Written answers
Wednesday, 7 October 2015
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- GLAS Administration
9. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason, if his Department is encouraging farmers to use controlled burning as an option for land management, that when a green... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
10. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to address agriculture’s large contribution to carbon emissions to meet emissions targets... - Budget Submissions
11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects to be in a position to reassure the farming community in regard to the various issues it has raised... - GLAS Administration
12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if tranche two of the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme will contain the same measures as tranche one; if the low input... - Agriculture Scheme Administration
13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek an increase in the budget allocation for areas of natural constraint in order to reverse the cuts from previous... - Fishery Harbour Centres
14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken each year since 2011 to develop fishing, boat repairs, tourism, and other small businesses at Howth fishery... - Live Exports
15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to secure live export markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34031/15] - Agriculture Scheme Penalties
16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to address farm penalties under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34030/15] - Dairy Sector
17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on concerns regarding the decline in profitability in the dairy sector; the European Union's refusal to increase... - GLAS Administration
18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on his Department using the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme as a means to reduce participants’ claimable... - TAMS Eligibility
20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the elements of the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II that have been announced to date; the closing date for applications... - Agrifood Sector
21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the announcement of Food Wise 2025, the report of the 2025 agrifood strategy committee, the steps taken to ensure the... - Common Fisheries Policy
22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that the integrity of the penalty points system of the Common Fisheries Policy has been undermined by the recent refusal of... - Bovine Disease Controls
23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the implications of research conducted by the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's University Belfast... - Milk Prices
24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in negotiations with the European Union on increasing its market intervention price for milk to reflect... - GLAS Administration
25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason if green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme planners are qualified by his Department to make the maximum eligible area... - Fertiliser Prices
26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the high cost of fertilisers for farmers; the global structure of the fertilisers manufacturing industry; if he will update... - Sale of State Assets
27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale behind the sale of Coillte’s portfolio of telecommunications assets; his plans to sell off other Coillte assets;... - Animal Welfare
28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on recent consideration of amending the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to provide increased protection to animals,... - GLAS Data
29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide up-to-date figures for applications under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, with particular reference... - Dairy Sector
30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the abolition of dairy quotas and the consequent market turbulence, as well as the significant borrowings undertaken by... - Fishery Harbour Centres
31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of future tendering processes for properties at Howth fishery harbour in County Dublin; and if he will make... - Animal Welfare
32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current regulations for dog shelters, boarding kennels, dog breeders; and behaviourists and trainers working with dogs; if he... - Beef Data Programme
33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in rolling out the beef data and genomics scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34219/15] - Bovine Disease Controls
34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will remove the 10% threshold for compensation for farmers with tuberculosis reactors; if he will remove the prohibition on... - Aquaculture Licence Application Numbers
35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licences awaiting decision when he came into office; sought; and decided, since he came into office;... - GLAS Applications
36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he is downgrading the low input permanent pasture measure in the latest round of the green low-carbon agri-environmental... - Food Harvest 2020 Strategy
37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the attainment of the objectives set out in Food Harvest 2020; he expects the... - Beef Exports
38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of Irish beef that has been exported to China and the United States of America since January 2015; and if he will make a...
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