Written answers
Wednesday, 3 October 2007
Department of Agriculture and Food
- Afforestation Programme
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the concern expressed by the European Environment Agency regarding the State's tree... - Use of Pesticides
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department has undertaken an assessment of the implications for Irish farming of the EU plan to reduce the use of... - Animal Diseases
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of confirmed cases of foot and mouth disease and bluetongue disease in the UK, she will establish a biosecurity... - Suckler Cow Quota
Question 110: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the actions being taken by her Department to ensure the future of the Irish suckler cow sector, in view of the drop in beef... - Farm Waste Management
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason the Farm Development Services are not processing application forms by farmers under the improvement scheme which... - Animal Diseases
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the continuing threat to human health and the economy generally from animal diseases, she will consider the... - Organic Farming
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the recent Eurostat survey which showed that Ireland has the third lowest area under... - Consumer Protection
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if in the context of increasing competition for land use between food and fuel production she proposes to protect the... - Pigmeat Sector
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she proposes to take to secure the viability of the pig industry here. [21892/07] - Dairy Industry
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she will take to halt the exodus of farmers from winter milk production to the liquid milk market. [21890/07] - Bovine Diseases
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress to date on increasing the age limit for BSE testing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21525/07] - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her position on a genetically modified event (details supplied) in view of the serious repercussions the effective ban is... - Sustainable Energy
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she is taking to promote wood energy. [21522/07] - Suckler Cow Quota
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when she will honour her commitment to the suckling farmers here to introduce a new suckler cow grant. [21523/07] - Farm Incomes
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the information available to her Department on the expected impact on farm incomes of the exceptionally wet weather during... - Farm Prices
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she is taking to ensure that higher market prices for lamb is passed back to farmers; and if she will make a... - Farm Structures Survey
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her views on the further significant decline in the number of farms reported in the recent Farm Structure Survey published... - Departmental Offices
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the establishment of the new Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; the reason for the delay... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the changes in the Government's policy on genetically modified foods and crops since 1997; the reason that the changes that... - Farm Employment
Question 126: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of persons employed full time and part time in farming in 1997, 2002 and the latest date for which figures are... - Common Agricultural Policy
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the status of talks on the CAP health check for 2008. [21896/07] - Farm Improvement Scheme
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when she will announce the details of the grant aid available for dairy farmers to improve their dairy facilities. [21893/07] - Animal Diseases
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she is satisfied that all appropriate procedures are in place to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease to Ireland,... - Food Labelling
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she is taking at national and EU level to establish country of origin labelling on all primary food products.... - Food Prices
Question 133: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the estimate of the increase in food prices over each of the past five years; if she has quantified the reason for these... - Beef Quality Assurance Scheme
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the grant aid paid out under the beef quality assurance scheme and An Bord Bia beef marketing scheme; the percentage of this... - Farm Incomes
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her views on the 26% decline in farm incomes for 2006, compared to 2005, as reported recently by Teagasc; her plans to... - Fishing Fleet
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her proposals for the decommissioning of one-third of the whitefish fleet; the estimated number of vessels to be scrapped... - Food Labelling
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries 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.... - Farm Accidents
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of persons killed or injured in farm accidents during 2006 and to date in 2007; the steps she will take to... - Food Safety
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she is satisfied that there are adequate checks and safeguards in place to ensure that infected beef is not imported into... - World Trade Negotiations
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the status of the WTO talks. [21894/07]
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