618. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his Department’s policy on land eligibility for CAP payments where bracken or heather encroachment has occurred due to natural conditions beyond a farmer’s control. [35816/25]
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619. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has considered reintroducing or substituting a safe chemical alternative to Asulox for bracken control in uplands. [35817/25]
620. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support the establishment of a new EIP or pilot project to support sustainable grazing, biodiversity and wildfire prevention in the Comeragh Mountains. [35818/25]
152. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horse passports issued annually, by passport issuing organisation; and by year since 2008, in tabular form. [34655/25]
153. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average waiting time for passport issuance by Horse Sport Ireland, by county, by year for the past 10 years, in tabular form. [34656/25]
154. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for horse passports currently outstanding, by passport issuing organisations, to provide a breakdown, by county, in tabular form. [34657/25]
155. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm the number of horse passports issued over the past 10 years that have included a "Do Not Enter Food Chain" stamp, by reason, county and year. [34658/25]
156. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual number of complaints received regarding horse passport delays, errors or irregularities, by county, and by year since 2010. [34659/25]
157. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm whether a centralised national microchip and passport database for equines exists; and if not, whether there are plans to establish one. [34660/25]
158. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the Department's strategy for supporting the wider equine sector, particularly small-scale breeders and leisure horse owners. [34661/25]
159. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the level of State investment in the horse sport and leisure industry, in each of the past 10 years, broken down by programme and county. [34662/25]
160. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline by which he expects ministerial functions to be delegated to the Minister of State for Fisheries and the Marine, if he will account for the delay of almost five months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34663/25]
161. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is concerned about the closure of smaller scale abattoirs and the difficulties now facing small producers and organic producers in processing their animals (details supplied); to highlight any solutions or supports that might be available to these small-scale producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34718/2…
653. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the capital works projects funded under the 2025 fishery harbour coastal infrastructure development programme in Dunmore East Fisheries Harbour Centre; and when each of those projects will be completed, in tabular form. [31921/25]
505. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason grant aid for course fees, under the new European Maritime and Fisheries Fund announced July 2024, is only available to BIM training courses or equivalent courses, resulting in the same qualifications as those provided by BIM and not for academic courses like the Higher Diploma in Business in Fisheries and Aquaculture o…
506. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider providing 50% grant aid for student fees for the Higher Diploma in Business in Fisheries and Aquaculture offered by South East Technological University, as had been the case in the past; if he will designate a State body with responsibility for promoting third level education courses and degree programmes in the fisher…
507. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions taken in line with what the programme for Government calls "the promotion of marine education courses and degree programmes with a view to increasing enrolments"; if it is planned to make any promotional funding available to increase enrolments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27118/25]
508. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine given the State has more than eight degree courses in agriculture, well-funded and endowed since 1926, whether it is now time to promote at least one degree course in fisheries in Ireland. [27119/25]
923. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the current Programme for Government's promised action to "Ensure the promotion of marine education courses and degree programmes with a view to increasing enrolments", the plans in place to increase enrolments in marine education courses and degree programmes since formation of the Government. [23749/25]
924. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will continue to support higher diplomas in business in fisheries and aquaculture, and similar courses that are currently struggling to run because of a shortage of numbers, by bringing back the 50% grant-aid to help pay for fees. [23750/25]
925. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how he believes we can renew our fisheries and aquaculture sector if we are not educating our young people in that sector. [23751/25]
944. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he received the application for the dredging of Cé Heilbhic from Waterford County Council before 4 April; and if he will prioritise the works that are so badly needed now that the RNLI lifeboat and local fishermen are unable to go to sea either side of high tide. [24414/25]
313. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the ongoing delays in the issuing of ACRES scheme payments; the number of participants currently awaiting payment; and the steps being taken to expedite processing. [21908/25]
314. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a detailed update on preparations underway for the next round of fisheries quota negotiations, including stakeholder engagement, key priorities for Ireland and concerns raised by the sector. [21909/25]
315. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will initiate a full review of the funding, performance and regulatory oversight of the local authority marine infrastructure scheme; and if he will set out the issues identified by his Department with regard to project delivery and funding allocation under the scheme. [21910/25]