Written answers
Thursday, 22 November 2007
Department of Agriculture and Food
- Departmental Schemes
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will introduce a ewe scheme modelled on the suckler cow welfare linked to quality assurances and market requirements.... - Animal Welfare
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will introduce an incentive for new entrants to the animal welfare, recording and breeding scheme for suckler herds in... - Food Labelling
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to a survey carried out by the Irish Farmer's Association which showed that two-thirds of... - Food Safety Standards
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action she has taken directly or in conjunction with her EU colleagues to ensure that all food and food products imported... - Bio-Security Measures
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the plans in place to counteract the threat to Ireland's bio-security following the confirmation of the incidence of bird flu... - Harbours and Piers
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her plans for the development of the fishery harbours at Bantry, Baltimore, Schull, and Union Hall; and if she will make a... - Departmental Schemes
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will cater for farmers who have spent thousands of euros applying for planning permission only to discover that the... - Beef Imports
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will support a campaign to ban Brazilian beef following the finding of the FVO report which was recently published;... - Animal Diseases
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she is taking to advise importers of livestock from Bluetongue affected areas to the new EU regulations governing... - Planning Issues
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will direct the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to require all local authorities to... - Farm Safety
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has plans to launch an updated initiative to improve safety practices on farms and to reduce the number of farm deaths... - Forestry Sector
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her plans to expand the land engaged in forestry as advised by COFORD; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30134/07] - Division of Commonage
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her policy in relation to the division of commonages. [29860/07] - Food Prices
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the fact that consumers are facing an imminent 15% rise in the price of chicken due to the... - Food Labelling
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the Bord Bia survey indicating consumer preference for home-grown produce and her Department's acknowledgement... - Farm Improvement Scheme
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if applications lodged between the 21 and 31 of October 2007 under the farm improvement scheme will be processed; the... - Fishing Fleet
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the other EU States involved in decommissioning their fishing fleet; and the percentage of their fleet being decommissioned... - Food Labelling
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the failure of an Irish food group to place the origin Ireland logo on their ham products... - Avian Flu
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the latest information available to her Department on the outbreak of bird flu in Britain; the steps she is taking to ensure... - Food Industry
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her views on the threat to staple fruit and vegetable crops here due to climate change which is going to cause major changes... - Organic Farming
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action being taken to assist in the reduction of fertilizers and pesticides in the horticulture industries. [30035/07] - Beef Imports
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the contents of the latest FVO report on the failure of Brazil to meet EU standards and... - Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has considered an additional area-based payment for the biofuel industry, due to the competition from the cereal... - Sheep Industry
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the main proposals of the Development Strategy Group for the Sheep Industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.... - Farm Improvement Scheme
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food it the farm improvement scheme will be re-introduced; and if so, when. [29834/07] - Bovine Disease Controls
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department has applied to the EU under revised EU legislation to have the age limit for compulsory BSE testing raised... - Food Labelling
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps being taken to amend legislation to ensure that foodstuffs of foreign origin cannot be labelled as produced in... - Forestry Industry
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when she will abolish the restrictions that were imposed on forestry planting in areas of the country that were designated as... - Food Labelling
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will apply country of origin labelling to horticultural products including garden centre plants. [29892/07] - EU Directives
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she is taking to ensure that all imported consignments of foreign timber are properly inspected for forestry pests;... - Pigmeat Sector
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will set up a development strategy group for the pig industry as requested by the IFA, IAPP, and Teagasc; and if she... - Common Agricultural Policy
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department has prepared an Irish position paper on the CAP health check. [30034/07] - EU Directives
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her views on changing the restrictions imposed on farmers for slurry spreading to facilitate a traffic light system; and if... - Beef Imports
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she has taken to be satisfied that Brazilian beef is safe to import, is unlikely to cause disease problems here and... - Farm Improvement Scheme
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will revise her decision to close the farm improvement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30080/07] - Meat Imports
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she plans to take to protect the integrity of Irish beef and other meats following the food and veterinary office... - Marketing and Processing Scheme
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount a co-operative (details supplied) and its subsidiaries has received in direct funding from the Exchequer; and if... - Energy Resources
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason no funding has been approved for the biomass programme in view of the ambitious EU and national targets for heat,... - EU Directives
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her plans to provide farmers with a derogation who are unable to comply with the Nitrates Directive or REP scheme conditions... - Seed Supplies
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the impact scarce seed supplies are having on farming; and if she will make a statement on... - Farm Improvement Scheme
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Question No. 331 of 13 November 2007 the number of applications and the amount applied for in grants under the... - Sheep Industry
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress she has made with regard to the implementation of the Malone Report for the Sheep Industry; and if she will make... - Farm Waste Management
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if adequate moneys will be available in her Department for 2008 to meet all commitments under the farm waste management... - Animal Diseases
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures in place to promote disease eradication; if there are plans for the introduction of an all-Ireland health... - Grant Payments
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when she expects the 40% grant aid for farm development to restored; her views on whether this grant aid is vital for farmers... - Tuberculosis Incidence
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the value for money review of the TB eradication scheme has been completed; and if she will make a statement on the...
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