Written answers
Thursday, 30 July 2020
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Timber Supply
912. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the threat to the number of persons employed in timber processing mills throughout the country due... - Young Farmers Scheme
913. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter in relation to young farmers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19549/20] - Agriculture Schemes
914. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a scheme similar to the rural environment protection scheme as underlined in the Programme for Government;... - Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme
915. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application (details supplied). [19564/20] - Ministerial Communications
916. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he, his Ministers of State and or advisers have ever used private email for any form of official Government use since the... - Ministerial Meetings
917. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the meetings he and his Ministers of State have had since the formation of the Government by date, in tabular form (details... - Ministerial Advisers
918. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of his advisers and those of the Ministers of State; the remuneration packages of same; and the date of... - Departmental Funding
919. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding his Department provided to each State agency under the remit of his Department in 2019 and to date in 2020, in... - Ministerial Advisers
920. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names and salaries of his special advisers; the salaries paid to each Minister and Minister of State in his Department; and if he... - Animal Welfare
921. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to prevent puppy farming and the trafficking of animals and pets in and out of the country; and if he will... - Live Exports
922. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the views of a number of animal welfare groups that an upcoming shipment of live animals from... - Greyhound Industry
923. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the justification for a decision (details supplied); if this matter will be reviewed as a matter of urgency; and if he will make a... - Food Industry
924. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 16 July 2020, if his officials based at equine slaughter houses are assisting EUROPOL... - Forestry Sector
925. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry licence applications received by his Department in each month in 2018, 2019 and to date in 2020; the... - Fishing Industry
926. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the environmental, social and economic criteria used by Ireland for allocating fishing quota Article 17 of the Common Fisheries... - Ministerial Meetings
930. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the minutes and action points will be provided arising from his recent meeting with representatives of an organisation (details... - Renewable Energy Generation
932. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the connection between the €10 million to support on-farm renewable energy investments in the July stimulus and the targeted... - Ministerial Meetings
933. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the minutes and action points arising will be provided from his recent meeting with organisations (details supplied). [20132/20] - Fishing Industry
934. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that a ban on super trawlers fishing vessels from Irish waters is enacted; and if he will make a statement on the... - Brexit Issues
935. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency measures he will enact for Irish fisheries to prepare for the prospect of a no-deal Brexit; and if he will make a... - Fishing Industry
936. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the support schemes that will be available to Irish coastal fishing vessels to avail of emerging biomass technology and initiatives;... - Common Fisheries Policy
937. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to request a renegotiation of the EU Common Fisheries Policy with a view to securing additional proportion of quotas for... - Rockall Island Ownership
938. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the waters adjacent to Rockall; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20235/20] - Forestry Sector
939. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications granted in connection to forestry in each year since 2015 and to date in 2020, by county; the number... - Common Agricultural Policy
940. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to continue the convergence process through the CAP transition period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20237/20] - Pigmeat Sector
941. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide a bespoke financial scheme to support the pig sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20238/20] - Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
943. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers that have been vaccinated and culled, respectively, in each year since 2010 and to date in 2020; his views on... - Tuberculosis Incidence
944. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of instances of tuberculosis reported in 2019 and to date in 2020; the number of farms affected; the number of... - Sustainable Development Goals
946. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the commitment of Ireland to the sustainable development goals will be reflected in the Strategy and Work Plans... - Agricultural Colleges
947. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allocate funds to students in agricultural colleges similar to those available to students in other institutions through... - Environmental Policy
948. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of his engagement with the European Commission regarding the prospect of a ban on the use of glyphosate; the contingency... - Common Agricultural Policy
949. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals for an early retirement scheme in the new CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20247/20] - Agriculture Industry
950. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms that availed of the nitrates directive derogation by county in each year since 2016, in tabular form; and if he... - Beef Industry
951. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will pursue a certification for carbon-neutral beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20249/20] - Harbours and Piers
952. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a deep water quay at Ros A Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre, County Galway; his plans to pursue the development of the... - EU Funding
955. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funds his Department received from the EU MFF in respect of pillar 1 in each year since 2010; the expected return for... - Tillage Sector
959. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of acres per county which were planted with rye in each year since 2010 and to date in 2020; and if he will make a... - Agriculture Schemes
960. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application by a person (details supplied) for a BEAM scheme payment will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the... - GLAS Issues
961. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the GLAS scheme will reopen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20453/20] - Common Agricultural Policy
962. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the outcome of discussions at the recent EU Agriculture Council in relation to CAP funding; and if he will make... - GLAS Issues
963. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average amount of hedgerows in hectares; and the average amount of scrubland in hectares per farm taking part in the GLAS scheme... - Forestry Sector
965. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application for forestry approval by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo was received; and the details of each stage... - Live Exports
966. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of live exports in each of the years 2015 to 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20536/20] - Rural Development Programme
969. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the rural development fund has been fully allocated; and the allocation made and to whom. [20555/20] - Departmental Staff
970. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a schedule of advisers, special advisers and seconded civil servants currently working in his Department appointed... - Agriculture Schemes
971. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if contractors will be allowed to avail of funding under the LESS scheme; if consideration will be given to funding conversion kits... - Environmental Policy
975. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the work that has been completed with regard to the EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030; if materials, correspondence, and reports relating... - Sustainable Development Goals
976. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the commitment of Ireland to the sustainable development goals will be reflected in the Strategy and Work Plans... - Forestry Sector
977. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of felling licenses applied for in each of the years 2015 to 2019 and to date in 2020, by quarter and by county; if the... - Fishing Industry
979. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reduce the allocation for the sentinel fishery in the Dunmore East box in view of the fact that the stocks have fallen... - Departmental Expenditure
980. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the payments for services or goods by his Department to a company (details supplied) since 2015. [20768/20] - Coillte Teoranta
981. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the age at which Coillte pensions are payable [20860/20] - Farm Inspections
982. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason further inspections on farmers are being carried out (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Departmental Advertising
983. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out advertising campaigns to promote policies or programmes being implemented by same; if so, if he...
No comments