Written answers
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Medicinal Products
1479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is possible for an application for a PCS number for an eco-friendly hand sanitiser to be fast tracked or for a temporary... - Greyhound Industry
1480. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the recent announcement of €2.4 million allocated to the greyhound industry. [33589/20] - Pension Provisions
1481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason it is taking so long to set up the defined contribution pension fund for workers (details supplied); and the reason it... - Medicinal Products
1482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he will take to safeguard public funds in view of the ViraPro scandal. [33828/20] - Beef Industry
1483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Covid beef subsidy is due to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32287/20] - Agriculture Schemes
1484. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe for the introduction of new farm schemes such as the rollover of GLAS and extension of TAMS; the options available to... - Animal Welfare
1485. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if dog grooming and dog training falls under essential animal welfare services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32310/20] - Live Exports
1486. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ships licensed for the carrying of livestock out of Ireland for live exports; and if he will make a statement on the... - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
1490. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason farmers who inadvertently omit to tick the ANC box on their online BPS application form are being penalised when it is... - Common Agricultural Policy
1491. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, following an extension of pillar 1 of CAP in order to ensure that direct payments could continue to farmers, pillar 2 CAP... - Agriculture Schemes
1492. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments of GLAS 2019, ANC and BPS will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Forestry Management
1493. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a felling licence can be expedited for a person (details supplied); and when they can expect it to be issued. [32429/20] - Forestry Data
1494. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received and the decisions made for licences for felling, afforestation, forest road works or aerial... - Forestry Sector
1495. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of progress made to date on the implementation of the Forestry Act 2020;and the schedule for implementing same. [32441/20] - Bord Bia
1496. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers' levies collected for An Bord Bia can be reconstructed as voluntary contributions in order to allow for accountability... - Harbours and Piers
1497. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the problem of sand and silt build-up at the fisheries harbour at Cé Heilbhic and the... - Organic Farming Scheme
1498. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have received funding under the organics scheme in each of the years 2016 to 2019 and to date in 2020; the... - Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
1499. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated date of publication for the draft TB eradication strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32497/20] - Renewable Energy Generation
1500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to assess and develop the capacity to construct and support marine based renewable energy projects here with... - Harbours and Piers
1502. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration has been given to exploiting the current potential of Ros an Mhíl harbour in Connemara to support the marine... - Forestry Sector
1503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of and position regarding the installation of a new barrier in Donadea Forest Park that can allow entry for visitors into... - Agricultural Colleges
1504. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps that have been taken to resolve the exclusion of agricultural students from third level supports provided to other... - Agriculture Schemes
1505. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the scheme will open for applications for tillage farmers to receive funding for ploughing straw into soil; the rates of... - Farm Safety
1506. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which farm safety organisations can seek to avail of funding announced in budget 2021 and managed via the European... - Tuberculosis Eradication Programme
1507. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herds with a TB reactor in each of the years 2015 to 2020, by county in tabular form. [32644/20] - Forestry Sector
1508. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons appointed to the forestry appeals commission or divisions thereof since 30 September 2020; the professional... - Bord Bia
1511. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers organisations will be allocated positions on the technical advisory group for oversight of the grass-fed standard; and if... - Agriculture Schemes
1512. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that will be put in place for marts as a result of the move to level 5 Covid-19 restrictions; if provision will be made... - Forestry Sector
1515. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out an analysis on job losses in the forestry and timber industry to date as a result of ongoing... - Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
1516. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32715/20] - Farm Inspections
1517. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farm inspections carried out in Ireland in 2018 and 2019 under the nitrates directive and the nitrates action... - Greyhound Industry
1518. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if greyhound racing will be permitted to continue to take place at level 5 of the national framework for living with Covid-19; the... - Departmental Correspondence
1520. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 383 of 2 April 2019, if he will provide a full update in relation to plans within his... - Beef Industry
1522. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of efforts to secure protected geographical indication, PGI, status for Irish beef; the views of different stakeholders... - Agriculture Industry
1523. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the export of agricultural produce to China; the volume of beef exported to date in 2020; when he expects the protocol... - Inshore Fisheries
1524. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he plans to take following the recent High Court ruling on the exclusion of large trawlers from inshore waters; and if he... - Agriculture Schemes
1525. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the participants in a new pilot agri-environment scheme will receive a payment for participation in the scheme in 2021; and if he... - Medicinal Products
1527. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department had issued approval for the use of a product (details supplied), the date of approval; the procedures employed... - Fishing Industry
1529. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which negotiations among coastal states and the EU are being progressed in the context of the imminent departure from the... - Agriculture Schemes
1530. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding secured for the roll-over of TAMS, BDGP, ANC and sheep welfare schemes in 2020; the level of co-funding that will be... - Departmental Contracts
1531. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of contracts approved in his Department in 2019 and to date in 2020 without competitive tender; the details of the... - Agriculture Industry
1532. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33386/20] - Fisheries Protection
1534. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Irish fishers are limited to a strict catch and release policy for the bluefin tuna species only for multiple large... - Legislative Measures
1535. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will clarify a matter on SI 448 of 2020 (details supplied). [33432/20] - Sheep Welfare Scheme
1536. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the reference year for the sheep welfare scheme could be changed from 2016 to the census from 2020 to allow young farmers to... - Livestock Issues
1537. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the conditions applicable to mart sales at present and enable the presence of a limited number of buyers at the... - Harness Racing Industry
1538. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider progressing with legislation to place harness racing on an equal footing with the greyhound and sports horse... - Sheep Welfare Scheme
1539. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a sheep welfare grant will be made available in respect of 19 sheep in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will... - Pigmeat Sector
1540. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a record of premature deaths in the pig industry is not kept by his Department; the number of inspections that are... - Agriculture Industry
1542. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the plans he will put in place to support the development of a high-welfare, outdoor-reared pig and poultry sector as set out in the... - Animal Feedstuffs
1543. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if plastic fragments are permitted in animal feed; the percentage of plastic that is in animal feed; his plans to introduce... - Organic Farming Scheme
1544. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way the increase in funding in budget 2021 for the organic farm scheme will be allocated; the number of farmers that did not get... - Forestry Grants
1545. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that no Forestry Appeals Committee hearings took place during the week of 26 to 30... - Afforestation Programme
1546. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which tree planting is being encouraged nationally; the incentives available or under consideration; if tree species... - Herd Data
1547. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the national beef herd has increased or decreased in the past five years to date; and if he will make a... - Dairy Sector
1549. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied in respect of markets for all dairy produce in the post-Brexit era; the measures taken to... - Beef Exports
1550. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied in respect of markets for all beef and beef products in the post-Brexit era; the measures... - Sheepmeat Sector
1551. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied regarding the overseas market for Irish lamb in the future notwithstanding Brexit; and if... - Poultry Industry
1552. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied in respect of markets for all poultry and poultry products in the post-Brexit era; the... - Pigmeat Sector
1553. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures taken to date to ensure the minimum disruption of overseas markets for Irish pigmeat and pigmeat products; and if he... - Food Exports
1554. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent of measures taken to protect the integrity of Irish food exports post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the... - Food Industry
1555. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that EU standards in respect of all food products on sale here will apply post-Brexit; and if he will make a... - Beef Data and Genomics Programme
1556. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allow flexibility with BDGP targets in view of the fact that normal livestock trading has been put into chaos; and if he... - Livestock Issues
1557. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allow livestock marts to take place with buyers present during level 5 restrictions with adequate precautions in place;... - Meat Processing Plants
1558. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the views of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission on the issue of the placing of... - Data Protection
1559. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of data protection breaches identified within his Department in 2019. [33838/20] - Livestock Issues
1560. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if mechanisms are in place through online mart sales to ensure that a number of buyers are not using the one internet protocol... - Agrifood Sector
1561. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to work towards carbon reduction targets in the agri-food sector while at the same time protecting... - Felling Licences
1562. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of felling licences issued by his Department and by the independent appeals committee, respectively in each week in... - Fishing Industry
1566. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to safeguard the Irish fishing industry in the context of Brexit; the contingency plans in place to support... - Tuberculosis Incidence
1567. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herds which have TB restrictions placed on them; if his Department can remove restrictions on herds more quickly after... - Covid-19 Pandemic
1568. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process by which the hand-sanitiser ViraPro received PCS certification; if the product was tested by his Department before... - Livestock Issues
1569. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to support the upgrade of internet facilities in marts as a matter of urgency; his plans to reopen marts before the end of... - Capital Expenditure Programme
1570. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide all disbursements of capital spending above €20 million on completed projects for each year since 2016 by...
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