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Question· writtenPQ 433asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
502 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the difficulties facing farmers who are members of the An Bord Bia scheme but who do not receive the five cent per kg gratuity from the meat factories even though the meat factories receive 40 cent extra per kg from the supermarkets for beef sourced from An Bord Bia member farms; to acknowledge the costs to farmers of meeting An Bord Bia farm standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 432asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
501 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has not received their suckler payment.
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Question· writtenPQ 431asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
500 Deputy Jimmy Deenihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment of disadvantaged area payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 430asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
499 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of lands owned by the State and semi-State agencies under his aegis for each county; where maps showing these lands may be examined by members of the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 429asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
498 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the original landowners have the right to repurchase those lands where agencies under his aegis purchased lands in the past and where those lands are no longer used for their original intended purpose by those agencies; if so, the impact of the rate of inflation upon such re-purchases; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 428asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
497 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the commercial State agencies that exist under his aegis; the number of employees in each agency; the total annual budget for each agency; the total personnel cost for each agency; the financial amount and percentage of any reduction or increase in annual personnel costs for the past three years for each agency; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 427asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
496 Deputy Enda Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the provisions allowing an agency under his aegis (details supplied) to operate a wind farm; if wind farming is among the agency’s principal activities, contrary to the principals of an organisation acting ultra vires ; how the agency derives the legal authority to engage in wind farming as a business activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 426asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 12 October 2010
495 Deputy Noel J. Coonan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applications received from north Tipperary under the traditional farm buildings scheme; the number of same applications that have been processed and approved and those awaiting decision; the amount of grant aid being paid in total to applicants from the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 217asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2010
217 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when financial approval will issue to a person (details supplied) for forestry planting
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Question· writtenPQ 216asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2010
216 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny
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Question· writtenPQ 215asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2010
215 Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the 25% payment under the disadvantaged area scheme will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and when the remainder is likely to be granted
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Question· writtenPQ 214asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2010
214 Deputy Dinny McGinley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an application for single payment grant in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal and when payment will issue
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Question· writtenPQ 213asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2010
213 Deputy Lucinda Creighton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the remuneration awarded to all board members of all State agencies under his Department’s control in the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 212asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2010
212 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person who is in receipt of the disadvantaged areas scheme, has had their area of land reduced from 32.49 hectares, which was the base level for 2009 to 22.13 hectares in 2010, notwithstanding that there has been no change in their circumstances or acreage or farm activity, and if same can now be restored to their proper level of 32.49 hectares; the appropriate payment paid thereon; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 211asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2010
211 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide details on schemes (details supplied), that is, where were they advertised and promulgated; the amount the advertising of each of the schemes cost, either through the Department or Bord Iascaigh Mhara or any other body; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 210asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2010
210 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the legal basis of the lost at sea scheme; on whose authority did the then Minister for the Marine and Natural Resources introduce the lost at sea scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 209asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2010
209 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding a farm improvement grant in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 208asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2010
208 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) will be paid their REPS 4 grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 207asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 October 2010
207 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, further to Parliamentary Question No. 1614 of 29 September 2010, if he will explain the reason just 68.82% of Donegal disadvantaged area payments are processed to date; the reason Donegal has the third lowest percentage of processed payments in the country; if he will expedite County Donegal payments in view of the payments’ important seasonal role in the county’s dry-stock industry; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that delayed payments are forcing many farmers into bad credit with banks and with contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 235asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
303 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he will take to have the disadvantaged areas scheme payments due to a person (details supplied) in County Longford, immediately granted, as same is being held up due to digitisation problems; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 234asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
301 Deputy Frank Feighan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of funding spent in 2009 and 2010 by his Department on Irish language training for public servants; the number of persons that participated in Irish language training courses; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 233asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
302 Deputy Alan Shatter asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to publish and circulate the long promised Animal Health and Welfare Bill; to detail the work, if any, done in the drafting of the Bill to date; and if he agrees that current legislation providing for animal welfare is totally adequate.
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Question· writtenPQ 232asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
300 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the Animal Health and Welfare Bill will be published; if he is aware of the urgent need to update legislation in this area; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 231asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
299 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if all matters relating to the payments and benefits in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will be finalised by the Department; if he will clarify the benefits and payments now due to their spouse; if the application for the early retirement scheme submitted on 30 October 2009 has been processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 230asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
298 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the value of the pension payment on an annualised basis to the highest paid public sector pensioner in each of the public bodies under the remit of his Department and all public service pensioners not paid by the Office of the Paymaster General; the number in receipt of this level of pension; the total number in receipt of a pension in excess of €155,000 and in each bracket below this at intervals of €20,000.
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Question· writtenPQ 229asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 October 2010
297 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an area based payment and single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 407asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
412 Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that a person (details supplied) will be paid the appropriate payments under the cow welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 406asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
411 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a felling licence will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 405asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
410 Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when early retirement scheme payment will be made (details supplied).
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Question· writtenPQ 404asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
409 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amounts of funding allocated to harbour development works at Doolin, County Clare in each of the years 2005 to 2010; the date by which these funds must be or have been spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 403asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
407 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will review his decision in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway, who has received penalties under the single farm payment scheme with a view to restoring their payment to the original assessment; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 402asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
406 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers currently engaged in a share farming agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 401asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
405 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the recommendations outlined by the report of the special group on public service numbers and expenditure programmes which have been accepted and implemented by his Department; the savings that have accrued as a result of such changes to expenditure; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 400asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
404 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry may expect the remainder of their payment.
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Question· writtenPQ 399asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
403 Deputy Tom Sheahan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Kerry may expect to receive the remainder of their payment.
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Question· writtenPQ 398asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
402 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of EU directives awaiting transposition into law in his Department; the reasons for the delays; and the reaction of the EU Commission in each case to such delays.
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Question· writtenPQ 397asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
401 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when his Department expects to be in a position to pay the disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 396asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
400 Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary in respect of 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 395asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
399 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding a person who is availing of the entitlements of a person (details supplied) in County Longford or drawing down premia payments, when the person did not establish single payment entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 394asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
398 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will clarify the situation regarding the factual numbers of district veterinary offices in the country (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 393asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
397 Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide an outline of farm incomes in 2010 compared with 2009; his views on prices for milk, grain, sheep and beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 392asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
396 Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of staff that have decentralised to Portlaoise as part of the current decentralisation programme; the number of staff that were already in Portlaoise prior to this programme and the total number of departmental staff now in Portlaoise; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 391asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
395 Deputy Olwyn Enright asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a payment has been withdrawn from a person (details supplied) in County Offaly; when this payment will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 390asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
394 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress to date in implementing the findings of the review steering group regarding staffing for the hygiene package; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 389asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
393 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will respond to correspondence from a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 388asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
392 Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Carlow is entitled to a pension.
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Question· writtenPQ 387asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
391 Deputy Ulick Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of years that a contractor (details supplied) has been engaged by his Department for the purposes of providing mapping services; the amount of money paid to this contractor for each year of the contract; the facilities and terms of accommodation and equipment provided to this contractor by the Department; if the contractor has been engaged by his Department in each year on foot of the standard competitive tendering process and if the Department is satisfied that there is no conflict of interest between the contractor and any member of staff within the Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 386asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
390 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason full payment has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; when maps for the lands will be digitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 385asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
389 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of Donegal 2010 area aid payments that are 100% paid; the number that are unpaid; the number that are 75% paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 384asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 5 October 2010
388 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will expedite the area aid maps process and deliver overdue area aid payments to farmers as quickly as possible; his views on whether these delays are causing cash-flow difficulties that are preventing farmers from investing in dry stock at this time; if he will acknowledge that this is the appropriate time of year for Irish dry-stock farmers to invest in store cattle and store lambs and that credit is necessary for this; if he will acknowledge that farmers’ cash flow problems are compounded by the banks’ credit recalcitrance; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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