Written answers

Wednesday, 25 November 2015

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

 
  • Aquaculture Data
    8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for data on the prevalence of Bonamia Ostraea in shellfish in Irish coastal waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Commonage Land
    12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the Roxborough and Derrybrien West commonage lands, the reason he did not apply his Department's inspection findings...
  • Farm Inspections
    13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure fairness and transparency in the on-farm inspection regime; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • TAMS Data
    14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have received approval under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 to date; the number it is...
  • EU Funding
    15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the funding made available to dairy and pig farmers by the European Union due to the distressed state of the market in 2015 will...
  • Commonage Land
    16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the review which he authorised following the European petitions committee’s recommendation to conduct a...
  • Food Harvest 2020 Strategy
    17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the attainability of the targets in Food Harvest 2020 and Food Wise 2025; if any...
  • GLAS Administration
    18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide automatic access to the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme plus to farmers who were previously within the 12...
  • Animal Welfare
    20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce stiffer penalties for persons convicted of animal cruelty, given the frequent and increasing reports of...
  • Agriculture Scheme Applications
    21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications under the areas of natural constraint scheme and the basic payment scheme that have not been paid in 2015;...
  • Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
    22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure the continued success of the Irish agri-food sector, given the planned transatlantic trade and...
  • Agricultural Waste
    23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the communications his Department had with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources regarding bio-digesters; if...
  • Animal Welfare
    24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will condemn the legal and illegal treatment of hares, in the name of sport; if a debate is required on this draconian cruel...
  • Agricultural Colleges Places
    25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of students attending agricultural colleges; his plans to examine the level of teaching resources available to meet student...
  • Dairy Sector
    26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his interaction with the European Union regarding an increase in the intervention price of dairy products; and if he will make a...
  • Fishery Harbour Centres
    27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for details of future tendering processes for properties at Howth fishery harbour in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Exclusive Fisheries Zone
    28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on concerns regarding the movements of the Annelies Ilena and the Margiris motor fishing vehicle, the largest and second...
  • Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
    29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if areas that were deemed eligible as forage in 2008 under the single payment scheme, and designated as special areas of conservation...
  • Fisheries Protection
    30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority monitored the Margiris supertrawler fishing off the County Donegal coast recently; if the...
  • Commonage Land
    31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why he has not accepted the evidence that the shareholders of the Keelderry commonage lands have provided, in the form of a detailed...
  • Horse Racing Industry Funding
    32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to parliamentary question No. 116 of 12 November 2015, whether he recognises that the thoroughbred foal levy is regressive in...
  • Fisheries Protection
    33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will call for the establishment of independent observers in factory trawlers operating off the Irish coast; and if he will make...
  • Harbours and Piers Development
    34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to establishing a dredging programme for Howth fishery harbour in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Control of Dogs
    35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on concerns that many people are advertising their services as dog trainers with no certification or qualification in the...
  • Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
    36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the criteria for qualifying for a 60% grant for building farm sheds to those young trained farmers who began farming...
  • Aquaculture Licence Application Numbers
    38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of finfish and shellfish licence applications he hopes to decide on between now and 1 April 2016; and if he will make a...
  • Forestry Sector
    39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish a dedicated unit focused on ensuring that all farms make greater use of native forestry as a climate change...
  • Food Labelling
    40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the reliability of labelling and traceability structures throughout the food...
  • Live Exports
    41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to support a live cattle trade to Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41236/15]

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