Written answers
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Food Labelling
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has submitted new proposals to the EU regarding the introduction of national food labelling legislation; and if he will...
- Dairy Sector
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the difficulties facing dairy producers due to a collapse in prices for dairy products; the measures he will...
- Departmental Schemes
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if young farmers' installation aid or early retirement scheme applications received after 14 October 2008 have been...
- Food Labelling
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the fact that legislation currently being prepared at an EU level will not be sufficient in safeguarding the...
- Animal Diseases
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the health status of cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry here; if he has quantified the losses to agriculture...
- Fishing Quota
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the decision process whereby the allocation of the 2009 increase in mackerel quota was allocated; and if he will make a...
- Grant Payments
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to alleviate hardship caused to farmers in the Shannon callows region from Shannon Harbour to Lusmagh, County...
- Proposed Legislation
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to publish the animal health and welfare Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5024/09]
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers who have applied for the nitrates derogation who have applied for REPS 4; and if he will make a...
- Foreshore Licences
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will confirm that use can be made of valuers from the private sector in respect of foreshore applications arising from...
- Common Agricultural Policy
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the discussions there have been at the EU Agricultural Council regarding the future of the CAP post 2013. [4933/09]
- Proposed Legislation
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he plans to introduce legislation to deal with the difficulties facing the fishing industry with regard to the criminal...
- Aquaculture Licences
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the average waiting period for persons seeking a licence for aquaculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Departmental Schemes
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to reintroduce the early retirement scheme and the installation aid for young farmers scheme; and if he will make a...
- EU Directives
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the clear difficulties governing the spreading of slurry, which is regulated by calendar date, rather than...
- Grant Payments
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will quantify the benefits to the horticulture, livestock marts and small meat sectors in his pre-Christmas 2008 grant...
- Common Agricultural Policy
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way unused CAP funds will be dispensed; when funds are expected to be made available; and if he will make a statement on...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of REPS 4 farmers who have applied for the mixed grazing supplementary measure; and if he will make a statement on...
- World Trade Negotiations
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the latest communications with EU officials in respect of impending WTO negotiations; and if he will...
- Food Industry
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a progress report on the marketing initiatives which have been introduced by An Bord Bia internationally...
- Farm Waste Management
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when farmers will be awarded the outstanding farm waste management grants; his views on the fact that farmers entered into...
- Animal Diseases
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the status of Ireland in regards to brucellosis. [4936/09]
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the main problems that have occurred on REPS 4 plans that have been sent back to farmers; and if he will make a statement on...
- Sheep Sector
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the Aylward Report, he has plans to introduce a sheep welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Pigmeat Sector
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of EU support provided following the pork dioxin incident in December 2008. [4928/09]
- Milk Quota
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the consequences of the CAP health check for milk quotas between 2009 and 2015. [4938/09]
- Milk Prices
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason the price supports he welcomed under the CAP health check have failed to support milk prices; the minimum milk...
- Pigmeat Sector
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if compensation from public funds to be paid out to pigmeat processors is for pork actually born, fed and reared here; and...
- Organic Farming
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the organic food producing promotion initiatives planned for 2009; the estimated cost of these initiatives; and if he will...
- Food Safety Standards
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on proposals for a statutory imposed code of conduct governing the relationship between supermarkets and their...
- Fishing Industry Development
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied with the outcome of the December 2008 EU Fisheries Council. [4924/09]
- Bovine Disease Controls
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the benefit to farmers of the recent decision to raise the testing age for BSE to 48 months. [4945/09]
- Grant Payments
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of REP scheme two farmers paid in 2008; the amount of money paid to them; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Farm Waste Management
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the expected end date for the completion of inspections under the farm waste management scheme; and if he will make a...
- Aquaculture Licences
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the breakdown of the number of aquaculture licence applications received and granted for the years 2003 to 2008; and if he...
- Grant Payments
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of REP scheme three farmers paid in 2008; the amount of money paid to them; and if he will make a statement on...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers he expects to participate in REP scheme three and REP scheme four by the 15 May 2009 single farm...
- Grant Payments
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a series of staggered payments over 2009 to 2010 will be introduced for the 17,000 farmers who are awaiting payment under...
- Fisheries Protection
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the details of the newly imposed restrictions on the whitefish fishing fleet in the north west, with particular emphasis on...
- Fishing Quota
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the concerns that the distribution of the 2009 increase in mackerel quota is not...
- Common Agricultural Policy
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the manner in which he estimates the CAP Health Check will be worth €170 million to farmers here. [4942/09]
- Special Areas of Conservation
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when management plans will be implemented in all coastal special areas of conservation where this contributes to the delay...
- Fishing Industry Development
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the recommendations from the Cawley report which have been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4890/09]
- Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of transfers of active farm holdings registered with his Department for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009 for persons...
- Dairy Sector
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he has taken at EU level to help underpin the dairy sector; if he is satisfied that such steps will be sufficient...
- Grant Payments
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the percentage of farmers due a REP scheme four payment who have been paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Dairy Sector
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the initiatives he has taken and will take to secure an appropriate level of price support for the dairy sector in order to...
- North-South Ministerial Council
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the outcome of the recent North-South Ministerial Council sectoral meeting. [4935/09]
- Food Safety Standards
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will review the entire inspection regime following the pork dioxin scare to ensure inspectors are working in areas of...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the provision being made in his Department's vote for REP scheme in 2009. [4937/09]
- Agricultural Exports
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his projections, proposals and conclusions for the development and expansion of the agri-food sector over the next five...
- Grant Payments
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the status of applications under the farm improvement scheme which were made before the closing date of 31 October 2007 but...
- Agricultural Exports
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he is taking to promote new exports to mainland Europe in view of the fact that there is little prospect of...
- Animal Diseases
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to progress the herd health initiative. [4934/09]
- Bovine Diseases
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of cases of BSE here in 2008. [4944/09]
- Farm Safety
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to promote the importance of health and safety on farms in 2009 in view of the fact that 21 people lost their...
- Grant Payments
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the value of REP scheme payments by his Department in December 2008. [4929/09]
- Live Exports
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the arrangements he will put in place to ensure live exporters can continue to get livestock cleared for export on a...
- Animal Welfare
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of support his Department provides to voluntary animal welfare organisations. [4930/09]
- Farm Waste Management
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payments will commence under the farm waste management scheme to the 17,400 farmers awaiting grant aid in view of the...
- Aquaculture Development
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the potential future employment prospects of aquaculture or fish farming which, according...
- Farm Waste Management
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will put in place special arrangements to ensure all receipts are returned to farmers by the end of February 2009...
- Food Safety Standards
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied that imported gas flushed chicken fillets comply fully with the stringent health and safety food...
- Rural Development
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the impact for Ireland of the recent announcement of the European Commission to provide additional funding for rural...
- Grant Payments
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason REP scheme four payments were not paid in 2008 and have been delayed until now; and if he will make a statement...
- Rural Development
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the €17 million in modulation funds to come available in 2009 to 2010 will be targeted toward mountain areas in view of...
- Agricultural Imports
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the breakdown on the level of beef and dairy imports into Ireland by quantity and country of origin; and if he will make a...
- Aquaculture Development
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that aquaculture in Scotland alone is 50 times the size of that in Ireland while...
- Grant Payments
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the details of the negotiations he, his Department officials or Department of Finance officials are engaged in with Irish...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of the budgetary provisions of his Department to meet in full and without...
- Foreshore Licences
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will introduce legislation to resolve planning issues relating to offshore wind generation; the remit of any...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment
- Redundancy Payments
Question 158: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a statutory redundancy payment to a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3, which would not be paid...
- Work Permits
Question 159: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits granted to US citizens for each year since 1998 to date in 2009. [5122/09]
- Redundancy Payments
Question 160: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the time normally taken to process applications for statutory redundancy; and if she will make a statement on...
- Work Permits
Question 161: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment when the rules regarding the issue of work permits were last reviewed; her plans in the current economic...
- Local Employment Service
Question 162: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the catchment area assigned to each of the local employment services in Dublin. [5248/09]
- Department of Finance
- Ministerial Appointments
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in respect of the five members of the board of Anglo Irish Banks who tendered their resignations prior to the recent nationalisation of the...
- EU Funding
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will directly facilitate a meeting with the Special European Union Programmes Body and the North-South Ministerial Council with a view to...
- Estimates for Public Services
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Finance when the revised Estimates for public services 2009 will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5142/09]
- Tax Code
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Finance if there are plans to review the introduction of the air travel tax; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5150/09]
- Pension Provisions
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Finance the proportion of salaries the new pension related levies apply to; if it is applicable to tax free allowances; and if he will make a statement on...
- National Lottery Funding
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Finance the way the funding from the national lottery is apportioned to each sector of the budget for each of the previous five years in tabular form; if he...
- Eircom Staff
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Finance if employees of Eircom, formerly known as Telecom Éireann, are regarded as public servants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5118/09]
- Sports Sponsorship
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Finance if, in view of the nationalisation of Anglo-Irish Bank, it is intended to proceed with the sponsorship of the Anglo-Irish Novices Hurdle at the...
- Tax Code
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Finance the number of primary and post primary schools which have obtained charitable status from the Revenue Commissioners since the scheme was first...
- Public Contracts
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will supply a copy of the guidelines or other documentation that have been issued to public bodies regarding pre-qualification criteria to be...
- Department of Health and Children
- Hospital Services
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the provision currently made for in-patients in the Mid-West Regional Hospital who require speech therapy and occupational therapy,...
- Accident and Emergency Services
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if hospitals have a facility to allow patients to pay their accident and emergency bills by credit card; if not, the reason for same;...
- Health Service Staff
Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to amend legislation to differentiate between physiotherapists and physical therapists; and if she will make a statement on...
- Health Services
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason a person (details supplied) has been removed from the care of a facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Tobacco Products
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the proposed regulations to be brought forward regarding provisions for the sale of tobacco products; and if she will make a statement...
- Medical Cards
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has issued regulations or guidelines to set out the way different assets, shareholdings, shares in private companies, unit funds...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who has been told that they must wait for another nine months for an operation at...
- Health Services
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will receive the orthodontic treatment for which they have been waiting since 2004....
- Cancer Screening Programme
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the funding she has committed towards the development of the breast cancer services at the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 190: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will expedite an outpatient appointment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is on the orthopaedic knee...
- Care of the Elderly
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of beds in long stay homes and hospitals for the elderly which the Health Service Executive plan to close in 2009; the number...
- Nursing Home Accommodation
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of additional or replacement long stay nursing home beds currently under construction; the number of the additional or...
- Nursing Homes Repayment Scheme
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of applications received under the nursing home repayment scheme; the number of applicants issued offers to date; the number...
- Health Services
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on correspondence regarding services in respect of a child (details supplied) in County Meath; if domiciliary care allowance...
- Hospital Staff
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of nurse vacancies that are currently unfilled at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin; when these critical positions will be filled;...
- Health Services
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when approval will be received from the Health Service Executive national director of estates to proceed further with the development of...
- Hospital Accommodation
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the health and safety grounds on which the decision was made to close a 19 bed unit at St Patrick's Hospital in Waterford; if a report...
- Hospitals Building Programme
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to build a new 50 bed unit at St Patrick's geriatric care hospital in Waterford; the stage such plans are at; if funding is...
- Smoking Ban
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will review her decision not to initiate the process of imposing a ban on smoking in vehicles transporting children under 16...
- Health Services
Question 201: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite an application for three additional home care hours for a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; the reason...
- Homeless Persons
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of young homeless persons sleeping rough at present; the number who slept rough on 3 February 2009 during the snow; if there...
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Refugee Statistics
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of programme refugees to be accepted by Ireland in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5084/09]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the annual cost of providing security to former officer holders; and the number of office holders involved. [5133/09]
- Citizenship Applications
Question 206: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when a decision will be made in respect of naturalisation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
- Garda Deployment
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of gardaí stationed in Blanchardstown, Dublin 15; and if that is an increase on the same period in 2008. [5128/09]
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, further to Parliamentary Question No. 87 of 4 December 2008, the grade which is under subscribed; the timetable envisaged...
- Closed Circuit Television Systems
Question 216: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will ensure that there is sufficient closed circuit television coverage to deter crime in Sheriff Street, Dublin; and...
- Asylum Applications
Question 217: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5167/09]
- Court Procedures
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of warrants currently outstanding in the Coolock garda district, Dublin 1, as of 4 February 2009; the number of...
- Asylum Applications
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of asylum seekers in direct provision accommodation in 2007, 2008 and forecast for 2009; the budget for direct...
- Garda Recruitment
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of members of the Garda reserve recruited to date; the stations to which they have been allocated; and the...
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Emigrant Support Services
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will actively support the undocumented Irish in the USA and encourage the Australian model as a priority. [5064/09]
- Overseas Development Aid
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the steps he is taking to ensure value for money with the overseas development aid budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Emigrant Support Services
Question 223: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the number of embassy staff involved in lobbying the US Congress in relation to the undocumented Irish in the US and the need to protect...
- Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism
- Sports Funding
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism if money from the national lottery was used to fund a project (details supplied) in County Dublin; if so, the amount in each of the...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Departmental Bodies
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the reason that there is no requirement for bodies such as Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann to publish annual accounts...
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the waiting period for the processing of payment in respect of jobseeker's benefit and jobseeker's allowance in her Department's...
- Department of Defence
- Defence Forces Strength
Question 233: To ask the Minister for Defence his plans to reduce the number of civilian posts in the Defence Forces; his further plans to change the specification of a particular post (details...
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Building Regulations
Question 234: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is an obligation on general practitioners for their practice premises to be wheelchair accessible;...
- Water and Sewerage Schemes
Question 235: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the position regarding the sewerage scheme in respect of Bruff, County Limerick; if his Department received a...
- Social and Affordable Housing
Question 236: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of applicants currently on social housing waiting list for a local authority (details supplied) in...
- Local Authority Elections
Question 239: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if a sitting town councillor who is a craft worker for a local authority and whose work category has not...
- Water Quality
Question 240: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will clarify the powers available to local authorities under section 12 of the Environmental Protection...
- Housing Aid for the Elderly
Question 241: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when moneys will be allocated to local authorities in respect of the housing aid for old people, the housing...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 243: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, further to Parliamentary Question No. 1105 of 27 January 2009, his views on whether the European Central...
- Planning Issues
Question 245: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the date he issued guidelines to local authorities on the building of houses on flood plains; and if he will...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Harbours and Piers
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a licence has been granted to commence dredging at Arklow Harbour, County Wicklow. [5147/09]
- Afforestation Programme
Question 247: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way his Department will meet its planting targets in view of proposals to reduce grant aid for forestry projects; if he...
- Grant Payments
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment of grant under the farm waste management scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny....
- Fishing Fleet
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason days at sea restrictions have been placed on white fish fishermen who operate in box 6A in view of commitments...
- Grant Payments
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the status of the application under the farm waste management scheme for a person (details supplied); when payment will be...
- Foreshore Licences
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the guidelines being used to review and decide on applications for offshore energy licences; if these guidelines are...
- Grant Payments
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment under the farm waste management scheme; and if he will...
- World Trade Talks
Question 261: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the World Trade Organisation; the extent of recent developments; the expected impact on Irish and...
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 262: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action he proposes to take to ensure that national, European or other policy strategies arising from global warming or...
- Food Industry
Question 263: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which his Department has monitored the growth of food exports throughout world markets; the degree to which...
- Food Safety Standards
Question 264: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which all imported food and food products are checked and tested here to ensure compliance with national and...
- Irish Horseracing Industry
Question 265: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his proposals for the future development of the sporting horse industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Fishing Industry Development
Question 266: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he has taken or proposes to take at European Union level to minimise the impact of overfishing in Irish coastal...
- Food Security
Question 267: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, unilaterally or together with his European Union colleagues, he has put in place or will put in place adequate measures...
- Pigmeat Sector
Question 268: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans for the development and expansion of the pork and bacon industry on home and export markets with particular...
- Sheep Sector
Question 269: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans for the future development of the lamb industry with particular reference to retaining existing export markets,...
- State Laboratories
Question 270: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the degree to which full laboratory facilities for the equine industry are available here; the degree to which samples are...
- Beef Industry
Question 272: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans for the future development and expansion of the beef industry with particular reference to maintaining existing...
- Department of Education and Science
- Educational Disadvantage
Question 273: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will address the problems that will arise for a school (details supplied) in Dublin 24 which was classified as disadvantaged and...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 274: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made for a new school building in respect of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 275: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a school (details supplied) will receive funding for emergency works to be carried out; if he will confirm if this application is...
- School Transport
Question 276: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position of a request for school transport in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a...
- Departmental Funding
Question 277: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made in the context of his meetings with the Church of Ireland Board of Education on addressing the problems created for...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 278: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath, who is in receipt of an education grant, has not been awarded the top...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 279: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the status of the application from a school (details supplied) for emergency works; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- School Management
Question 280: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when a decision will be made with regard to the management structure in respect of a school (details supplied); and if he will make a...
- School Staffing
Question 281: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the situation in a school (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Schools Refurbishment
Question 282: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position regarding work required for repair of sewerage works; if funding is available for this repair at a school (details...
- Departmental Funding
Question 283: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the amount invested each year to date in the programme for research in third level institutions; the level of investment to be...
- Departmental Circulars
Question 288: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the number of circulars produced by his Department each year for the past five years; if such circulars were printed and posted to...
- Higher Education Grants
Question 289: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the progress made by his Department in introducing changes to the streamlining of the maintenance grant supports system as envisaged...
- School Accommodation
Question 290: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will enumerate which towns and villages in County Laois are being considered by the developing areas unit of his Department; and...
