Written answers

Wednesday, 21 March 2012

Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food

 
  • Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes
    Question 10: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in advancing investment under the targeted agricultural modernisation schemes under the various...
  • Single Payment Scheme
    Question 11: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered capping the single farm payment at €100,000; if he considered bringing single farm payment in line...
  • Discussion Groups
    Question 12: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made on discussion groups in the beef and dairy sectors, money spent and budgeted for such groups; and if he...
  • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
    Question 13: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the 2012 disadvantaged area scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14633/12]
  • Rural Development Programme
    Question 14: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support agricultural development in less favoured areas; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Trade Missions
    Question 15: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to lead a delegation to China in the new year to increase exports of Irish food products and the opening of new...
  • Common Agricultural Policy
    Question 16: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to construct an alliance at member State level to support Ireland's case for reform of the common...
  • Single Payment Scheme
    Question 17: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that have applied for the single farm payment online so far this year; if he will provide a breakdown...
  • Livestock Inspections
    Question 18: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider new livestock inspection in order that they will be more farmer friendly; and if he will make a...
  • Milk Quota
    Question 19: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to milk quota superlevy fines due to a supply surge so far this year; and if he will make a...
  • Artisan Food Sector
    Question 20: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of jobs that are sustained within the artisan food sector; the trajectory of this sector; the level of specific...
  • Food Exports to Iran
    Question 21: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of exports in food products - meat, beef, lamb and fowl - to Iran in 2010, 2011 and to date in 2012; the...
  • Agri-Environment Options Scheme
    Question 22: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the details of the agri environment options scheme 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Draught Horse Passports
    Question 23: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Irish draught horse passports processed by Horse Sport Ireland in the years 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and if...
  • Animal Welfare
    Question 24: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if minks, cats and racing horses will be included in the upcoming Animal Welfare Bill; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Environmental Schemes
    Question 25: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding provided for REP scheme and agri-environment options scheme for 2011; the expenditure incurred under...
  • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
    Question 26: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who were eligible for disadvantaged area payments in 2011, but will not qualify in 2012 due to...
  • Appointment of Inspector
    Question 27: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to appoint a regional inspector at his Department's office in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, following the...
  • Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes
    Question 28: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding provided for the targeted agricultural modernisation schemes for 2011; the amount of expenditure...
  • Food Industry
    Question 29: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he and his EU colleagues have reached consensus on the future development of the food industry...
  • National College of Amenity Horticulture
    Question 30: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the fact that in September of this year all students of the college of amenity horticulture in the Botanic...
  • Ownership of Coillte Lands
    Question 31: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will explain the sense in which the State will retain ownership over Coillte lands if the company is sold and a...
  • Pigmeat Sector
    Question 32: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he has to assist the pig production sector in view of the particular difficulties affecting that sector; and...
  • Common Agricultural Policy
    Question 33: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is willing to discuss proposals for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy which raise concerns with the flat...
  • Teagasc Rationalisation Programme
    Question 34: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has been briefed by Teagasc on the proposed closure of the Kinsealy research centre, Dublin, and relocation of staff...
  • Fuel Costs
    Question 35: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he agrees that generally speaking agriculture is doing well at the moment but not all farmers are finding it so easy, and...
  • Potato Industry
    Question 36: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide support for potato growers who are currently experiencing low prices; and if he will make a statement...
  • Agri-Environment Options Scheme
    Question 37: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made any decisions regarding funding for the agri-environment options scheme 2012; and if he will make a statement...
  • Departmental Agencies
    Question 38: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the operation of Teagasc; the numbers employed by Teagasc each year form 2007 to date in 2012; the...
  • Milk Quota
    Question 39: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions he will put in place for new entrants to the dairy sector after the ending of milk quotas; and if he will...
  • Common Fisheries Policy
    Question 40: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that sustainable fisheries under Common Fisheries Policy reform cannot be implemented without a comprehensive,...
  • Agricultural College Places
    Question 41: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to look at the issue of agricultural college placements when demand far exceeds supply in view of the strong...

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