Written answers
Tuesday, 7 November 2017
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Brexit Issues
872. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a pension for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46564/17] - Trade Agreements
874. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the provision that was agreed on the pending trade deal that would allow Mercosur to export 70,000 tonnes of... - EU Meetings
876. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions he has had with his European counterparts regarding agricultural issues, specifically Brexit, CAP reform, Mercosur... - Harness Racing Industry
877. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which he received a report (details supplied) into the potential of the harness racing industry; when he will publish... - Afforestation Programme
878. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will give consideration to proposals by an organisation (details supplied) in the mid-term review of the forestry programme... - GLAS Payments
879. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in his Department's processing GLAS I payments for persons (details supplied); when payment can be expected;... - Transfer of Entitlements
880. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 581 of 11 July 2017, the status of a case ( details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will... - Afforestation Programme
881. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the additional cost to the Exchequer based on participation rates on implementing over a full year the proposal (details supplied) in... - Farm Sizes
884. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the minimum amount of land required to be classified as a farm in order and to claim on it; and if he will make a statement on the... - Common Fisheries Policy
885. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the issuing of penalty points for fishermen prior to prosecution; his plans to sign a statutory instrument on... - Grocery Industry Data
886. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of deaths and injuries of greyhounds for each track held by the IGB here and by the ICC in Northern Ireland. [45742/17] - Fish Quotas
887. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if concerns have been raised regarding the operation of Porcupine Bank nephrops fishing grounds and functional unit 16; and if he... - Agriculture Scheme Appeals
888. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a review of the case of a person (details supplied); and the timeframe for its completion. [45810/17] - Stocking Densities
889. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the proposed requirement to keep animals for seven months instead of six months (details supplied); and if he will make... - Beef Data and Genomics Programme
890. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if flexibility will be allowed with regard to the administration of the BDGP scheme to allow a young farmer to change farming... - Forestry Sector
891. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the compensation funds and supports available to a business (details supplied) which was severely damaged by Storm Ophelia recently... - Departmental Websites
892. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what external company is undertaking an audit of his departmental website; the cost of the audit; the timeframe for its completion;... - Sea Lice Controls
893. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a closed containment of farm salmon agreement to try to eradicate sea lice between Norway and a... - TAMS Administration
897. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the terms and conditions for the TAMS scheme for agricultural sheds are too onerous with regard to the required... - Brexit Data
898. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of all consultants commissioned by his Department since June 2016 to complete reports on Brexit; the cost of the reports;... - GLAS Applications
899. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on an application under GLAS 3 submitted by persons (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for... - Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
901. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of the provision of a defibrillator in each public building owned by his Department and agencies under the aegis... - Strategic Communications Unit
902. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what meetings of the strategic communications unit he or his departmental officials have attended; the date and location of each such... - Departmental Websites
903. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department's website was last revamped or remodelled; the cost of same; if he or his departmental officials have been... - Departmental Staff Data
905. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of departmental staff in his press office; the reporting relationship in operation; and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Staff Training
906. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protocol for attendance by staff, both civil servants and political non-civil servants, at continuing professional development... - Public Relations Contracts Data
907. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what public relations companies or agencies were used by his Department for information campaigns since 1 January 2017; and the costs... - Departmental Agencies Funding
908. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to ensure that grant aided organisations are spending their moneys appropriately in view of the revelations... - Agriculture Industry
909. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the smart farming initiative currently in operation (details supplied); the number of participating farmers; the... - GLAS Data
910. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons approved into the green low carbon agri environment scheme to date; the average annual payment per person; and... - Brexit Documents
911. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of all planning and research work underway for the impact of the result of Brexit negotiations in his Department or... - GLAS Administration
912. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to re-open the GLAS scheme; if so, when this will happen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46145/17] - Agriculture Scheme Payments
913. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their ANC and BPS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46149/17] - Livestock Issues
920. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the speculation on the amount of lambs that are being brought here illegally and allegedly killed... - Single Payment Scheme Payments
921. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a single farm payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46194/17] - Sheep Welfare Scheme
922. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the case of a person (details supplied) in relation to the sheep welfare programme; and if he will... - Ministerial Meetings
923. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of discussions he has had with his colleague in the Department of Health regarding changes to be introduced in 2018... - EU Issues
924. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of EU level developments regarding reauthorising glyphosate. [46239/17] - Transfer of Entitlements Application
925. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a transfer of entitlements application by a person (details supplied) will be fully assessed; the reason the application has not... - Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals
926. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) regarding exclusion from the AEOS scheme; and if he will make a statement on... - TAMS Administration
927. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase substantially the expenditure limit for pigs and poultry units in relation to the upgrading or replacement of... - Sheep Welfare Scheme
928. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if persons (details supplied) will be allowed into the sheep welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46356/17] - Departmental Contracts Data
929. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contracts his Department or bodies under the aegis of his Department have with a company (details supplied) or its subsidiaries;... - GLAS Payments
930. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS 2016 payment will issue to a person (details supplied); the nature of information technology difficulties in this case;... - Forestry Sector
931. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the recourse available to a person that is not in a financial position to replant forestry after it was cut; if the time permitted to... - Aquaculture Licence Applications
932. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an aquaculture licence application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be processed; if a derogation will be... - Severe Weather Events
933. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the decision not to provide compensation for farmers that lost their potato and grain crops as a result of the flooding in County... - Information and Communications Technology
934. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the options that will be available to farmers that do not have Internet access for 2018 when applying for area aid in view of the... - Legislative Programme
935. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to bring all animal-related legislation under the responsibility of one department rather than three separate departments... - Legislative Measures
936. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce regulations under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 to ban wild animal circuses; and if he will make a... - Ministerial Advisers Data
937. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of the special advisers employed in his Department; the names of special advisers to junior ministers in his Department;... - Departmental Schemes
938. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce CCTV and security grants for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46597/17] - Coillte Teoranta Lands
939. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there are plans by Coillte to upgrade a park (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46599/17] - Fisheries Protection
940. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46604/17] - Agriculture Scheme Penalties
941. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the debt recovery section of his Department is permitted to impose interest rate charges on moneys it is seeking to recoup... - Grocery Industry Regulation
942. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to intervene and establish strict regulations for greyhound owners with regard to exporting dogs to countries in which they... - Cycling Facilities Provision
944. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 300 of 24 October 2017, if he will address the specific query regarding the progress of... - Tuberculosis Eradication Programme Payments
945. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of compensation for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46686/17] - Sheepmeat Sector
946. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sheep imported from the UK and Northern Ireland in each of the years 2010 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form;... - TAMS Data
947. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons still waiting on grant payments (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46696/17] - Forestry Premium Payments
948. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding a forestry payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Departmental Legal Costs
949. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal cost in respect of a case (details supplied) which concluded recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46718/17] - Animal Diseases
951. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if amoebic gill disease, pancreatic disease and cardiomyopathy was present at a farm (details supplied) in County Cork during the... - Fishing Industry Data
952. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of notifications of increased levels of mortalities on salmon farms in the past two years under SI 261 of 2008 (details... - Marine Institute
953. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has addressed the requirement of operators to comply with SI 261 of 2008. [46832/17] - Fisheries Protection
954. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Marine Institute with the assistance of the national risk assessment committee has addressed the presence of amoebic gill... - TAMS Administration
955. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason underpasses are not included for grant aid under TAMS; his plans to include it under the next tranche of TAMS; and if he... - Brexit Documents
956. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a study prepared for the European Parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development regarding the potential... - TAMS Administration
958. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to extend the TAMS scheme to include the funding of underpasses in cases in which persons have land banks on both sides of... - Compensation Schemes
959. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for a more enhanced tuberculosis compensation plan to reflect current market realities in view of the fact that the... - Food Industry Development
960. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has determined the location the national food innovation hub should be located; the process in identifying a location for the... - Fishing Industry
961. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47089/17]
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