Written answers
Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Organic Farming Scheme Data
41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay of a year to get back to applicants for the organic farming scheme under tranche 2 if only 175 farmers... - Animal Welfare
46. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether China and Pakistan are among the countries that do not meet welfare standards here; if he and the Irish Greyhound... - Fish Landings
47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to recommence the weighing of pelagic species at point of landing; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the... - Horse Racing Industry
48. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of horses injured and killed at racecourses and point-to-point events here to date in 2019; and if he will make a statement... - Beef Industry
49. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the work of the beef task force in addressing its objectives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49121/19] - Artisan Food Sector
51. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to promote the local food trade here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49051/19] - Alternative Farm Enterprises
52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support the growing of biomass crops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48915/19] - Food Promotion
53. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to support local food production with particular reference to small farms and facilitating the production of... - Animal Disease Controls
54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on his forthcoming TB eradication strategy; the way in which it proposes to reduce the incidence of the disease here... - Bord na gCon Funding
55. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will direct Bord na gCon to increase its funding to an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the... - Animal Welfare Bodies
56. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will increase funding to an organisation (details supplied) to enable it to expand its mobile veterinary clinic services; and if... - Basic Payment Scheme Payments
57. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in making BPS payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49008/19] - Organic Farming Scheme Eligibility
58. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the various changes made to the minimum qualifying score for admittance into the organic farming scheme; the minimum qualifying score;... - Organic Farming Scheme
59. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the approval rate for applications to the organic farming scheme when it re-opened for 30 days in November 2018. [49060/19] - Agriculture Scheme Payments
60. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payments under the basic payments scheme and areas of natural constraints scheme are delayed; if so, the way in which he plans to... - Forestry Sector
61. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recommendation made by the Youth Assembly to guarantee that 10% of agricultural land is reserved for forestry to... - Fish Quotas
62. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which north west scientific quota for herring impacts on the Lough Foyle herring fishery; his view on whether it should be... - Forestry Sector
63. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to make forestry a more attractive option for farmers. [49107/19] - Genetically Modified Organisms
64. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to prohibit the cultivation of genetically modified organisms here, including the importation of GMO grain. [48951/19] - Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
65. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 5% cut in the CAP budget was discussed at the October 2019 agri-fish Council meeting; and if he made a contribution to the... - Agrifood Sector
66. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that the agrifood sector will continue in line with expectations while at the same time... - Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations
67. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of discussions at the most recent Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting regarding CAP proposals post-2020 including... - Beef Industry
68. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the beef market task force will meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49064/19] - Afforestation Programme
69. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to expand the national afforestation programme. [49106/19] - EU Investigations
70. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the investigation by the European Commission into the lack of control in certain areas carried out by the Sea Fisheries... - Agriculture Scheme Data
71. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of approved applicants to each 2019 area-based scheme in pillars 1 and 2; the number of applicants who were selected for an... - Fish Quotas
72. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which he plans to integrate the protection of island fisheries in quota allocation under the Common Fisheries Policy as... - Beef Industry
73. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he has implemented following the Irish beef sector agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49065/19] - Beef Exports
75. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the expected tonnage of beef exports to China in the next 12 months in view of the swine influenza epidemic there; the measures Bord... - Beef Industry
76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date with regard to the beef market task force. [49007/19] - Fodder Crisis
77. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether there is sufficient fodder available for winter 2019-20 in the event of a cold snap; if an analysis has been... - Alternative Farm Enterprises
78. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recommendation made by the Youth Assembly to invest in hemp farming and assist farmers in the transition towards more...
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