Written answers
Thursday, 29 April 2010
Department of Agriculture and Food
- On-farm Investment Schemes
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to be in a position to announce details of on-farm investment schemes for the pig and poultry sectors; and if... - Common Agricultural Policy
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the issues most likely to impact on the agriculture and food sector in the context of the current review of the Common... - Common Fisheries Policy
Question 13: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views in relation to the EU Commission's Green Paper on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy; and if he will make a... - Domestic Abattoirs
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has a national strategy aimed at developing local abattoirs in each county across the country; and if he will make a... - Live Exports
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he is taking to enhance the live cattle trade to Britain; the numbers exported in 2009; the reason this was... - Fishing Industry Development
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the opening of commercial bass fishing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16936/10] - Single Payment Scheme
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the penalties imposed on the single farm payment for area discrepancies and cross compliance; if he will break down the cross... - Cereal Sector
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his priorities in the area of tillage sector reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16988/10] - Carbon Tax
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the likely impact of carbon tax on agriculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16888/10] - Single Payment Scheme
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether farmers in some areas will receive a lower single farm payment on foot of changes to mapping... - Grant Payments
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the delays in processing REP scheme payments in the County Kerry area, with an estimated... - Dairy Sector
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether market management measures have a continued role to play in relation to the dairy sector,... - Fertiliser Use
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the Teagasc fertiliser use survey report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16908/10] - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount that has been paid out to REP scheme farmers to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Beef Industry
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a full breakdown of the beef carcass classification results since 15 December 2009 based on the Meat... - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers that have qualified for the early retirement scheme under the hardship provision announced by him; and... - Carbon Tax
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether the introduction of a carbon tax will have a serious cost competitiveness impact on farm business; and... - Rural Development
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the new rural development schemes as announced by him in summer 2009 will actually be open for applications from... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on introducing greater flexibility in the application process for the agri-environment option scheme; and if he... - Horse Breeding Industry
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has made a decision in relation to the ownership of the Irish draft horse stud; and if he will make a statement on the... - Common Agricultural Policy
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has plans to engage in a comprehensive process of consultation with interested stakeholders in relation to the future... - Electricity Generation
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has plans to develop a co-ordinated strategy with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on... - Common Agricultural Policy
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16699/10] - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of REPS 4 plans that have been rejected to date per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16895/10] - Animal Welfare
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he intends to review his decision to exempt all commercial dogs being transported out of Ireland from having a pet... - Ministerial Functions
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the Minister within his Department who now has distinct responsibility for food; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Committees
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the timescale for the 2020 strategy committee to complete its work to draw up a long-term strategy for the agri-food,... - Cattle Prices
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on cattle prices at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16887/10] - Animal Diseases
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the effect of receiving official recognition of Ireland's Aujeszky's disease control and eradication status; and if he will... - Natura 2000 Sites
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will be in a position to clarify the payment of €150/ha in nature areas under the agricultural environmental... - Animal Diseases
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will introduce a national vaccination programme for bovine viral diarrhoea; and if he will make a statement on the... - Common Fisheries Policy
Question 43: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position he will be taking during negotiations on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy. [16698/10] - Departmental Programmes
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the time frame for the conclusion of the research needed to gain approval of the operational programme for fisheries; and if... - Animal Welfare
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the further steps that he envisages to enhance co-operation on animal health issues on an all-island basis; and if he will... - Food Industry
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the impact that grounding of flights as a result of volcanic ash has had on agricultural exports; and if he will make a... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of REP scheme payments that are still outstanding in counties Cavan and Monaghan; when he hopes to have such... - Sheep Production
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps which he is taking to support the sheep industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16859/10] - Cereal Sector
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the precarious situation grain farmers are in as a result of the decision by a company... - Installation Aid Scheme
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the plans he has to deal with hardship installation cases locked out of the scheme in budget 2008; and if he will make a... - Fallen Animal Charges
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way he plans to address increasing fallen animal charges in the interest of small farmers; and if he will make a... - Sheep Production
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the basis on which payments under the recently announced grassland sheep scheme will be made; and if he will make a statement... - Dairy Industry
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his policy to prevent a repeat of 2009 in the dairy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16929/10] - Single Payment Scheme
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the changes made to the eligible farmland areas for the purpose of applications for the single farm payment; the way he sees... - Live Exports
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is actively supporting the re-opening of the north African live export trade; and if he will make a statement on the... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to ensure that all farmers receive their 2010 REP scheme payment by the end of October 2010; and if he will make a... - Commercial Semi-State Bodies
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he or officials in his Department have had any discussions with Coillte and or Bord na Mona about a possible merger or... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied that the new agri-environment options scheme will be an attractive scheme for former REPS 3 participants;... - Proposed Legislation
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the proposed Forestry Bill; the legal issues still to be addressed; when he will be in a position to... - Animal Diseases
Question 63: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps that were taken by his Department following the diagnosis of the first cases of bovine neonatal pancytopaenia in... - On-farm Investment Schemes
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to be in a position to announce details of the various on-farm investment measures, which will be funded by... - Departmental Committees
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason he has not established the farmers' charter monitoring committee and to set out his Department's level of... - Afforestation Programme
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans for the development of a sustainable forestry sector in view of its importance to farmers to the economy and to the... - Dairy Industry
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views in relation to the continued need for the use of market management measures in the dairy sector in view of the... - Food Industry
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which the six day stoppage of all flights into and out of Ireland due to volcanic ash has affected the export... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the delay in paying REPS 4. [16700/10] - Job Creation
Question 75: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of jobs that were created in the agricultural sector in 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Food Industry
Question 77: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the net value to the Irish Exchequer from food and beverage exports from 2008 to date in 2010; and if he will make a... - Dairy Sector
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on restructuring in the dairy processing sector; the way he proposes to encourage, assist and facilitate this... - Fisheries Protection
Question 79: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has any proposals to create marine protected areas in the seas around the Irish coast; if he plans to introduce... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied that measures have been taken to ensure that the agricultural and environmental options scheme will... - Beef Imports
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is satisfied with the rate at which Brazilian authorities are clearing farms to export beef to the EU in view of the... - Food Industry
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the break-up of Glanbia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16919/10] - Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of funding that is available for persons who will join the new agri-environment options scheme in 2010; and if he... - Grant Payments
Question 86: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 14 of 11 March 2010, the progress that has been made in dealing with the problems that... - Afforestation Programme
Question 88: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the value of the annual forestry premia to forestry owners here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16783/10] - Farm Retirement Scheme
Question 89: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding spouses of early retirement scheme applicants who have deceased during the period of the pension; if... - Farm Inspections
Question 90: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will implement a warning system rather than an immediate penalty for farmers who are inspected by his Department on... - Food Industry
Question 91: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the implementation of a statutory code of practice to ensure transparency in the grocery sector pricing model;... - Animal Welfare
Question 93: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the benefits that he believes will arise from the recently agreed all-island animal health and welfare strategy; and if he...
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