Written answers

Wednesday, 20 May 2020

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

 
  • Animal Welfare
    831. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the regulations in place to ensure that pets abused by owners are protected; and if he will conduct a review of the animal breeding...
  • Greyhound Industry
    832. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when greyhound racing can resume under the Roadmap for Reopening Society and Business; and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Departmental Strategies
    833. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a regulatory impact analysis of the farm to fork strategy has been carried out; if so, if the analysis will be made available; and...
  • Common Agricultural Policy
    834. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the CAP funding allocation will be adversely affected by other agricultural support arrangements put in place by the EU; and if he...
  • EU Directives
    835. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the establishment of an independent statutory body will be considered tasked with enforcing the provisions of the EU directive on...
  • Departmental Contracts
    836. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has engaged the use of external consultants from 1 January 2020 to date; the details and costs of such engagements;...
  • Agriculture Scheme Appeals
    837. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review lodged by a person (details supplied) in County Galway in respect of an overclaim assessed against them is under...
  • Felling Licences
    838. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a tree felling licence application by a person (details supplied) will be expedited; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Agriculture Scheme Appeals
    839. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal for a digitised area of conservation by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    841. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the implementation of the EU farm to fork strategy is being suspended for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will make...
  • Fishing Industry
    842. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority will not sign health certificates for live crab to be shipped to China; and if this...
  • Beef Industry
    843. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider an immediate meeting of the beef task force. [5824/20]
  • Brexit Negotiations
    844. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to protect Irish agricultural and fishing interests during Brexit negotiations; and the status of discussions...
  • Common Agricultural Policy
    845. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the most recent developments on reform of the CAP; the progress on agreeing a new programme at EU level; and the progress made in...
  • Basic Payment Scheme
    846. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the 2020 basic payment scheme by county. [5834/20]
  • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
    847. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the 2020 ANC scheme by county. [5835/20]
  • Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme
    848. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the BEEPS programme by the closing deadline by county in tabular form. [5836/20]
  • Covid-19 Tests
    849. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues and the HSE to ensure immediate priority testing in meat and...
  • Fishing Industry
    850. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of discussions with fishing representative bodies with regard to establishing a fishing cessation tie-up scheme for...
  • European Council Meetings
    851. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of the 13 May 2020 EU Agriculture Council of Ministers meeting regarding Covid-19 supports to farmers and the agrifood...
  • Horticulture Sector
    853. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his attention was first drawn to the fact that a company (details supplied) was bringing workers into Ireland; the actions taken...
  • Trade Agreements
    854. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an impact analysis has been performed on the EU-Mexico trade deal signed on 28 April 2020, specifically with respect to the Irish...
  • Beef Industry
    855. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will change the clause in the BEAM scheme instructing farmers to reduce their stock by 5% due to the difficulty in selling and...
  • Felling Licences
    856. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be issued on a felling licence application submitted in May 2018 by a person (details supplied) in County...
  • GLAS Issues
    857. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when repayments due under the GLAS scheme will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter....
  • Food Exports
    859. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to ensure Irish fish and seafood product is able to reach continental EU markets despite reports (details...
  • Seafood Sector
    860. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of the 13 May 2020 EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting regarding Covid-19 supports to fishermen and the seafood...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    861. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a submission submitted by an organisation (details supplied) has been considered; if in particular, riding schools can reopen in...
  • Agriculture Schemes
    862. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of discussions at EU level to bring forward earlier payment for direct payments to farmers due to Covid-19; and if he will...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic
    863. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if work on new farms is considered essential during the Covid-19 lockdown, specifically work on buildings which have been disused for...
  • Poultry Industry
    864. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of poultry farms affected by avian flu to date in 2020; his plans to provide compensation to those farmers affected; the...
  • Farm Household Incomes
    865. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the findings of the analysis carried out by a person (details supplied) that shows that farm incomes could collectively...
  • Beef Industry
    866. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ease the requirements within the BEAM scheme in view of the challenges presented by the Covid-19 crisis; and if he will...
  • Meat Processing Plants
    867. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of workers in meat plants that have been tested for Covid-19 by centre; the number within each plant that have tested...
  • Beef Industry
    868. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proportion of beef both in quantity of cattle, tonnes of meat and percentage of both that is produced by feed lot; and if he will...
  • Departmental Bodies
    869. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dates of forthcoming meetings of the beef taskforce; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6016/20]
  • Sheepmeat Sector
    870. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has commissioned an analysis of the impact of Covid-19 on sheep wool markets, the financial impact this will have on the...
  • Animal Diseases
    871. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to respond to the European Commission decision to reduce funding for the tuberculosis eradication programme here by...
  • Farms Data
    872. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms by county that have been affected by botulism to date in 2020; the supports provided to the farms affected; and...
  • GLAS Issues
    873. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide funding for those farmers with designated land in view of the important environmental protection work undertaken...
  • Farmers Markets
    874. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce incentives towards the development of farmers markets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6021/20]
  • Organic Farming Scheme
    875. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an organic farming scheme inspection commenced in December 2019 for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a...
  • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
    876. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an ANC payment for 2019 will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6082/20]
  • Agriculture Schemes
    877. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if entitlement allocation rights in respect of farmers (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reviewed; and if he will make a...
  • Animal Welfare
    878. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider widening the essential job list to include animal groomers to work by appointment only for cases in which the...
  • Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
    879. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovines on farms here tested for tuberculosis using the skin test in each of the years 2015 to 2019; and if he will...
  • Agriculture Schemes
    883. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the overclaim assessed against a farmer (details supplied) in County Galway; the penalty imposed by scheme and scheme years; and if...
  • Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
    884. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider further extending the completion deadline for TAMS projects. [6185/20]
  • Meat Processing Plants
    885. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if plans will be put in place to test all workers in meat plants each day for Covid-19. [6186/20]
  • Organic Farming Scheme
    888. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reopening the organic farming scheme. [6189/20]
  • Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
    889. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the availability of grants for farmers to provide a herd wide tuberculosis test following positive tests in recent years which would...
  • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
    890. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason donkeys cannot satisfy 100% of the stocking rate requirement for ANC grants; and if he will consider increasing the...
  • Harbours and Piers Funding
    891. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be made available for the extension of Renard pier, Cahersiveen, County Kerry by at least 30 metres in order to allow...
  • Afforestation Programme
    892. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Donegal will have their appeal heard against the refusal of an afforestation application;...
  • GLAS Issues
    893. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to extend the GLAS scheme until a new scheme is established under the next CAP; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Felling Licences
    895. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the estimated number of cubic metres or hectares in respect of felling licences in the forestry industry are...
  • Greyhound Industry
    896. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funds will be reallocated from the Irish Greyhound Board to animal welfare charities; if not, if such charities will be supported...
  • Fishing Industry
    897. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to include aquaculture vessels, for example, mussel dredgers under the terms of the voluntary fleet support scheme; and if...
  • Live Exports
    898. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to avoid future cancellations of live cattle consignments following the recent cancellation of a consignment...
  • Meat Processing Plants
    899. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a series of matters (details supplied) in relation to Covid-19 support at meat processing plants. [6554/20]
  • Departmental Reports
    900. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown in respect of the figures printed in the Annual Report 2018 of his Department in relation to the item marked other on...
  • Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
    901. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the requirement that donkeys can only make up a maximum of 50% of the stocking density requirement for payments under areas of...
  • Agrifood Sector
    902. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that will be taken to ensure that the proposed An Bord Bia farm sustainability platform development will not impose further...
  • Food Industry
    903. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to deal with the surplus of potatoes here which are only suitable for processing; and if he will make a statement on the...
  • Animal Welfare
    904. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure the enforcement of horse welfare regulations, in particular for horses in urban areas; and if he...
  • Live Exports
    905. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role his Department played in the events that resulted in the postponement and potential cancellation of a shipment of cattle...
  • Livestock Issues
    906. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if urgent consideration will be given to the issues raised in correspondence from an association (details supplied) in view of the...
  • Poultry Industry
    907. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish a compensation scheme in respect of the culling of poultry flocks which has resulted in huge losses for a number...
  • Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
    908. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific proposals he put forward at the recent EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council in relation to the urgent need to provide...
  • Food Safety Standards
    909. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the implications on food production of a dispute between the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and...
  • Fishing Fleet Protection
    910. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will include in the voluntary fleet support scheme boats licensed for the fishing sector namely mussels (details supplied)....
  • Animal Welfare
    911. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the guidelines for pet groomers reopening (details supplied). [6821/20]
  • Beef Industry
    913. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a proposal raised in correspondence by a person (details supplied) regarding the BEAM scheme. [6904/20]
  • Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
    914. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 in tabular form; the number of approved...
  • Departmental Contracts
    915. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount spent on external consultants by his Department in 2019; the average hourly rate; if caps or limits on such spending are...

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