Written answers
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Bord na gCon Expenditure
231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on the total salaries being paid to the Irish Greyhound Board; and if he will make a statement on the... - Aquaculture Development
232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of his acknowledgement that no radical change in the aquaculture sector was to be expected from the Seafood Development... - Seirbhísí Farantóireachta
233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén réiteach fadtéarmach a dhéanfar chun páirceáil fheiliúnach a chur ar fáil saor in aisce... - Single Payment Scheme Applications
234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the position regarding a single farm payment for 2014 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he... - Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the outcome of a site inspection in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a... - Common Fisheries Policy
236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is representation from environmental non-governmental organisations on the discard implementation group to advise on the... - Milk Supply
237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the reason a person (details supplied) County Kerry was disqualified as a milk supplier in the mid 1990s; and if he is... - Grassland Sheep Scheme Applications
238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine and expedite a payment under the grassland sheep scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry;... - Single Payment Scheme Appeals
239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if penalties applied to 2013 and 2014 single farm payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be... - Scéim um Roghanna Comhshaoil Talmhaíochta
240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén pionós faoin Scéim um Roghanna Comhshaoil Talmhaíochta atá curtha ar fheirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe... - Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out his plans to adopt Article 4(1)(h) of European Union Regulation 1307/2013 to help flexibility, standards and objective... - Rural Development Programme
243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if applications are open for the recently announced €200 million fund by the European Union Commissioner, Mr Phil Hogan, for... - Food Safety Standards Regulation
244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will prohibit the use of glyphosate herbicide as a result of its toxic impact. [13981/15] - Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the reason a person (details supplied) has been the subject of a €1,300 fine under the single farm payment for... - Rural Development Programme
246. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the European Commission is launching its roadshow to explain the workings of a new guarantee system to ensure access to credit... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
247. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the reason an overpayment under the disadvantaged areas scheme 2013 has been notified to a person (details supplied) in... - Ministerial Appointments
248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out his views on the statement by the Minister of State with responsibility for rural affairs to the Joint Committee on... - Forestry Premium Payments
249. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a forestry premium payment. [14023/15] - Departmental Funding
250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the funding allocated in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on... - Single Payment Scheme Appeals
251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of an appeal under the 2013 single payment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he... - Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of an on-site visit under the 2013 single payment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and... - Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
255. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take Article 4.1.H of Pillar 1 legislation into consideration, which allows for local conditions and so on to be taken... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
256. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a payment under the agri-environment options scheme for 2014 was not paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in... - Departmental Legal Cases
257. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's position on proposals made by a company (details supplied) in County Dublin; his plans to support smoked fish... - Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
258. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protection measures currently being discussed by his Department and European Union agriculture officials to protect Irish... - Irish Language
259. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to promote the use of Irish in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14168/15] - Aquaculture Data
260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture operations that exist on land in this State; the location of same; the number of persons who are employed... - Nitrates Usage
261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding nitrates regulations and penalties being imposed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick;... - Single Payment Scheme Data
262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in counties Longford and Westmeath in receipt of the single farm payment; and the percentage these farmers were... - GLAS Data
263. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of fully completed applications under the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme received to date, under each tier;... - GLAS Administration
264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to facilitate all commonage farmers who wish to submit an application under the green low-carbon... - GLAS Payments
265. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that the deadline for applications under the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme is 22 May 2015, if he... - Beef Exports
266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will account for recent reports that Irish beef exports to the United States of America are unlikely to hit targets set by him,... - Farm Safety Scheme
267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the farm safety campaigns that are planned with the Health and Safety Authority, in view of the fact that leading industry experts... - Agriculture Schemes Eligibility
268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions that are being made for the many young old farmers who established their holding before 2008, referred to as the... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a recent European Commission report which recommended reducing the Irish beef herd by 35% and the dairy herd by 5.5%, in... - Departmental Schemes
270. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the deferral announced by European Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Phil Hogan, for the milk superlevy, the payment... - Alternative Energy Projects
271. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions he has had with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, in relation to the development of the... - Beef Data Programme
272. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be paid in full for 2013 under the beef data programme; the options available to... - Fisheries Protection
273. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 10 March 2015 and a meeting officials of his Department had with a person (details... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
274. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payments under the agri-environment options scheme; the reason for the... - Agriculture Schemes Payments
275. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when persons (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive payment under the single payment scheme and the disadvantaged areas... - Tuberculosis Eradication Programme Administration
276. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the impact the recent announcement of an amendment to the tuberculosis eradication movement regulations will have... - Beef Data Programme
277. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the beef genomics scheme will be initiated; in view of the importance of a thriving suckler cow herd, if he will consider... - Beef Industry
278. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of the beef forum; when the forum will be at its full implementation level; and if he will make a statement on the... - Superlevy Fine
279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will, in conjunction with the European Commission, minimise the financial impact on dairy farmers who are burdened with super... - Dairy Sector
280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the proposed dairy forum will be set up; the stakeholders who will be represented on this forum; and if he will make a statement... - Farmers' Charter
281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress update on the negotiations for a new charter of rights for farmers; if simplification of the Common Agricultural Policy... - Basic Payment Scheme
282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the event of farmers adding a son or daughter to their herd number, if this is treated as a transfer of 50% of the basic payment... - Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications
283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application under the dairy equipment scheme will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny;... - Animal Welfare
284. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 101 of 17 December 2014 and subsequent correspondence (details supplied), if he will ask the... - Forestry Grants
285. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for a forestry road grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [14532/15] - GLAS Eligibility
286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the presence of any heather in a parcel of land makes it ineligible for inclusion as low input permanent pasture for the purposes... - Departmental Funding
288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the €241 million development programme for the seafood sector will develop added-value seafood processing in... - Fishery Harbour Centres
289. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the tendering process in respect of a lease (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Control of Dogs
290. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 349 of 24 March 2015 and in view of the subsequent meeting between his Department and the Irish... - Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
291. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria whereby a farmer can participate in his Department's basic payment scheme in 2015, for the first time; and if he will... - Fisheries Offences
292. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-Irish vessels that have received penalty points in Irish waters in 2014 and from January to March 2015. [14590/15] - Forestry Management
294. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will explain the policy of Coillte regarding the management of tree-felling operations in scenic areas of high ecotourism... - Farmers' Charter
295. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made with the new charter of rights for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14666/15] - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
296. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 255 of 27 January 2015, if he will clarify a matter regarding entitlements (details supplied);... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
297. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will receive a payment under the agri-environment options scheme; the reason for... - H298
- Animal Identification Schemes
298. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding purchasing calf tags in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Forestry Grants
299. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to put a forestry grant in place to assist farmers in planting new trees to replace those that were knocked during the... - Agriculture Schemes Applications
300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments under the disadvantaged areas scheme and the agri-environment options scheme will issue in respect of a person (details... - Single Payment Scheme Appeals
301. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the payments and penalties in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the 2013 single payment... - Single Payment Scheme Applications
302. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application under the single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if... - Bovine Disease Controls
303. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if herdowners with animals that have tested positive for bovine viral diarrhoea are legally obliged to dispose of these animals; and... - Forestry Grants
304. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a forestry application will be processed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a... - Fish Landings
305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken in relation to the information which was brought to his attention regarding the systematic and regular... - Animal Welfare Bodies
306. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to re-open discussions with the Irish Seal Sanctuary, and to support it in view of the fact that it has its CHY number... - Direct Payment Scheme
307. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the skillset and qualifications available to the inspectorate of his Department for those charged with the carrying out of ground... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
308. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a reply will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [14812/15] - Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
309. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that the €40,000 ceiling is preventing farmers from getting into the new single payment scheme; and if he will make... - Aquaculture Development
310. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 293 of 10 March 2015, in which he acknowledged that no radical change in the aquaculture sector... - Aquaculture Licence Applications
311. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 10 March 2015, the experts from whom he is seeking the very detailed scientific and... - Aquaculture Data
313. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual production outturn for marine finish aquaculture and, separately, for marine shellfish aquaculture for each of the years... - Sea Lice Controls
315. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the dramatic increase in sea lice infestation in certain marine salmon farms, if he regards his Department's sea lice... - Coillte Teoranta Dividend
316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dividend paid to the Exchequer for each year from 2000 to 2014 by Coillte; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14933/15] - Semi-State Bodies Dividends
317. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of the semi-State commercial companies under his control, the policy of a dividend payment to the Exchequer...
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