Written answers
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- International Agreements
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, considering recent progress on an EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement, he will guarantee that he will not support any move to... - Pension Provisions
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a former employee of his Department is entitled to draw their pension now; if there is any arrangement to cash in his pension or... - Horse and Greyhound Fund
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the greyhound and horse raising industries are being subsidised to the tune of €55 million while the respite care grant... - Herd Testing Numbers
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the top 100 beneficiaries who tested less than 50 cattle in their annual herd test in 2011; and if he will make a statement... - Single Payment Scheme Application Numbers
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have no entitlement under the single farm payment; the number of cattle those farmers tested at their annual... - Departmental Staff Retirements
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of veterinary inspectors who availed of the early retirement scheme earlier this year that are currently working for his... - Census of Agriculture
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of full time, part time and commercial farmers currently operating here; the extent to which the numbers in each category... - Animal Welfare Issues
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which pig and poultry farmers have managed to comply with regulations arising from animal welfare legislation; and if he... - Agriculture Schemes Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which, post budget, he expects the various categories of farmers to qualify for each farm support payment; his plans for the... - Agrifood Sector
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the sectors of the agri food sector in respect of which he foresees growth or substantial growth over the next four years; and if he will... - Food Imports
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of traceability inspections carried out by his Department in respect of pig meat, beef, lamb and poultry imports in each of the... - Food Industry
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the pig meat, beef, lamb dairy and poultry sectors have grown in each of the past eight years to date, the degree to... - Fish Landings
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which fish catches at Irish ports by Irish or foreign trawlers has fluctuated over the past eight years to date; and if he... - Food Safety Standards
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the full range of testing facilities has been provided at the National Laboratories at Cellbridge County Kildare; if... - Dairy Sector
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects incomes in the dairy sector to fluctuate in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Food Exports
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied regarding the competitiveness of Irish food exports on world markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Food Marketing Programme
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the future expansion of the food industry with particular reference to the establishment of new markets for Irish produce;... - Poultry Industry
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider facilitating the setting up of a Poultry Council in response to the recent request for a meeting to look at options... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an application for derogation on a disadvantaged area scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Departmental Staff Redeployment
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will introduce the revised procedures for the transfer of technical agricultural officers; and if he will make a statement on the... - Beef Technology Adoption Programme
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the eligibility criteria for the beef technology adoption programme; the reason he has not made this programme available to new entrants... - Agricultural Sector
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to encourage new entrants to the agricultural sector; if he will detail in tabular form the costs relating to these initiatives;... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2012 disadvantaged area scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the outstanding disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri environment option scheme appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will... - Parking Regulations
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has been briefed on any proposals to introduce parking charges in Howth Harbour, County dublin; his views on any such proposals in... - Stocking Densities
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment on stocking density appeal will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a... - Fish Quotas
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine not to proceed with the current proposals to distribute the boar fish allocation on an open draw basis, as the nine boats who caught their... - Public Sector Pay
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which he intends to review the salary grading structure of the public service as it affects his Department as committed to in... - Animal Welfare Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when funding will be provided to an animal rescue facility (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid their disadvantaged area payment for 2012; and if he will make a statement... - Agriculture Schemes Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway who was selected for a satellite inspection, will be paid their disadvantaged area... - Scéim um Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntaiste
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén fáth nár íocadh airgead le feirmeoir (sonraí tugtha) faoi scéim na limistéar faoi... - Departmental Inspections
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that satellite images of land holdings are used every year in checking the eligibility of ground for area aid and so... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal for disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will... - European Council Meetings
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the formations of the EU Councils of Ministers on which he sits; the number of meetings of that Council held from 9 March 2011 to date in... - Forestry Grants
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a forestry grant payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will... - Single Payment Scheme Appeals
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the contract with REP scheme 4 farmers was amended by reduction in payments from €200 per hectare to €170; and if he will... - Departmental Expenditure
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total programme savings excluding administration of his Department and the agencies funded out of the vote made in Budgets 2012 and... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason persons (details provided) in County Cork has not yet received their disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a... - Single Payment Scheme Applications
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the outcome of an appeal will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid their disadvantaged area payment for 2012; and if he will make a statement... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a REP scheme payment for 2011 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement... - Organic Farming
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an organic farm scheme payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement... - Herd Numbers
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department allowed a dual name owned flock number to be changed to a herd number (details supplied) in County Donegal without... - Agriculture Schemes Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of all Department payments paid to a herd number (details supplied) in County Donegal between 2002 and 2012. [56753/12] - Agriculture Schemes Appeals
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person in (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect to have their area based payments application processed; and if he will make... - Agriculture Schemes Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding agricultural entitlements for 2011 and 2012 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if... - Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that compliant with good agricultural environment condition is a farming activity for the purposes of the single farm... - Equine Passports
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will issue an original horse passport as a matter of urgency to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an area aid application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be processed; and if he will make a statement... - Fur Farming
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that the ban on fur farming is going through the Dutch Parliament, Holland, being the third biggest for mink fur... - Departmental Complaints Procedures
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a complaint made by a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if a report of the incident has been compiled by... - Scéim um Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén fáth nár íocadh airgead faoin Scéim um Limistéir faoi Mhíbhuntáiste ná faoin Scéim... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a rural environment protection scheme payment for 2012 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork;... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway, will be paid their disadvantaged area payment for 2012; and if he will make a statement...
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