Written answers
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Plant Protection Products
843. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 4 March 2014, if he will clarify the regulations regarding experimental weather... - Herd Numbers
844. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has been refused a herd number; if this person can appeal this decision; and if... - Agriculture Schemes Payments
845. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of the sugar beet compensation scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
846. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an overpayment of REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when this... - Common Agricultural Policy Reform
847. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress he is making in resolving the problem regarding the proposal to incorporate the sheep grassland payment into the single... - Single Payment Scheme Payments
848. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the disadvantaged areas and single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make... - Fish Quotas
849. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Ireland has arranged any fishing quota swaps with Lithuania; if his attention has been drawn to any swaps that Lithuania has... - Installation Aid Scheme Applications
851. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the young farmers installation scheme payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Applications
852. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite an agri-environment options scheme application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [12980/14] - Departmental Reports
853. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of external or internal policy reports currently that have been handed to him but not yet published; and if he will make a... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
855. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment of REP scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on... - Forestry Management
856. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider the points made in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13119/14] - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
857. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agri-environment options scheme and area aid 2013 payment will be issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Agriculture Schemes Appeals
858. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 172 of 19 February 2014, when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) in County... - Farm Inspections
859. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason arrangements were not made by his Department inspector with a person (details supplied) in County Carlow to inspect their... - Farmers' Charter Review Group
860. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the charter of farmer's rights; the organisations he will engage with; and if he will make a statement on the... - Single Payment Scheme Appeals
861. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 173 of 19 February 2014, when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) in County... - Land Transfers
863. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer transfers land with entitlements to his son this year will the entitlements be lost on the land transferred as it will... - Animal Welfare
864. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider an outright ban on the use of animals in circuses here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13271/14] - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
865. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick was informed in January that they were cleared for their AEOS payment and... - Farm Inspections
866. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive a response nor compensation following an incident at their farm. [13124/14] - Alternative Farm Enterprises
868. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new research proposals announcement apply to projects in the agricultural bioenergy field. [13137/14] - Ministerial Meetings
869. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet a person (details supplied). [13379/14] - Departmental Meetings
870. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of times his Department received requests by Philanthropy Ireland to meet in 2011, 2012 and 2013; the number of times his... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
871. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the 2013 payment under AEOS 2 will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing... - Farm Retirement Scheme Applications
872. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that have availed of the early retirement scheme. [13444/14] - Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
873. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers availing of the early retirement scheme that have, as a result, lost their entitlements to single farm payment.... - Single Payment Scheme Appeals
874. 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); and if he will make a statement on the... - Harbours and Piers Funding
875. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received an application from Sligo County Council for funding for vessel access and harbour-pier repairs at Rosses Point,... - Bord na gCon Inspections
876. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of on course dope tests carried out by officers of Bord na gCon in each of the years 2011, 2012 and 2013; the number of... - Farm Retirement Scheme Eligibility
877. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who are in receipt of payments under the farm early retirement scheme, and who have leased their farm and their... - Agriculture Schemes Eligibility
878. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding those who have leased land with entitlements for the years 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 in relation to those... - Single Payment Scheme Administration
879. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 541 of 11 February 2014, when the information promised will be provided; and if he will make a... - Equine Industry Issues
880. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a change is proposed in respect of equines under Pillar 1 of the Common Agricultural Policy, including whether the farming of... - Single Payment Scheme Applications
881. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on the review of a single farm payment over-claim in respect of a person (details supplied) in County... - Inland Fisheries
883. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding his reassurances that his engineering division and the Irish Marine Institute were investigating the disaster that overtook... - Aquaculture Licences Applications
885. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make available copies of the Norwegian Standard for Containment Systems NS94152009 which the environmental impact... - Suckler Welfare Scheme Extension
886. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to pursue a suckler cow annual premium, specifically for farmers on the western seaboard; and if he will make a statement... - Beef Industry Issues
887. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the ICSA's call for a regulator to be appointed for the beef sector; his views that a regulator would go a long way in... - Beef and Sheepmeat Sectors
888. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that cattle and sheep farmers must be prioritised with regard to Pillar 2 funding allocation, which will be distributed as... - Aquaculture Licences Applications
889. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an appropriate assessment has been set for aquaculture licence applications for Donegal Bay SAC; when he expects licence... - Ministerial Staff
890. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of civil servants engaged in constituency work on his behalf; and the salaries, accommodation costs and expenses involved... - Forestry Grants
891. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13700/14] - Food Industry Development
893. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the details of the discussions that took place recently with his Norwegian counterpart and Norwegian seafood... - Bovine Disease Controls
894. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if compensation will be made available to dairy farmers who have to cull their animals with BVD disease; and if he will make a... - Rural Development Programme Funding
896. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are any grants or schemes available to farmers who intend to build sheds within the next 12 months; and if he will make a... - Live Exports
897. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures has he taken to secure live export markets for sheep since he came into office; and if he will make a statement on the... - Animal Breeding Regulations
898. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 192 of 6 March 2014, if his attention has been drawn to the fact that greyhound owners who are... - Herd Numbers
899. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an existing dormant herd number can be reactivated in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if he will make... - Bovine Disease Controls
900. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has been told they cannot sell animals at present. [13828/14] - Rural Environment Protection Scheme Application Numbers
902. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who participated in REP scheme 1, REPS 2, REPS, 3, REPS 4, AEOS 1, AEOS 2, AEOS 3 broken down on a county... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
903. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who received disadvantaged area scheme payments in each county in 2012 or 2013, whichever year has most... - Single Payment Scheme Payments
904. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who were paid the single farm payment in each county in 2012 or 2013, whichever year has the most up-to-date... - Beef Imports
905. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of Polish beef being imported for further processing in meat plants; if this beef is sold on the Irish market or... - Beef Technology Adoption Programme Payments
907. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers broken down by county who were paid for participating in the beef technology scheme 2013; and if he will make a... - Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments
908. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers broken down by county who were paid for the suckler cow welfare scheme in the most recent year for which data... - Harbours and Piers Funding
909. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will prioritise funding for dredging the harbour in Dunmore East; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13854/14] - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
910. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite an agri-environment option scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
911. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an area based compensation application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [13865/14] - Single Payment Scheme Payments
912. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application under the 2013 single payment scheme and disadvantaged area scheme in respect of a person... - Bovine Disease Controls
913. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding TB testing. [13984/14] - Single Payment Scheme Payments
914. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford. [14051/14] - Single Payment Scheme Administration
915. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the decision to roll the sheep grassland payment into the new single farm payment in view of the fact that the... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals
916. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is any delay in correcting errors and over-claims following inspections of agri environment option scheme applicants; if... - Single Payment Scheme Appeals
917. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications finalised to date under single farm payment and disadvantaged areas scheme where eligible land issues... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
918. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial provision for agri-environment schemes in 2014; the expenditure to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Programme for Government Implementation
919. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update in tabular form of the commitments in the programme for Government that relate to his Department; and... - Beef Industry Issues
920. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the fact that in a week there were no buyers in the marts for Holstein-Jersey crosses calves, farmers have paid up to... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
921. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision been made on the agri-environment option scheme 1 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;... - Rural Development Programme Projects
922. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the 2014-2020 rural development plan; when will the necessary submission be made to the European Union... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Review
923. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the review of disadvantaged areas as part of the new Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
924. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the update on payments made to date under the 2013 REP scheme 4 and AEOS 1, 2 and 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Forestry Grants
925. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration is being given in his Department to approving grant aid for the re-establishment of forestry plantations which were... - Single Payment Scheme Payments
926. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if he will... - Semi-State Bodies Remuneration
927. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the salaries including pensions and any other bonus-related additions, including company cars of chief executive officers of...
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