Written answers
Tuesday, 6 February 2007
Department of Agriculture and Food
- Milk Quota
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the date on which the first milk quota exchange took place; if it was after mid-January 2007, the reason for that delay; if it has not... - EU Funding
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she has taken to ensure that funding announced in Commissioner Byrne's 2003 speech (details supplied) to help small food... - Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she is taking to promote energy crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3694/07] - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will provide a 12 month extension to the REP scheme two to allow farmers to avail of the REP scheme four without a break in... - EU Directives
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of nitrates information meetings held for farmers in County Dublin; when such meetings were held; if no meetings have taken... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on whether EU or national legislation prohibits the declaration of genetically modified free regions or states; and if she... - Animal Diseases
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps her Department is taking to support owners of animals which were inadvertently infected with swamp fever; and if she will... - EU Directives
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the procedure involved for farmers to avail of the 250 kilogramme derogation under the Nitrates Directive; and if she will make a... - Forestry Industry
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of separate sites owned or managed by Coillte in County Wicklow that have been offered for sale, lease or rent during each... - Farm Household Incomes
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to help the incomes of hill sheep farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3691/07] - Sheepmeat Industry
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she is taking to implement the recommendations of the Sheep Strategy Group report; and if she will make a statement on the... - Dairy Sector
Question 108: 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. [3564/07] - National Climate Change Strategy
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way her Department's commitments under the National Development Plan will combat climate change; and if she will make a statement... - Mushroom Industry
Question 110: 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... - Agrifood Industry
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on recent agri-vision action committee meetings; when the most recent three meetings were held; the agenda of each... - World Trade Negotiations
Question 112: 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. [3587/07] - Official Travel
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on her recent visit to the Middle East; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3719/07] - Sheepmeat Industry
Question 114: 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... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 115: 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. [3590/07] - National Climate Change Strategy
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to ensure that agriculture here can thrive in a climate changed world. [3761/07] - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason she did not backdate the top up payment under the farm retirement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Health Promotion Policy
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures she is taking to promote healthy diet and nutritional habits amongst school children; and if she will make a statement on... - National Genotyping Programme
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to introduce legislation to prevent the importation of embryos from cloned animals of any description; the timeframe in... - Grant Payments
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applicants for payments under the energy crops scheme that have been paid under the 2006 energy crops scheme; the number... - Animal Welfare Bodies
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the legal basis on which she has provided funding to animal health and welfare organisations which are not involved in issues relating... - Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the supports her Department is providing for the establishment of co-operative energy supply companies by farmers; her contacts with an... - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 124: 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... - Sugar Beet Industry
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has formed an opinion or if she has made representations to councillors in Counties Carlow or Cork in relation to rezonings... - Animal Welfare
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if officials from her Department carried out inspections of laboratories used for animal experimentation in 2006; and if she will make... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 127: 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... - Farm Waste Management
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding developments under the farm waste management scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3686/07] - Poultry Industry
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to support the poultry industry due to the lack of adequate processing facilities; and if she will make a statement on the... - Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she is taking to develop the biofuel sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3566/07] - Water Meters
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the informal discussions she has had with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, the IFA and other farming... - Organic Farming
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she will take to facilitate the substitution of imports of organic food, both processed and non-processed, with indigenously... - Forestry Industry
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the criteria governing the sale or lease of forestry land. [3736/07] - Grant Payments
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of single farm payments that have to be made to farmers in respect of the 2006 single payment scheme; the reason for the... - Animal Welfare
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will instruct the scientific advisory committee on animal health and welfare to consider the issues relevant to the setting up... - Farm Inspections
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the provision she will make for an appropriate advance notification scheme for part-time farmers who might be subject to on-farm... - Milk Quota
Question 140: 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. [3575/07] - Animal Diseases
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the compensation of horse breeders affected by swamp fever restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Organic Farming
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to develop the organic sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3584/07] - Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 143: 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. [3567/07] - Agrifood Industry
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the continued development of the agricultural food sector with particular reference to the need to maintain Ireland's... - National Climate Change Strategy
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her Department's input into the revised National Climate Change Strategy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3714/07] - Bovine Disease Controls
Question 147: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of BSE cases detected here during 2006; the location of each of these cases; the reason for the persistence of BSE in cattle... - Official Travel
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made in her recent trip to the Gulf States; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3688/07] - Biotechnological Inventions
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to ensure that the public good competitive research programme, the Research Stimulus Fund, is used presently to... - Agrifood Industry
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the falling number of fresh produce growers and the corresponding loss of farming skills here; her plans to reverse this... - Farm Safety
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she has taken recently to combat the number of farm accidents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3752/07] - Direct Payment Schemes
Question 153: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will introduce a single farm payment reserve fund to allocate a top up payment to persons who fared poorly under the national... - Organic Farming
Question 154: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the basis for her conclusion that proposed new legislation on organic production, combined with national coexistence measures, will... - Dairy Sector
Question 155: 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. [3582/07] - EU Directives
Question 156: 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... - Sugar Beet Industry
Question 157: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will ensure that Mallow Sugar Plant will not be dismantled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3733/07] - Animal Health Policy
Question 159: 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. [3578/07] - Food Agency Co-Operation Council
Question 160: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of meetings of the Food Agency Co-Operation Council in 2004, 2005 and 2006; the number of times that its successor has held... - Animal Welfare Bodies
Question 161: 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... - Waste Management
Question 162: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her stated confidence in the outcome of the Environmental Protection Agency's consideration of the landfill licence application of a... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 163: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress she has made on drawing up guidelines for coexistence of genetically modified and non-genetically modified crops; and if... - Agrifood Industry
Question 164: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for investment in research and development in the agriculture and food sectors; and if she will make a statement on the... - Organic Farming
Question 165: 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... - EU Directives
Question 166: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if is satisfied that farmers are fully aware of the compliance rules under the Nitrates Directive; and if she will make a statement on... - Bovine Disease Controls
Question 167: 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. [3574/07] - Rural Development
Question 168: 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;... - Farm Waste Management
Question 170: 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... - Sugar Beet Industry
Question 171: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on whether Greencore are entitled to receive their share of the compensation fund related to the closure of the Irish sugar... - Milk Quota
Question 172: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when she will issue quota to applicants under the new quota exchange system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3538/07] - Poultry Industry
Question 173: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will provide support to the former poultry suppliers to Castlemahon; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3573/07] - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 174: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will extend the REP scheme two; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3545/07] - EU Directives
Question 175: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to ease the burden of paperwork placed on farmers by the Nitrates Directive; and if she will make a statement... - EU Regulations
Question 177: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on recent correspondence or discussions she has had with Commissioner Fischer Boel on the simplification of EU... - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 178: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will backdate the top up payment under the early retirement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3547/07] - Milk Quota
Question 179: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when she commence a review of the new quota exchange system; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3537/07] - Direct Payment Schemes
Question 180: 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. [3571/07] - Food Labelling
Question 181: 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. [3581/07] - Dairy Sector
Question 183: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the development of the dairy sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3690/07] - Food Labelling
Question 185: 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... - EU Studies
Question 186: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the EU's SCENAR 2020 study. [3760/07] - Food Labelling
Question 187: 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. [3583/07] - Rural Development
Question 188: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the rejection by the European Parliament of the proposal to allow EU member states to take up to 20% of the single farm... - Agricultural Processing Sectors
Question 189: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for investment in the dairy, beef and sheep processing sectors; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3692/07] - Sheepmeat Industry
Question 190: 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... - Social Partnership Agreements
Question 191: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the main benefits of the partnership agreement with the farming organisations. [3696/07] - Afforestation Programme
Question 192: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason her Department has ceased the native woodlands scheme; if she will reopen the native woodlands scheme; and if she will make... - Farm Structures
Question 194: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to increase land mobility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3579/07]
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