Written answers
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Afforestation Programme
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will respond to Coillte proposals on forestry and carbon sequestration; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Food Harvest 2020
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the recommendations from the Food Harvest 2010 report that will be prioritised for implementation in 2011; and if he will...
- Food Industry
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action being taken to address the imbalance in the food chain to ensure both producers and consumers have access to fair...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has held discussions with the Department of Social Protection with regard to farm assist payments; and if he will make...
- Beef Industry
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the outturn for 2010 expected in the suckler cow welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45277/10]
- Compensation Payments
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the scheme of compensation available to farmers who are forced to destock in the Twelve Bens area of Connemara and the Nephin...
- Food Industry
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the price uncertainty currently being faced by the pig and poultry sectors; and if he will make a statement on...
- EU Directives
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the principal features of the second national action plan under the nitrates directive; and if he will make a statement on...
- Farm Inspections
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of inspections carried out to date in 2010 in both REP schemes and single farm payment on a monthly basis; and if...
- On-farm Investment Schemes
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason planning permission is required for fencing in Natura areas under the sheep fencing grant scheme when it is not a...
- Common Fisheries Policy
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will be seeking an increase in quota allocation for Irish fishermen as part of changes to the Common Fisheries Policy....
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to extend the agri-environment options scheme to new entrants in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Food Harvest 2020
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made to date by the Food Harvest 2020 implementation group; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Food Industry
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the parameters within which he proposes to influence his EU colleagues towards ensuring the viability of the Irish and EU...
- Milk Quota
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the basis on which the recently announced new milk quota trading scheme will operate; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Common Agricultural Policy
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his priorities on the forthcoming negotiations on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a...
- Veterinary Services
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures he is taking to reduce the cost of veterinary medicines which are considerably more expensive here than in...
- Food Labelling
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the degree to which he proposes to improve labelling and traceability with a view to safeguarding the integrity of the...
- Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the plans in place to deliver a strategy developing an agri-renewable industry; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Fisheries Protection
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views regarding the transfer of Ireland's fish quotas to Norway to pay for cod and other stocks; and if he will make a...
- On-farm Investment Schemes
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the dairy hygiene scheme will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45204/10]
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason agriculture environment options scheme farmers with Natura land have a different start-up date from those without...
- On-farm Investment Schemes
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of overall funding that will be provided for the various targeted agricultural modernisation schemes; and if he...
- Poultry Industry
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the initiatives or supports in place to assist Irish poultry farmers wishing to expand or move to poultry egg breeding...
- On-farm Investment Schemes
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to exclude existing dairy farmers from the new dairy investment scheme by the imposition of selection criteria that...
- EU Directives
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to make changes to calendar farming in view of the fact that unpredictable weather patterns over the past few years...
- Bovine Diseases
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the value of the recently announced changes in brucellosis testing to Irish farmers; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Direct Payment Schemes
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of penalties imposed under the REP scheme and single farm payment schemes to date in 2010; the specific reasons...
- National Recovery Plan
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide details on the streamlining or consolidation measures that will be introduced to deliver the €120...
- Grant Payments
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of single farm payment applications for 2010 still awaiting approval; and if he will make a statement on the...
- World Trade Negotiations
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide details of his most recent discussions at EU level with regard to future trade negotiations and in...
- Farm Inspections
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures he will take to reduce the cost of farm inspections from the €1,800 per inspection in the Comptroller and...
- EU Directives
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the date until which the recently agreed renewal derogation under the nitrates directive will run; and if he will make a...
- Harbours and Piers
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the funding that has been approved under the fishery harbour and coastal infrastructure development programme; and if he will...
- EU Directives
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to establish a nitrates working group with Teagasc to identify solutions for the pig and poultry sectors once the...
- Afforestation Programme
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of forestry planting he anticipates taking place in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45060/10]
- On-farm Investment Schemes
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the period over which payments will be made under the recently launched sheep fencing and mobile handling scheme; the other...
- Decentralisation Programme
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the decisions he will take in 2011 under the decentralisation programme in view of the current fiscal situation; and if he...
- Farm Improvement Scheme
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will allow the farmers locked out of the farm improvement scheme in October 2007 receive approval for applications...
- Beef Industry
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers who have now completed training courses for the suckler welfare training scheme; the number of farmers...
- Food Imports
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the controls on imported beef and lamb; the measures taken to ensure that it is correctly labelled; and if he will make a...
- Aquaculture Licences
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of outstanding applications for aquaculture licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45210/10]
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will confirm the date for agri-environment options scheme payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of planting of willow and miscanthus he anticipates as a result of his recently announced 2011 bio-energy scheme;...
- Grant Payments
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when REPS 4 payments will issue for the 2010 contract year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45199/10]
- Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of EU funds available to the agri-environment options scheme from the €250 million allocated to the scheme; and...
- Organic Farming
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the way the Food Harvest 2020 report can contribute to the growth of the Irish organic and horticulture sectors;...
- Dairy Sector
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way he anticipates the 50% growth target for dairy production, set out in the Food Harvest 2020 report, will be achieved;...
- Food Industry
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress that has been made in relation to brand Ireland's proposal contained in the Food Harvest 2020 report; and if he...
- Grant Payments
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the total amount of interest due to farmers who had to wait for their full farm waste management grant; and if he will make a...
- Forestry Sector
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the value of the financial approvals for the autumn forestry planting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45059/10]
- Installation Aid Scheme
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers who were locked out of installation aid in the October 2008 budget and his plans to resolve these...
- Beef Industry
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the role played by him in the introduction of the beef price grid; if he was consulted on any aspect and if so which aspects...
- Food Harvest 2020
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects the horticulture action group to report back to the Food Harvest 2020 high level implementation group; and if...
- Departmental Charges
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to reduce the cost of the scrapie levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45209/10]
- Animal Feedstuffs
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the proposals to allow up to 0.1% of unapproved genetically modified material in imports of animal feed; and if...
- Department of An Taoiseach
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 88: To ask the Taoiseach the amount spent on legal fees by him in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45631/10]
- Department of Education and Science
- Training and Work Experience Programmes
Question 89: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of persons who have taken part in the graduate work placement programme in 2009 and to date in 2010; if this...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 90: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills when a school building project (details supplied) will be re-tendered; if the funding will be provided for the project out...
- School Accommodation
Question 91: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the total cost of leasing premises for schools in County Meath; the total cost for each individual school to date since...
- Schools Building Projects
Question 92: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will confirm if she is now in a position to fund the school building programme at a school (details supplied) in...
- State Examinations (1 comment)
Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the arrangements in place to ensure posts as supervisors for the State examinations are open to suitably qualified members...
- Special Educational Needs
Question 94: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she will make provision whereby the home tuition grant can be extended for a further 12 months to children over five...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 95: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the amount spent on legal fees by her in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the...
- Department of Finance
- Banking Sector Regulation
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Finance if pay increases were granted to any staff in Allied Irish Bank, Bank of Ireland or Anglo Irish Bank during 2009 or 2010; if so, the number of...
- National Asset Management Agency
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the fact that there may be some hotels in Ireland that were constructed by developers during the boom, which are now in financial...
- Tax Collection
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Finance the reason a company (details supplied) is unable to receive customer refunds into their account leaving them at an unfair advantage; and if he will...
- Tax Code
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to introduce reliefs from capital gains tax for persons who must sell their lands through compulsory purchase as they are not selling the...
- Public Sector Pay
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Finance the recommendations of the Report of the Public Service Benchmarking Body, 21 December 2007 which have been implemented; the cost to date of...
- Public Private Partnership
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Finance following the publication of the four year plan, if he has sanctioned the continuation of the public private partnerships for the National Roads...
- Public Sector Pay
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Finance if he has surveyed the patterns of leave days, overtime, working work breaks and so on that prevail across the public service, in comparison to the...
- Tax Code
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Finance if he will deal with a matter (details supplied) regarding VAT for public service vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45562/10]
- Property Services Providers
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Finance if members of the public can confirm with the Revenue Commissioners if an estate agent or letting agent is licensed as required by the Auctioneers...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Finance the amount spent on legal fees by him in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45626/10]
- Infrastructure Investment Priorities
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance the status of Infrastructure Investment Priorities 2011-2016 in light of the Government's four year plan; the reduction in allocated funding he...
- Department of Health and Children
- Medical Cards
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding an application for renewal of their medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and...
- Hospital Waiting Lists
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8 will receive an appointment for surgery. [45343/10]
- Health Services
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45348/10]
- Care of the Elderly
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans to make changes to the home care package scheme; her further plan to issue guidelines on the application process; and if she...
- Medical Cards
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be issued with their medical card; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Nursing Home Repayment Scheme
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in paying the final settlement under the health repayment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
- Health Services
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will be provided with funding to allow them obtain KARE services in Kildare; and if...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the amount spent on legal fees by her in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
- Department of Transport
- Road Network
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Transport if he will give an assurance that there are adequate supplies of salt in stock to deal with a cold snap similar to the one experienced in early...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Transport the amount spent on legal fees by him in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45633/10]
- Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform
- Departmental Bodies
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the cost to the Exchequer to run the Private Security Authority for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on...
- Garda Deployment
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will report on the number of gardaí, all ranks, employed in the Clare Garda division for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if...
- Departmental Reports
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the suggestions of the Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes which have been implemented...
- Garda Remuneration
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if he will provide a breakdown of the Garda pay and allowances cuts that have been made since the publication of the Report of the...
- Courts Service
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the cost of appeals to have rulings on wards of court appealed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45571/10]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the amount spent on legal fees by him in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
- Prison Committals
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of foreign nationals from outside EU member states who are in prison here; the procedure for dealing with such persons...
- Prisoner Releases
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the total prison population; the number of prisoners on temporary release; the number of prisoners on temporary release who cannot be...
- Sexual Offences
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the number of persons who have been convicted of a sexual offence and who are subject to post-release supervision and who can be...
- Department of Foreign Affairs
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the amount spent on legal fees by him in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45627/10]
- Passport Applications
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the position regarding a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45642/10]
- Department of Social and Family Affairs
- Social Welfare Code
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons are being forced to withdraw midway through labour activation fund training...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an appeal for carer's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the position regarding an application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on an appeal for illness benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will...
- Social Welfare Benefits
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the outcome for the back to education grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [45520/10]
- Community Services Programme
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when the new contracts for all of the 445 service providers funded by the community services programme will be offered; when they can...
- Social Welfare Appeals
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if an oral hearing for jobseeker's allowance will be arranged in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [45580/10]
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the amount spent on legal fees by him in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45630/10]
- Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government
- Election Management System
Question 153: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce legislation to require general elections to be held at a weekend; and if he will make...
- Local Authority Housing
Question 154: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of homes included in the programme for the installation of central heating in existing local...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 156: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the amount spent on legal fees by him in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a...
- Water Charges
Question 157: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the costs associated with the proposed nationwide water meter installation programme; and if he will make a...
- Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
- Energy Conservation
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a person (details supplied) would qualify for the warmer homes scheme; and if he will make a statement on...
- Departmental Correspondence
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when he will respond to correspondence from this Deputy in respect of a person (details supplied) and directly...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the amount spent on legal fees by him in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a...
- Department of Agriculture and Food
- Harbours and Piers
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will deal with a matter (details supplied) regarding a harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45565/10]
- Direct Payment Schemes
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the details of each scheme funded by him; the total amount of funding expected to be allocated to each scheme in 2010; the...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the details of the financial commitments under the REP scheme for each year, including the current year, up to 2014; the...
- Grant Payments
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their payment under the new REP scheme system; and...
- Food Labelling
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give an assurance that the labelling of food products on sale here is fully authentic and preserves the integrity...
- Food Industry
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he has taken at national or EU level to develop the food producing sector as a means of economic recovery; and if...
- World Trade Negotiations
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he plans to adopt a robust stance at EU level in the context of World Trade Organisation negotiations with particular...
- Food Exports
Question 182: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the location and extent of new markets secured for Irish meat and dairy products in each of the past three years to date in...
- National Herd
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of the bovine, swine and sheep numbers; the extent to which this has changed in each of the past three years to...
- Food Industry
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent he has monitored the degree to which prices awarded to the producer and a charge to the consumer here compare to...
- Fishing Industry Development
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to develop the fishing industry in a way which is sympathetic to the needs of coastal counties and fishing...
- Common Fisheries Policy
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the discussions he has had at EU level in the matter of the Common Fisheries Policy and review; and if he will make a...
- Ministerial Travel
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of countries and locations he has visited in each of the past three years in the course of promotion of Irish...
- Grant Payments
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent of farm payments still outstanding in respect of each of the past three years to date in 2010; and if he will...
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food the amount spent on legal fees by him in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the...
- Department of Enterprise, Trade and Innovation
- National Recovery Plan
Question 197: To ask the Minister for Enterprise; Trade and Innovation the way he plans to cut costs for small and medium enterprises under the four year plan; and if he will make a statement on...
- Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs
- Departmental Expenditure
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Community; Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the amount spent on legal fees by him in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement...
- Department of Defence
- Departmental legal expenses
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Defence the amount spent on legal fees by him in the years 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45622/10]
