Written answers

Tuesday, 18 June 2013

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

 
  • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
    427. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason persons (details supplied) in County Clare were refused the agri-environment option scheme 3; and if he will make a...
  • Animal Welfare Issues
    428. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that action is taken against a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim for cruelty to animals in the feeding of...
  • Harbour Authority Properties
    429. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the introduction of paid parking in Howth, County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28660/13]
  • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
    430. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a disadvantaged area scheme appeal that was received on 27 May 2013 in respect of a person (details supplied) in...
  • Coillte Teoranta Lands
    431. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the sale of land (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
    432. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an agri-environment options scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and...
  • Ministerial Responsibilities
    433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the exact portfolio and responsibility arrangements that are to be transferred from him, to the new Minister of State at his...
  • Public Relations Contracts Expenditure
    434. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail in tabular form, the names of all external public relations, communications consultants and organisations used by...
  • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
    435. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 588 of 28 May 2013 if he will explain the delay in the agri-environment option scheme payment...
  • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
    436. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 587 of 28 May 2013 if he will explain the delay in the agri-environment option scheme payment...
  • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
    437. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the rural environment protection scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a...
  • Agriculture Schemes Payments
    438. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who are actively farming, herd numbers, in Clondalkin, Lucan, Saggart, Newcastle, Rathcoole and Brittas, County...
  • Food Safety Standards Regulation
    439. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status in relation to the contamination of food with horse meat; if he is satisfied that enough regulations, legislation...
  • Sheep Census
    440. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway was given a penalty during an on-farm inspection for failing to return a...
  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    441. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress that has been made on the matter of mitigating effects that arise regarding greenhouse gas emissions due to our...
  • Appointments to State Boards
    442. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appointments made to State boards under his Department's remit since March 2011; the number of positions that have been...
  • Single Payment Scheme Payments
    443. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in granting the 2012 single farm payment to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make...
  • Ministerial Meetings
    444. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline Ireland's preparations in anticipation of its participation in this month's biennial 38th meeting of the Food and...
  • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
    445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for agri-environment option scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo;...
  • Fish Quotas
    446. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties facing the white fish sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Common Fisheries Policy Review
    447. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will engage in any consultation with fishermen or their representative organisations in respect of the review of the Common...
  • Fish Discards
    448. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he has not had any discussions with the Irish Fishing Industry on the proposed implementation of discards; and if he will...
  • EU Directives
    449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will detail his action following on from Commission Directive 2012/24/EU of 8 October 2012 amending, for the purpose of...
  • North-South Ministerial Council
    451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends at the next North South Ministerial Council meeting in Armagh on 10 July 2013 with his counterpart from Northern...
  • Single Payment Scheme Administration
    452. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is intended to amend the single farm payment in order that it may only be awarded in respect of currently productive farms as...
  • Agriculture Schemes Data
    453. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding awarded under the disadvantaged area payments that was returned to the Exchequer in 2012; and if he will make a...
  • Milk Quota Application Numbers
    455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received and approved, by county, under the scheme for the allocation of milk quota to new entrants in...
  • Potato Sector
    456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on potato variety development; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29163/13]
  • Forestry Premium Payments
    457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a forestry premium in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Eligibility
    458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a REP scheme 4 appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and when a final decision...
  • Departmental Staff Sick Leave
    459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the total number of uncertified sick days taken by employees in his Department; the average...
  • Animal Welfare Issues
    460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a horse culling scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29335/13]
  • Disadvantaged Areas Scheme
    461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the current seven month retention of farm animals for disadvantaged area scheme purposes to at least the former...
  • Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
    462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions thata he has had to date with the EU Commission as part of the Common Agricultural Policy reform to ensure price...
  • Stocking Densities
    463. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he considers the output of organic nitrogen per hectare, NPH, on livestock farms as a good indication of productivity and stocking...
  • Common Fisheries Policy Negotiations
    464. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has met with Iascairí Intíre na hÉireann or if he will give an undertaking to meet Iacairi Intire na hEireann in...
  • Rights of Way
    465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a contract confirming a right of way will be finalised by Coillte in respect of lands (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if...
  • Single Payment Scheme Appeals
    466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal for single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement...
  • Coillte Teoranta Harvesting Rights Sale
    468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the proposed sale of Coillte; and if he supports the decision to sell it off. [29413/13]
  • Common Fisheries Policy Reform
    469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the Common Fisheries Policy; its implications for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Departmental Agencies Issues
    470. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will list the regulators which are accountable to his Department; the administrative cost of operating each regulator in 2012;...
  • Departmental Bodies
    471. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline in tabular form the number of semi-State organisations currently in operation under the aegis of his Department;...
  • Departmental Bodies Establishment
    472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the number of new semi-State organisations under his aegis which have been established since March 2011; and if he...

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