Written answers

Thursday, 12 December 2013

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

 
  • Agrifood Sector Issues
    6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date on joint agricultural development and agribusiness investments in Ethiopia and Ireland, other opportunities...
  • Food Harvest 2020 Strategy
    11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the objectives set in the context of Food Harvest 2020 are being met to date; his expectations in this regard in...
  • Aquaculture Licences Applications
    12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for delay in processing licences for oyster and salmon farmers whose livelihood is threatened by lack of current,...
  • Agriculture Schemes Payments
    13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the system in his Department to facilitate the release of 75% of rural environment protection scheme and...
  • Bord na gCon Remit
    14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to address issues of concern regarding corporate governance in the Irish Greyhound Board; and if he will make a...
  • Fish Quotas
    15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will indicate his intended position at the December Fisheries Council meeting in relation to member states that do not catch...
  • International Agreements
    16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the recent meeting of the EU Committee of Permanent Representatives where the majority of EU member states consented to...
  • Plant Science
    17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken for developing plant science here. [52921/13]
  • Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
    18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will make an announcement in relation to Pillar 1 of the EU Common Agricultural Policy 2014-2020; when he will convey details...
  • Fish Quotas
    19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the EU calculation of fishing quotas is not supported by adequate research and that...
  • Agriculture Schemes Payments
    20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the mapping of forage hectares will be completed for Irish farmers; his views that these annual mapping issues are causing a lot...
  • EU Funding
    21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit himself to matching funding, 50-50, for Pillar 2 schemes under the Common Agricultural Policy. [53109/13]
  • Food Exports
    22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which new markets for Irish food products have been entered into in recent times with particular reference to countries...
  • Farm Inspections
    23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the inspection penalty rate for randomised on-farm inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • EU Funding
    24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will remain available under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development for the rural broadband scheme should...
  • Land Issues
    25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to support young farmers, farm restructuring, transfer of farmland and competitiveness; and if he will make a...
  • Departmental Staff Recruitment
    26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider increasing the number of staff to facilitate appropriate assessment for oyster farm licensing; and if he will make...
  • Parking Charges
    27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding his proposal to introduce paid parking at Howth harbour. [52930/13]
  • Departmental Reports
    28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish the findings of the review conducted into Coillte initiated in 2010; his plans for the future of the organisation;...
  • Departmental Schemes
    29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a scheme to deal with unwanted horses and equines around the State to ease the burden on animal welfare groups...
  • Fisheries Offences
    30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections and detentions of Dutch pelagic fishing vessels that have taken place in 2013; and if he will make a...
  • Herd Numbers
    31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the current reduction in the number of suckler cows and the 7.5% reduction in calves registered,...
  • Animal Welfare
    32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to deal with some recent shocking cases of animal cruelty, neglect and abandonment; and if he is satisfied that...
  • Food Marketing Programme
    33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the various visits undertaken since 2013, including the Japan visit, that have promoted Irish food and agricultural produce,...
  • Organic Farming
    34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to use the new Common Agricultural Policy measures to increase the area of land in use for organic farming; and if he will...
  • Food Exports
    35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made during the trade visit to Nigeria in agribusiness potential, given that some of the fastest growing states in the...

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