Written answers
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Agriculture Schemes
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a county breakdown of the number of satellite inspections and on farm inspections undertaken by his Department across... - Suckler Welfare Scheme Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who had applied under the suckler cow welfare scheme in 2012, broken down by county; the number of successful... - Ash Dieback Threat
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions he has had with his Northern Ireland counterpart and EU colleagues in relation to combatting the ash dieback disease; and... - Calafoirt agus Céanna
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine an bhfuil sé i gceist aige airgead a chur ar fáil in 2013 agus 2014 do chalafort domhain-uisce i Ros an Mhíl; agus an... - Common Fisheries Policy Negotiations
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date on fishery discussions at EU level for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55981/12] - Tax and Social Welfare Codes
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions he has had in relation to the decision to abolish stamp duty on land transfers for young farmers; and if he will make a... - Single Payment Scheme Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will explain the 0.9% linear reduction to the single farm payment imposed in 2012; the number of farmers this will affect; the total... - Single Payment Scheme Appeals
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the penalties that have been imposed on farmers that have not been able to comply with the rushes control criteria for their single farm... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) may expect to receive their headage payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55810/12] - Land Transfers
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to encourage land transfers to young farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55958/12] - Live Exports
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress he is making on the resumption of the live export trade to the Middle East and North Africa, Libya, Lebanon, Egypt; the... - Coillte Teoranta Dividend
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of dividend paid by Coillte Teo to the State in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55986/12] - Common Agricultural Policy
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is mandatory under the proposed regulations for the Common Agricultural Policy 2014-2020 to divide the country into regions; and if... - Suckler Welfare Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers broken down by county who will be affected by Budget 2013 changes to the suckler cow welfare scheme; and if he will... - Single Payment Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he imposed a cut of 22% on the sheep grassland payment which is having a negative impact on low income sheep farmers, many... - Feabhsú Céibheanna
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine an bhfuil sé i gceist aige airgead a chur ar fáil le feabhas a chur ar na céibheanna in Inis Oírr agus Oileán... - Single Payment Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures taken by his Department to allow farmers additional time to comply with rushes control criteria for these single farm payment... - Animal Welfare Issues
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that adequate provision has been made to meet requirements and costs imposed on the agri food sector arising from the... - Dairy Sector
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has discussed the Irish Farmers' Association/dairy industry proposals for a tax relieved loan scheme to help the development of the... - Ash Dieback Threat
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the biosecurity measures being taken to address the ongoing ash tree crisis and to prevent its spreading here; and if he will make a... - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated to the TAMs scheme in 2012 by his Department; the amount that has been spent to date in 2012 on the scheme; and if he... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the agri environment options scheme 3 by 7 December 2012; and if he will make a statement on the... - Ash Dieback Threat
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the outbreak of the ash dieback disease here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55960/12] - Budget 2013
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his view on the impact of Budget 2013 changes to low income dry stock farmers with suckler cows and sheep with changes to the suckler cow... - Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his reasons for discontinuing the suckler cow welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55955/12] - Aquaculture Licences
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects to make a decision on the licence application by BIM for a fish farm licence in Galway Bay; the progress made to date with... - Agrifood Sector
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he hopes to be in a position to make good any losses likely to be suffered by any particular category of farmer... - Single Payment Scheme Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received on a county basis for the single farm payment this year; the number disallowed; the number paid to... - European Council Meetings
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there have been any discussions at the EU Agriculture Council of Ministers meetings in relation to the terms and conditions being... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the disadvantaged areas scheme in 2012; the number paid to date; the number of applications... - Budget 2013
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the anticipated impact of all the cuts arising from Budget 2013 on farm income. [55962/12] - Suckler Welfare Scheme Extension
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the changes made to the suckler cow welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55965/12] - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money allocated to his Department in 2012; the amount spent up to 30 November 2012; the amount profiled for expenditure by... - Beef Data Programme
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether there may be limited uptake of the new beef data programme due to the significant reduction in payments in comparison... - Common Fisheries Policy Negotiations
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on what he must achieve in terms of TACs and quotas at the December EU Fisheries Council on 18 to 20 December; and if he will... - Food Industry
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact that the introduction of a sugar tax or an increase in regulation of the food industry in relation to matters of obesity would...
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