Results 18,661-18,680 of 21,588 for speaker:Denis Naughten
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: Will the Minister give an educated guess as to when this scheme will be in place? A number of farmers were on the REPS 2 scheme, which lapsed on 31 December, and they cannot apply for a new scheme until REPS 4 becomes available. Will the Minister extend the REPS 2 scheme as an interim measure, either for six or 12 months, to get over the anomaly that exists? Farmers who were in REPS 1 and...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: In light of the funding they received by the colleague of the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food through the national development plan and in the budget, surely a national scheme could be introduced to get over this issue until REPS 4 becomes available. We are talking about a small number of people but they should not be left high and dry.
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: The Minister of State is doing her best to announce it before the election.
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: Do not forget the forestry end of it.
- Food Industry. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: Is the Minister of State saying that there is to be a U-turn in February on the commitment given by the Minister for Agriculture and Food before Christmas or is the Department seriously considering providing viewing facilities for farmers as part of the â¬50 million meat processing development budget as indicated by the Minister? The difficulty with weights is the Department of Agriculture...
- Food Industry. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: Another U-turn.
- Direct Payment Schemes. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the practical steps she is taking to address the burden of cross-compliance on farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4056/07]
- Direct Payment Schemes. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: Many farmers are currently living in fear of cross-compliance inspections. As a result, some farmers are literally packing it in and reducing numbers. I will give the Minister an example. This morning, I met with farmers on the Offaly-Westmeath border. They told me that when 70 farmers recently held a meeting about the development of an airport in County Offaly, there was only one...
- Direct Payment Schemes. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: It is the position on the ground.
- Direct Payment Schemes. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: The Minister promised to issue all farmers with a copy of the checklist the Department of Agriculture and Food will use. It was not issued for the 2006 inspections. When will it be issued to farmers? If a person brings a car for an NCT, it is known what conditions and checks are required before the vehicle is brought in. Will the Minister ensure that when an inspector carries out an...
- Direct Payment Schemes. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: When?
- Direct Payment Schemes. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: It is the same story.
- Direct Payment Schemes. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: When will they get the checklist? We need a date.
- Grant Payments. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: There are only 100 cases outstanding.
- Grant Payments. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: I am sure the staff in Raphoe would like to go down and meet them.
- Sugar Beet Industry. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: In reality, farmers are getting only approximately a quarter of the available compensation, a far cry from the 60% to 40% split from the sugar beet crop return. Every farmer in Europe, whether he or she produces beet, gets the single farm payment, so that does not form part of the compensation package. The restructuring fund falls due in June, but does the legal action currently being taken...
- Sugar Beet Industry. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: I accept that, but everybody involved in the beet industry in the past receives that single farm payment. Discussions have been ongoing with Greencore and the Government has its golden share with regard to the disposal of assets. Will the Government put forward the case that at the time the property was disposed of to Greencore, it was undervalued because of the impact of the golden share?...
- Sugar Beet Industry. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: They got a very valuable asset for nothing.
- Food Safety Standards. (6 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister of State for his response. The Minister of State will be aware that many family butchers are under significant financial pressures currently, and many are going out of business. The loss of that sector of the market would be bad from a farmer's point of view as it provides some kind of competition to the big meat plants. It also gives variety to the consumer, which is...
- Written Answers — Naval Service: Naval Service (1 Feb 2007)
Denis Naughten: Question 20: To ask the Minister for Defence his contingency plans to expand the Naval Service in the event of Ireland's area of sea shelf responsibility being extended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2769/07]