Noel Grealish

Independent · Galway West

Activity on Agriculture — 89 events (20 lobbying · 68 questions · 1 votes) full profile →

• 2026-01-21
  LOBBY
  Horse Racing Ireland 2 returns Agriculture

  • Invitation to attend Irish Champions Festival
  • Invitation to HRI awards
• 2026-01-20
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns Agriculture

  • IFA 71st AGM
  • IFA Budget 2026 Briefing
• 2026-01-20
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  Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association Agriculture

  • Animal health and disease management; Bluetongue virus; cross-border livestock trade and containment measures.
• 2026-01-16
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  AgTech Ireland Agriculture

  • Informal invitation/encouragement to a few TDs to attend fireside chat with Minister Heydon just prior to AgTech Ireland AGM.
• 2025-09-21
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  Irish Egg Marketing Ltd Agriculture

  • Application for planning permission to expand egg-laying hen farm
• 2025-09-20
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Finance

  • National Economic Dialogue (NED) 2025
• 2025-09-19
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 4 returns TaxationEnergy and Natural ResourcesEU Affairs

  • VAT & Taxation on Farm Inputs
  • Support Scheme for Renewable Heat (SSRH) - Energy From Farms
  • Agri Taxation - Stamp Duty on Agricultural Land
  • Key Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Post 2027 Principles - General Administration
• 2025-09-19
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  Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers Association 4 returns Agriculture

  • Farmer well-being and mental health advocacy
  • Women in Agriculture
  • Ireland risks meeting climate targets at the expense of farmers, rural communities, and food security. Policies ignore farm carbon sequestration, overfocus on agricultural emissions, and create competing pressures from energy and land-use demands.
  • TB Eradication Programme
• 2025-09-19
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  Horse Sport Ireland Agriculture

  • Issues and challenges facing sport horse sector
• 2025-09-19
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  Horse Racing Ireland 2 returns Agriculture

  • Invitation to attend local racecourse
  • Attendance at Curragh racecourse
• 2025-09-18
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Finance

  • Aquaculture
• 2025-09-17
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns EU AffairsFinance

  • Key Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Post-2027 - General Principles
  • Farm Schemes - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS)
• 2025-09-15
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns Finance

  • Measures to Support Farm Enterprises - Animal Health Ireland
  • IFA Budget 2026 Submission - Cross Sector Support - Farm Finance
• 2025-05-21
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  Irish Egg Marketing Ltd Agriculture

  • Application for planning permission to expand egg-laying hen farm and associated works in Co. Louth.
• 2025-05-21
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  Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association Agriculture

  • An Bord Bia Meat Marketing Seminar
• 2025-05-21
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  Ibec Agriculture

  • Market Access for beef, sheep and pork, poultry to various markets
• 2025-05-20
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  Vulcan Consulting Limited Agriculture

  • Agrochemical Policy in Ireland
• 2025-05-20
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  The Irish Co-operative Organisation Society Ltd Agriculture

  • Programme for Government
• 2025-05-18
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 3 returns Agriculture

  • Nitrates Derogation - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
  • Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) Payments
  • IFA Galway Meeting
• 2025-05-15
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  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA Agriculture

  • ACRES - Spring Lobbying 2025
• 2024-07-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the documented Gortandarragh limestone pavement special area of conservation (SAC) commonage is being assessed differently to other documented limestone pavement SACs in the Burren and on the Aran Islands; the reason it was accepted as eligible land under the basic income support for sustainability scheme previously, but is now being deemed ineligible despite being an ACRES cooperation zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32600/24]
• 2024-03-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can provide a timeline on when the national biomethane strategy will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10478/24]
• 2023-06-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if ten farmers are owners in a commonage and one farmer cuts turf against the rules in that commonage, if all farmers will be penalised; if he will consider changing the law in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27125/23]
• 2023-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update regarding plans for a sanitary agreement to be established between Ireland and Algeria for dairy and infant formula; the engagements he or his officials have had on the matter since 2 February 2023; if he is working with the competent Algerian authority to agree timelines for the implementation of the agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23127/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department only issues a licence for a particular hatchery (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9794/23]
• 2023-02-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department is allowing Inland Fisheries Ireland to currently operate a hatchery (details supplied) in County Galway under his Department’s licensing regime, without a legally required appropriate assessment screening in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9795/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department on 7 December 2017 issued an aquaculture licence (details supplied) when it has been established under FOI legislation that no appropriate assessment screening as required under the EU Habitats Directive was conducted by either Inland Fisheries Ireland or a third party to evaluate any potential impacts on the integrity of a site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6516/23]
• 2023-02-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department in the past five calendar years has never issued an aquaculture licence for the operation of trout hatchery in County Galway when the hatchery is listed as an aquaculture establishment on the Marine Institute’s Fin Fish FHA Register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6517/23]
• 2023-01-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reopen applications for tranche 1 of the ACRES scheme, given that this is a new scheme and some applicants did not have an opportunity to prepare and submit their application on time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63275/22]
• 2022-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans for a sanitary agreement (details supplied) to be established between Ireland and Algeria; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56412/22]
• 2022-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the review of control of horses legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56693/22]
• 2022-10-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if felling licences which were issued in 2019 can be extended for another year, given that Covid-19 restrictions prevented felling taking place for large parts of 2020, and that there is now a backlog and waiting lists for contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50813/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the State agencies, organisations or boards under the responsibility of his Department or that receive funding from his Department that have been charged negative interest by financial institutions since negative interest rates were introduced; the amount of interest that has been charged to each State agency, organisation or board in 2021 in each of the preceding years in which such charges were applied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29215/22]
• 2022-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of interest that his Department has been charged by financial institutions since negative interest rates were introduced by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29381/22]
• 2021-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of interest his Department has been charged for savings or other funds on deposit in Irish banks since negative interest rates were introduced by year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35927/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the State agencies, organisations or boards under the responsibility of his Department or that receive funding from his Department that have been charged interest for savings on deposit in Irish banks since negative interest rates were introduced; the amount of interest that has been charged to each State agency, organisation or board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33307/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria used to give priority to 140 fishing boats to fish in UK waters from the 1 January 2021 over the 1,900 Irish registered fishing boats; the reason these boats were chosen; if all fishing boats were considered equally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1474/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the mackerel quota cannot be divided fairly to all Irish fishing boats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1475/21]
• 2021-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason first preference was given to priority pelagic vessels tier 1 and tier 2 and vessels in relevant POs to fish in UK fishing waters given that POs only represent a minority of Irish fishing boats; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1476/21]
• 2020-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is correct in stating that the 1.65 million wild wrasse recorded as taken from Irish waters to eat the lice on Ireland’s salmon farms between May 2015 and November 2019 are culled after use, that this culling is supervised, the moralities transported and rendered and so recorded as the producer (details supplied) has stated that the surviving wrasse are released into the wild; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40840/20]
• 2020-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is the position of his Department that the recorded removal of over 1.65 million wrasse between May 2015 and November 2019 to eat the lice on Ireland’s salmon farms will have no direct or indirect effect on any marine ecosystem including those protected species and habitats under the Habitats Directive, Birds Directive and any other relevant European directives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40841/20]
• 2020-12-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority has taken to stop salmon farmers illegally buying wild wrasse without the required first buyer's licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40842/20]
• 2020-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are circumstances which allow a person older than 35 years of age to apply for a green cert in order to ensure continuity of a family farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37276/20]
• 2020-11-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the AEOS scheme is to be extended; if not, the scheme being introduced in its place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36252/20]
• 2020-10-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available from his Department for the restoration and maintenance of piers; the process for applying for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31885/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the overall kill of cattle in the previous three years up to the end of August 2020 that came from feedlots [27205/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of cattle slaughtered for the previous three years up to the end of August 2020 that came from factory owned feedlots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27330/20]
• 2020-09-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the overall kill of cattle for the previous three years up to the end of August 2020 that came from feedlots; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27331/20]
• 2019-11-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the use of genetically modified organisms, pesticides and palm oil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49517/19]
• 2019-09-26
  VOTE
  Agriculture

  • ✗ voted to reject an amendment to the bill motion failed · 38–84
• 2019-01-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of marine salmon farm licences and land-based hatcheries; the number of salmon and-or biomass permitted for each; the system in place to check for overstocking as has taken place in the past; the regulation in place to deal with overstocking; the fish farm operators that had penalties imposed; the number of salmon farm licences that have been cancelled in the past ten years; the action he has taken to ensure that all equipment has been removed; the timeframe within which this should happen; if his Department holds bonds from fish farm operators to cover the costs of removing obsolete equipment in the event of an operator no longer being in a position to operate its licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54063/18]
• 2018-12-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the beef processors who have been caught excessively trimming beef carcases from 2016 to 2018 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53221/18]
• 2018-12-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the name and site locations of salmon farm companies using wild wrasse as cleaner fish on salmon farms here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50579/18]
• 2018-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 763 of 6 November 2018, the transactions registered by buyers of wild wrasse, that is, ballan wrasse, or labrus bergylta, and corkwing wrasse, or symphodus melops, in the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47852/18]
• 2018-11-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of all salmon farms using wild caught wrasse, that is, ballan wrasse, or labrus bergylta, and corkwing wrasse, or symphodus melops, as cleaner fish for control of sea lice on salmon farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47853/18]
• 2018-11-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 764 of 6 November 2018, if clear sea lice have been found by the Marine Institute on farmed salmon at salmon farms here; the farms in which such clear sea lice have been detected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47556/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if salmon farm companies need a first buyer's licence in order to purchase wild cleaner fish such as wrasse from fishermen; if so, the name of all salmon farm companies that have such licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44810/18]
• 2018-11-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if clear sea lice have been found by the Marine Institute on farmed salmon at salmon farms here (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44811/18]
• 2018-07-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of tackling gorse fires over each of the past three years; the number of landowners who have been prosecuted during that time; the number of landowners who have had their single farm payments suspended as a result of breaching controlled burning guidelines in each county; the number of times a helicopter has been called in to help deal with such fires over the past three years and to date in 2018; the cost of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32951/18]
• 2018-05-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider his decision and implement a meal voucher scheme in view of the ongoing fodder crisis; his plans to use the EU crisis fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19824/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an incident (details supplied) was reported to the relevant authorities; if so, when; the authority to which it was reported; the date on which the incident occurred; the farm from which the fish escaped; if Inland Fisheries Ireland was informed of this escape; the details of the year class and so on of the escaped fish; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15374/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer who, as part of an agreement to lease land, transfers their BPS entitlements to the leasee can recover these entitlements along with the land at the termination of the lease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16114/18]
• 2018-04-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer leasing land and transferring entitlements as part of the lease must retain some land and corresponding entitlements in order to be able to recover the entitlements at the termination of the lease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16115/18]
• 2018-03-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payments to farmers will be expedited in line with the terms of GLAS in view of the fact that over 700 farmers in County Galway are awaiting GLAS payments since October 2017 and in further view of the harsh weather and the effect on farm income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12602/18]
• 2018-02-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the low emission slurry spreading scheme grant is open to farm contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9455/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the land area in County Leitrim available for afforestation or agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5642/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of new planting in County Leitrim in each of the years 2013 to 2017; the percentage of planting for each year that is broadleaf planting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5643/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of new planting in County Wicklow in each of the years 2013 to 2017; the percentage of planting for each year that is broadleaf planting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5644/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the national percentage of new broadleaf planting in each of the years 2014 to 2017, with regard to the forestry programme 2014 to 2020 and the EU state aid requirement that 30% of all planting is broadleaf planting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5645/18]
• 2018-02-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for licences for forestry nationally in each of the years 2010 to 2016; the percentage of these applications that required an EIA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5646/18]
• 2017-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Taoiseach

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Taoiseach further to Regulation EC No 138/2004 of 5 December 2003, on the economic accounts for agriculture in the Community EEA, the EEA figures supplied by Ireland to the EU since the introduction of the regulation by the different agri sectors; and the details of the calculations in tabular form. [35047/17]
• 2017-07-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the two ongoing reviews of fisheries policies in his Department on mackerel allocations and on fleet capacity, the date on which he will make a decision on the fleet capacity submissions in view of the fact that the mackerel consultation impacts only 2.5% of the entire fleet and the fleet capacity consultation impacts 100% of it; if he will ensure that the resourcing of the two review processes reflects the true impact of each review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33363/17]
• 2017-05-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; when this will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22694/17]
• 2017-05-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) does not qualify for basic payment scheme entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21268/17]
• 2017-05-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider changing the criteria relating to the allocation of herring and mackerel quotas (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19435/17]
• 2017-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any grants available through his Department for the purchase of fishing vessels by a person wishing to set up a new business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8871/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request coupled payments on suckler cows and breeding sheep in the next round of CAP reforms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5379/17]
• 2017-02-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will introduce a €200 payment to maintain the suckler cow herd to help maintain incomes on farms in the west of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5380/17]
• 2016-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider redefining SFP entitlements as wasting assets (details supplied) and allow those that purchased and still retain these entitlements to write off the purchase cost by way of capital allowances against income tax over a number of years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40625/16]
• 2016-10-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his Department’s engagement with the European Commission regarding the forgotten farmer; if he has sought recognition from the European Commission for forgotten farmers as a group with specific disadvantage under the national reserve in the same way that old young farmers are currently provided for; if not, when he plans to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28589/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason beekeeping activity does not qualify to participate in the knowledge transfer programme run by his Department considering that it is part of Ireland’s €4 billion rural development programme, 2014 to 2020 (details supplied); if he will amend the terms of this programme to include other agricultural activities such as beekeeping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27113/16]
• 2016-09-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if access to Land Commission data from pre-Cromwell through Griffith Valuation to the present time for County Galway can be made available online; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27118/16]
• 2016-07-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a reply will issue to the committee of petitions to its request for information on 25 January 2016 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21941/16]
• 2016-04-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress of his investigation into a reported case of suspected neglect involving a number of horses in the Briarhill area of County Galway, a number of which died; the resources allocated to the prevention of cruelty and neglect of animals in each local authority area; the number of prosecutions in each local authority area over each of the past five years, the person they were taken by and their outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5640/16]
• 2016-01-28
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 19 January 2016, how many persons in counties Galway and Mayo had reductions in their agriculture grants as a result of previously eligible land being reviewed and removed as a result of that land being part of a special area of conservation, by county, in each of the years 2013 to 2015; if he will assist persons in this situation, given that this was not addressed in his answer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3602/16]
• 2016-01-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and the name of the countries he is in discussions and negotiations with regarding the opening up of new markets for the live export of Irish cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2406/16]
• 2016-01-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many persons in Counties Galway and Mayo had reductions in their agriculture grants as a result of previously eligible land being reviewed and removed as a result of its being part of a special area of conservation, by county, in each of the years 2013 to 2015, inclusive; his plans to assist persons in this situation; what percentage of land in Connemara is under an environmental designation which restricts agricultural activity, by designation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1993/16]
• 2015-12-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he envisages any problem with a company (details supplied) gaining control of the meat industry and controlling the price paid to farmers due to its recent takeover of a 50% shareholding in another company, which also gives the company greater control of the rendering industry and puts more pressure on the price being paid to farmers, which is very low at the moment. [45551/15]
• 2015-10-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of a current petition concerning threats to dog welfare associated with the current Control of Dogs Act 1998 regulations; if the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Dogs Trust Ireland, or the Irish Blue Cross have contacted him concerning these allegations; if this matter will be investigated under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34631/15]