Written answers
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Department of Agriculture and Food
- Sheep Sector
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action he plans to take to regenerate the ailing sheep industry in view of the continued reduction in sheep numbers; and... - Common Agricultural Policy
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a decision has been made on the allocation of additional funds in 2009 and €29 million in subsequent years from the... - Grant Payments
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delays in REP scheme four payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11984/09] - Agri-Food Sector
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the future stability of the agriculture industry in view of the downward trend in the availability of... - Aquaculture Development
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether the interpretation of EU Directives is posing a threat to the future of mussel fishing; and if he will... - Pigmeat Sector
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on reports that retailers are continuing to demand that suppliers pay them for lost profit arising from the pork... - Grant Payments
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress that has been made with regard to REP scheme four applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the grant aid agreed during Budget 2009 will be upheld; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11997/09] - Dairy Sector
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether further supports to assist the dairy sector here are justified; and if he will make a statement on the... - Fishing Fleet Modernisation
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a progress report on the delivery of the EU Commission fisheries fuel aid package agreed in July 2008; and... - Animal Feedstuffs
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if all the pigs and cattle have been removed from those farms that received potentially contaminated feed from the County... - World Trade Negotiations
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the discussions he has had in relation to future World Trade Organisation agreements; and if he will make a statement on the... - Fisheries Protection
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will adopt a system of administrative sanctions for minor fisheries offences instead of the criminal sanctioning... - Common Fisheries Policy
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on reports that Iceland may be asked to join the EU and the implications which that might have for the distribution... - Grant Payments
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects the outstanding farm waste management grant applications to be cleared for payment; and if he will make a... - Departmental Schemes
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cost of financial penalties for farmers under the various schemes operated by his Department; and if he will make a... - Emergency Planning
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action being taken by his Department to thwart emerging biosecurity threats; and if he will make a statement on the... - Bovine Diseases
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied that his Department's contingency arrangements are adequate to deal with an outbreak of bluetongue; and if... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has had discussions with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to discuss reports of the... - Common Agricultural Policy
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will make an announcement regarding the details of the allocation of National Reserve funds of €7 million and... - Pigmeat Sector
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department will spend the full €180 million provided for in the agreement reached with Irish pork processors,... - Farm Inspections
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farm inspections under all schemes and programmes operated by his Department; the cost of same; and if he will... - Common Agricultural Policy
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the expected impact of the EU CAP health checks on Irish agriculture, production and exports and the retention of the maximum... - Departmental Schemes
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if incentives and schemes will stay in place to encourage young farmers to remain in farming; and if he will make a statement... - Pigmeat Sector
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will alter traceability systems for pork products in line with other existing European systems; and if he will make a... - Grant Payments
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of REP scheme four plans that have been rejected to date; the loss to the farming community; if he will take... - Agri-Food Sector
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the efforts he is making to support the export sector particularly the agri-food sector; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Schemes
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will reinstate the farm installation and early retirement schemes for farmers. [11735/09] - Grant Payments
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether schemes or programmes within his Department will be suspended to accommodate the first instalment of the... - Pigmeat Sector
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress that has been made in relation to the pork dioxin compensation package; the amount of the fund that has been... - Grant Payments
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied that the additional payment of up to 3.5% of the deferred farm waste management grants will cover the... - Bovine Diseases
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the last case of brucellosis was confirmed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11872/09] - Animal Health Standards
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department is working with the new body charged with improving non-regulatory diseases such as mastitis, IBR and BVD;... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department has notified their local offices of changes to REP scheme four specifications in the past two months; and... - Grant Payments
Question 100: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will address the issue of farmers who have applied for the farm improvement scheme between 21 and 29 October 2007 and... - Common Fisheries Policy
Question 102: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on a complete renegotiation of the Common Fisheries Policy as part of any review, in order to address the share of... - Bovine Diseases
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the cost and expiry date of the 1 million doses of blue tongue vaccination recently purchased by his Department; and if he... - Fisheries Protection
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the fact that a Sea Fisheries Protection Authority officer spent the week of 11 to 18... - Pigmeat Sector
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way efforts have progressed to restore Irish pork markets, following the pork recall in December 2008; and if he will... - Food Labelling
Question 109: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the mechanisms he is putting in place to improve the traceability of meat consumed here; and if he will make a statement on... - Departmental Schemes
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the average waiting period for the return of receipts to farmers who have built slurry lagoons; and if he will make a... - Fisheries Protection
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a special white fish fishing exemption for the duration of 2009 in area 6A for boats of less than 12... - Grant Payments
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will report on the meeting of the EU direct payments management committee on 18 March 2009 at which amendments to the... - Bovine Diseases
Question 115: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of BSE cases that there have been to date in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11871/09] - Departmental Submissions
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has received and studied proposals from a group (details supplied) or other farm organisations; the extent to which he... - Grant Payments
Question 117: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects the first instalments of the 17,000 deferred farm waste management grants to be paid; and if he will make a...
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