Written answers
Tuesday, 10 October 2017
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Lobbying Data
458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the bilateral meetings he has had with his European counterparts and the EU Council and EU Commission presidents since he took office... - GLAS Payments
459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal can expect to receive a decision in respect of a GLAS payment; and if he will make... - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding
460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in line with a promise made in the programme for Government the promised €25 million increase for areas of... - Animal Welfare
461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of calls to his Department's animal welfare helpline in 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement... - Animal Slaughtering Data
462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses slaughtered for human consumption in 2015 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of approved equine slaughter... - Animal Welfare
463. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, in 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of prosecution files... - Fur Farming
465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections of mink fur farms in each year since 2012; the number of scheduled inspections; the number of unannounced... - Sheep Welfare Scheme Expenditure
466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that of the €25 million announced in December 2016 for the sheep welfare scheme... - Gender Equality
467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding avenues available to a group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42609/17] - Tax Code
468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a submission (details supplied) and introduce the amendments suggested within the submission as part of budget... - Ministerial Functions
469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the powers he has delegated to the Ministers of State in his Department; the date on which such delegation was made; if there were... - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
470. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if approval will be given to an emergency top up to the areas of natural constraint payment for farmers under severe financial... - Brexit Documents
471. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on an EU Commission memo in relation to the trading of agri food products on an all Ireland basis; and if he will make a... - Greyhound Industry
472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of doping tests undertaken out of competition at kennels since the introduction of such testing; the number of... - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
473. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has given consideration to top up funding of ANC payments to persons in counties Sligo, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Galway, Cavan... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals
474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a further review will be carried out on an AEOS 2 scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will... - Flood Relief Schemes
475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure that the flood relief scheme for farmers in County Donegal, administered by his Department,... - Aquaculture Licence Applications
476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 18 May 2017, if an aquacultural licence will be granted; and if he will make a statement... - GLAS Administration
477. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress in the development of the information technology systems for GLAS payments in view of the fact that there are still a... - Basic Payment Scheme Penalties
478. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the request by a person (details supplied) to have the 20% sanction imposed on their basic payment following an... - Departmental Staff Redeployment
479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agricultural technical officer appointments which have been made in Counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon in 2016 and to... - Information and Communications Technology
480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when information technology issues related to GLAS and AEOS payments will be resolved; the reason for the problems forcing the... - Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans he has raised with EU officials regarding the need to protect the current CAP budget; and if he will make a statement on... - Farm Enterprises
482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to protect the future of suckler and tillage farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43012/17] - Brexit Issues
483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to protect the Wexford fisheries industry to offset threats posed by Brexit. [43013/17] - Budget 2018
485. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if budget 2018 will offer low cost loans for farmers to meet their ongoing capital requirements and on-farm investment; and if he... - Aquaculture Licence Applications
487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of aquaculture licence applications made for Cruit Island and Carrickfinn in County Donegal; the timeframe for a final... - Beef Data and Genomics Programme
488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason persons (details supplied) have not received an increased payment under the beef genomics scheme in line with the... - Animal Disease Controls
489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a regulation making it mandatory for a declaration to accompany Connemara ponies put up for sale stating... - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding
490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the funding in 2018 for the ANC scheme; his further plans to change the rates of payments for different types... - Agriculture Scheme Payments
491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding 2017 ANC and BPS payments to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42215/17] - GLAS Data
492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons out of the number of approved applicants to the GLAS schemes 1, 2 and 3 that received the 85% payment and that... - Agriculture Scheme Appeals
494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a review in the case of a person (details supplied); and the timeframe for its completion. [42241/17] - Sheep Welfare Scheme Funding
495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a €5 million top up to the sheep welfare scheme will be applied from 2018 onwards; and if he will make a statement on the... - Beef Data and Genomics Programme
496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments made by his Department for the beef data genomic scheme nationally; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42276/17] - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has given consideration to reinstating the ANC payment to 2008 levels to better support farmers that work in the most difficult... - Lobbying Data
498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of occasions on which he has been lobbied in respect of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill since March 2016; the persons he... - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
499. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to restore areas of natural constraint payments to 2008 levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42353/17] - Sheep Welfare Scheme Funding
500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an additional €5 million funding for the sheep welfare scheme will be provided in budget 2018; and if he will make a... - Beef Data and Genomics Programme
501. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to raise the suckler cow payment in budget 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42356/17] - Dairy Sector
502. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he plans to take to protect farmers from price volatility in the dairy sector; and if he will make a statement on the... - TAMS Funding
503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase funding for TAMS and increase investment aid for commercial horticulture in budget 2018; and if he will make a... - Land Acquisition
504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide funding to the NPWS to compensate farmers that have their lands designated; and if he will make a statement on... - Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme Administration
505. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to make low cost loans available for farming enterprises over a five-year period to fund both ongoing working capital... - Food Harvest 2020 Strategy
506. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the latest data with regard to progress on attaining baseline targets set down for the agrifood sector and in each sector in which... - Agriculture Scheme Data
507. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the 2017 national reserve and young farmers scheme, by county, in tabular form. [42443/17] - Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme Administration
508. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide for the introduction of low cost loans for farming enterprises to fund both ongoing working capital requirements...
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