Written answers
Tuesday, 17 October 2006
Department of Agriculture and Food
- Freedom of Information
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications to her Department under freedom of information legislation in the years 2003, 2004, 2005 and to date in... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has had contacts with the Environmental Protection Agency regarding field trials of genetically modified crops; and if she will... - Land Purchase
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to concerns in the timber industry regarding Coillte's proposed purchase of a plant (details supplied)... - Milk Quota
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the distribution and transfer of milk quota; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32716/06] - National Herd
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to support and maintain the suckler herd; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32732/06] - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the details for REP scheme four will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32878/06] - National Herd
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way in which the costs of implementing a national herd health initiative should be apportioned as between the Government and the... - Animal Welfare Bodies
Question 123: 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... - Food Safety Standards
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that the regulations she has introduced on country of origin of beef sold at the catering stage in the food chain... - Forestry Industry
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to develop the forestry sector and increase its uptake; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32721/06] - Farm Waste Management
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the grant aid which will be made available to small farmers to manage rainwater under the nitrates action plan; and if she will make a... - Food Safety Standards
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the opinions expressed by other member states and the Government's opinion as expressed at the 6 October 2006 meeting of the European... - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 128: 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... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the deliberate release of genetically modified crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32770/06] - Dairy Industry
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to support dairy incomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32733/06] - Farm Household Incomes
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the plans by the EU to reduce compensation made available to farmers for disease outbreaks; and if... - Food Labelling
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made in bringing about an EU level review of the issue of substantial transformation of meat, and poultry; and if she will... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to promote wood energy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32722/06] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on staffing needs in her Department in the coming years; the progress made on the implementation of the... - Sugar Beet Industry
Question 135: 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.... - EU Directives
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the Nitrates Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32753/06] - Animal Health Issues
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to introduce an all-island animal health regime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32744/06] - Food Safety Standards
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when Ireland's national residue monitoring plans in food of animal origin for 2006 under Council Directive 96/23/EC will be approved by... - Animal Health Issues
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when exempt list for prescription only veterinary medicines will be in place; the person who is advising her on which medicines should... - Land Transfers
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to increase land mobility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32746/06] - Food Safety Standards
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her view of Ireland's relative performance in the European Commission's country profiles, the documents which summarise the structure... - Importation Restrictions
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made on halting the inappropriate importation of parrots and canaries into the State; and if she will make a statement on... - EU Conventions
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the European Convention on the Social Protection of Farmers has not been signed and ratified by Ireland; and if she will... - Climate Change Strategy
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has contributed to the review of the climate change strategy; the form and content of her input; and if she will make... - Milk Quota
Question 145: 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. [32754/06] - World Trade Negotiations
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the implications for the agri-food industry here of the breakdown of the Doha round of World Trade Organisation talks; and if she will... - Sugar Beet Industry
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on the status of the sugar beet industry here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32922/06] - Food Safety Standards
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the EU proposal to introduce restrictions on the intra-Community trade, export and import of eggs from salmonella infected... - Tuberculosis Incidence
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of animals removed from farms here as tuberculosis reactors for each year 2000 to 2005; the process of the removal of the... - Consumer Liaison Panel
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the consumer liaison panel; when it is next due to report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32883/06] - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has undertaken an economic analysis of the viability of each energy crop in the context of expected market conditions and... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she reached a conclusion in her consideration of the observations received in conjunction with the recommendations made in the... - Food Safety Standards
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on providing the United States of America's Food Safety and Inspection Service with Ireland's 2006 national residue... - Forestry Industry
Question 155: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the forestry planting rates for the past 15 years; if these are meeting existing targets; the reason for the fall-off in planting in... - Animal Diseases
Question 156: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 377 of 27 June 2006 regarding equine infectious anaemia; if she will furnish a response to the... - Sheep Industry
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made to date in the implementation of the sheep industry development strategy recommendations; if a dedicated executive... - Milk Quota
Question 158: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the abolition of milk quota; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32740/06] - Food Safety Standards
Question 159: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the Government's response to the three questions submitted by the European Commission to the UK authorities on 12 July 2006 on... - Animal Welfare Bodies
Question 160: 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... - EU Conventions
Question 161: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made on plans to ratify the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals since the inter-departmental... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has considered the future economic advantage to the economy here if Ireland was a genetically modified organism production free... - Food Safety Standards
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made by the Brazilian authorities in producing and implementing an action plan or action plans to address the deficiencies... - Food Labelling
Question 165: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the Department of Health and Children on the enforcement of... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 167: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures she intends to take to promote alternative renewable energy from agriculture; and if she will make a statement on the... - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 169: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will implement the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food report on the farm retirement scheme; and if... - EU Directives
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the proposals for derogations under the Nitrates Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32724/06] - Environmental Policy
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has analysed the impact of climate change on agriculture here; the action she intends to take on the basis of... - Organic Farming
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the acreage covered by organic production; the way in which she intends to multiply that figure; and if she will make a statement on... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 176: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the benefits that have accrued under the REPs scheme; the issues of concern that have been brought to her attention under the scheme;... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has seen the final report of the World Trade Organisation Disputes Panel on the claims by the US, Argentina and Canada that the... - EU Directives
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the animal medicine exemption rules at EU level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32738/06] - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 181: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on advocating changes to the carbon credit payment system and increasing establishment grants for biomass crops in order to... - Bovine Diseases
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures she is taking to eradicate tuberculosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32739/06] - Energy Resources
Question 184: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the role of her Department in the Government Green Paper on Energy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32720/06] - Milk Prices
Question 185: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the drop in milk prices paid to the producer; if this is being passed on to the consumer; and if she... - Dairy Industry
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the proposals she has to support the modernisation of the dairy processing industry to help improve efficiency; and if she will make a... - EU Directives
Question 187: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the advice and information that she has given to farmers regarding the implementation of the Nitrates Directive on farms; her views on... - Food Industry
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of meetings of the Food Agency Co-Operation Council in 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006; and if she will make a statement on... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 193: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the plans her Department has to evaluate the economic implications of the use of genetically modified organisms; and if she will make a... - Animal Diseases
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on Ireland's comparative position with other EU countries in respect of the incidence, detection, treatment and... - Food Safety Standards
Question 195: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the information in relation to on-going work regarding residues in food of animal origin which was imparted to the Government at the 6... - Milk Tests
Question 196: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to provide for independent milk testing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32715/06] - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 198: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the release of genetically modified crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32769/06] - Infectious Diseases
Question 199: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding Ireland's preparedness for an avian influenza outbreak in poultry flock here; if she has satisfied herself that... - Grant Payments
Question 200: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department applies interest on outstanding payments due to farmers, where there has been an underpayment caused by a... - Food Industry
Question 202: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her Department's role in the implementation of the recommendations of the Taskforce on Obesity; if she has satisfied herself in... - Animal Welfare
Question 203: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of vehicles engaged in the transport of animals which have been inspected since March 2004; the number of commercial... - Animal Diseases
Question 204: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on whether the outbreak of swinefever here might negatively affect Ireland's export market; the steps she is taking to ensure... - Veterinary Inspection Service
Question 205: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the frequency of visits by inspectors from her Department to registered user establishments licensed for animal experiments; and if she... - EU Directives
Question 207: 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. [32758/06] - Veterinary Services
Question 208: 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... - Grant Payments
Question 209: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will provide grant aid to support handling, drying and storage facilities for grain farmers to facilitate farm to farm trading;... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 210: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has considered extending the deadline for applications to REP scheme three for a month beyond the 13 October 2006 deadline; if... - Animal Identification Scheme
Question 212: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of tenders received for the contract for supply of cattle tags; if she is satisfied that having one supplier is appropriate;... - Live Exports
Question 213: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she has taken subsequent to receiving a petition signed by over 12,000 people seeking to end the export of Irish horses for... - EU Directives
Question 215: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the inspection regime which will apply to the enforcement of the Nitrates Directive; the level of on-farm inspection anticipated by her... - Food Labelling
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the plans to establish an all island food label; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32752/06] - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when will she introduce REP scheme four; if there will be special provision to compensate farmers who allow access onto their lands for... - Grant Payments
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to address the burden of cross compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32734/06] - Animal Identification Scheme
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has considered the use of electronic tagging for sheep and cattle; and if she will make a statement on the matter....
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