Results 1,361-1,380 of 21,588 for speaker:Denis Naughten
- Food Imports. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: Those audits can be postponed if requested.
- EU Funding. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: Question 97: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the EU Commission on the rural development budget; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34273/05]
- EU Funding. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for her response and welcome her articulation of this point at European level. Is there any indication of what type of budget the EU will have in the Irish context? Will the Minister elaborate on the modulation funding and whether it will be included in the rural development budget or used to provide breeding programmes, and so on, here? A number of Deputies and I were in...
- EU Funding. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: The two Ministers are obviously not working together.
- EU Funding. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: If they are, the Minister for Agriculture and Food should put the suggestion to her colleague.
- EU Funding. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: What are the plans for the present modulation fund? Will some of it go into the rural development area? Will the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs get his hands on it? A specific problem has arisen with previous rural development budgets. Leader groups and other agencies have been very involved in developing small indigenous food companies but once those companies reach a...
- EU Funding. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: Will the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs get some of the money?
- EU Funding. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: How much of it?
- Bovine Diseases. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: I remind the Minister that the clock is ticking.
- Alternative Energy Projects. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: Is the Minister of State satisfied with the existing energy crop scheme being administered by the Department? Has consideration been given by either the Department or the Government to changing the legislation to ensure a minimum amount of biofuel in both petrol and diesel which is the case in continental Europe? The Minister of State referred to sugar beet but I was surprised he did not...
- Alternative Energy Projects. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: Will the Government change the legislation? I remind the Minister of State of the waste issue. Has that been ignored in the Department?
- Alternative Energy Projects. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: The Minister is wasting energy; we have heard what she had to say.
- Alternative Energy Projects. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: To enlighten the Minister of State, I did not speak about alternative energy.
- Alternative Energy Projects. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: My attention was on the Minister of State, Deputy Brendan Smith.
- Alternative Energy Projects. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: We will provide the land.
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: The same applies in Roscommon. It is happening all over the country.
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: It has not as many hedges as we have in Roscommon.
- Organic Farming. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: It looks like the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party does not get many opportunities to talk about agriculture.
- Organic Farming. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: Thirteen questions have been tabled today.
- Organic Farming. (15 Nov 2005)
Denis Naughten: Has the Minister of State taken any steps to address the problem associated with the labelling of products at country markets, which will damage the viability of many of them? Is he aware of the problem and has he received any submissions thereon? What action will he take to protect the viability of country markets?