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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department, along with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage established the Irish Deer Management Strategy group to develop a strategy for the sustainable management of deer in Ireland. The Group comprised representatives from my Department, National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Coillte. A report was published into “Developing a Sustainable Deer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Communications (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Deputy may wish to note that my government business is carried out through secure official email accounts. My Department is bound by its Information Security Acceptable Use Policy which states that the official email accounts assigned to each member of staff are to be used for all work related correspondence.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Communications (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: I wish to inform the Deputy that I do not have any messaging provider downloaded on my Ministerial phone.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: In common with all Government Departments, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine pays relevant expenses under the broad headings of Travel & Subsistence including travel, accommodation and subsistence expenses attributable to activities and expenses whilst engaged in official Department duties in Ireland and abroad. Expenses are submitted and approved via the National...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: The person named was accepted into Tranche 1 of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) with a start date of 1st January 2023 and is up to date with payments. The ACRES contract value for the herd owner has been calculated at €4,173.78. However a conditionality penalty of €208.68 was applied. The difference of €173.78 between the contract value and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: My Department does not have any records of contracts awarded via public procurement that have used reserve contracts or that have social clauses included. As regards the 13 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred the Deputy’s question to the Agencies and have requested that a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Assisted Animal Reproduction (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) announced in April 2024 that it had updated its Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Practitioners to prohibit veterinarians from carrying out surgical artificial insemination in dogs due to ethical and welfare considerations. However, this new prohibition does not apply to greyhounds, as the practice is provided for in legislation under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Dogs (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: On 1 June 2025, all policy and legislative responsibility for the Control of Dogs Acts transferred to my Department from the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (DRCDG). It must be noted that local authorities retain responsibility for all operational, implementation and enforcement matters under the Acts. A high level stakeholder group was established in 2024 to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: As part of the governance and oversight of the Climate Action Plan process, the Department of An Taoiseach publish, on a quarterly basis, progress reports on the status of the actions within the Climate Action Plan (CAP). These reports are available online: www.gov.ie/en/publication/55fde-climate-action-important-pub lications. These include detail on the specific actions and progress...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: Following the latest Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) payment run over 99% of participants have had their 2023 payments finalised, almost 98% of participants have now received their 2024 advance payment (which is worth 85% of the total payment for 2024), while over 95% have also received the remainder of their 2024 payments which issue in the balancing payments. Payments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: I wish to advise the Deputy that Circular 25/2016: Protocol for the Provision of Information to Members of the Oireachtas by State Bodies states that each State Body must have a dedicated email address for Oireachtas Members. The dedicated email address for each of the State Bodies under the remit of my Department are set out in the table below. State Body Email...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sports Funding (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2209 and 2210 together. I wish to inform the Deputy that all of the schemes outlined below are currently open for applications. Sporting and community organisations with appropriate land access are eligible to apply, subject to meeting scheme conditions. Details of Capital Funding Programme or Grant Opening Date ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Programme for Government clearly sets out the Government's commitment to present the best case for continuance of Ireland's current Nitrates Derogation whilst working with farmers to deliver improved water quality. A Cabinet Committee on water quality chaired by the Taoiseach to coordinate water quality improvements and to work to secure Ireland's Nitrates Derogation at EU level has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2212 and 2216 together. The Commission's proposals for the next CAP and the next EU Budget (MFF) post-2027, published on 16 July, are the first step in a long process of negotiation. The next MFF will ultimately be agreed by EU Heads of State and Government at the European Council. My Department will analyse the Commission’s proposals in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Commission's proposals for the next CAP and the next EU Budget (MFF) post-2027, published on 16 July, are the first step in a long process of negotiation. The next MFF will ultimately be agreed by EU Heads of State and Government at the European Council. My Department will analyse the Commission’s proposals in detail to fully understand the implications for both the structure...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: At the December 2024 Nitrates Committee, my officials advised that in accordance with the Nitrates Directive, Ireland wished to apply for permission to continue applying in excess of 170kg of livestock manure Nitrogen per hectare from 2026, subject to a set of conditions that will ensure that application is scientifically justified and will continue to contribute to the achievement of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weather Events (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: The unpredictable nature of extreme weather/flooding events and the resulting impact on agriculture does not lend itself to a ready made scheme template where local effects vary with the event. My Department in recent years has provided a number of schemes to support farmers who have been badly affected by extreme weather/flooding. These include the Shass Landslide, The Shannon Callows,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: The Programme for Government; Our Shared Future (2020) included a commitment to establish an independent Agriculture Appeals Review Panel in legislation. The Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Act 2024 was passed by the Oireachtas and signed into law by the President in October 2024. The 2024 Act provides for the establishment of an independent body, to be known as the ‘Agriculture...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: At this point in time over 99% of participants have had their 2023 payments finalised. Almost 98% of participants have now received their 2024 advance payment which is worth 85% of the total payment for 2024. Finally over 95% have also received the remainder of their 2024 payments which issue in the balancing payments. The issuing of payments has gathered considerable momentum this year...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (29 Jul 2025)

Martin Heydon: Alternative products, containing the EU-approved active substances carfentrazone-ethyl or pyraflufen-ethyl, are currently authorised in Ireland by my Department for use as potato crop desiccants. Teagasc advises that these products can be used effectively in many cases as part of an integrated pest management approach. This approach may involve seed manipulation prior to planting to...