Written answers

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food

 
  • Forestry Sector
    Question 478: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm the extent of the land bank and quantity of forest in the ownership of Coillte on a county basis and...
  • Departmental Agencies
    Question 479: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the source of the extra funding made available to Teagasc for works at Ashtown, Dublin. [14655/12]
  • Departmental Funding
    Question 480: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a loan guarantee scheme to assist pig farmers with building costs associated with meeting the...
  • Credit Guarantee Scheme
    Question 481: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made representations to have primary agricultural activities included in the forthcoming credit guarantee scheme;...
  • Appointments to State Boards
    Question 482: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on the number and names of all semi-State companies and statutory agencies under the remit of...
  • Special Areas of Conservation
    Question 483: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an appropriate assessment of an area (details supplied) will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Pension Provisions
    Question 484: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the level of payment under the early retirement scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
  • Horse Racing Industry
    Question 485: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to the horse racing industry in each of the past five years; in view of the amount of public money...
  • Grant Payments
    Question 486: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine an application for the agri-environment options scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
  • Animal Diseases
    Question 487: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when blood testing of sheep belonging to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare will take place as per agreement...
  • Genetically Modified Organisms
    Question 488: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give an update on an issue (details supplied) regarding GM crops; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Scéim um Roghanna Comhshaoil Talmhaíochta
    Question 491: To ask the Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara an mbeidh an scéim um roghanna comhshaoil talmhaíochta oscailte in 2012 d'fheirmeoirí nua a d'fhág an scéim chosanta comhshaoil...
  • Grant Payments
    Question 492: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not been facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Departmental Schemes
    Question 493: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the disadvantaged area scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Departmental Funding
    Question 494: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has any plans to introduce incentives for new entrants in farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Fur Farming
    Question 495: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the review of the fur farming industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Farm Retirement Schemes
    Question 496: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine the age profile of workers in the agriculture primary sector; his plans to address this issue; and if he...
  • Food Industry
    Question 497: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has any initiative planned to tackle import substitution for food products; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 498: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in view of the depleted research and advisory personnel available to the protected crops unit, he will urgently examine...
  • Potato Sector
    Question 499: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in view of the crisis in the potato sector, if he is considering any marketing initiatives to help increase the per capita...
  • Organic Farming
    Question 501: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the support structure he and Teagasc have for the organic food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Beef Sector
    Question 502: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of suckler cows in the national herd at 1 March 2010, 2011 and 2012 respectively; and if he will make a...
  • Milk Quota
    Question 503: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will revise a decision regarding an additional milk quota application in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
  • Grant Payments
    Question 504: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for dairy equipment grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork;...
  • Transport of Animals
    Question 506: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a matter (details supplied) regarding the transportation of animals. [14145/12]
  • Grant Payments
    Question 507: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, further to Parliamentary Question No. 572 of 14 February 2012, when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in...
  • Departmental Staff
    Question 508: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the number of public servants from County Clare who retired as part of the Croke Park early retirement...
  • Departmental Schemes
    Question 509: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm when he will announce a scheme as follow up to the agri-environment options scheme 2 to allow the...
  • Animal Welfare
    Question 510: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the upcoming Animal Welfare Bill will contain a provision to abolish live hare coursing in view of the demonstrable...
  • Departmental Schemes
    Question 511: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the changes to the disadvantaged area scheme for 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Grant Payments
    Question 512: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an agri-environment options scheme payment for 2010 has not yet issued to a person (details supplied) in County...
  • Departmental Schemes
    Question 513: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that he will be introducing a follow-on scheme to the agri-environment option scheme 2; and the...

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