Written answers
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Foreshore Licence Applications
469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applications for foreshore licences (details supplied) will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30420/15] - Budget 2016
470. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on allocation €25 million in funding for the ewe flock in budget 2016. [31196/15] - Land Transfers
475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if arrangements will be made to accommodate farmers who transferred land without entitlements in the first half of 2015 in... - Installation Aid Scheme Applications
476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a case regarding installation aid to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reviewed with a view to a payment being... - Agriculture Schemes Administration
477. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when final allocations will be made under the flexi-milk scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30464/15] - Single Payment Scheme Appeals
478. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that an appeal has been received from a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the 2014 single payment... - Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who established an entitlement on their farm under the basic payment scheme in 2015 may continue to receive the payment if... - Milk Quota
480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received the final report from the Chief State Solicitor on the milk quota issue (details supplied). [30509/15] - Fish Discards
481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to add representation to the discard implementation group. [30510/15] - GLAS Applications
482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the figures of those who applied for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme in 2015; and if he will make a... - Single Payment Scheme Payments
483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary may expect to receive a payment under the single payment scheme 2010, given that... - Harbours and Piers
485. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the designating of Renard Pier (details supplied) in County Kerry which would help stimulate... - Harbours and Piers Funding
486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be made available for the development of Clogherhead Harbour, County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the... - European Investment Bank Loans
488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the levels of funding received from the European Investment Bank for national resource management and primary... - Agrifood Sector
489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total spend under the Africa Agri-Food Development Fund; the current status of the fund; and if he will make a statement on the... - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the individual investment allocations under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II... - Milk Prices
491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce measures that will stabilise the market situation with regard to the drastic reduction in milk prices and... - Dairy Sector
492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on representations from Louth Irish Farmers' Association regarding the urgent need to review reference thresholds or... - Milk Prices
493. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on efforts to stabilise milk prices in Europe, a review of the hands off policy in place and a programme... - Common Fisheries Policy Reform
494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make available a seat on the Discards Implementation Group for the Sea Fishery Advisory Group of the Irish Seal Sanctuary... - Rural Environment Protection Scheme Appeals
495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a penalty in relation to the Rural Environment Protection Scheme for a person (details supplied) in County... - Coillte Teoranta Lands
496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding gun clubs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30736/15] - Parking Regulations
498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify the situation in relation to parking on his Department's property in Howth, County Dublin; if there is any... - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
499. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 programme; and if he will make a... - Beef Data Programme
500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the uptake of the beef data genomic programme to date; if he will provide the details in tabular form for each county; and if he will... - Animal Identification Schemes
501. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding replacement tags for unregistered animals (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement... - Single Payment Scheme Payments
502. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway had their single farm payment for 2014 reduced by over €1,000; the... - Animal Welfare
503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulations in place governing the sale of domesticated and wild animals at markets and car boot sales; and the penalties in... - Dairy Sector
504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to meet all shareholders in the dairy industry to discuss the challenges facing milk producers as the milk price continues... - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
505. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reconsider applications for sheep fencing in the recently announced new TAMS scheme. [30944/15] - Animal Slaughtering Standards
506. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has conducted an evaluation of the practices of halal and kosher butchery in terms of animal welfare; if not, his plans to do... - Animal Welfare
507. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase funding for organisations such as the Blue Cross, which provide low-cost veterinary services, in order to... - Farm Safety Scheme
510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application for a Farm Safety Grant by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
511. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their agri-environment options scheme payments in view of the fact that... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
512. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 405 of 14 July 2015, the status of an application for the disadvantaged area scheme and... - Grant Payments
513. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31147/15] - Animal Slaughtering Standards
514. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the age of cattle for slaughter from 30 months to 36 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Land Parcel Identification System
515. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of appeals to penalties issued to farmers under the Land Parcel Identification System reviews; if those appeals requiring... - Teagasc Rationalisation Programme
516. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding Teagasc; his plans to approve the hiring of further advisers by Teagasc; if... - Tuberculosis Eradication Programme Administration
517. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is possible to reduce the lock up period of herds suspected of being infected with tuberculosis by the expeditious development... - Food Exports
518. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total value to date of meat exports to the United States of America; the projected sales announced by him when the market opened;... - GLAS Applications
519. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme GLAS and GLAS+ scheme that have been processed to date;... - Beef Data Programme
520. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have applied to join the beef data and genomics scheme; the number that have subsequently withdrawn from... - GLAS Administration
521. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in preparing commonage plans for the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; the latest date for the... - Teagasc Rationalisation Programme
522. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Teagasc educational officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31421/15] - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
523. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the dairy equipment scheme which was submitted and inspected in January 2015 will issue to persons (details... - GLAS Payments
524. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payments to farmers under the new green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme will be disregarded for the purposes of calculating... - Animal Welfare
525. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is considering for budget 2016 that would make veterinary care more affordable; and if he will make a... - Land Parcel Identification System
527. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on a land parcel information system review on an application for a single farm payment appeal by persons... - Cásanna Dlí
528. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a chuirfear eolas ar fáil don Chomhchoiste Oireachtais um Thalmhaíocht, Bia agus Muir a d’iarr mé... - Land Parcel Identification System
529. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made in relation to getting the fine or penalty being imposed on Ireland for issues arising out of the land parcel... - Agriculture Schemes Appeals
530. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals that are at hand in his Department; if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of the schemes that are been... - Dairy Sector
531. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the income prices in the dairy sector and the apparent oversupply of dairy products on the world market, if he will... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
532. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 267 of 10 March 2015, when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive their... - Felling Licences Applications
534. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be given permission to clear fell all their forestry; and if he will make a... - Harbours and Piers Funding
535. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on an application for funding (details supplied) submitted by Donegal County Council; and if he will... - Scéim Aoníocaíochta
536. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén líon iarratas faoi na scéimeanna éagsúla talmhaíochta a bhaineann le hOileáin Árann i... - Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
537. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a disadvantaged areas scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement... - Control of Dogs
538. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he has put in place to inform the rescue groups and the general public of the new microchipping legislation in terms of... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
541. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Limerick has not received their agri-environment options scheme payment since... - Pension Provisions
542. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of annual pension payments made by his Department that exceed €60,000; and if he will make a statement on the... - Harbours and Piers
543. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the need for a pier at a location (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he... - Plant Protection Products
544. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is any monitoring carried out on major commercial spraying, to ensure that all regulations and standards are adhered to; if... - Farm Inspections
545. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria and protocol in place for an inspector from his Department when visiting a farm to carry out an on-farm inspection... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
546. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their AEOS year three payment; the progress to date; and if he will make... - Single Payment Scheme Payments
547. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for a reduction in a 2013 single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will... - Forestry Sector
548. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position in relation to forestry levies in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement... - Beef Data Programme
549. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their payment under the beef data programme. [32129/15] - Scéim Tacaíochta Teaghlaigh
550. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh maidir le hiarratas ar theidlíochtaí faoin Scottish derogation i ndáil le... - Farm Household Incomes
551. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans he has submitted to the Department of Finance to deal with the issue of income volatility for farmers as it pertains to... - Land Parcel Identification System
552. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will indicate the current contract to provide digitised maps to farmers in conjunction with their basic payment application... - Agriculture Schemes Expenditure
553. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provision in the 2015 Estimates for all environmental schemes including AEOS, REPS, GLAS respectively; the spending year to date... - Beef Data Programme
554. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the EU and Exchequer funding provision for the Beef Data and Genomics Scheme in 2015; the number of applications received; the number... - Departmental Expenditure
555. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of his Department’s expenditure devoted to supports for small farmers and small fishermen; and the amount to large... - Agriculture Schemes
556. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are situations where land eligibility may be inspected without the requirement of a control report being provided to the... - Farm Inspections
558. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 142 of 26 March 2015 and 366 of 21 April 2015, his views that an applicant has the right to... - Dairy Sector
560. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he put forward at the recent EU Agriculture Council in relation to the need to assist dairy farmers due to the very... - Pigmeat Sector
562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals, he put forward at the recent EU Agriculture Council in relation to the need to provide support for the pigmeat sector;... - Departmental Functions
563. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of internal audit across his Department; internal audit's relationship with external auditors and audit committees, as... - Departmental Contracts Data
564. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual cost to his Department of fees paid to private for-profit companies to provide services, such as consultancy work,...
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