Written answers
Tuesday, 15 November 2005
Department of Agriculture and Food
- EU Directives
Question 427: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if EU Directive 2005/34/EC will be implemented before 30 November 2005; if the directive will not be implemented by 30 November 2005 the... - Food Labelling
Question 429: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to introduce a clear and transparent food labelling system here; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - EU Negotiations
Question 431: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of proposals that her Department is opposing at European Council at any stage; the names of such proposals; the reason her... - EU Directives
Question 432: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the exemptions from EU directives or regulations that Ireland has achieved in her Department's competency area; the reason her... - Departmental Staff
Question 434: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of staff employed by her Department at the general office, Kildare Street, Dublin; the breakdown of the number of staff under... - Installation Aid Scheme
Question 435: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress to date in 2005 on an application by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick under the installation aid scheme.... - Afforestation Programme
Question 436: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of acres of forestry which have been planted for each of the past ten years; her views on whether it may not be wise or... - Grant Payments
Question 437: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of an application for [i]force majeure[/i] for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when a final decision will... - Departmental Programmes
Question 438: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the grant programmes available from her Department and from agencies under her responsibility; and the deadlines of each programme.... - Animal Welfare
Question 439: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the role of her Department in relation to animal welfare; if she is satisfied that this aspect of policy has kept pace with developments... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 440: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of private REPS planners recommended for suspension by her Department under each of the three REP schemes; and if she will... - Ministerial Travel
Question 443: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the occasions that she has taken a mainline train, commuter train or Luas in the course of her duties since assuming office. [34069/05] - National Spatial Strategy
Question 444: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the significant changes which have been implemented by her Department to date in 2005 in delivering the national spatial strategy; and... - Departmental Staff
Question 445: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the percentage of persons, with disabilities employed in her Department and in each body under her aegis; the guidelines issued by which... - Beef Imports
Question 446: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that sufficient steps are being taken at EU level to monitor the importation of beef from Brazil; if her attention... - Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 447: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that there are sufficient rural development programmes available to safeguard the rural population in view of the... - Afforestation Programme
Question 448: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of hectares of forestry which have been planted over each of the past ten years; the number of hectares she expects to have... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 449: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if grant aid is available or will be made available for the production of biomass in view of the possibilities for this product to... - North-South Co-operation
Question 450: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on the work of the North-South unit in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34216/05] - EU Directives
Question 451: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if EU Directive 2004/68/EC will be implemented before 20 November 2005; if the directive will not be implemented by 20 November 2005 the... - Pension Provisions
Question 452: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if part of the money paid from the EU relative to the Greencore sugar beet issue will go towards reimbursing the pension fund which was... - Grant Payments
Question 453: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position in relation to an application by a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow for the single farm payment; and if she will... - Veterinary Qualifications
Question 455: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the qualifications of veterinarians who received their credentials from a university (details supplied) are recognised here as... - Environmental Policy
Question 456: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she studied in detail the report she received in mid-September 2005 that was carried out by the Royal Commission on Environmental... - Tax Code
Question 457: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on whether the stamp duty relief that is available to young farmers under the age of 35 years should be extended beyond its... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 458: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will support a 50% grant aid scheme to be made available to all farmers to convert their fossil fuel boilers to bio-fuel boilers.... - Water Quality
Question 459: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has identified the cryptosporidium pathogen (details supplied), which can occur in carcasses, and can pose a threat to... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 461: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on whether the removal of excise duty on energy crops would give viability to many farmers who are suffering a dramatic... - Animal Medicines
Question 462: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views regarding the price of agricultural inputs, including medicines here; the way in which we compare to other European countries;... - Animal Diseases
Question 463: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that adequate precautions have been taken to prevent the introduction of animal disease into Ireland through the... - Grant Payments
Question 470: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the scheme under which grant aid was approved to ten producer organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector; the names and addresses... - Agricultural Prices
Question 471: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the comparisons which have been made with prices received by the producers for the full range of agricultural products here and... - Sugar Beet Industry
Question 472: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the acreage under sugar beet in 2005; the projections for 2006; the extent to which this is likely to become affected by EU sugar...
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