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Carol Nolan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1076. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a compensation payment made under the climate action performance payment, CAPP, scheme is subject to taxation; if representations have been made to him by forestry or farming organisations regarding exempting the compensation from taxation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46340/24]
Paul Donnelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1077. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of staff employed by his Department at each grade of executive officer and above, by gender, in tabular form. [46402/24]
Michael Cahill Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1078. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to prioritise funding for the slipway at Renard Pier, County Kerry, to facilitate a larger ferry and the increasing number of visitors to Valentia Island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46596/24]
Michael Cahill Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1079. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will bring to an immediate end the practice of pair trawling; if the six-mile limit will be reinstated (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46643/24]
Robert Troy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1080. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the processing of various agriculture schemes considering that, currently, where applicants that are approved pending planning permission and planning is subsequently refused, they then have to repay any grants and may also face additional penalties for non-compliance. [46763/24]
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1081. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm the grants awarded and paid to an organisation (details supplied). [46877/24]
John Connolly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1082. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether there is a compensation scheme available for farmers who suffered losses during the recent storms, including loss of stock, destruction of land by landslides, collapsed bridges, damaged culverts, etc.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46878/24]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1083. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the next ACRES payment run for the year 2023 will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46891/24]
Alan Kelly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1084. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a list will be provided of all persons appointed to State or semi-State boards under his remit since 1 November 2024. [46921/24]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1085. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to address the issue of unchipped horses wandering in urban settings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1005/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1086. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the online portal launched in July 2023 which allows members of the public to check whether an equine is recorded on the central equine database; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1006/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1087. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to Limerick City and County Council for the control of horses in each of the years 2019 to 2024, in tabular form. [1007/25]
Maurice Quinlivan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1088. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses that were seized and-or impounded for trespass and for non-compliance with chipping law and regulation by county in each of the years 2015 to 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1008/25]
Michael Cahill Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1089. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans that are in place to eliminate wandering deer from roads in Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1133/25]
Christopher O'Sullivan Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1090. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision on the public consultation on trawling activity inside the six-nautical-mile zone is due; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1145/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1091. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on a compensation scheme for forestry affected by a disease (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1203/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1092. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will ensure that logs will be debarked coming from Scotland (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1240/25]
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1093. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of greyhounds injured in racing and trials in 2024 and to date in 2025, with a breakdown into type of injury; the date and location where they occurred; the number killed outright or euthanised by track vets; the number and causes of additional racing fatalities; and the results of any related post-mortems. [1312/25]
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1094. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the greyhound track attendance statistics for 2024, covering both Greyhound Racing Ireland tracks and private tracks; and the breakdown of the figures, by attendance at each track, type of entry, that is, paid entry, free entry, entry by adults, children, staff, owners and trainers, bookmakers, press, and so…
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1095. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out by Horse Racing Ireland in 2024 to hunts in point-to-point racing grants, by name of hunt and exact amounts. [1314/25]
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1096. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of thoroughbred horses slaughtered in 2024; the reasons for the slaughters; and the locations of the killings. [1315/25]
Paul Murphy Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1097. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will follow the example of New Zealand and phase out greyhound racing in Ireland in light of the ongoing injuries and deaths at tracks and the annual killing of thousands of greyhounds who do not make the grade. [1316/25]
Eoin Ó Broin Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1098. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be taken regarding the proposal to ban surgical artificial insemination in greyhounds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1322/25]
Pa Daly Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1099. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expected publication date for the results of the public consultation on trawling activity inside the six nautical mile zone and the baselines, which closed in April 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1327/25]
Danny Healy-Rae Written 22 Jan 2025 · to Agriculture
1100. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding or schemes available to deal with cutting and clearing ash dieback from a residential premises; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1331/25]