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department obtains the prior consent of all landowners, not just those landowners who are applicants for schemes, before entering lands for the purposes of completing an inspection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36403/15]

2015-10-13

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has approved afforestation for lands in the townland of Breanletter and the district electoral division of Ballyfermoyle in County Roscommon, formerly in the ownership of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35625/15]

2015-10-06

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage loss rate of bovine viral diarrhoea tags for the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34083/15]

2015-09-22

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the figures of those who applied for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30511/15]

2015-09-22

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are situations where land eligibility may be inspected without the requirement of a control report being provided to the applicant or their agent; if he will provide a list of such scenarios; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32214/15]

2015-09-22

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine pursuant to Article 6 of the EU Regulation 1122/2009, if he will provide the defined minimum requirements for good agricultural and environmental condition, on the basis of the framework set out in Annexe III of 1122/2009; his views that each of the characteristics set out in Article 6 have been properly taken into account, as required, as set out in the BPS and past SPST and Cs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32215/15]

2015-09-22

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 142 of 26 March 2015 and 366 of 21 April 2015, his views that an applicant has the right to refuse the inspectors entry; the way this right may be refused if an applicant to the schemes is not informed of the inspectors' presence on the applicant's lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32216/15]

2015-09-22

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Asked Agriculture

Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his staff may enter lands where one or more land owners, who are not applicants of any scheme, and therefore have not signed up to the terms, have not provided him with permission to enter their lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32217/15]