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Question· writtenPQ 183asked

245 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the regulations governing the spreading of offal, belly grass and slurry from meat factories; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that such material is being spread on farms during the months of November, December and January; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9022/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 March 2007

245 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the regulations governing the spreading of offal, belly grass and slurry from meat factories; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that such material is being spread on farms during the months of November, December and January; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9022/07]

Question· writtenPQ 182asked

244 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not been granted their entire single payment entitlements; the entitlements that have been built up by another person who originally had the herd number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9021/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 March 2007

244 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not been granted their entire single payment entitlements; the entitlements that have been built up by another person who originally had the herd number; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9021/07]

Question· writtenPQ 181asked

243 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway did not receive the second half of their 2006 single farm payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9020/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 March 2007

243 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway did not receive the second half of their 2006 single farm payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9020/07]

Question· writtenPQ 180asked

242 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of equines with a passport issued under her Department regulations; the number of equines here without such a passport; the reason for her failure to enforce her Departmental regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8966/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 March 2007

242 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of equines with a passport issued under her Department regulations; the number of equines here without such a passport; the reason for her failure to enforce her Departmental regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8966/07]

Question· writtenPQ 179asked

241 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will review the scheme for early retirement from farming; if she will take steps to deem all applications received by her Department for participation in the scheme as joint ownership rather than joint management, and thereby accept the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food, to include all past applications in such a review along the aforesaid lines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8965/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 March 2007

241 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will review the scheme for early retirement from farming; if she will take steps to deem all applications received by her Department for participation in the scheme as joint ownership rather than joint management, and thereby accept the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food, to include all past applications in such a review along the aforesaid lines; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8965/07]

Question· writtenPQ 177asked

239 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a REP scheme payment was made to persons (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that their REP scheme plan was submitted some time ago and soil samples, and so on were submitted several weeks later; and the position in this case. [8963/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 March 2007

239 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a REP scheme payment was made to persons (details supplied) in County Mayo in view of the fact that their REP scheme plan was submitted some time ago and soil samples, and so on were submitted several weeks later; and the position in this case. [8963/07]

Question· writtenPQ 369asked

448 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not received their single farm payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8862/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007

448 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Clare has not received their single farm payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8862/07]

Question· writtenPQ 368asked

447 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a grant for a slatted house has not been granted to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8650/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007

447 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a grant for a slatted house has not been granted to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8650/07]

Question· writtenPQ 367asked

446 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the 2002 and 2003 suckler cow grant has not been granted to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the area based payment was not granted for those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8649/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007

446 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the 2002 and 2003 suckler cow grant has not been granted to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that the area based payment was not granted for those years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8649/07]

Question· writtenPQ 366asked

445 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not been granted the 2002 or 2003 suckler cow grant or the area based payment for the same years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8648/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007

445 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not been granted the 2002 or 2003 suckler cow grant or the area based payment for the same years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8648/07]

Question· writtenPQ 362asked

441 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will review plans to ban the process of electro immobilisation of farm animals in the interest of safety for farmers and professionals working with animals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8465/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007

441 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will review plans to ban the process of electro immobilisation of farm animals in the interest of safety for farmers and professionals working with animals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8465/07]

Question· writtenPQ 360asked

439 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason an outstanding balance of approximately €5,000 in single farm payments for 2005 and 2006 has not been awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if she will arrange for a senior Department official to contact the person to resolve the issue as the person’s efforts at local and national office level have failed; if she will expedite a resolution to the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8419/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007

439 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason an outstanding balance of approximately €5,000 in single farm payments for 2005 and 2006 has not been awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if she will arrange for a senior Department official to contact the person to resolve the issue as the person’s efforts at local and national office level have failed; if she will expedite a resolution to the issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8419/07]

Question· writtenPQ 359asked

438 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 468 of 20 February 2007 when she will process 2005 applications in County Clare which are subject to anti-accumulation under the national reserve of the single payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8373/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007

438 Mr. P. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 468 of 20 February 2007 when she will process 2005 applications in County Clare which are subject to anti-accumulation under the national reserve of the single payment scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8373/07]

Question· writtenPQ 358asked

437 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when grants will be awarded to growers of biomass crops; the amount per acre each of them will be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8372/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007

437 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when grants will be awarded to growers of biomass crops; the amount per acre each of them will be paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8372/07]

Question· writtenPQ 357asked

436 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she proposes alternative enterprises for the stakeholders affected by the closure of Carlow and Mallow Greencore plants; the efforts made to protect the sugar beet market; if she proposes to assist the beet growers affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8371/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007

436 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she proposes alternative enterprises for the stakeholders affected by the closure of Carlow and Mallow Greencore plants; the efforts made to protect the sugar beet market; if she proposes to assist the beet growers affected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8371/07]

Question· writtenPQ 355asked

434 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the single farm payment has not been made to persons (details supplied) in County Carlow; if she will expedite the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8320/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007

434 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the single farm payment has not been made to persons (details supplied) in County Carlow; if she will expedite the payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8320/07]

Question· writtenPQ 354asked

433 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will introduce a new grant aid scheme for farmers for bored wells to enable farmers to provide non-domestic water supplies for livestock and other uses such as washing yards; if such a grant aid scheme is introduced will it be paid irrespective of existing group water schemes or local authority supplies; if grant aid will be made available to farmers to encourage the collection and usage of rain water from roofs in an effort to conserve expensive treated water for domestic purposes. [8305/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007

433 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will introduce a new grant aid scheme for farmers for bored wells to enable farmers to provide non-domestic water supplies for livestock and other uses such as washing yards; if such a grant aid scheme is introduced will it be paid irrespective of existing group water schemes or local authority supplies; if grant aid will be made available to farmers to encourage the collection and usage of rain water from roofs in an effort to conserve expensive treated water for domestic purposes. [8305/07]

Question· writtenPQ 353asked

432 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a single farm payment for 2006 has not been made to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8304/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007

432 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason a single farm payment for 2006 has not been made to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8304/07]

Question· writtenPQ 352asked

431 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will take steps to reduce the complex, bureaucratic and oppressive inspection regime, that her Department has put in place, which incorporates a document consisting of 66 pages covering 1,450 different questions, sections and permutations and requires her Department’s inspector’s signature in 28 different places; if same will be reviewed and significantly reduced, in so far as that the checklists as outlined go beyond the interpretations of EU regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8243/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 March 2007

431 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will take steps to reduce the complex, bureaucratic and oppressive inspection regime, that her Department has put in place, which incorporates a document consisting of 66 pages covering 1,450 different questions, sections and permutations and requires her Department’s inspector’s signature in 28 different places; if same will be reviewed and significantly reduced, in so far as that the checklists as outlined go beyond the interpretations of EU regulations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8243/07]

Question· writtenPQ 203asked

204 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of gallons of milk quota transferred in each of the past five years under the old system; the number of gallons transferred to date in 2007 under the new system; if she is satisfied that the new system has achieved her stated ambitions for the scheme on behalf of young farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8154/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 March 2007

204 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of gallons of milk quota transferred in each of the past five years under the old system; the number of gallons transferred to date in 2007 under the new system; if she is satisfied that the new system has achieved her stated ambitions for the scheme on behalf of young farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8154/07]

Question· writtenPQ 202asked

203 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will receive payment of their single farm payment; the reason for the delay in processing same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8094/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 March 2007

203 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will receive payment of their single farm payment; the reason for the delay in processing same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8094/07]

Question· writtenPQ 201asked

202 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) will receive payment of their single farm payment; the reason for the delay in receiving payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8093/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 March 2007

202 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) will receive payment of their single farm payment; the reason for the delay in receiving payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8093/07]

Question· writtenPQ 200asked

201 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will receive their payment of single farm payment; the reason for the delay in payment of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8092/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 1 March 2007

201 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will receive their payment of single farm payment; the reason for the delay in payment of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8092/07]

Question· writtenPQ 181asked

241 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will review the single farm payment inspection process and introduce a streamlined, efficient and less bureaucratic system for farmers; her views on whether the 66 page, 1,450 item checklist which requires her Department inspectors’ signatures in almost 30 places must be radically and immediately reformed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8042/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2007

241 Mr. Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will review the single farm payment inspection process and introduce a streamlined, efficient and less bureaucratic system for farmers; her views on whether the 66 page, 1,450 item checklist which requires her Department inspectors’ signatures in almost 30 places must be radically and immediately reformed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8042/07]

Question· writtenPQ 179asked

239 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the grant-aid available to somebody involved in forestry for the development of roadways, entrances and other enhancements which would be made in the interests of health and safety and the environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7856/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2007

239 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the grant-aid available to somebody involved in forestry for the development of roadways, entrances and other enhancements which would be made in the interests of health and safety and the environment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7856/07]

Question· writtenPQ 178asked

238 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the remaining single farm payment will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7837/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2007

238 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the remaining single farm payment will be made for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7837/07]

Question· writtenPQ 177asked

237 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has responsibility for implementation of EEC Council Regulation No. 2080/92; if a national programme instituting a community aid scheme for forestry measures in agriculture has been devised; if such a programme is being implemented; the manner of its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7802/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 28 February 2007

237 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has responsibility for implementation of EEC Council Regulation No. 2080/92; if a national programme instituting a community aid scheme for forestry measures in agriculture has been devised; if such a programme is being implemented; the manner of its implementation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7802/07]

Question· writtenPQ 406asked

466 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will detail, providing in each case the full postal address, of each section of her Department, each State, semi-State body and agency under the aegis of her Department, which has moved or is due to move from Dublin under the Government’s decentralisation programme; the number of staff based there prior to decentralisation; the number of staff that will be based there post decentralisation; and in respect of each building, the intended use it will be put to once decentralisation is complete. [7746/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007

466 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will detail, providing in each case the full postal address, of each section of her Department, each State, semi-State body and agency under the aegis of her Department, which has moved or is due to move from Dublin under the Government’s decentralisation programme; the number of staff based there prior to decentralisation; the number of staff that will be based there post decentralisation; and in respect of each building, the intended use it will be put to once decentralisation is complete. [7746/07]

Question· writtenPQ 402asked

462 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her response to the EU petitions committee report on the EU early retirement scheme; the steps she is taking to address the issues raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7663/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007

462 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her response to the EU petitions committee report on the EU early retirement scheme; the steps she is taking to address the issues raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7663/07]

Question· writtenPQ 400asked

460 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Revenue Commissioners regarding the tax treatment of milk quota in view of the fact that it is not an asset; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7661/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007

460 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Revenue Commissioners regarding the tax treatment of milk quota in view of the fact that it is not an asset; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7661/07]

Question· writtenPQ 398asked

458 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be awarded their grant under the farm development scheme; if their receipts will be returned to allow them to get their VAT refund; if she has satisfied herself that months should go by before such a payment would be made in view of increased interest charges on short-term bridging money; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7593/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007

458 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be awarded their grant under the farm development scheme; if their receipts will be returned to allow them to get their VAT refund; if she has satisfied herself that months should go by before such a payment would be made in view of increased interest charges on short-term bridging money; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7593/07]

Question· writtenPQ 397asked

457 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be awarded their grant under the farm development scheme; if their receipts will be returned to allow them to get their VAT refund; if she has satisfied herself that months should go by before such a payment would be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7592/07]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 27 February 2007

457 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be awarded their grant under the farm development scheme; if their receipts will be returned to allow them to get their VAT refund; if she has satisfied herself that months should go by before such a payment would be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7592/07]

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