Written answers
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Pigmeat Sector
28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on measures to protect the pork farming sector from further income decline; and if he will make a statement on... - UK Referendum on EU Membership
33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following on from the European Union leaders' meeting, if he is in a position to disclose the implications of Brexit on Irish imports... - Fishing Industry Development
34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on his Department’s efforts in terms of the development of the seafood industry and the wider marine sector; and if... - Animal Welfare
35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animal welfare prosecutions that have arisen on foot of his Department's efforts in this regard; and if he will make a... - Hare Coursing Regulation
39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that coursing meetings are automatically cancelled in the event of adverse weather conditions in the interest of... - Animal Identification Schemes
41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if electronic tagging will be introduced for all lambs as part of the proposed new sheep scheme. [21287/16] - TAMS Applications Data
42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received, in total, under targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2; the total number of approved... - Trade Agreements
43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he considered the implications for Irish agriculture of the ratification of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and... - Farm Safety Scheme
44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support the provision of personal protective equipment as part of farm safety measures; and if he will make a statement on... - Fisheries Protection
45. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the impact that a growing seal population has on inshore fish stocks such as salmon; and if he will make a statement on... - Horse Racing Industry Funding
46. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans in the immediate future to update and revise a regulation (details supplied) and restructure the foal levy to better effect... - Food Promotion
47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on his Department's efforts in terms of the development of the seafood industry and the wider marine sector; and if he will... - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposed criteria for the review of the area of natural constraints to take place in 2017; and his timetable for the completion of... - Public Procurement Contracts
49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the tendering process in his Department for the supply of electronic identification tags for bovine animals involves a... - Beef Exports
50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of his Department’s efforts in gaining market access for Irish beef in the United States of America; and if he will... - Climate Change Policy
51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking with his European colleagues to ensure agriculture and forestry are considered as interdependent pillars in... - Greyhound Industry
52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 56 of 8 June 2016, specifically that international trade takes place in a legally complex... - Fishing Industry
53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 68 of 8 June 2016, if he will consider watching the film referred to (details supplied); his... - TAMS Applications
54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2; and if he will... - Food Wise 2025 Strategy
55. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has any concerns that the strategic plans Food Harvest 2020 and Food Wise 2025 could have a destabilising effect on sustainable... - Agrifood Sector
56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to assemble a cross-Border forum with all farming stakeholders to discuss the possible consequences for farmers North and... - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
57. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider co-funding a cattle underpass grant scheme with the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and local... - Agriculture Schemes
58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will include a rolling reference year for young farmers and commonage farmers in the proposed sheep scheme to assist young... - Basic Payment Scheme
59. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to encourage farmers to participate in the creation of walking trails by incorporating measures into the basic payment... - UK Referendum on EU Membership
60. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he has taken to address the concerns of the agrifood sector arising from the decision of the UK-EU referendum; and if he... - Animal Welfare
63. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will support a national ban on the use of wild animals in circuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21319/16] - Rural Development Programme Funding
64. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide a sheep payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21262/16] - TAMS Eligibility
65. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects tillage farmers will be eligible to apply under the TAMS grant scheme. [21317/16] - Departmental Legal Cases
66. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he is considering to ensure fair inspections for farmers following a recent court ruling regarding Common Agricultural... - Livestock Theft
67. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being put in place to support farmers who have had livestock stolen, particularly, in counties Cavan and Monaghan in view... - GLAS Eligibility
68. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if will he amend the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, application criteria for hill farmers who own their own parcel of... - Programme for Government Initiatives
69. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the Food Wise 2025 targets set for agriculture in the programme for partnership Government and his views on whether these... - Food Exports
70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects to pursue new markets for Irish beef, lamb, pigmeat, poultry and dairy products over the next five... - Rural Development Programme
71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria being considered for the design of a new scheme for sheep farmers under the rural development programme; and if he will... - Agrifood Sector
72. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects to be in a position to respond favourably to recent submissions from the Irish Farmers Association and... - UK Referendum on EU Membership
73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he and his Department has taken to address the concerns of the agrifood sector arising from the decision of the UK EU... - Farm Household Incomes
74. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to address the income challenges facing hill farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21004/16] - Climate Change Policy
75. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role he believes Coillte Teoranta should have in helping Ireland play its part in achieving targets for CO2 reduction following... - Animal Welfare
76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to report on all meetings and contacts he and his officials have had with counterparts in other European Union member states regarding... - Credit Availability
77. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers will be able to avail of affordable loan credit from domestic and European Union funding sources in order to bridge...
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