Michael McNamara

Independent · Clare

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• 2026-01-02
  LOBBY
  The Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Agriculture

  • Asked Irish’s MEPs to support strong and effective legislation on the EC proposal on the Welfare of Cats & Dogs that went to plenary vote in EP on 19/06
• 2025-01-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • County Clare IFA Briefing - Budget 2025 Priorities
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  Horse Sport Ireland Agriculture

  • Update on equine passporting, traceability and welfare.
• 2024-04-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on an application for a foreshore licence (details supplied); if it is lawful to carry out acquaculture activities at the site in the meantime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17894/24]
• 2024-04-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will explain why the rules differ between two tree plant schemes that his Department is currently administering, the native tree area scheme and ACERS tree belts for ammonia capture from farmyards, where a farmer can plant up to 0.50 hectares for ammonia capture without requiring a registered forester, but choosing to plant the same land under the NTA requires a registered forester's involvement; and additionally, if the designated plot has peaty soil, the farmer is permitted to plant under the ammonia capture for farmyards initiative, but planting under the NTA scheme is not allowed in such cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14320/24]
• 2024-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers in the CP areas of ACRES who carry out approved "non-profit investments" in 2024 will be reimbursed under the scheme; if he will confirm that it will be in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8353/24]
• 2024-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the financial supports to veterinary practitioners outlined in his Department's notice to private veterinary practitioners regarding the entry of Ukrainian pets into Ireland are still available to practitioners; and, if not, when the said supports ended. [8486/24]
• 2024-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the sum provided by his Department to veterinary practitioners pursuant to his Department's notice to private veterinary practitioners regarding the entry of Ukrainian pets into Ireland; and if the said sum was included in the sum of €808,131.51 set out in his response to this Deputy of 16 February 2024 to the commitment given by the Taoiseach during Questions on Policy or Legislation on 13 February 2024. [8487/24]
• 2024-02-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) who applied for the position of technical agricultural officer position in his Department, who was adjudged to have met the qualifying standard at interview, and when called for the said interview was adjudged to have met all of the requirements for the position, was not considered for the position; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7958/24]
• 2024-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the number of cattle from controlled finishing units in the State slaughtered in Northern Ireland in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. [7236/24]
• 2024-02-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the number of cattle from feedlots in Northern Ireland, similar to controlled finishing units in this jurisdiction, slaughtered in this State in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively. [7237/24]
• 2024-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide full citations, including the publication details, for recent studies which are referred to in the product specification of the application to register the PGI Grass Fed Beef made by his Department to the Commission in 2020. [6995/24]
• 2024-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers in the co-operation programme areas of the agri-climate rural environment scheme, ACRES, who applied for non-profit investments before Christmas 2023, with the approximate approval date in April 2024, can expend money in completing works such as fencing, gates, drinking troughs, bird boxes and so on; if they will be reimbursed by the said particular timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6387/24]
• 2024-02-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive their ACRES payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6538/24]
• 2024-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total cubic meterage of timber harvested by Coillte in County Clare for 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5725/24]
• 2024-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the location by townland and hectarage associated with felling licences issued by his Department to Coillte for the County of Clare for 2020, 2021 and 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5726/24]
• 2024-01-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many tenders from alternative service providers were received for the services now being provided to his Department by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3773/24]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the amount allocated for payments under the agri-climate rural environment scheme in the 2023 estimates. [56799/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the amount allocated for payments under the agri-climate rural environment scheme in the 2023 supplementary estimates. [56800/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the underspend on the agri-climate rural environment scheme in 2023 to date; and the estimated underspend at the end of 2023. [56801/23]
• 2024-01-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the carry-over from 2023 to 2024 for payments under the agri-climate rural environment scheme which fell due to be paid in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56802/23]
• 2023-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will promulgate emergency interim measures to allow farmers and knackeries to dispose of dead animals in light of their accumulation, with the resultant risk to sanitation, due to the strike by renderers since 1 December 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55812/23]
• 2023-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will instruct his Department to make interim, part payments immediately to farmers in ACRES tranche one, following the announcement by his Department that it will not pay monies out on this scheme until February 2024, in view of farmers’ reliance on the scheme payments to pay end-of-year bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55791/23]
• 2023-12-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare who has received the 2023 single farm payment is not allowed by the Department’s computer system to apply for ACRES tier 2 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54928/23]
• 2023-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of controlled finishing units or feedlots currently registered in the State; and the beef kill numbers per month since January 2020 at EU approved slaughter plants originating in such controlled finishing units or feedlots. [54138/23]
• 2023-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the total beef kill numbers per month since January 2020 at EU approved slaughter plants originating in controlled finishing units or feedlots. [54139/23]
• 2023-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many controlled finishing units or feedlots in the State are accredited under the Bord Bia sustainable beef and lamb assurance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54140/23]
• 2023-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many applications for funding have been received to date under the reconstitution ash dieback scheme 2023-2027; how many applications have been successful; the total funding allocated and the number of grant recipients per county to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52029/23]
• 2023-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is permitted to export stone from Borrow Pits, for which no licence or permit is required, out of the forest in which the pit is located, onto public roads to another, different forest in accordance with the licence/permit requirement exemption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52049/23]
• 2023-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when ACRES payment will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43262/23]
• 2023-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is permitted to spread rock phosphate fertiliser in forestry all year around; if it is confined to certain periods of the year; if he will outline those periods; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43263/23]
• 2023-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures, if any, his Department is undertaking in conjunction with other Departments or by itself, to prevent bark beetle being imported from areas of Scotland or elsewhere where it is prevalent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43308/23]
• 2023-10-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will be paid the monies they are due and owing and if he can provide an explanation as regards the ongoing delay in payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42239/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if force majeure (details supplied) is taken into consideration in determining whether an applicant for the suckler carbon efficiency programme is determined to be a new entrant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37340/23]
• 2023-09-11
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a landowner intends to plant an area greater than 0.10 ha and less than 1.00 ha without relying on any form of State aid, the specific circumstances in which an appropriate assessment or environmental study is required; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37833/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the circumstances in which an appropriate assessment or other environmental study is required, and any other legal requirements to be complied with, for the planting of native woodland in areas of not greater than one hectare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35589/23]
• 2023-07-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a commencement date for the new Forestry Programme 2023-2027; and to outline the reason(s) for the delay in the Programme's commencement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35756/23]
• 2023-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline any changes in regulations or requirements with regard to the stacking of silage bales, in particular, with regard to how many rows high they are permitted to be stacked; the penalties that apply in respect of a failure to adhere with same; what leeway will be provided to farmers who have to stack bales three-rows high due to space constraints; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25218/23]
• 2023-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he proposes to treat farmers who did not make an application for the ACRES scheme by the November 2022 deadline as they had been informed by Teagasc, a State agency under his Department, that there was insufficient capacity to deal with the number of applications and only because of the said lack of capacity of Teagasc; if farmers who make an application by August 2023 will be treated as though they had made the application in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24769/23]
• 2023-05-24
  VOTE
  Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 53–66
• 2023-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for legislative change in light of recent tree felling at Ryevale House and the destruction of trees in hedgerows in Clare, in particular by, and the behest of, Clare County Council, since the commencement of the Forestry Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21175/23]
• 2023-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of forestry as defined in the Forestry Act 2014 that was logged in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21220/23]
• 2023-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme will open to participants; his plans to extend the age limit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21421/23]
• 2023-05-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when moneys owing for approved actions carried out in 2022 by farmers as part of the Hen Harrier Project in breeding Hen Harrier Special Protection Areas, as agreed with his Department, will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20615/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will accept certification from foresters accredited with his Department as to the status of an ash plantation for the purposes of removal of dead trees and replanting, or whether he is insisting on certification by his own Department’s officials on the matter. [18552/23]
• 2023-04-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify whether a reduction in the genomic rating of individual bovines in a herd during the course of the new Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) will impact on the herd owner’s eligibility or whether the animal’s rating at the commencement of the scheme or, in the case of livestock bought in, the rating at the time of purchase, will be maintained throughout for the purpose of eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18551/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the level of engagement with forestry and farmer groups regarding the reconstitution and underplanting scheme (ash dieback) since the introduction of the scheme in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17279/23]
• 2023-04-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he would consider the fast-track processing of all licence applications under the reconstitution and underplanting scheme (ash dieback); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17280/23]
• 2023-03-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application for an afforestation grant or forestry premia will be entertained by his Department in respect of lands which were previously afforested and felled for which no grant or premia were previously claimed or received; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14044/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the processes that are in place for farmers, part of whose holding has recently been included as an ACRES co-operation area on the basis that it is a habitat conducive to breeding hen harriers, who believe the lands in question are not a suitable habitat for hen harriers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11783/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the ewe premiums; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11781/23]
• 2023-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that is being made by his Department to directly support the cost of shearing sheep and to present wool in optimum condition in order to facilitate further processing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11782/23]
• 2023-03-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the rationale for excluding farmers who received support for one robot under the previous TAMS from accessing supports for an essential additional unit under the proposed new TAMS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10958/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the hen harrier payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare, given that this payment issued on 4 February 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10099/23]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the purpose of the discrimination between the funding available to male and female applicants aged 41-55 years under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS; the steps he will take to enable all applicants to access the higher level of funding regardless of their gender; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61352/22]
• 2022-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure that farmers in co-operation areas can access the same level of funding per hectare under the ACRES scheme as those who are not in co-operation areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61351/22]
• 2022-12-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the figures for fish landed into all the local authority harbours in County Clare in each of the years 2019 to 2021 and to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60456/22]
• 2022-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that his Department differentiates between male and female applicants for TAMS funding, given that 60% TAMS funding will be provided to successful female applicants aged 41-55 years of age, whereas only 40% funding will be provided to similarly aged male applicants. [58556/22]
• 2022-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he sought advice on whether the differentiation between male and female TAMS applicants aged 41-55 years of age is permissible under the Constitution of Ireland. [58557/22]
• 2022-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the arrangements that are in place for transsexual and intersex TAMS applicants aged 41-55 years of age. [58558/22]
• 2022-11-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56995/22]
• 2022-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of beef imports for 2021 and for the first three quarters of 2022; the number of tonnes imported; the countries from which such imports took place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56335/22]
• 2022-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total food products of non-animal origin imported to Ireland in 2021 and to date in 2022, by the country of origin and overall tonnage of individual products in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56336/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 800 of 11 October 2022, when a reply will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54159/22]
• 2022-11-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will grant an extension to the timeframe for applications regarding the new ACRES scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55472/22]
• 2022-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animals in the national dairy herd in each of the years 2003 to date in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52565/22]
• 2022-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animals that are now in the national bovine herd; the number from 1922 and 1973; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52566/22]
• 2022-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animals that are now in the national sheep herd; the number from 1922 and 1973; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52567/22]
• 2022-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers wholly or partly engaged in horticulture in the State; the number that were engaged in the activity from 1922 and 1973; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52568/22]
• 2022-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers wholly or partly engaged in poultry production in the State; the number from 1922 and 1973; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52569/22]
• 2022-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers wholly or partly engaged in pig production in the State in each of the years since 2016; the number from 1922 and 1973; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52570/22]
• 2022-10-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of number of persons who have left full-time farming since 1997; his views on whether this represents progress; his views on the decline in the number of full-time farmers; the steps that he is taking to counter the decline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52571/22]
• 2022-10-11
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a reply will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50318/22]
• 2022-10-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons within his Department who are working remotely on a part-time or full-time basis in County Clare in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48728/22]
• 2022-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a final decision regarding a transfer of entitlement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47877/22]
• 2022-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a reply will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48117/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that an organisation (details supplied) has been left out of the new beef forum; if he has requested a paid-up membership list from the organisation notwithstanding the fact that the organisation is a volunteer group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39752/22]
• 2022-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite an application for a transfer of entitlement for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37532/22]
• 2022-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32839/22]
• 2022-06-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31157/22]
• 2022-05-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a forest that dies from ash dieback for reasons outside the control of a person can be replaced; and the obligatory terms and conditions of such a forestry scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27814/22]
• 2022-05-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that he is taking to ensure an adequate fodder supply in spring 2023 and in subsequent years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26776/22]
• 2022-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a future review of the €400 per hectare grant being offered to encourage farmers to plant additional barley, wheat and oats in view of the anticipated further increase in fuel, fertiliser and other production costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17026/22]
• 2022-03-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a long overdue transfer of entitlement will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15077/22]
• 2022-03-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider providing financial or other assistance to farmers whose farming enterprises require the purchase of fertiliser given the unprecedented increase in fertiliser prices over recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13138/22]
• 2022-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will give permission to Horse Sport Ireland to commence passport printing (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10542/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings of the Beef Market Taskforce that have been held since its establishment in 2019; the details of the meetings scheduled for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9183/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the beef data genomics programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9496/22]
• 2022-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of felling licences and afforestation permits granted in total in 2020 and 2021, respectively; the number of applications outstanding or undecided for felling licences and afforestation permits at 1 January 2020, 1 February 2021 and 1 January 2022, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7080/22]
• 2022-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the solutions he has put in place to save many farmers from wipe-out in 2022 due to the astronomical increases in fertiliser costs for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7081/22]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has adopted a strategy in advance of the position adopted by the European Parliament ANIT committee (Committee of Inquiry into the Protection of Animals During Transport) which in effect would stop live exports of calves under 35 days old and prevent the transport of in-calf cows domestically in their third trimester being discussed at the Farm Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61209/21]
• 2021-12-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will conduct a full impact assessment of the effect proposals (details supplied) would have on Irish agriculture, in particular, in terms of impact on the dairying and beef sectors, the loss of critical markets for live exports and the potential for creating unanticipated animal welfare problems domestically; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61210/21]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the age limit for the 60% TAMS will be raised to the incoming pension age of 67 which would be vital in the context of ensuring that older women that are active on family farms are given the support to become equal partners before reaching pension age and avoid repeating mistakes of the past in which women were not paid their PRSI stamps on farms and cannot access a pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60858/21]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if women joining a formal farm partnership with a minimum level 6 qualification in agriculture that meet the eligible age criteria can obtain a 60% TAMS grant within the partnership similar to the current partnership model in which a young, trained farmer joins; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60857/21]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if women with at least a level 6 in agriculture or who have been head of a farm holding for at least three years will qualify for the TAMS 60% grant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60856/21]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department spent on Covid-19-related advertising in the period from 1 January 2020 to 30 November 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60991/21]
• 2021-12-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara 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. [59259/21]
• 2021-11-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite an outstanding payment for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58437/21]
• 2021-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average value of each basic payment scheme, BPS, entitlement per county in 2019 and 2020, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51679/21]
• 2021-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the areas of Natura 2000 lands claimed in each county in 2019 and 2020, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51678/21]
• 2021-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the Beef Taskforce; if he has received the report from the Beef Taskforce; when the report will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51714/21]
• 2021-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average BPS payment per county in 2019 and 2020, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51680/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately lift the restrictions on peat harvesting for 2021 to avoid a shortage of supply in 2021 which will result in job losses and business closures in the midlands and west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38651/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that peatlands are harvested in such a way that they are in the best possible condition for a planned and structured restoration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38653/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a fair and workable licensing system to allow for the phasing out of horticultural peat harvesting over a transition period to 2030 but ensuring that there is a secure supply of growing media during that period in order that the sustainable horticultural sector is not jeopardised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38652/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider easing regulations around the granting of felling licenses in view of the shortage of supply and rising cost of timber; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38650/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new food businesses registered with his Department between July 2020 and June 2021, by county; the number of same for the period July 2019 to June 2020, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38770/21]
• 2021-07-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle that were in the three townlands (details supplied) in County Clare during the years 2018, 2019 and 2020; if he will provide for each year the number of cattle on 1 January each year for each parish; the number of births registered each year for each parish; the number of cattle on 31 December of each year for each parish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37854/21]
• 2021-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Finance

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Finance if clerical officers who transferred from the Department of Agriculture in 2007 to the Revenue Commissioners will be considered for the allowance personal to holder which came into effect on 1 January 2003 given that all the clerical officers in the Revenue Commissioners are doing the very same job but anyone who transferred to the Revenue Commissioners after 2003 are on a reduced rate of pay of €100 weekly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36327/21]
• 2021-04-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has assessed the impact on agri-food exports and live exports and the transportation thereof, of placing Italy, France and Germany on the quarantine category list; and if he will publish that assessment. [18623/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers by county that are farming under a nitrates derogation; the type of farming enterprise they are engaged in such as dairy, suckler, dry stock and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16635/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of slurry farmyard manure that is produced on all farms by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16636/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of slurry farmyard manure that is produced in excess of the derogation threshold by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16637/21]
• 2021-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will prioritise making equine herpes a notifiable disease in light of an outbreak of EHV-1 in Valencia, the most serious outbreak in Europe for decades and the imminent possibility of the virus arriving in the State with horses being transported from Spain; and if so, when. [13134/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases of TB here by county in 2019; the number of reactors; the number of reactors that killed out with lesions; the number of non-reactors removed from restricted herds; the number of herds restricted by enterprise type, that is, suckler farm, dairy farm and dry stock farm by county in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10136/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has undertaken research into the root causes of TB in livestock; if so, if a copy of the most up-to-date research will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10137/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a Teagasc green certificate is considered to be an advanced certificate at level 6 on the National Framework of Qualifications. [10463/21]
• 2021-02-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 483 dated 21 January 2021, when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8069/21]
• 2021-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an exception can be made for a person (details supplied) in relation to a green certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6633/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5090/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an applicant is precluded from receiving a grant in respect of the reforestation of a parcel of land if a grant was not obtained for the original afforestation of that land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5597/21]
• 2021-02-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the fisheries and harbours funding will open for applications in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5981/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3998/21]
• 2021-01-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3035/21]
• 2021-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is necessary for farm inspections to take place during level 5 Covid-19 restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2923/21]
• 2020-12-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 894 of 17 November 2020, when an appeal will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42568/20]
• 2020-12-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application by a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41470/20]
• 2020-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an exemption will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Clare who missed the closing date for the beef finisher payment scheme which had a very short window for application and given the stresses and strains on farmers due to Covid-19 pandemic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40830/20]
• 2020-11-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status on an objection to afforestation by a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39273/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fogging is being used as a solution to Covid-19 in schools notwithstanding the WHO advice against this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36230/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36768/20]
• 2020-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the conditions set out in the replanting order (details supplied) adhere to circumscribed powers set out in the Forestry Act 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29653/20]
• 2020-09-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support the application by Horse Sport Ireland to become a commercial semi-State body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26013/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers will be provided with monthly stocking levels in order to calculate the stocking reductions required for the beef exceptional aid measure, BEAM, instead of the practice of providing annual figures from which farmers are unable to calculate the necessary reductions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24343/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will take to ensure that there is not a conflict between the requirements contained in recent letters being sent to farmers regarding TB and their requirements pursuant to the beef genomics scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24344/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he will take to address the backlog in applications for planting permits and felling licences in the forestry section; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24345/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the CAP allocation made available to Ireland in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23531/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of the CAP allocation paid to farmers in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23532/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the items the balance of the CAP was spent on; the names, addresses and amounts paid to entities; the justification for the payments; the reason they received an allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23533/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation for his Department; the amount claimed by his Department, that is staff payroll costs, staff subsistence costs and other costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23534/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of the total penalties imposed by his Department on farmers in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23535/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if meat processors received a CAP allocation; if so, the name and amount paid to each; the justification for each payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23536/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount returned to the EU by his Department; the justification proffered by his Department for the refund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23537/20]
• 2020-07-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a grant application will be expedited for a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16617/20]
• 2020-06-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a response to a broadleaf forestry grant and licence application that was submitted in October 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12849/20]
• 2020-06-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if assurances will be provided that the expanded border inspection post at Dublin Airport will not lead to the downgrading of the level of service being provided at Shannon Airport which is one of three approved border inspection posts here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11053/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a tree felling licence application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5579/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal for a digitised area of conservation by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5582/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovines on farms here tested for tuberculosis using the skin test in each of the years 2015 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6175/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovines that failed a tuberculosis skin test but showed no lesions post-mortem in each of the years 2015 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6176/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovines that failed an on-farm tuberculosis skin test but passed a tuberculosis blood test in each of the years 2015 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6177/20]
• 2020-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovines that passed an on-farm tuberculosis skin test but on inspection subsequent to slaughter killed out with lesions in the year of their final tuberculosis test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6178/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the beef taskforce has met remotely or otherwise since 9 January 2020; when it will publish its report into the matters set out in the Kildare Street agreement of 15 September 2019 to be published by the end of 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5514/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason one of the signatories (details supplied) to the Kildare Street agreement was excluded from participating in the beef taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5515/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to recent incidents in which imported food has turned up on supermarket shelves carrying Bord Bia labels; his views as the Minister with responsibility for food on Bord Bia effectively promoting foreign produce as Origin Ireland and, thereby, misleading consumers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5516/20]
• 2020-05-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will change the date by which farmers must reduce their herd size to comply with the conditions of the BEAM scheme in view of mart closures and resultant difficulties in selling cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5517/20]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive payment under the single farm payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4024/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 2015 national reserve (young farmer/new entrant) and young farmers scheme terms and conditions, in particular the condition that applicants for the young farmers category of the national reserve must have a gross off-farm income that does not exceed €40,000 in one of the tax years 2013 or 2014, are compatible with the conditions for "farmers commencing their agricultural activity" in Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013, which allows member states to establish their own additional objective and non-discriminative eligibility criteria for this category of farmers only as regards appropriate skills, experience or education. [4218/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 2015 national reserve (young farmer/new entrant) and young farmers scheme terms and conditions, in particular the condition that applicants for the young farmers category of the national reserve who are farming as part of a group or as a company will have the gross off-farm income of the directors taken into consideration, are compatible with the conditions for "farmers commencing their agricultural activity" provided in Article 30 of Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013, which allows the member states to establish their own additional objective and non-discriminative eligibility criteria for this category of farmers only as regards appropriate skills, experience or education. [4219/16]
• 2016-02-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 2015 national reserve (young farmer/new entrant) and young farmers scheme terms and conditions, in particular the condition that applicants for the young farmers category of the national reserve who are farming as part of a group or as a company will have the gross off-farm income of the directors taken into consideration, effectively discriminate between applicants commencing their agricultural activity as natural persons and those commencing their agricultural activity as legal persons, in a manner not envisaged in Article 30 (11) of Regulation (EU) No. 1307/2013. [4220/16]
• 2016-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the areas of natural constraint scheme; the reason for the delay, given that the person's circumstances have not changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1849/16]
• 2016-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has concerns regarding the proposal by a company (details supplied) to acquire a 50% stake in Slaney Foods and, in particular, the fact that it will also acquire its rendering facility, given that there would now effectively be only four category three outlets for handling animal by-products, known as "fifth quarter products", on which all abattoirs in the State are reliant, and that this would give the company control of over a quarter of the beef processing industry in the State; if he proposes to investigate the proposed acquisition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1850/16]
• 2015-11-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 will commence; if farmers in dairying will be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41981/15]
• 2015-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 will commence; if farmers in dairying will be prioritised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41519/15]
• 2015-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a single payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40790/15]
• 2015-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive a single payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40794/15]
• 2015-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of putative applicants for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme who were advised by Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, that it did not have the administrative capacity to develop their applications in advance of the May 2015 deadline. [35829/15]
• 2015-10-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that will be put in place for putative applicants for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme in May 2015 who were advised by Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, that it did not have the administrative capacity to develop their applications and who, as a result, waited to apply in October 2015 and are now facing reductions due to changes in criteria. [35830/15]
• 2015-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment in respect of areas of natural constraint will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33274/15]
• 2015-09-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if arrangements will be made to accommodate farmers who transferred land without entitlements in the first half of 2015 in circumstances where those transfers without entitlement were in error, and where the farmers in question now wish to transfer the entitlements to the recipients of the lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30445/15]