Written answers
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
- Gambling Sector
783. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if tailored Covid-19 support packages have been put in place to compensate on-course bookmakers that maintain stands at race tracks... - Hare Coursing
784. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has given consideration to a matter (details supplied). [34614/20] - Fishing Industry
785. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the assessment by an organisation (details supplied) of the Common Fisheries Policy 2020; his... - Agriculture Industry
786. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the fact that the agri-food sector produces food for more than 40 million persons on its existing carbon... - Covid-19 Pandemic
787. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason horse racing and greyhound racing can continue under level 5 while horse eventing cannot; if this will be revisited to... - Livestock Issues
788. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change to current level 5 restrictions to allow buyers and farmers attend mart rings in order to purchase cattle and... - Basic Payment Scheme
789. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change the basic payment scheme, BPS, under which some young trained farmers receive very low payments based on a... - Covid-19 Pandemic
790. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date his Department was first informed to check hand sanitisers to determine if they were safe to use; the person or body that... - Agriculture Schemes
794. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a delay of up to six months has developed for the processing of pesticide control service, PCS, number applications; and... - Departmental Staff
795. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of expert staff involved in issuing pesticides control service, PCS, numbers; if these staff have been working from home... - Agriculture Schemes
796. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if some staff from the meat control division of his Department in recent months to assist with the backlog in pesticide control... - Covid-19 Pandemic
797. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the Department of Education was advised to stop using certain hand sanitiser products in schools; and if he will make a... - Dog Breeding Industry
798. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dog sellers who have registered with his Department since the introduction of new regulations on the sale or supply of... - Sheep Welfare Scheme
799. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to change the reference years for the sheep welfare scheme for the CAP transitionary period; and if he will make a... - Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
800. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated amount of funding that will be allocated to the areas of natural constraint scheme in 2021; and if he will make a... - Basic Payment Scheme
801. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the convergence of BPS payments will continue during the CAP transitionary period; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Organic Farming Scheme
802. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new entrants likely to be permitted into the organics farming scheme; the process that will be used to determine... - Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme
803. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the deadline will be extended for the submission of dung samples under the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme –... - Beef Data and Genomics Programme
804. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an additional period was provided for farmers who failed to meet the 50% female replacement criteria in the Beef Data and Genomics... - Forestry Sector
805. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding forestry planting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34706/20] - Agriculture Schemes
806. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the case of a person (details supplied). [34710/20] - Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
807. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal by a person (details supplied) regarding a grant for targeted agricultural modernisation... - Land Transfers
808. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a reply will issue from the legal services division in relation to an issue regarding transfer of freehold title (details... - Aquaculture Licences
809. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on an extension to deadline for submission of observations for aquaculture licenses in Valentia Harbour and Portmagee... - Food Exports
810. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of dairy ingredients exports to Australia in 2019 on a quarterly basis. [34842/20] - GLAS Issues
811. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS appeal submitted to the appeals office in January 2020 by a person (details supplied) will receive a finalised decision;... - Fishing Industry
812. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a grant will be issued to a group (details supplied) under EMFF fisheries local action groups. [34885/20] - Forestry Sector
813. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if priority will be given to tree felling applications in forests in which ash dieback has been identified as a problem and trees... - Animal Welfare
814. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the sections of animal welfare in particular under which the remit of dogs fall. [34927/20] - Livestock Issues
815. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if restrictions will be eased on attendances of buyers at marts in view of the recent breakdown in the online bidding system for... - Climate Change Policy
816. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if software (details supplied) is available to the public; if so, the way in which it can be acquired; the cost of same; and if he... - Departmental Staff
817. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria sought when filling the role of head of environment within the forestry inspectorate; the qualifications or experience... - Forestry Sector
818. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a strategy statement was submitted by the Forest Service under the Public Service Act 1997 (details supplied); if so, his views on... - Fishing Industry
819. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of fishermen and women that availed of the Covid-19 tie up payment by each category of the scheme and in absolute and... - Beef Industry
821. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the applications by organisations (details supplied) to become producer organisations; and if he will make a statement... - Commonage Land Use
822. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a refund of a penalty for commonage following an appeal will issue to a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that the... - Basic Payment Scheme
823. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2020 basic payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.... - Flood Relief Schemes
825. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the feasibility study undertaken by his Department in 2019 to determine the feasibility of future once-off targeted schemes for... - Farms Data
826. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that the findings of the Teagasc National Farm Survey that 41% of cattle and sheep farms are non-viable farm business... - Beef Industry
827. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide new additional funding to promote a suckler beef brand; the amount of funding he will commit in 2021 for this... - Farm Partnerships
828. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the arbitration process in respect of the Coillte farm partnership scheme; the reason for any delay in this regard; if... - Flood Prevention Measures
829. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to a previous discussion with him, if correspondence (details supplied) issued to farmers within the catchment area of Louth... - Dairy Sector
830. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to extend the calf welfare scheme in 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35390/20] - Greyhound Industry
831. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which funding for Rásíocht Con Éireann will be dependent on welfare standards; the welfare standards that... - Departmental Staff
832. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full-time equivalent and part-time equivalent roles filled by his Department of posts at principal officer, assistant...
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