Written answers
Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Department of Agriculture and Food
- Grant Payments
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the rate REP scheme four payments will be when payments are made in October-December 2009; and if he will make a statement on... - EU Funding
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans for the use of additional modulated funds negotiated at the 2008 CAP health check; and if he will make a statement... - EU Directives
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if future inspection arrangements for the nitrates directive will be carried out by his Department or the Department of the... - Food Industry
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is in a position to regulate retailers in order that market share wars do not end up costing farmers their livelihoods... - EU Directives
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the consultation he has had with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government with regard to ensuring... - Departmental Staff
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of personnel within his Department whose work involves the inspection of farms; if there will be a reduction in... - Common Agricultural Policy
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied with the assistance provided by the EU Commission to support dairy prices; and if he will make a statement... - Sheep Identification Scheme
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether proposals on the electronic identification of sheep is likely to result in losses to the sheep industry;... - Farm Waste Management
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress being made by him to complete farm waste management inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - EU Funding
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has had discussions with the farm organisations regarding the possible use to which the unused CAP funds and modulated... - Grant Payments
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether delays and difficulties in processing REP scheme four applications will result in some applicants keen... - Food Industry
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has fully examined all the implications of the ongoing World Trade Organisation discussions for the food producing... - Aquaculture Development
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the new EU strategy for the development of the aquaculture sector; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 67: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether difficulties in processing REP scheme four applications will result in a number of farmers falling... - Afforestation Programme
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the predicted decrease made by his Department in planting due to the reduction in forestry premiums; and if he will make a... - Common Agricultural Policy
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the discussions he has had with his EU counterparts with regard to agriculture priorities under the Czech EU Presidency; and... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the representations he will make to the European Commission with regard to a reduction in compliance measures under the REP... - Afforestation Programme
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether it is possible that Ireland will meet its afforestation targets in view of the recent cutbacks in premia... - Grant Payments
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects all of the first 40% instalments of the remaining farm waste management grants to be awarded; and if he will... - Bovine Diseases
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied the contingency arrangements are adequate to deal with an outbreak of bluetongue; if he proposes to... - Farm Waste Management
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers awaiting inspection and payment under the farm waste management scheme; when inspections will be... - EU Funding
Question 80: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the areas of investment he is considering for unused CAP funds available in 2010; when he will make an announcement in this... - Forest Recreational Facilities
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the plans to provide high rope adventure courses in forests here; and if he will make a statement on the... - Sheep Industry
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the recent Central Statistics Office statistics which show that the number of sheep in the national herd has... - Suckler Cow Quota
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he plans to reduce the life span of the suckler cow welfare scheme to facilitate the annual payment of €80 per cow; and... - Grant Payments
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there are funds available to farmers who are suffering financial hardship due to the deferred payment of the farm waste... - Animal Diseases
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the co-ordinating action being taken with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to address the... - Food Industry
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the plans for a debate with relevant stakeholders on the future of food production in Europe in view of the fact that major... - Departmental Offices
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the proposals to rationalise the office network within his Department nationwide; the assessments conducted on the impact of... - Dairy Sector
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures he is seeking from the EU Commission to support milk price; the price these supports will deliver; and if he... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the environmental benefits accruing from the REP scheme, he is committed to continuing with this scheme; his... - Tax Code
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the consultation he has had with the Department of Finance with regard to the issue surrounding capital allowances and the... - Departmental Expenditure
Question 92: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of cuts in euro in expenditure in his spending in each section of his Department in 2009 in comparison to 2008;... - Live Exports
Question 95: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he is taking to support a live cattle trade to Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19981/09] - Decentralisation Programme
Question 96: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the status of the decentralisation plan for his Department; if it is completed; the number of civil servants who were located... - Grant Payments
Question 97: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the rate REP scheme 3 payment will be for farmers whose anniversary of year four falls due on 1 October 2009; and if he will... - Data Protection
Question 104: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he consulted the Data Protection Commissioner and if he expressed concerns to his Department officials before the... - Animal Feedstuffs
Question 105: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department has undertaken a review of surplus and waste food and its inclusion in the animal feed chain; and if he... - Animal Diseases
Question 106: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress being made to implement the commitment in the programme for Government to introduce a herd health initiative to... - Sheep Identification Scheme
Question 107: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the introduction of compulsory electronic identification of sheep as is being mooted by the EU commission; and... - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 108: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of cases of farmers who had progressed their application for the early retirement scheme but who had not lodged... - Food Exports
Question 111: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the purpose of the additional €2.5 million allocated to An Bord Bia in the budget of 7 April 2009. [20324/09] - Fisheries Protection
Question 113: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 637 of 22 April 2009, if the review of sea bass management and inshore fishing... - Foreshore Licences
Question 114: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the long-running delays associated with the grant of foreshore applications have been cleared; if he will confirm that... - Installation Aid Scheme
Question 116: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of installation aid cases that missed the October 2008 deadline which have now been dealt with; and if he will... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
Question 118: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to restore the disadvantaged area payment rates to their 2008 levels; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 119: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will seek flexibility on the 15 May 2009 deadline to allow hundreds of 2008 REP scheme four plans to be corrected by... - Food Labelling
Question 120: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action taken and initiatives developed in the past 12 months by his Department to improve food labelling in particular... - Fisheries Protection
Question 121: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views in relation to the recently published EU Commission Green Paper on the Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy; and... - Farm Inspections
Question 122: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farm inspections that will take place in 2009 by scheme; the cost of these inspections; and if he will make a... - Food Labelling
Question 123: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied that the food labelling adequately and accurately reflects the origin of all meat and meat products sold... - Farm Inspections
Question 124: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the new arrangements for farm inspections relating to the Nitrates Directive; and if he will make a... - Grant Payments
Question 125: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the recently announced payments to hill sheep farmers, worth €7 million, will be awarded; and if he will make a... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 127: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of REP scheme four plans lodged from end of 2007 up to 15 May 2008 that were rejected; and if he will make a... - Bovine Disease
Question 129: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his estimate of the savings that can be achieved by securing brucellosis free status for Ireland; and if he will make a...
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