Written answers
Thursday, 4 November 2010
Department of Agriculture and Food
- Organic Farming
Question 11: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applications pending for grant aid under the REP scheme to organic farmers; and if he will make a statement on... - Direct Payment Schemes
Question 12: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way in which mapping issues are impacting on payment of single farm payment and disadvantaged area payments to farmers;... - Food Industry
Question 14: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of demand for organic food and if he believes there is potential for this to grow; and if he will make a statement... - Tax Code
Question 15: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the cost of the carbon tax for farms, which is estimated to be in the region of €225 for the average farm... - Farming Statistics
Question 16: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 407 of 25 May 2010, the further progress that has been made with the estimates of... - Alternative Farm Enterprises
Question 17: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has held discussions with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources with regard to the delay in... - Food Industry
Question 18: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the proportion of the budget for food industry competitiveness, marketing and innovation that has been spent in 2010; and if... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 19: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers who have applied for the agri-environmental options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the... - EU Directives
Question 20: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the proposed changes to the nitrates directive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40576/10] - Poultry Industry
Question 21: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the plans in place to ensure the future success of the poultry sector is not jeopardised by the introduction of new poultry... - On-farm Investment Schemes
Question 22: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the basis on which funding will be made available under the new sheep fencing and mobile handling scheme; and if he will make... - Beef Exports
Question 23: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department is taking all necessary steps to ensure grading machines are working correctly; and if he will make a... - Crop Losses
Question 24: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount paid under the crop damage compensation scheme to potato and field vegetable growers in 2010 as a result of frost... - Organic Farming
Question 25: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of grant aid paid to organic farmers under the REP scheme for the years 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a... - On-farm Investment Schemes
Question 26: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there are plans to address outstanding young farmers' installation aid and farmer hardship cases; and if he will make a... - Fishing Vessel Licences
Question 27: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties confronting the owners of fishing vessels in the 15 metre to 18 metre... - Grant Payments
Question 28: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers that have not been paid any area aid or single farm premium so far this year on a county basis; the... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 29: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applicants under the agri-environment options scheme that remain outstanding; when it is expected successful... - Afforestation Programme
Question 30: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the value of the financial approvals for the autumn forestry planting that he announced recently; and if he will make a... - Grant Payments
Question 31: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when all REPS 4 payments due in 2010 will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40628/10] - Fishing Industry Development
Question 32: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views regarding the possible transfer of fish quotas to Norway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40763/10] - Organic Farming
Question 33: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the potential he believes there to be for the organic farming scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40775/10] - Food Harvest 2020
Question 34: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans for the implementation of the recommendations set out in Food Harvest 2020 in relation to organics and... - Equine Identification
Question 35: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of fines that have been issued in respect of those who have breached the new requirements on equine... - Research Funding
Question 36: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of funding that will be provided for the recently announced research call across the food institutional research... - Grant Payments
Question 37: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount paid out to the horticulture sector under the investment aid grant scheme under the national development plan; the... - Dairy Industry
Question 38: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way he anticipates the 50% growth target for dairy production set out in Food Harvest 2020 can be achieved; and if he... - Pigmeat Sector
Question 39: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of money to date that has been paid out under the pigmeat recall scheme; the number of companies which has been... - Poultry Industry
Question 40: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of poultry breeder eggs imported in 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40658/10] - Direct Payment Schemes
Question 41: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which all farm payments for the past four years to date in 2010 have been completed in full; the number of... - Veterinary Medicines
Question 42: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the efforts being made to address the disproportionate cost of veterinary medicines; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Offices
Question 44: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the stage at which plans to reduce the DVE, AES and forestry offices from 48 to 16 stand; and if he will make a statement on... - Beef Industry
Question 45: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will publish beef carcase classification results based on the Meat Industry Ireland beef grid; the reason there has... - Grant Payments
Question 46: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the farm waste management interest will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40630/10] - Food Industry
Question 47: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of schools that have participated in the incredible edibles scheme administered by Bord Bia; the annual cost of... - Grant Payments
Question 48: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the remaining amount will be paid and will all payments due to farmers be made by 1 December 2010; and if he will make a... - Greyhound Racing Industry
Question 49: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will bring forward legislation relating to the regulation of the greyhound sector; and if he will make a statement on... - Health and Safety
Question 50: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the promotional activities his Department has taken to counter the number of farm deaths in view of the fact that the number... - Direct Payment Schemes
Question 51: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the procedures that are necessary to sort out delays in single farm payments arising from mapping problems; the number of... - Grant Payments
Question 52: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the 2010 REPS 4 payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40627/10] - EU Council Meetings
Question 53: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the outcome of the recent EU Fisheries Council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40764/10] - Grant Payments
Question 54: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he is taking to expedite payments due to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39784/10] - On-farm Investment Schemes
Question 55: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of funding being made available for the new sheep fencing and mobile handling scheme; and if he will make a... - Milk Quota
Question 56: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the closing date for the milk quota trading scheme for the 2011 to 2012 milk quota year; and if he will make a statement on... - Food Industry
Question 57: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the importance he attaches to continued investment in research and innovation in the Irish agriculture food sector; and if he... - Forestry Sector
Question 58: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will amend the new conditions relating to farmer status in applying for forestry grants; and if he will make a... - Food Industry
Question 59: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the marketing initiatives that have been undertaken by Bord Bia in 2010 and at what cost to improve the food industry's... - Grant Payments
Question 60: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the percentage of the total money paid out to farmers by 18 October 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Food Industry
Question 61: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount paid to producers under the producer organisation scheme for the years 2009 and 2010; and if he will make a... - Food Security
Question 62: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress that has been made on the reform process regarding the Committee on World Food Security and its role within the... - Fishing Industry Development
Question 64: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to advance the development of the Irish seafood sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40768/10] - On-farm Investment Schemes
Question 65: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food following the introduction of the sheep fencing and mobile handling scheme, the other on-farm investment schemes he plans to... - Common Agricultural Policy
Question 66: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to further discuss the future of the Common Agricultural Policy after 2013; and if he will make a statement on the... - Forestry Sector
Question 68: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of forestry planting he anticipates taking place in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40766/10] - On-farm Investment Schemes
Question 69: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the dairy hygiene and water harvesting schemes will be introduced under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme;... - Grant Payments
Question 70: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to restore the payment rate under the suckler cow welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Fishing Industry Development
Question 71: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the benefits he expects to be delivered by Bord Iascaigh Mhara's three year strategy and the Irish national seafood... - On-farm Investment Schemes
Question 72: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of overall funding being provided for the various targeted agricultural modernisation schemes; and if he will make... - Direct Payment Schemes
Question 73: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when all land will be digitised for the single farm payment scheme and disadvantaged area scheme; and if he will make a... - Afforestation Programme
Question 74: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the initiatives being undertaken to promote farmer participation in forestry in view of the new opportunities presented by... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 78: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers who have been accepted into the agri-environmental options scheme; when will payments be made; and if... - Animal Welfare
Question 81: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the efforts being made to tackle the growing numbers of abandoned horses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Food Industry
Question 82: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to a report published by the Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Innovation on creating... - Food Harvest 2020
Question 83: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress that has been made in implementing the recommendations of Food Harvest 2020; and if he will make a statement on... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme
Question 84: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to extend the agri-environmental options scheme to new applicants in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the... - Afforestation Programme
Question 85: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of hectares he expects will be planted in forestry this year; the number he intends to fund for the year 2011; the... - On-farm Investment Schemes
Question 87: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the sheep handling and fencing scheme will be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40631/10]
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