Written answers
Thursday, 8 March 2007
Department of Agriculture and Food
- Food Safety Standards
Question 218: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she or her officials have held either informal or formal discussions directly with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland or with her... - Farm Waste Management
Question 219: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of farmers who have applied under the new farm waste management scheme; the number of applications sanctioned to date; if... - Horticulture Sector
Question 220: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way she will respond to the Irish Farmers Association's claim that the vegetable growing industry will be gone within three years... - Afforestation Programme
Question 221: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason there is no requirement to use any native species of tree in the national afforestation programme, Growing for the Future;... - Direct Payment Schemes
Question 222: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when she will issue farmers with a copy of her Department's inspection checklist on cross compliance; and if she will make a statement... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 224: 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... - Direct Payment Schemes
Question 225: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will introduce a specific single farm payment reserve fund to allocate a top payment to those who fared poorly under the... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
Question 226: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the level of funding available in 2007 under the area aid compensation allowance scheme; the level of payments made under the scheme in... - Horticulture Sector
Question 227: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the level of supports for the development and promotion of horticultural production to growers; if she will provide a breakdown of such... - Food Safety Standards
Question 228: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if all imported food products, particularly poultry, meet with the best practice in health and hygiene standards; and if she will make... - Food Labelling
Question 229: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to concerns or gaps in the labelling framework of food products particularly imported produce; and if... - Grant Payments
Question 230: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway was refused the single farm payment in 2005 and 2006; and if she will make a... - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 235: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason hundreds of retired farmers are suffering severe financial hardship due to an unfairly implemented EU pension scheme; the... - Live Exports
Question 236: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of cattle and calves exported from the Republic of Ireland to continental Europe in 2006 by direct roll-on, roll-off ferry... - Appointments to State Boards
Question 238: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of public appointments made under the aegis of her Department in the first six months of 2002. [9286/07] - Installation Aid Scheme
Question 240: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position in relation to an application for installation aid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if... - Farm Waste Management
Question 241: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she will take to encourage the proliferation of anaerobic digesters to cater for farm waste, improve efficiency, become more... - Agricultural Exports
Question 243: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the producing countries now presenting the strongest competition for Irish agricultural exports on European or world markets; and if... - World Trade Negotiations
Question 245: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the future for agriculture and the food producing sector in general in the context of the World Trade Organisation; and if she will... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 246: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which CO2 emissions are expected to become part of the negotiations in respect of the food industry in the context of the... - Dairy Industry
Question 248: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which Irish dairy exports are expected to continue or expand in the future in view of the reduction in the national herd;... - Food Labelling
Question 249: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if all meat and meat products imported are labelled and compliant with the disease, hygiene and traceability standards applicable here;... - Purchase for Destruction Scheme
Question 250: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the methodology used to dispose of bonemeal or other products which arose as a result of the beef destruct scheme; and if she will make... - Alternative Energy Projects
Question 251: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the acreage and variety of biofuel crops growing or proposed in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9353/07] - Food Industry
Question 252: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her vision for the growth of the food production sector in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9354/07] - Farm Waste Management
Question 253: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which she proposes to improve, increase or enhance incentives to cater for farm yard waste thereby reducing the threat of... - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 254: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applicants who have opted for the farm retirement scheme in each of the past 10 years to date in 2007; and if she will... - Food Industry
Question 255: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which beef, lamb, dairy or cereal production has increased or otherwise in each of the past 10 years; and if she will... - Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 256: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which deer farming has expanded or contracted in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Food Industry
Question 257: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the markets that she has identified for expansion in respect of Irish food exports; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Direct Payment Schemes
Question 258: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will review the cross compliance farm inspection checklist in order that it is more reasonable and takes account of practical... - Forestry Sector
Question 259: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will amend the remit of Coillte in relation to the provision and management of recreational woodland; and if she will make a... - Direct Payment Schemes
Question 261: 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. [8834/07]
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