1101. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 323 of 17 November 2022 and 601 of 22 November 2022, the additional measures that have been implemented to ensure that there is an adequate inspection programme concerning maintenance of forests, both in public and private ownership; if the Forestry Standards Manual 2015 was reviewed and updated;…
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1102. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will convene as a matter of urgency a working group comprising of officials from his Department and other Departments and statutory agencies to deal with the recurring problems of fallen trees causing damage to ESB transmission lines, resulting in power outages and huge inconvenience, costs and hardship to communities; and if he …
1103. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the age profile of those employed in agriculture; the measures he has put in place to encourage younger people into farming and the outcomes of those measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1353/25]
1104. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the priorities of the Government in relation to negotiations on the next Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1354/25]
1105. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 24 October 2024, to provide an update on the appointment of a deer management programme manager and the establishment of local deer management units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1365/25]
1106. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will carry out a welfare check on horses at a location (details supplied). [1380/25]
1107. Deputy Eoghan Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a scheme to support farmers who have suffered non-residential property damage during the storm period in early January 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1381/25]
1108. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can provide an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1390/25]
1109. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the number of landowners nationwide who have trees which are non-commercial plantations impacted by ash dieback adjacent to public roads; if he has assessed the associated potential risk to road safety; if he would consider a scheme to help landowners with the cost of removal of their impacted trees; and if he will ma…
1110. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the TB supports in place for farmers affected when the higher rates of compensation will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1543/25]
1111. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department and agencies under the aegis of his Department have policies on the use of artificial intelligence, AI, within the Department and those agencies; whether training has been provided to staff on the use of AI; if his Department has used AI, including large language models, in the preparation of legislation or statutory …
1112. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on farm payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1648/25]
1113. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of all farm payments paid out to farmers in each county since July 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1721/25]
1114. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the full address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by his Department where that address is located in Dublin, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1757/25]
1115. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payment of the €100 per ha tillage assistance payment to tillage farmers. [1805/25]
1116. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider reinstating the grant aid for dribble bar technology under TAMS. [1806/25]
1117. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a schedule of all foreign travel undertaken by him and his accompanying officials in 2023 and 2024, including flight, hotel, transfers and other miscellaneous costs. [1854/25]
1118. Deputy Marian Harkin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1252 of 9 September 2024, if a further update will be provided on the matter (details supplied). [1890/25]
1119. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support for the three-year MX101 (Marine Experience101) "Island of Ireland" pilot programme with the Atlantic Youth Trust and National Maritime College of Ireland within Munster Technical University, in partnership with Atlantic Technical University and Ulster University; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1958/25]
1120. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department suspended payments to farmers in early December 2024; if payments to farmers have commenced in 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1959/25]
1121. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions taken to date, and proposals advanced, regarding the need to retain the nitrates derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1970/25]
1122. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that all valid 2023/2024 applications for ACRES are finalised, and payments issued without delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1971/25]
1123. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of any public contracts in his Department provided to companies or individuals who do not pay tax in Ireland, including the names of the contractor, value of the contract and purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2028/25]
1124. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of any public contracts issued to a company (details supplied) over the last 10 years, including the value of the contract and the purpose of the contract, in tabular form. [2046/25]
1125. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses from the horse racing industry were sent to slaughter in 2024; to outline where horses are now being sent to slaughter given that the only licensed slaughterhouse was suspended last year.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2067/25]