Written answers

Tuesday, 26 March 2019

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

 
  • Animal Welfare
    945. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of charges, prosecutions, convictions and sentences under sections (details supplied) of the Animal Health and Welfare Act...
  • Common Fisheries Policy Review
    947. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to propose a review of the EU Common Fisheries Policy post Brexit to manage the changes that Brexit will bring to fishing...
  • Semi-State Bodies
    948. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a copy of all sales and marketing strategies by an organisation (details supplied) from 2013 to date in 2019 will be provided; if...
  • Bord na gCon Administration
    949. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request an organisation (details supplied) to provide a copy of its organisational structure; the positions vacant in the...
  • Animal Slaughtering Standards
    951. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if mechanical grading machines' tolerance for fat class is at least 88% of the predictions should be within one sub-class of the...
  • Beef Exports
    963. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the beef export markets that demand a 30-month slaughter limit on animals; the effect non-compliance would have for those markets;...
  • Beef Industry
    964. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is monitoring the situation of Brazilian authorities relocating their embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and the...
  • GLAS Issues
    965. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will intervene with an organisation (details supplied) under the terms of GLAS that has failed to provide a certificate of...
  • GLAS Payments
    966. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if GLAS payments will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12807/19]
  • Credit Availability
    967. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if information (details supplied) will be provided regarding the future growth loan scheme. [12810/19]
  • Greyhound Industry
    968. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to a report (details supplied); his views on whether the Greyhound Racing Bill 2018 currently before...
  • Exports Growth
    969. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase beef and lamb exports to Iran; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12952/19]
  • Common Fisheries Policy
    970. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reintroduce the voisinage agreement; if his attention has been drawn to the concerns of fishermen in relation to this...
  • Fish Farming
    971. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that have been put in place for the proposed mussel farm in Kinsale, County Cork; his views on the proposals; and if he...
  • Basic Payment Scheme
    972. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the options a person (details supplied) has to buy entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13190/19]
  • Food Safety Standards Inspections
    973. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a premises (details supplied) will be inspected as part of an application; if a new application process must be completed; and if...
  • Greyhound Industry
    974. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the provisions in relation to the commitment provided to him by the Irish Greyhound Board regarding the expansion of...
  • Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
    977. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter regarding the case of the person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13466/19]
  • Forestry Sector
    978. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he plans to implement the commitments given in the mid-term review of the forestry programmes 2017 and in particular, the...
  • Interdepartmental Working Groups
    979. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the working groups currently established in his Department; the focus of their work; the membership composition of each; and if he...
  • Greyhound Industry
    980. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 475 of 12 March 2019, the breakdown of the employment figures including the number of full-time...
  • TAMS Payments
    982. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a supplementary TAMS payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Meat Processing Plants
    983. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meat processing plants that have applied for CNC licences to export beef products to China; the length of time CNC...
  • Greyhound Industry
    985. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 475 and 481 of 12 March 2019, in which he claimed there were 5,058 full and part-time jobs in...
  • Harbours and Piers
    986. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the dredging of Howth Harbour and in particular on reported plans to utilise the 225,000 cubic metres of dredged silt...
  • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals
    987. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a mater in relation to an appeal by persons (details supplied) to a decision regarding areas of natural constraints will be...
  • Departmental Data
    988. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of complaints submitted to his Department in 2017, 2018 and to date in 2019; the number of appeals made with respect to...
  • Fodder Crisis
    989. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proactive measures being taken to prevent a repeat of the fodder shortage that occurred in 2018; and if he will make a statement...
  • Departmental Properties
    990. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the relocation of laboratories under the aegis of his Department; and the projected timeframe for completion...
  • Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
    991. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herds with feedlot designation under the tuberculosis eradication programme that applied for derogation in each of the...
  • Nitrates Usage
    992. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of feedlots that have exceeded the amount of 250 kg nitrogen per hectare as required by SI No. 65/2018 - European Union...
  • Agriculture Scheme Appeals
    993. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment will be expedited for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13850/19]
  • Achomhairc Talmhaíochta
    994. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar athbhreithniú atá iarrtha ag a Roinn ar chinneadh a rinne an Oifig Achomhairc...
  • Food Industry Development
    995. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount provided in 2018 and to date in 2019 for the construction of a new national food innovation hub; and if he will make a...
  • Greyhound Industry Data
    996. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider publishing yearly lists outlining the number of greyhounds exported and the countries they were exported to; his...
  • Animal Welfare
    997. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review of a case (details supplied) drawn to his attention by a person will be undertaken; and if the original complaints by the...
  • Agriculture Scheme Appeals
    998. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the appeal process in the case of a person (details supplied) will be expedited; if a positive response will issue in view of the...
  • Live Exports
    999. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a ship (details supplied) was permitted to carry livestock from Greenore to Turkey on 7 March 2018, 10 April 2018 and 9...
  • Horse Slaughtering Data
    1001. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses slaughtered for human consumption in 2018 and to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Food Labelling
    1002. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which traceability, quality, husbandry and production requirements continue to be met in respect of all food and food...
  • Herd Data
    1003. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the strength of the national beef herd, dairy herd, pig herd and the sheep flock; the extent to which numbers have fluctuated over...
  • Poultry Industry
    1004. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to monitor the poultry sector with particular reference to threats to the industry; the degree to...
  • Food Marketing Programme
    1005. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to encourage new markets for food and food products with particular reference to switching to new...
  • Alternative Farm Enterprises
    1006. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current extent of deer farming, domestic and-or export markets for venison; the extent to which the industry has fluctuated in...
  • Farms Data
    1007. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to monitor the cost of farm production inputs with a view to maintaining a livelihood for farm...
  • Agrifood Sector
    1008. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which food producers, with particular reference to beef, lamb or pigmeat, can expect to compete on international...
  • Veterinary Inspection Service
    1010. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he is satisfied regarding the adequacy of laboratory facilities here to meet bovine and equine requirements; and...
  • Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
    1011. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the trend discovered regarding the extermination of bovine tuberculosis; the areas in which a breakdown seems to have occurred and...
  • Agrifood Sector
    1012. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which objectives and targets as set out by Food Harvest 2020 and Food Wise 2025 are being achieved; and if he will...
  • Tillage Sector
    1013. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which the future for cereal growers remains attractive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14266/19]
  • Animal Welfare
    1014. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which he continues to monitor all aspects of animal welfare including canine and non-sporting equines; and if he will...
  • Food Imports
    1015. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which the importation of food and food products continues to be checked and inspected for violations of Irish and EU...
  • Beef Industry
    1017. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the fifth quarter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14270/19]

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