Sorca Clarke

Sinn Féin · Longford-Westmeath

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• 2026-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the maximum number of non-coursing greyhounds contracted per day in the two care homes and seven foster centres funded by an organisation (details supplied) for each of the years 2023, 2024, 2025 and the first three months of 2026, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23405/26]
• 2026-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds passed through a care centre funded by an organisation (details supplied) for each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of those dogs who were homed directly from this care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23406/26]
• 2026-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds who passed through a care centre funded by an organisation (details supplied) for each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, and the number of those dogs who were homed directly from this care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23407/26]
• 2026-03-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds who passed through the seven foster centres funded by an organisation (details supplied) for each of the years 2023, 2024 and 2025; the number of those dogs were homed directly from these foster centres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23408/26]
• 2026-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if home checks carried out by an organisation (details supplied) officials or their agents for prospective "forever" homes for non-coursing greyhounds are classified as "welfare checks" by Greyhound Racing Ireland and included as part of the official figures given for "welfare checks" by the industry; and if so, if he can provide a breakdown of home checks and welfare checks carried out by Greyhound Racing Ireland for each of the years 2020-2025 inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8206/26]
• 2026-02-04
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-coursing greyhounds in total that were homed, domestically and internationally, by Greyhound Racing Ireland's two care homes (details supplied) between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8207/26]
• 2026-01-13
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether standards or service-level targets exist for his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department, in responding to correspondence from members of local authorities; if compliance with such standards is monitored; the reasons for delays or failures to respond to correspondence from elected members; and the measures being taken to ensure more consistent and timely communication going forward. [74262/25]
• 2025-12-17
  LOBBY
  The Dublin Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Agriculture

  • Asked TD’s to support a bill proposed by Deputy Ruth Coppinger, PBP, to ban fox hunting in Ireland
• 2025-12-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland is in full compliance with EU reporting and regulatory requirements under the CAP and other schemes; and the amount of EU funding received in the current year. [72689/25]
• 2025-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Greyhound Racing Ireland has commissioned any analysis of the economic and financial significance of the Irish greyhound racing industry or similar reports since a report was published in 2021 (details supplied); and if so, the cost of such analyses, and if he will make a statement. [67291/25]
• 2025-12-02
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the litigation, if any, Greyhound Racing Ireland is currently engaged in or defending; when this litigation commenced; and the subject matter of this litigation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [67292/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown, by local authority, of the number of dogs euthanised in dog kennels and pounds in the past five years. [62754/25]
• 2025-11-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he last met the CEO of Greyhound Racing Ireland; and to provide details of the issues discussed. [62817/25]
• 2025-10-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number and percentage of veterinary inspectors employed by his Department that are female, as of 30 September 2025; if he will provide same figures as of 30 September 2021, in tabular form. [53363/25]
• 2025-09-19
  LOBBY
  Horse Racing Ireland Agriculture

  • Invitation to attend local racecourse
• 2025-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will urgently intervene to assist an organisation (details supplied) which is facing eviction and seeking to relocate to a new property in Longford-Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48242/25]
• 2025-09-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of registered animal sanctuaries operating in Ireland, by county. [48275/25]
• 2025-09-15
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 4 returns Agriculture

  • GAEC-2 - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
  • Bovine TB - Spring Lobbying 2025
  • ACRES - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
  • Nitrates Derogation - IFA Spring Lobbying 2025
• 2025-09-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the funding and supports available to landowners who wish to engage in reforestation and native tree planting projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46103/25]
• 2025-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any Departmental research has been undertaken into the mental health impacts of climate-related crop failure or weather events on farmers; if psychological supports are integrated into CAP advisory services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36699/25]
• 2025-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the current round of TAMS applications will be processed; when approvals will issue; and if the Department will commit to faster turnaround times going forward. [36701/25]
• 2025-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average waiting time for payments under the young farmer capital investment scheme in the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36702/25]
• 2025-07-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers currently awaiting approval and payment under the organic farming scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36703/25]
• 2025-06-17
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports the are in place for small farmers transitioning to more sustainable and regenerative practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31885/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of the 2024 capital budget allocation for works under the Fisheries Harbour Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme; and if any underspent of the 2024 funding was transferred to the 2025 budget allocation. [28906/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated full year cost to recruit three additional WTE agricultural inspectors and three additional WTE veterinary inspectors for his Department. [28907/25]
• 2025-06-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date for when a person's (details supplied) knowledge transfer group details will be cleared for payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30033/25]
• 2025-05-21
  LOBBY
  Horse Racing Ireland Agriculture

  • Stallion Trail Invitations
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the revenue generated through activities in each of the fisheries harbour centres under the remit of his Department, in 2024 and January and February of 2025, in tabular form. [11861/25]
• 2025-03-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the EU Agriculture Council will next meet. [11862/25]
• 2025-01-20
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 18 returns AgricultureEmployment

  • Regional Veterinary Laboratories - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • VAT Rate on Vaccines - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Johnes
  • BVD
  • Spent Mushroom Compost Scheme
  • Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR)
  • Parasite Control Programme
  • Development of Vaccine for TB - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Deer Management Programme - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Equine
  • Seed Potato
  • Farmer Liability in Payment for TB Testing
  • Wildlife Control Programme
  • Beef Calf from Dairy Herds Rearing Scheme
  • Suckler Cow Supports - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Suckler Cow & Beef
  • Dairy - 2024 General Election
  • Cost of Employment
• 2025-01-18
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 29 returns AgricultureEU Affairs

  • Fallen Animals
  • Tillage Survival Scheme
  • Tillage Expansion Scheme - I2024 General Election
  • Organic Farming
  • Aquaculture - 2024 General Election
  • Farm Forestry
  • Roadside Ash Dieback Scheme - 2024 General Election.
  • Amendments to State Aid Guidelines to Support Farmers with Ash Dieback
  • Designated Natura Areas
  • Areas of Natural Constraints (ANCs)
  • Beef Sustainability Scheme - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Sheep - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Pig Stability Fund
  • Dog Control - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Simplified, Fully Funded Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
  • Generational Renewal
  • Producer Organisations (POs)
  • EU Trade Policy
  • Pigs - 4 Day Notification of Organic Nutrient Movements
  • Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Transition Period
  • Milling Industry Support - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Hedge Cutting and Controlled Burning
  • Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS)
  • Agriculture Appeals
  • Soil Monitoring and Resilience
  • Utilisation of Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS)
  • Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Protected Urea
  • Fertiliser Register
• 2025-01-17
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns Energy and Natural ResourcesBanking and Financial Institutions

  • Measures Implementing Ireland's Biomethane Strategy
  • Banking
• 2025-01-16
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 2 returns Finance

  • Stamp Duty on Agricultural Land - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • VAT & Taxation on Farm Inputs
• 2025-01-15
  LOBBY
  The Irish Farmers' Association - IFA 6 returns AgricultureEU Affairs

  • Agricultural Rainy-Day Fund
  • Rural Social Scheme - IFA submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Farm Safety
  • Emergency Humanitarian Support Scheme - IFA Submission to all Political Parties and Dáil Éireann Candidates for the 2024 General Election
  • Green Public Procurement Policy
  • Agri-Food Regulator
• 2024-11-07
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to Longford County Council and Westmeath County Council for the control of horses in each of the first six months of 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, in tabular form. [45779/24]
• 2024-10-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider an extension to the slurry dates for this year. [39765/24]
• 2024-05-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calls received by his Department's animal welfare helpline in 2023 and for the first four months of 2024, in tabular form. [21412/24]
• 2024-04-23
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's capital underspend, if any, in 2023; and his Department's projected spend for 2024. [17419/24]
• 2023-11-21
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the next open call for funding for the European Innovation Partnership will be announced. [50548/23]
• 2023-06-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capital budget allocation for his Department in 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [31093/23]
• 2023-06-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he has had with other Government Departments regarding the European Commission’s Copernicus Emergency Management Services (EMS) issuance of a warning on 8 June 2023 stating that Ireland is at an extreme risk of wildfires; the contingency plans that are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28619/23]
• 2023-05-24
  VOTE
  Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 · 2 divisions

  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion failed · 54–67
  • ✓ voted to add an amendment to the bill motion passed · 53–66
• 2023-05-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide clarity on the percentage of commanage that can be active turbary without negatively affecting the ACRES payment available to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21302/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine he maximum funding available for TAMS via the Rural Development Programme and CAP Strategic Plans over the 2023 to 2027 period; the amount allocated in Budget 2023; the amount remaining to be allocated across 2024 to 2027. [11761/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commission a social, economic and environmental impact assessment of factory-controlled feedlots. [11762/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to support the production of agricultural hemp. [11763/23]
• 2023-03-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagements he has had with his Cabinet colleagues to support and encourage women farmers. [11764/23]
• 2022-11-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the effects the continued shortage of peat is having on the mushroom and horticulture sectors; and the measures his Department is implementing to support these sectors. [59552/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals for the sanction of those found in breach of unfair trading practices. [53202/22]
• 2022-10-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement that he and his Department have had with an organisation (details supplied) regarding winter finishing and the impact that the rise in feeding costs will have; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52928/22]
• 2022-10-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the continued shortage of wood pellets for use in wood pellet stoves and the impact this will have this winter on householders who have removed solid fuel heating systems and rely on wood pellet stoves to heat their homes. [50697/22]
• 2022-07-26
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions and engagements that his Department has taken to date to reduce carbon emissions and to increase energy efficiency in all buildings under his Department. [40905/22]
• 2022-07-06
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he or his officials have spoken directly with the Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration since January 2021. [36482/22]
• 2022-05-25
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to allocate funds from the European Crisis Reserve. [26920/22]
• 2022-05-12
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the engagement he and his Department have had with those in the agrifood sector who are struggling with fuel and inflationary costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24040/22]
• 2022-05-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates in 2021 and to date in 2022 on which he met formally with the harbour master or equivalent to each of the fishery harbour centres under the remit of his Department in tabular form. [23107/22]
• 2022-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a request by an association (details supplied) for a national register of farm and forestry contractors by his Department in association with the Revenue Commissioners; and the engagement he has had with this body on this issue to date. [18315/22]
• 2022-04-05
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he and his Department are taking to ensure food supply in Ireland in winter 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18316/22]
• 2022-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered revising the State's CAP strategic plan to remove the proposed age limit on enhanced TAMS for women farmers. [16972/22]
• 2022-03-29
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures implemented to alleviate the financial burden placed on farmers due to rising fertiliser costs. [16390/22]
• 2022-03-10
  PQ
  Asked Transport

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the proposed solution to ensuring both road safety, maintenance and repair of the road in circumstances in which a rural road is not taken in charge by the local authority and also does not meet the criteria as set down under the local improvement scheme as they serve only houses or buildings occupied or used by persons not engaged in agriculture. [13597/22]
• 2022-03-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority capability review has been implemented to date [10890/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has explored the potential development of the harness racing sector as outlined in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10061/22]
• 2022-02-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full-time forestry inspectors and full-time ecologists recruited by his Department in 2020, 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [10076/22]
• 2022-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals within the CAP strategic plan to support women in agriculture. [7002/22]
• 2022-02-10
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals to support producers of hemp in the State. [7001/22]
• 2022-02-08
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his engagements with his counterpart in Northern Ireland since the order to stop checks on certain goods at ports in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6763/22]
• 2021-12-09
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will remove the proposed age limit for women to receive increased TAMS grant aid. [60802/21]
• 2021-10-19
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the situation in Rusheen, Lough Sheelin, County Westmeath in which a local resident and fisherman and others have been refused a mooring peg and the accompanying key to the barrier erected in recent years as Coillte officials report all pegs have been allocated despite many remaining vacant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50953/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the current structure of the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board is sufficiently independent to ensure maximum confidence that any allegations concerning doping, animal welfare abuses or other illegitimate activities are adequately investigated. [38523/21]
• 2021-07-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to address the imminent crisis in the horticulture and mushroom sectors. [38522/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he plans to include in the CAP Strategic Plan in order to redistribute funding to smaller and poorer family farms. [38621/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that supports to the group (details supplied) are included in the next CAP. [38622/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to continue the process of convergence in 2022. [38623/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of CAP pillar 1 payments he plans to allocate to young farmers in the next CAP. [38624/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to rollover all CAP pillar 2 spending in 2022. [38625/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the recommendations that he will implement as contained within the report of the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on Issues impacting the forestry sector in Ireland relating to ash dieback. [38626/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to reform the organic farming scheme to remove preference for larger holdings above smaller farms. [38627/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department has taken to support the horticultural and mushroom sector in response to imminent crisis due to peat shortages. [38628/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to potential animal welfare concerns with regard to increased prevalence of liver abscesses in feedlot cattle; and the data that is available with regard to the usage of antibiotics to treat such in Ireland. [38629/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a support package for sheep farmers on animal welfare grounds. [38630/21]
• 2021-07-14
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has conducted a socio-economic impact assessment on the effects of the British-Australian trade agreement on Irish agriculture. [38631/21]
• 2021-06-22
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of workers employed by his Department and in each office or agency under the aegis of his Department that earn less than the living wage of €12.30 per hour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33584/21]
• 2021-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered amending the sheep welfare scheme in the interests of ensuring animal welfare as a result of the continued depression in wool prices. [26927/21]
• 2021-05-20
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the ongoing imposition of the four movement and 30-month rules by meat factories on primary producers; and the steps he will take to address such to ensure that farmers can receive a fair price for their produce. [26926/21]
• 2021-03-31
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of portal and plant health inspectors his Department recruited in 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form. [16515/21]
• 2021-03-03
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of containers inspected by his Department following arrival at Dublin Port between 1 December and 31 December 2020, in tabular form. [11261/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Irish embassies that have an agricultural attaché; and if there are plans to increase the number. [9771/21]
• 2021-02-24
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department has expended to date regarding awareness-raising campaigns of Covid-19 in national newspapers, regional newspapers, national radio, regional and local radio stations and across social media platforms; and the amount committed to expend under any current contracts or agreements with same in tabular form. [10465/21]
• 2021-02-18
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the imminent sale of a site (details supplied); the communication he has had with Longford County Council on the further use of the stadium; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9248/21]
• 2021-01-27
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) was required to apply for a felling licence prior to the recent tree felling carried out on the land; and if such a licence was granted. [3656/21]
• 2020-11-24
  PQ
  Asked Rural

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the details of the interim development plan for 2021–2023 as committed to in the Programme for Government in view of the fact that budget 2021 provides for the delivery of schemes under CAP by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. [38177/20]
• 2020-10-01
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the restrictions in place due to Covid-19 in respect of the importation of domestic animals and pets through Dublin Airport for onward travel to the UK. [27724/20]
• 2020-09-16
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has met with the banking sector or farmers organisations regarding the interest rates being charged by banks here on farm related finance and loans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24331/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the plan of the Minister with responsibility for climate action, communication networks and transport to introduce tariffs on two-for-one offers in grocery stores; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24108/20]
• 2020-09-15
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he was consulted on the decision to cease testing in meat factories and food processing plants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24109/20]
• 2020-07-30
  PQ
  Asked Agriculture

  Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the age at which Coillte pensions are payable [20860/20]