Written answers
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Department of Agriculture and Food
- Grant Payments
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will introduce a payment per ewe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44023/08] - Pig Sector
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the initiatives he proposes to introduce to restore profitability to the pig sector here; and if he will make a statement on... - Food Shortages
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether there is a threat to staple fruit and vegetable crops here due to climate change which is going to cause... - Fishing Industry Development
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the implications of a bilateral agreement on fisheries between the EU and Norway; the consequences for the fishing industry... - Food Labelling
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied that consumers are adequately informed and protected by existing labelling legislation; and if he will... - Common Fisheries Policy
Question 76: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the efforts he is making to have the Hague Preferences established as a principle of the Common Fisheries Policy as opposed... - Dairy Sector
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the predictions by Teagasc economists that Ireland will have 12,000 dairy farmers in 2014... - Fisheries Protection
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he proposes to change the law whereby fishermen are the subject of criminal proceedings for minor infringements of fishing... - Food Industry
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the timescale for the merging of the promotion element of Bord Iascaigh Mhara and Bord Bia; and if he will make a statement... - Fishing Industry Development
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the proposed cuts in quotas and TAC across all fish species in the context of the recent decommissioning scheme... - Genetically Modified Organisms
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made in relation to the programme for Government commitment to establishing a genetically modified free island;... - Food Industry
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when An Bord Bia will assume responsibility for marketing seafood; the staffing consequences for both An Bord Bia and Bord... - Food Prices
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action that is being taken to tackle rising inflation in food; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43974/08] - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applicants who have made commitments by way of land transfer and so on in order to qualify for the early... - Animal Diseases
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if consideration is being given to the cessation of the importation of susceptible animals from BTV infected areas; and if he... - Farm Waste Management
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will extend the deadline of 31 December 2008 for persons who have been approved for a farm waste management grant; if... - Grant Payments
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will review the decision to cut €37 million from the disadvantaged areas scheme; and if he will make a statement on... - Fishing Industry Development
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the progress in his Departments implementations of the Cawley report to date; and if he will make a statement on... - Farm Waste Management
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the decision approved by the EU to extend the deadline beyond 31 December 2008 in Northern Ireland for... - Fishing Fleet Modernisation
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he proposes to make funding available for decommissioning of boats of less than 18 m; and if he will make a statement on... - Climate Change Strategy
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps his Department is taking to combat climate change; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43984/08] - Dairy Sector
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans for the establishment of a dairy forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43969/08] - Forestry Sector
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the implications for COFORD as a result of budget 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43881/08] - Horticulture Sector
Question 94: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the efforts being made to promote the horticulture sector, address import substitution and secure export markets; and if he... - Grant Payments
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers paid to date and the amount of money paid out under the single payment scheme and the disadvantage... - Fishing Fleet Modernisation
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of the fund set aside for decommissioning that has been spent to date; the amount remaining; when the remaining... - Fishing Industry Development
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will introduce EU Regulation 744/2008 emergency aid for the Irish fishing industry; and if he will make a statement... - Food Processing Inspections
Question 98: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of veterinarians and inspectors employed to inspect poultry processing and meat processing plants; the amount it... - Departmental Schemes
Question 99: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will reverse the budget 2009 cuts in disadvantaged areas in view of the modulation cut to the single farm payment; and... - Dairy Sector
Question 101: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will request EU Farm Commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel to introduce early supports for the dairy sector in order to... - Afforestation Programme
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on an annual environmental services payment for farmers who have undertaken the long term risk of producing... - World Trade Organisation Negotiations
Question 103: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he will take to undo the Mandelson proposals in view of the assessments carried out by Teagasc on the implications... - Proposed Legislation
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the forestry Bill; when he will publish the Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43879/08] - Officials Engagements
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the countries he will make visits to during the next four months; the purposes of these visits; and if he will make a... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the timeframe for payments to 11,000 farmers under REP scheme four; if payment will be made to those farmers before... - Fisheries Protection
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he was informed of the proposal to ban whitefish fishing in area 6A by the EU Commission; if he has conveyed his... - Forestry Sector
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the implications for the forestry industry and Coillte Teo as a result of budget 2009; and if he will make a statement on... - Official Engagements
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the countries he will make visits to during the next six months; the purposes of these visits; and if he will make a... - EU Directives
Question 112: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether it would be appropriate action to request consideration of Article 18 of Directive 2000/13EC in which... - Environmental Protection
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will extend the deadline for the spreading of slurry and farmyard manure in view of the wet weather; and if he will... - Fishing Industry Development
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has made a decision on the way the new increased mackerel quota will be divided between various parties that is... - Grant Payments
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will reverse the decision to cut payments under the suckler cow animal welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement... - Fishing Industry Development
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he will take at the Christmas 2008 talks on fisheries in Europe regarding the proposed cut in quotas for prawns.... - Milk Quota
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has plans to facilitate a more efficient processing of the Irish milk quota; and if he will make a statement on the... - Proposed Legislation
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the vote taken at the European Parliament to continue with changes to pesticide legislation which carries an... - Poultry Sector
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the initiatives he plans to introduce to safeguard employment in the poultry sector; and if he will make a statement on the... - Grant Payments
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applicants who have made commitments by way of land transfer, and so on in order to qualify for the young... - Common Agricultural Policy
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he plans to make use of the unused single payment CAP funds for a sheep maintenance payment and instil some confidence in... - EU Treaties
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures he will take in the preparation for a possible referendum on the Lisbon treaty to ensure that a more pro-active... - Fishing Industry Development
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he agrees with fishing representatives that the Hague Preferences should be placed on a statutory basis rather than being... - Ministerial Travel
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the countries he will make visits to during the next four months; the purposes of these visits; and if he will make a... - Common Agricultural Policy
Question 128: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his position on the proposed modulation cuts to Ireland's single farm payment at the CAP health check negotiations; and if... - Fishing Fleet Protection
Question 130: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position he will be taking in relation to the latest cuts proposed in the quota allocated to Irish fishermen in Irish... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 131: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has received communications from the various representative bodies regarding the expected negative impact of budget... - Industrial Disputes
Question 132: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the terms of an agreement reached in an industrial dispute in his Department which was delaying REP scheme payments; if he... - Fishing Industry Development
Question 134: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether the process of discards, that is, throwing dead fish into the sea if quota levels are reached is the... - Domestic Abattoirs
Question 135: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the grants for the upgrading and expansion of small abattoirs will be awarded to the successful applicants; and if he... - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 136: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will reverse the decision to cut €10 million from the early retirement scheme and installation aid scheme which have... - Dairy Sector
Question 137: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he proposes to take to protect dairy farmers here from being forced out of business in view of the collapse of... - Food Labelling
Question 138: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress that has been made with regard to ensuring foodstuffs of Irish origin cannot be labelled as produced here; and... - Fishing Industry Development
Question 139: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the necessary resources will be made available to carry out the scientific analysis required to guarantee that the Celtic... - Common Agricultural Policy
Question 140: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has investigated the potential impact on the food and agriculture sector of recent decisions by the EU Commissioner to... - Fishery Industry Development
Question 141: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans for the development of the fishery industry in the forthcoming years; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Schemes
Question 142: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to parliamentary Question No. 331 of 13 November 2007, if he is in a position to state the number of applications... - Sheep Sector
Question 143: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to introduce a new sheep maintenance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43958/08] - Common Agricultural Policy
Question 144: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of discretionary funding available to him in 2010 arising from the recent CAP health check; and if he will make a... - Departmental Schemes
Question 145: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has plans to reopen applications for grants under the farm improvement scheme during 2009; if not, when he expects to... - Ministerial Travel
Question 146: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the countries he has visited since his appointment; the purposes of these visits; and if he will make a statement on the... - European Council Meetings
Question 148: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the main agenda items for the next Agriculture and Fisheries Council of the European Union that are of concern to Ireland;... - Food Labelling
Question 149: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of infringements of the food safety and food labelling regulations found in 2007 and 2008 in respect of poultry... - Proposed Legislation
Question 150: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position with regard to the animal welfare Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43973/08] - Afforestation Programme
Question 151: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the percentage targets of total land he expects to achieve in relation to afforestation of land for each of the next ten... - Horticulture Sector
Question 152: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount in investment aid that was paid to mushroom growers under the scheme of investment aid for the development of...
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