Written answers
Tuesday, 9 June 2020
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Horse and Greyhound Fund
449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the planned funding for the horse and greyhound fund in 2020; and the amount contributed to horse and greyhound racing in each of the... - Organic Farming Scheme
450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the increase in funding planned for 2021 for the organic farmers scheme; if changes are planned to the minimum qualifying score which... - Meat Processing Plants
451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of suspected Covid–19 cases at a meat plant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9667/20] - Greyhound Industry
456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason greyhound tracks here were denied the opportunity to stage greyhound race meetings nationally from the same date as horse... - Pesticide Use
457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position in relation to the use of an active substance (details supplied) used in essential herbicide crop protection products;... - Meat Processing Plants
458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether all further inspections of meat plants should be carried out unannounced; and if not, the reason for having... - Hen Harriers
459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments made to landowners in counties Limerick, Cork, Kerry and Tipperary by county in circumstances in which land has been... - Food Quality Assurance Scheme
460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a review of quality assurance payments in view of the fact that they are perceived as unfair to farmers that sell... - Beef Industry
461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason factory fit cattle pricing fell approximately €150 a head to €3.53 per kilogram and the price drop was not... - Agriculture Schemes
462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the introduction of a subsidy scheme for farmers will be considered to encourage them to spread ground limestone on their land... - Forestry Sector
463. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding forestry groups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9873/20] - Basic Payment Scheme
464. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Functions
465. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the work of a cross-Departmental group (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9911/20] - Greyhound Industry
466. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a resolution will be found to a situation (details supplied) regarding the greyhound industry in County Tipperary; if an... - Felling Licences
467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on an application for a felling licence by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will... - Greyhound Industry
468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of runners, greyhounds injured, greyhounds that died or were put to sleep and the causes of the injuries and deaths in... - Departmental Reports
469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the €3.6 billion of imports of prepared consumer foods referred to in the trade factsheet on page 11 of the... - Horse Racing Industry
470. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason trotting racing will not resume on the same day as thoroughbred racing behind closed doors (details supplied); and if he... - Sports Events
471. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if assurances will be provided to the organisers of pigeon racing that birds from Northern Ireland can be transported here for the... - Cycle to Work Scheme
472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that availed of and the costs incurred by his Department regarding the cycle to work scheme since it was... - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that projects that have commenced and are continuing to progress will be given a deadline extension for a... - Fire Service
475. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a series of matters in relation to recent gorse fires during the June 2020 bank holiday weekend (details... - Coillte Teoranta
476. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to planned construction at a Coillte site (details supplied); and if his attention has been further... - Horticulture Sector
477. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider a scheme (details supplied) to deal with the surplus of potatoes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Coillte Teoranta
478. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of the Coillte contract for the private hire and use of helicopters for firefighting on Coillte land; the amount spent on... - Forestry Sector
479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Growing for the Future document is still the strategic plan for the development of the forestry sector here. [10151/20] - Agriculture Schemes
480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an appraisal has been carried out of the outworking of the mandatory reduction obligation contained within the BEAM scheme; if he... - Horse Racing Industry
481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason trotting racing is operating to a different reopening schedule than that of thoroughbred racing in respect of the easing... - Beef Imports
482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the implications of the Chinese suspension of beef imports from Ireland following confirmation of an atypical case of BSE; and if he... - Beef Industry
483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for developing PGI status for grass-fed beef here; if this will result in clear labelling to distinguish grass-fed beef... - Covid-19 Pandemic Supports
484. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the EU emergency measure will be implemented that will allow payments of €5,000 to be paid to farmers experiencing cash... - Beef Industry
485. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of suckler calves born in each of the past ten years by county; and the number of farmers in the sector by county in the... - Common Agricultural Policy
486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in each county that received 2019 CAP payments by amounts (details supplied) in tabular form; and if he will... - Horse Racing Industry
487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason horse trotting racing, that is, harness racing behind closed doors is not being permitted to start at the same time as... - Common Agricultural Policy
488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding allocated to Ireland under the present Common Agricultural Policy; the estimated amount of funding that will be... - Agriculture Scheme Data
489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants in the AEOS and GLAS schemes in each year to date since AEOS was introduced; his plans to open a new... - Rural Development Programme
490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount provided for in the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 for GLAS and TAMS respectively; the amount expended to date; and... - Common Agricultural Policy
491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the proposals he put to the EU Commission in relation to the need to increase the proposed budget for CAP post-2020;... - GLAS Issues
492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the GLAS scheme will reopen for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10253/20] - Agriculture Industry
494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for reviewing the licence for the use of a wood preservative (details supplied) for agricultural activities; the factors... - Beef Exports
495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when beef exports to China will resume; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10334/20] - Departmental Reviews
496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to implement the recommendations within the Review of Approval Processes for Afforestation in Ireland commissioned... - EU Funding
497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the latest EU Commission MFF budget and CAP funding proposals; if he will provide a breakdown of total EU funding...
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