Written answers
Thursday, 22 June 2017
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Food Industry Development
12. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he expects to be in a position to ensure the future of the food producing sector notwithstanding developments... - Agriculture Scheme Payments
13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS and AEOS payments outstanding from 2016 for persons in County Cork. [28011/17] - Forestry Sector
14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of impact assessments that his Department has carried out with regard to the 2014 to 2020 forestry programme (details... - Coillte Teoranta
15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he last met with Coillte; if he will report on the discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27973/17] - Fishing Licences
16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the progress made on the implementation of a heritage licence in the inshore fisheries sector which was a... - Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme
17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the situation in which the agriculture cashflow loan support scheme was used as stocking loans to farmers in... - Fish Quotas
18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation of the landing obligation; the reason over quota catches are being taken from the national quota for... - Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Eligibility
19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the programme for Government permitting young farmers that are under 40 years of age that have been farming for... - Food Industry Development
20. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports which are available from his Department to support strawberry growers here; and if he will make a statement on the... - Greenhouse Gas Emissions
21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures his Department is taking to reduce the emissions from the agriculture sector; if a projection has been carried out by his... - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
22. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the review of the areas of natural constraint; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28150/17] - GLAS Expenditure
23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the commitment made by his Department to spend €250 million per year on GLAS when the scheme is fully subscribed will be... - Brexit Issues
24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department has carried out an evaluation of the impact of Brexit on the various aspects of the agri-food... - Nitrates Usage
25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures which will be put in place by his Department in order to assist farmers due to the new EU rules governing slurry... - Sugar Industry
26. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the loss of sugar beet production has represented a significant disadvantage to tillage farmers; if he will take... - Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme
27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a second tranche of a low cost loan scheme administered through the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland... - Agriculture Scheme Administration
28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he is dealing with the land eligibility issues raised by an association (details supplied) for persons under the... - Fishing Industry
29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the atypical worker permit for non-EU migrant fishing crew; if such a review is planned; and if he will meet... - Aquaculture Development
30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will publish the report on the aquaculture licensing process; his plans to legislate on its recommendations; his views on the... - Dairy Sector
31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the EU Commission's plans in relation to skimmed milk powder intervention stocks; and if he will make a... - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the ANC review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28160/17] - Bord na gCon Funding
33. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he approved the €23 million of Exchequer funding that went to Bord na gCon in the State purchase of the former Harold's... - Agrifood Sector
34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the agri sector ahead of Brexit and particularly in view of the UK election result; his views on whether the outcome of... - GLAS Data
35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS payments for 2016 which remain outstanding in counties Longford and Westmeath. [27964/17] - Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme
36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe to introduce a crisis aid fund to tillage farmers that had their crop destroyed due to severe weather in 2016; and if he... - Information and Communications Technology
37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has reviewed his Department's information technology payments systems in view of the problems faced by persons submitting... - Beef Data and Genomics Programme
38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total sum of money retained from farmers in the beef data genomics scheme in 2016 and to date in 2017; the reason for the... - Forestry Management
39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase forest cover across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27972/17] - Dairy Sector
40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the ongoing price volatility in the dairy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27970/17] - Fisheries Protection
41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address concerns that the fisheries industry is in a state of crisis; the measures he is taking to address this; and if he... - Afforestation Programme
42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change the premium payments for afforestation to ensure that full time farmers receive a higher rate payment than persons... - Agrifood Sector
43. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has spoken to his Northern Irish counterpart regarding the negative impact of a hard border on the agrifood sector in... - Basic Payment Scheme Payments
44. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that although there was a commitment to put a ceiling on direct CAP payments of... - Veterinary Inspection Service Administration
45. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will guarantee the future of the regional veterinary laboratory in County Kilkenny; and if he will make a statement on the... - Fishing Licences
46. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to parliamentary question No. 435 of 28 March, 2017, when a decision will be made regarding fishing fleet capacity in view of... - Fish Quotas
47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way he plans to distribute the extra mackerel quota which has been allocated. [29245/17] - Horse Racing Ireland Funding
48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the funding allocation to an organisation (details supplied) in view of the concerns regarding work practices in the... - Greyhound Industry
49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to protect greyhounds that are being exported; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27968/17] - Horse Racing Ireland
50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review and revise the thoroughbred foal levy regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27963/17] - Direct Payment Scheme
51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reducing the current CAP ceiling from €150,000 to €60,000; and his views on whether the current... - Brexit Issues
52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to safeguard the interests of the agrifood and fishing sectors ahead of the UK’s move to leave the EU; and if he will... - Direct Payment Scheme
53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the objective of his Department in performing a new round of land eligibility inspections with stricter criteria which may result in...
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