Written answers
Wednesday, 29 November 2006
Department of Agriculture and Food
- Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the volume of genetically modified produce and seeds imported here; and if she will make a statement... - Sheep Industry
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will introduce a ewe welfare and quality scheme, similar to the suckler cow scheme for the sheep industry; and if she will make a... - Green Paper on Energy
Question 14: 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. [40455/06] - Animal Welfare
Question 15: 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... - EU Directives
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of Ireland's request for a derogation on the Nitrates Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36622/06] - Social Partnership Agreements
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the main elements of the recent partnership agreement with the farming organisations. [40264/06] - EU Regulations
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the implementation of EU regulations under her aegis; the discussions she has had at EU level with regard to same; and if... - Poultry Industry
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps already taken and which have yet to be taken to prepare Ireland for the implementation from February 2008 of rules requiring... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason her Department underspent its allocation in 2006; the reasons for underspends in previous years; and if she will make a... - Food Labelling
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to ensure that non-organic food is not mislabelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40484/06] - Afforestation Programme
Question 22: 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. [40456/06] - Organic Farming
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will increase the rate of payment made to organic farmers; the last time this payment was increased; and if she will make a... - Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her input into the national bioenergy action plan; if the plan is on target to be completed by the end of 2006; the efforts she is... - Milk Quota
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her position on the abolition of milk quota; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40475/06] - Common Agricultural Policy
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that the CAP reform agreement which is expected to form a basis for the WTO poses a serious threat to the... - Bovine Disease Controls
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made to combat incidents of BSE and brucellosis in the livestock industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Milk Testing
Question 29: 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. [40452/06] - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the situation with regard to farm retirement schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40267/06] - Veterinary Service
Question 31: 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... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on reports (details supplied) that organic farmers in Spain are finding traces of genetically modified strains in their crops;... - Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to improve incentives for farmers to grow bio-energy crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40585/06] - Freedom of Information
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the outcome of each of the requests her Department has received under freedom of information legislation during each of the past five... - Milk Supply
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the average somatic cell count in the Irish national milk supply and the impact it is having on the industry; her plans to improve the... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will put a moratorium on trials of genetically modified organisms in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Organic Farming
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that sufficient support is being made available to the organic sector; her views on the fact that Ireland is still... - Animal Diseases
Question 38: 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... - EU Regulations
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the recent correspondence or discussions she has had with Commissioner Fischer Boel on the simplification of EU regulations as these are... - Food Labelling
Question 40: 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... - Sheep Industry
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will implement the recommendations of the strategy report for the Irish sheep sector; and if she will make a statement on the... - Bovine Diseases
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason butchers cannot bone out bovine animals on their premises over 24 months; the reason same is not increased to 30 months in... - Food Industry
Question 43: 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; the number of times that its successor... - Horticulture Industry
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the possible effects on the horticulture industry here if a proposed landfill (details supplied) in... - State Aid
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a meeting scheduled for October 2006 was held in which the European Commission's draft of the community guidelines for state aid in... - EU Directives
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to address the burden placed on farmers by the nitrates directive; and if she will make a statement on the... - Food Industry
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the recommendations of the consumer liaison panel which her Department has implemented; the recommendations of the consumer liaison... - Agricultural Processing Sectors
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the development of the dairy, beef and sheep processing sectors; the policies she will put in place to support such... - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding changes to the farm retirement schemes. [40265/06] - Infectious Diseases
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the situation regarding the procedures in place to deal with an avian flu outbreak; if new initiatives have been put in place by her... - Mushroom Industry
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the inspection regimes administered by her Department in relation to the mushroom growing industry; the frequency with which such... - Health Issues
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Irish food industry to address the issues of obesity in the Irish population; and if she will make... - Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the development of the biofuel sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40445/06] - Horticulture Industry
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the assistance her Department provides to apple growers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40546/06] - Rural Development
Question 57: 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;... - Single Payment Scheme
Question 59: 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. [40440/06] - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 60: 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. [40495/06] - Social Partnership Agreements
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the main provisions of the partnership agreement with the farming organisations. [40276/06] - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the insurance industry's stance on covering Irish farmers in the case of genetically modified... - Animal Welfare Bodies
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on setting up an animal procedures group here which would perform the research necessary to institute proper evidence based... - World Trade Negotiations
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the World Trade Organisation talks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40489/06] - EU Directives
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the procedure involved for farmers to avail of the 250 kg derogation under the nitrates directive; and if she will make a statement on... - Animal Welfare
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of people who have been imprisoned and the length of time as a result of being convicted of violating animal welfare related... - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to implement the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food report on the ERS; and if she will make a... - EU Directives
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that farmers are fully aware of the compliance rules under the nitrates directive; and if she will make a statement... - Animal Diseases
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on whether the recent outbreaks of equine infectious anaemia here will negatively affect Ireland's reputation in regard to... - Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the future utilisation of land previously used to grow sugar beet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40481/06] - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the recent developments to the farm retirement schemes. [40263/06] - Animal Welfare
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will confirm that veterinary staff of her Department carry out visits to registered user establishments licensed for animal... - Farm Waste Management
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications received to date for the farm waste management grant; the amount of capital that will be involved at farm... - Animal Welfare
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the persons who represented Ireland at the recent Conference on Community Animal Health Policy Strategy; the views they expressed; her... - Food Industry
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of and the approved establishments under the control of her Department which are permitted to remove mould from cheese and... - Social Partnership Agreements
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the main elements of the recent partnership agreement with the farming organisations. [40261/06] - Food Industry
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the initiatives she has taken to encourage the food industry to invest in research and development; the initiatives she has taken to... - Sugar Beet Sector
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on whether the State should but back land owned by Greencore, and formerly by the Irish Sugar Company, under a compulsory... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 87: 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. [40465/06] - Farmers' Markets
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress that farmers have made in relation to direct sales of their produce to consumers by way of farmers markets; the supports,... - Social Partnership Agreements
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the outcome of the partnership talks with the farming organisations; the way she expects it to benefit farmers; and if she... - Tuberculosis Incidence
Question 91: 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. [40474/06] - Food Safety Standards
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if Ireland's 2006 annual residue monitoring plan was approved by the European Commission on 18 October 2006; and if she will provide... - Farm Household Incomes
Question 95: 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. [40471/06] - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the development, in Scotland, of a €24 million bio-energy plant by a company (details supplied); if... - Animal Exports
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the countries to which the 2836 dogs certified for export between March 2004 and October 2006 were exported. [40550/06] - Rural Development
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the degree to which she expects the rural development programme to increase production, encourage speciality or niche development with... - Afforestation Programme
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reasons for the cut in planned spending on forestry in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40583/06] - Land Mobility
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to increase land mobility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40479/06] - Dairy Sector
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her position on the restructuring of the dairy industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40476/06] - Food Labelling
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to establish an all-island food label; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40482/06] - Animal Welfare
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of random welfare inspections at transiting ports and airports carried out on consignments for export involving all live... - Animal Identification Scheme
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the criteria to be used to assess the relative merits of the tenders for the supply of bovine animal identification tags when the... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she perceives a conflict between promoting a clean, green image for Ireland's food industry, including the organic sector and her... - Food Safety Standards
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps that she has taken to improve her Department's pesticide residue monitoring and food traceability regime since late October... - Dairy Sector
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications she has received for the new capital grant towards the dairy processing industry; if she is satisfied with... - Food Labelling
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the catering industry to promote compliance with the requirement to label beef with the country of... - Animal Health Policy
Question 117: 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. [40478/06] - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to evaluate the economic implications of the use of genetically modified organisms; and if she will make a statement on the... - Food Labelling
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland on the enforcement on the food labelling laws in view of their... - Animal Welfare
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views in relation to the European Commission's proposal to ban the trade of cat and dog fur in the EU; and if she will make a... - Horticulture Industry
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that the levels of support for the horticulture industry are adequate to allow it to compete with imported... - Agrifood Industry
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the enhancement of research and development within the agrifood sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - EU Directives
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will review the explanatory booklet on the nitrates directive; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that farmers consider... - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the recent developments to the farm retirement schemes. [40262/06] - Dairy Sector
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has at EU level to protect dairy supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40483/06]
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