Written answers
Tuesday, 27 June 2006
Department of Agriculture and Food
- Bovine Disease Controls
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to introduce a bovine vaccination programme for tuberculosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23610/06] - Animal Welfare
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of animal welfare officers here; the funding provided by her Department to the ISPCA; and if she will make a statement on the... - Animal Remedies Regulations
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the animal remedies regulations; the discussions to date with the EU on the issue; and if she will make a statement on the... - Agrifood Sector
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to ensure the survival of the agri-food sector with particular reference to the implications of the WTO and the need to... - Animal Diseases
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action her Department is taking arising from the discovery of equine infectious anaemia here; and if she will make a statement on the... - Milk Quota
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the reform of milk quota; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23629/06] - Animal Identification Scheme
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for simplifying the registration system for sheep here. [24481/06] - Direct Payment Schemes
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) is reportedly receiving €10,000 a week in single farm payments. [24628/06] - Importation of Birds
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps which she is taking to stop the illegal import of exotic birds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23603/06] - Sugar Beet Industry
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the future utilisation of lands previously used to grow sugar beet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23613/06] - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will provide this Deputy with a copy of the Teagasc Report on the economic implications of the use of genetically modified... - Animal Health Policy
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way in which the development of animal health policy is being pursued in the context of north south cooperation; and if she will make... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures she intends to take to address the problems experienced by farmers in the Shannon Callows, as a result of proposals which do... - Social Partnership
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the agriculture strand of the social partnership talks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24602/06] - Milk Quota
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her proposals on the allocation of milk quota; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23631/06] - Food Safety Standards
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when she expects the Brazilian Government to submit an action plan in response to the recommendations of the EU FVO review of the animal... - Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps which she is taking to develop an alternative energy sector based on agricultural land; and if she will make a statement on the... - Food Industry
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on the food forum in the north east which took place on 12 June 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Milk Quota
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she will take to ensure, that the views of a recent Europe-wide study published by the European Association of Agricultural... - Farm Consolidation
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to increase land mobility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23611/06] - Cattle Breeding
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on recent developments in cattle breeding here. [24480/06] - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the EU stipulation of rules governing the co-existence of genetically modified organism products and conventional products;... - Farmers' Markets
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will now answer Parliamentary Question No. 10 of 18 May 2006 as to whether she will meet with the Department of the Environment,... - Forestry Industry
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the contribution forestry makes to the environment here. [24475/06] - Export Subsidies
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her Department's position regarding the abolition of export refunds by the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23646/06] - EU Directives
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the application for a derogation to the Nitrates Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23625/06] - Farm Waste Management
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to ensure the maximum possible uptake of the farm waste management grants; and if she will make a statement on... - Animal Remedies Regulations
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of her application to the EU Commission for an exemption list under the animal remedies regulations; and if she will make a... - Food Labelling
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland on its report into breaches of food labelling laws; and if she will... - Afforestation Programme
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the prospects for forestry plantings in 2006. [24467/06] - Fruit and Vegetable Sector
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties for potato growers; and the improvements by way of grant assistance and so on she... - Food Labelling
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to establish an All Ireland food label; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23619/06] - Forestry Industry
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views regarding the situation where farm forest owners over the past six years received no increase in premium despite large... - Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the grant assistance available in the bio-energy and agri-environment areas under the research stimulus fund. [24473/06] - World Trade Negotiations
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the content of her recent discussions with the EU Trade Commissioner in relation to the World Trade Organisation arrangements; and if she... - EU Directives
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the Nitrates Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23620/06] - Farm Waste Management
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for aiding digesters and other new technology to deal with pig and poultry manure arising from the application of the Nitrates... - Animal Diseases
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to reduce inheritable wind disease in National Hunt stallions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Sugar Beet Industry
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food steps which she is taking to protect sugar beet growers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23623/06] - Poultry Industry
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the recent EFSA report on the incidence of salmonella in eggs in a number of European countries; and if she will make a... - Milk Quota
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the nature of the solid progress she and her Department have made in the continuing consultation process on the detailed arrangements to... - Food Labelling
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she has taken or proposes to take to ensure that all meat and poultry sold here accurately reflect the country of origin and... - World Trade Negotiations
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the World Trade Organisation Consultancy Group last met; the agenda at its last two meetings; when it will meet again; the persons... - Animal Welfare
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of animal welfare officers here; the steps she is taking to ensure good animal welfare; and if she will make a statement on... - Food Health Promotion
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to more effectively promote fresh vegetables and potatoes as part of a healthy diet for young people particularly in view of... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on whether the disadvantaged areas scheme might be improved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24623/06] - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her position on the deliberate release of genetically modified crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23643/06] - EU Directives
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of Ireland's application for a derogation under the Nitrates Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23636/06] - Animal Health Policy
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she intends to take to develop an all Ireland animal health regime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23624/06] - Farmers' Markets
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will provide this Deputy with a list of all the farmers' markets operating here that her Department is aware of; and if she will... - Installation Aid Scheme
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of young farmers who have applied for an installation grant in each of the past five years; if she is satisfied that every... - European Council Meetings
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the next Council of European Agriculture Ministers will be meeting; what is on the agenda; and if she will make a statement on the... - Subsidy Payments
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the EU Agriculture Commissioner's stated aim to place a ceiling on the amount of subsidies single land owners can receive;... - Farm Incomes
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she has taken at EU level to protect the income of dairy farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24606/06] - Departmental Investigations
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding Parliamentary Question No. 2 of 18 May 2006; if the meeting took place with the persons concerned; if a date from... - Animal Feedstuffs
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when she expects to receive and to publish the Inter-Department Agency Committee to Examine Meat and Bone Meal Disposal in... - Energy Crops Scheme
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the EU Commission will be reviewing the operation of the premium allowed under the energy crops scheme; and if she will make a... - Nitrates Action Programme
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her role to date on the implementation of the nitrates action plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23618/06] - Afforestation Programme
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way in which she will remedy the shortfall in the afforestation programme which over the past 20 years saw an average of 15,000... - Beef Imports
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount of beef imported from each part of Brazil during each of the past three years; and if she will make a statement on the... - Dairy Industry
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had at EU level to protect dairy supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23622/06] - Meat Imports
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount of meat other than beef, pork and chicken, imported for 2003, 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006; and if she will make a... - Direct Payment Schemes
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the criteria for receipt of national reserve entitlements from an equity point of view, in view of the fact that a 22 year old... - Food Safety Standards
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will ensure that food imports into Ireland can be stood up as having the same high standards of traceability, hormone use... - Farm Waste Management
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications that have been made to her Department for the farm waste management scheme; and if she will make a statement... - Animal Diseases
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the funding provided by her Department for the control of varroa in bees; the funding available to beekeepers to control the mite in... - Energy Crops Scheme
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the bond for 2005 growers of oilseed rape crop grown for bio-fuels will be repaid; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Animal Diseases
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied regarding the measures currently in place to protect this country against an outbreak of avian flu; and if she will... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when she expects to receive the final report of the World Trade Organisation Disputes Panel on the claims by the US, Canada, and others... - Fruit and Vegetable Sector
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the assistance available to the seed potato sector; and her plans for the sector. [24472/06] - Dairy Industry
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she intends to take to further promote alternative markets abroad in view of the fact that Ireland is 300 per cent... - Poultry Industry
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the poultry sector in view of difficulties resulting from the outbreak of avian influenza in other European countries.... - Dairy Industry
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she is taking to implement the Prospectus Report on Dairy Farming; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24622/06] - EU Directives
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to changes in her Department's method of dealing with the implementation of EU agriculture related... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her Department's plans to evaluate the economic implications of the use of genetically modified organisms; and if she will make a... - Farm Incomes
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the next report of the Steering Group on Farm Household Incomes will be ready; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Beef Imports
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has satisfied herself in relation to Brazilian in beef imports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23630/06] - Farm Inspections
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for inspections under the cross compliance requirements of the single farm payments scheme in 2006; and the way in which this... - Departmental Agencies
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of meetings of the Food Agency Co-operation Council in 2004 and 2005; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23638/06] - Food Imports
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the breakdown of all the products surrendered by being put in the amnesty bins at airports here for surrender of animal product that has... - Agrifood Sector
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her key priorities for the development of the agri-food sector. [24474/06] - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her position on the release of genetically modified crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23642/06] - Food Labelling
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will provide this Deputy with a copy of her Department's submission to the EU consultative document on Labelling,... - Horticulture Industry
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the progress in expanding the horticulture sector here. [24471/06] - Farm Consolidation
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she is taking to ensure a greater level of farm consolidation is encouraged; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Animal Remedies Regulations
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to provide a countrywide and weekend veterinary service for the issue of prescriptions for animal remedies; and... - Forestry Industry
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the value of the forestry sector to the economy; and the number of jobs involved in the sector. [24468/06] - Live Exports
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on live cattle exports and cattle slaughterings in meat plants here to date in 2006 compared with the same period in 2005.... - National Genotyping Programme
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to review the National Genotyping Programme; her views on extending the provisions of the scheme, including the payment of... - Farm Waste Management
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps which she is taking to ensure that farm building grants cover the increasing cost of construction; and if she will make a... - Milk Quota
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the allocation of milk quota; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23621/06] - Sheepmeat Industry
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a strategy implementation group will be appointed on foot of the recent Sheep Industry Development Strategy Report; and if she will... - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to implement the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food's Report on the ERS; and if she will make a...
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