Written answers

Thursday, 17 December 2015

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

 
  • Live Exports
    238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 19 November 2015, if he has successfully raised the issue of strict new limits imposed...
  • Freedom of Information Fees
    239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department has received in fees from freedom of information requests in 2014 and in 2015 to date; and if he will make...
  • Ministerial Staff
    240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of political staff working in his Department, including the role and salary of each staff member. [45779/15]
  • Legislative Process RIA
    241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Bills his Department has published since 9 March 2011; the number and title of those Bills that included a regulatory...
  • Agriculture Scheme Penalties
    242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made a decision on an appeal of a decision on a non-compliance penalty by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and...
  • Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
    243. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a 2015 payment under the agri-environment options scheme; the reason for...
  • Land Parcel Identification System
    244. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) in County Kerry who had land eligibility issues resolved has not received payment; if payment will...
  • Direct Payment Scheme Eligibility
    245. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his efforts and recent successes in easing the burden on farmers experiencing difficulty with land eligibility issues; and if he will...
  • Young Farmers
    246. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his efforts on all fronts in incentivising farming for young persons and support for young farmers; and if he will make a statement...
  • Rural Development Programme Funding
    247. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding Kerry Social Farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45901/15]
  • Fisheries Protection
    248. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will prioritise the provision of additional staffing to the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority to facilitate the use of...
  • Fishery Harbour Centres
    249. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet or visit a small fisheries business (details supplied) in Dublin 13 regarding its plans to develop employment in...
  • Severe Weather Events
    250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provisions he is putting in place to assist farmers who have lost fodder or housing for stock due to the recent flooding;...
  • Single Payment Scheme Payments
    251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a single payment for 2015 to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Tuberculosis Eradication Programme Payments
    252. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment under the disease eradication scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a...
  • Agriculture Scheme Data
    253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the farm payments to farmers, by county, in 2014 and in 2015 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
    254. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the areas of natural constraint scheme will issue to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if...
  • Agriculture Scheme Applications
    255. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive payment under the bovine viral diarrhoea scheme; and if he will make a...
  • Bovine Disease Levies
    256. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount received in disease levies and the expenditure on disease eradication in 2015 to date; and if he will make a statement on...
  • Basic Payment Scheme Data
    257. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received, payments made and the total amount paid under the basic payments scheme, by county; and if he...
  • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data
    258. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received and payments made and the total amount paid, by county, under the areas of natural constraint...
  • GLAS Data
    259. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have received payments, the average payment per farmer, the percentage rate of payment made, and the total...
  • GLAS Applications
    260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, tranche II, by tier 1, 2 and 3 and by county;...
  • Single Payment Scheme Payments
    262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific payments made to a person (details supplied) in County Clare for the past five years under the single payment scheme;...
  • Ash Dieback Threat
    263. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a crop species and the methods available to deal with the issue; and if he...
  • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
    264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay; and...
  • Forestry Management
    267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a forestry matter concerning a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Basic Payment Scheme Applications
    268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farm payments will be paid as a matter of urgency to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [46147/15]
  • Harbours and Piers Maintenance
    269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding available for Rush Harbour works and improvements in County Dublin, given the desperate need for repair; and if he will...
  • Dairy Sector
    270. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the next meeting of the national dairy forum will be held. [46151/15]
  • Fishing Industry Development
    271. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions he has had with Enterprise Ireland regarding involving it in the State fishery ports and the marketing of products...
  • Harbours and Piers Development
    272. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the construction of a breakwater at the port of Dunmore East in County Waterford. [46153/15]
  • Harbours and Piers Maintenance
    273. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the dredging operation in Dunmore East in County Waterford will be completed; and the status of the synchro lift at the harbour....
  • Fishing Industry
    274. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tonnage of fish and other produce landed at Dunmore East in County Waterford for the past five years. [46155/15]
  • Rural Environment Protection Scheme Expenditure
    275. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grant aid paid to farmers in County Cavan under the rural environment protection scheme and the agri-environment options scheme,...
  • Appointments to State Boards
    277. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appointments to State boards under the aegis of his Department and the number of appointments that have been advertised...
  • Commencement of Legislation
    279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the Acts currently in force for which he has lead responsibility and that have parts or sections yet to be formally...
  • Beef Data Programme
    280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of adjusting payments under the new beef data and genomics programme by paying €200 on the first ten calves and...
  • Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments
    281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of payments and when the suckler welfare scheme was last in operation. [46304/15]
  • Farm Safety
    282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of rolling out a new farm safety course in primary schools, modelled on the Road Safety Authority's safety campaign in...
  • Beef Industry
    283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has examined establishing an Island of Ireland beef geographical indicator and the cost of this. [46307/15]
  • Market Access
    284. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a market access unit in his Department solely dedicated to seeking out new markets for the agri-food sector and...
  • Aquaculture Licences
    285. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish an independent body to review and adjudicate on aquaculture licensing and the cost of this. [46309/15]
  • Agriculture Scheme Payments
    286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a refund due to a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46355/15]
  • Basic Payment Scheme Payments
    288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a transfer of entitlement in relation to a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon has been completed; when payment under...
  • Single Payment Scheme Data
    289. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers with entitlements to the single payment of over €20,000 who have received a 2015 payment on account; and...
  • Beef Industry
    290. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding livestock farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46369/15]
  • Agriculture Scheme Payments
    291. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46393/15]
  • Living Wage
    292. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of implementing a living wage of €11.50 for all employees directly employed or in agencies funded by his Department;...

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