Written answers

Thursday, 2 February 2017

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

 
  • Agriculture Scheme Payments
    9. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to end the unacceptable delays in the payment to eligible participants of moneys due from the GLAS and AEOS...
  • Agriculture Schemes
    10. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the provision of low cost funding for farmers; the number of farmers he expects that will benefit from the new...
  • Agriculture Scheme Payments
    14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons in receipt of GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 payments who have received 85% of their total 2016 payment in County...
  • GLAS Payments
    17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of delayed GLAS payments for 2016 to farmers in counties Carlow and Kilkenny; and the reason for same. [4850/17]
  • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
    18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the process of reviewing qualifying areas for the areas of natural constraint scheme; if his Department has completed...
  • Brexit Issues
    19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to protect the agri-food market in view of Brexit and in view of the fact that recent reports stated that...
  • Fishing Industry Development
    20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fisheries will be a priority for the Government in view of the recent submissions and presentations to the Joint Committee on...
  • Commonage Framework Plans
    21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the commonage implementation committee will meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4852/17]
  • Farm Inspections
    22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms selected for remote sensing eligibility inspections in 2016; the way in which they were selected; the length of...
  • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility
    23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the concerns of farmers in counties Cavan and Monaghan that changes to the ANC payment scheme's criteria will leave...
  • Pesticide Use
    24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has read the recent revised risk assessment by the US Environmental Protection Agency regarding the use of chlorpyrifos, which...
  • Beef Industry
    25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on reports that there are approximately 2,000 extra cattle to be killed every week here; his plans to deal with the...
  • Brexit Issues
    26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in the context of the recent announcement by the British Prime Minister which indicates the UK's attitude to Brexit negotiations,...
  • Sheepmeat Sector
    27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers with breeding ewes who have made applications for the sheep welfare scheme; if his Department has plans to...
  • Young Farmers Scheme
    28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the plan to deal with the forgotten farmers as outlined in the programme for Government will be implemented and up and running...
  • Milk Supply Regulation
    29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers nationwide and particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan will receive payment in phase 1 of the milk reduction scheme;...
  • GLAS Payments
    30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the appropriate instruction to his Department to pay farmers manually for the period which they are owed and in...
  • Brexit Issues
    31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's work regarding Brexit; the areas being focused on; the meetings that have taken place; and if he will make a...
  • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
    32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria being used in an Irish context to determine which areas will be designated as areas of natural constraint and the...
  • Cereal Sector
    33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will introduce crisis aid funding to tillage farmers who had their crop destroyed due to severe weather in 2016; and if he...
  • Agrifood Sector
    34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the €2 million allocation to Bord Bia for 2017; his further views on whether this amount will allow the board to...
  • Food Marketing Programme
    35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to establish new markets and extend existing markets for the food industry throughout the European...
  • Poultry Industry
    36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the possibility of a vaccination programme for commercial poultry against avian influenza; and if so, his plans...
  • Young Farmers Scheme
    37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the programme for Government commitment to permit young farmers who are under 40 years of age, but who...
  • Sheepmeat Sector
    38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sheep imported from Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively for 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a...
  • Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
    39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the input his Department is making to the public consultation about to commence on the CAP post-2020; and if he will make a statement...
  • Environmental Policy
    40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reduce packaging on meat and dairy products on sale in supermarkets and local grocers here as has occurred in other...
  • Food Marketing Programme
    41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department has assessed the market potential for food and food products globally with a view to identifying...

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