Written answers
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Beef Industry
45. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the information he can provide as to the accuracy of reports that the EU is preparing to offer a tariff rate quota of 85,000 tonnes of... - Food Exports
46. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he has identified new opportunities for the export of beef, dairy, lamb and pigmeat; if there are particular... - TAMS Funding
47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation in the rural development plan for the TAMS scheme 2014-2020; the amount of funds approved to date for projects since... - Milk Prices
48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a floor milk price margin or a floor ceiling milk margin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41666/17] - Young Farmers Scheme
49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to support young farmers; his plans to improve same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41652/17] - Agriculture Scheme Payments
50. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the ongoing information technology problems and delays in relation to GLAS and AEOS payments will be resolved; the reason the... - Gorse Burning
51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the inter-agency gorse fire group has been established; the specific objectives and term of the group; the number of times the... - Common Agricultural Policy Review
52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposals he has put forward at EU level in relation to the need to protect the CAP budget; and if he will make a statement on the... - Agriculture Industry
53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure viable suckler and tillage sectors into the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41658/17] - Beef Exports
54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position the Government will take in relation to suggestions that the EU Commission will offer significant tariff rate quota... - Horse Racing Industry
55. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied) in particular the recommendation that Horse Racing Ireland should have... - Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility
56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection to introduce income averaging over three years when... - Brexit Issues
57. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to combat the problems Brexit poses for the fisheries sector; the actions he has carried out to date to ensure that the... - Knowledge Transfer Programme
59. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the progress of the knowledge transfer programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41665/17] - Forest Fires
60. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the overall cost of the fire at Cloosh Valley, County Galway; the value of the timber lost and the reconstitution costs, bogland lost... - GLAS Data
61. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants in the GLAS scheme to date; the average annual payment per participant; the total paid out to date under... - Bovine Disease Controls
62. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persistently infected bovines with BVD here; his plans for same; the number of herds currently restricted due to BVD;... - TB Eradication Scheme
63. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the bovine TB eradication, badger vaccine trial which was reported to have taken place in County Kilkenny; and... - Laboratory Facilities
64. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the ongoing review of his Department's regional veterinary laboratories, including the Sligo laboratory; and if... - Greyhound Industry
65. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will revise the requirement for greyhound owners to register with an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a... - Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme
66. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for another phase of low cost loans for farmers in view of the success of the previous scheme; and if he will make a... - State Aid
67. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government has formally submitted an application to the European Commission for EU state aid to help the agricultural sector... - Fishery Harbour Centres
68. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be provided in the budget 2018 Estimates for his Department to enable the dredging of Howth fishery harbour in 2018;... - Live Exports
69. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to assist getting more cattle exported live especially in view of doubts regarding whether Turkish demands for weanlings... - Greyhound Industry
70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to deal with the cases of illegal doping of dogs, particularly greyhounds; and his plans to apply... - Sheep Welfare Scheme
71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers in receipt of sheep welfare scheme payments will receive their next due payments. [41625/17] - Live Exports
73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he can address the animal welfare issues apparent in the live transportation of animals, especially the export to... - Horse Racing Industry
74. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has sought or received information from an organisation (details supplied) on its work with the Workplace Relations Commission... - Dairy Sector
75. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the detail of the EU commission's plans on 360,000 tonnes of SMP for intervention; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Land Issues
76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the pieces of legislation that enforce the protection of soils, in terms of the introduction of dangerous substances on or in the... - Food Exports
77. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to engage in the identification of alternative markets for Irish food and food products within the EU... - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding
78. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the programme for Government commitment to increase ANC funding by €25 million in 2018; and if increased... - Beef Industry
79. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the latest Mercosur talks at EU level; and the steps he is taking to protect Irish beef farmers by ensuring that beef... - Greyhound Industry
80. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing mandatory drug testing for all competing greyhounds (details supplied); if he will introduce heavier...
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