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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