Written answers
Tuesday, 7 March 2017
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Food Exports
667. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the ban on a product (details supplied) in the US state of Wisconsin; his further views on whether this could have wider... - State Bodies
668. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11996/17] - Bord na gCon
669. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the financial arrangement with a State agency (details supplied) in the interests of transparency; and if he will make... - GLAS Applications
670. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS 3 application by a person (details supplied); when the person will receive confirmation of acceptance into the... - GLAS Payments
671. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payment of GLAS 2 for a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; when payment will issue; and if he... - Farm Retirement Scheme
672. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reintroduce the farm retirement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11301/17] - Agriculture Scheme Appeals
673. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an appeal will be held for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11309/17] - GLAS Applications
674. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason with regard to a GLAS 3 application by a person (details supplied), protection of watercourses was not an option; if... - Laboratory Facilities
675. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is accepting submissions from the public on the network of regional veterinary laboratories; if so, the date from... - Agriculture Scheme Payments
676. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total CAP payments made to persons during 2016, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11329/17] - Agriculture Schemes
677. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address matters with regard to the low cost loans facilitated through €150 million in EU finance under the auspices... - Harbours and Piers Funding
678. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of investment in a project (details supplied) from commencement date of the project to 2011, inclusive, by year, in tabular... - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
679. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments that are outstanding to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay in payments being... - Livestock Inspections
680. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all valuers that are on his Department's approved list of valuers in respect of the depopulation of part or full herds due to... - TAMS Applications
682. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a TAMS II application in respect of persons (details supplied). [11410/17] - GLAS Applications
683. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application under a specific scheme has been accepted in respect of a person (details supplied). [11414/17] - Departmental Expenditure
684. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department spent on public relations consultants and all matters relating to public relations costs in 2016; and if he... - TAMS Administration
685. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 508 of 7 February 2017, the progress that has been made on the upgrade of his Department's... - Agriculture Industry
686. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, based on the latest information available, the annual amount of fertiliser used by farmers in County Donegal; the... - Organic Farming
687. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 251 of 15 February 2017, his plans to investigate the organic status of the fish produced at... - Departmental Functions
688. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 250 of 15 February 2017, the way he can claim that his Department's regulatory function is... - Aquaculture Licence Data
689. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his decision not to revoke the aquaculture licence held by a company (details supplied) for its Lough Altan site in view... - GLAS Payments
691. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in green, low-carbon agriculture scheme, GLAS, payments to a person (details supplied); and if he will make... - Construction Industry
693. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of construction inflation that has been experienced by his Department in each of the past six years and to date in 2017 in... - Beef Data and Genomics Programme
695. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a reply, as promised in reply to Parliamentary Question No. 226 of 9 February 2017, will issue; and if he will make a statement... - Agrifood Sector
696. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately implement recommendation 21 and review Food Wise 2025 following the publication of the all party report by the... - Beef Data and Genomics Programme
697. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional actions required by participants if current funding levels were increased over the amount which has been ringfenced... - GLAS Data
698. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons per county that have enrolled to date in the green, low-carbon agriculture scheme, GLAS 3; if he will... - TAMS Administration
699. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, IT system will process payments to participants that have incurred a... - TAMS Eligibility
700. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, grant for underpasses; and if he will make a statement on... - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
701. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his palns to amend the 2014 to 2020 rural development programme in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11564/17] - TAMS Administration
702. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of expenditure incurred to date under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, 2 scheme since it was... - GLAS Administration
703. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 23 February 2017, the timescale for the processing of the 1,400 applications that... - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
704. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe to produce maps and for discussions with stakeholders and the European Commission in relation to the areas of natural... - Knowledge Transfer Programme
705. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review is envisaged in relation to the knowledge transfer group scheme to take account of concerns with regard to veterinary... - GLAS Payments
706. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a green, low-carbon agriculture scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make... - Dairy Equipment Scheme Applications
707. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 548 of 21 February 2017, if he will address an issue (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Agriculture Scheme Data
708. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the approximate additional annual increase in funding needed for the sheep welfare scheme to attain compensation at... - Rural Development Programme Funding
709. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of moneys allocated and expended under the pilot waste processing facilities scheme of the Rural Development... - Deer Culls
711. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there has been considerable controversy and concern by deer hunters in County... - Deer Hunting
712. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a survey of deer hunters and those involved in deer management carried out by an... - Horse and Greyhound Fund
713. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the allocation of public moneys to the horse and greyhound fund will be scrutinised as part of his Department's 2017 expenditure... - Deer Hunting
714. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that reported incidents of the illegal killing of wild deer in Cork North-West are... - Deer Culls
715. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a report (details supplied) supported by his Department confirmed only ten deer were... - Young Farmers Scheme
717. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the young farmers scheme is currently open for applications; if not, his plans to reopen the scheme for young farmers in 2017; and... - Teagasc Courses
718. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a green cert course can be completed online; the process involved with applying for same; and if he will make a statement on the... - Greyhound Industry
720. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appointments he directly makes to the board of Bord na gCon; if in the course of making such appointments he takes... - Fishing Industry
722. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he has failed to consult with representatives of the fishing industry that have serious issues to address in the context... - Nitrates Action Programme Implementation
723. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to extend the transitional arrangements for the nitrates directive, in order that their eventual discontinuation can be... - Agriculture Industry
724. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the waiting times for agricultural appeals; if extra staff have been drafted in to deal with the backlog; and if he will make a... - Forestry Management
725. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of lands in counties Cavan and Monaghan used for forestry or involved in the State forestry and planting programme;... - Agriculture Industry
726. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average age of those persons working in the farming sector; the initiatives that are being taken on board by his Department in... - Young Farmers Scheme
728. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the incentives there are for young farmers who are considering working in their home farm after completing their agricultural... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
730. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their AEOS 2 payment. [12002/17] - GLAS Payments
731. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person, (details supplied) will received their GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12003/17] - Young Farmers Scheme
732. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a young farmers payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12004/17] - GLAS Payments
733. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive a 2016 GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12005/17] - GLAS Applications
734. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a GLAS application was received on behalf of a person (details supplied); the date this application was received; the date that... - GLAS Payments
735. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status regarding altering IT inputs for a person (details supplied) that is awaiting GLAS 2 payment; when payment will... - Harbours and Piers Development
736. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received a request from a local authority for funding to develop a pier (details supplied) in County Donegal; if he will... - GLAS Payments
737. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12164/17]
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