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Question· writtenPQ 220asked

219 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reasons preventing the trade of cattle across the island of Ireland; and the action plan he has in place to remove any reasons preventing the movement of cattle across the island freely. [40807/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

219 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reasons preventing the trade of cattle across the island of Ireland; and the action plan he has in place to remove any reasons preventing the movement of cattle across the island freely. [40807/06]

Question· writtenPQ 219asked

218 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if, at any joint meeting with her counterpart in Northern Ireland, the movement of animals across the island was discussed; the items that were discussed; and if anything was agreed in relation to this matter. [40806/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

218 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if, at any joint meeting with her counterpart in Northern Ireland, the movement of animals across the island was discussed; the items that were discussed; and if anything was agreed in relation to this matter. [40806/06]

Question· writtenPQ 218asked

217 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the satellite inspection will be carried out on the farm of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40803/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

217 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when the satellite inspection will be carried out on the farm of a person (details supplied) in County Sligo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40803/06]

Question· writtenPQ 217asked

216 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when persons (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be granted their single payment and arrears due; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40799/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

216 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when persons (details supplied) in County Monaghan will be granted their single payment and arrears due; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40799/06]

Question· writtenPQ 216asked

215 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a single farm payment will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40791/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

215 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when a single farm payment will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40791/06]

Question· writtenPQ 215asked

214 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position in relation to the application for entitlement under the national reserve for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who has been processed under B1. [40790/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

214 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position in relation to the application for entitlement under the national reserve for a person (details supplied) in County Limerick who has been processed under B1. [40790/06]

Question· writtenPQ 213asked

212 Mr. G. Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of contracts awaiting approval by the forestry division to proceed with planting; and the number of these delays due to lack of direction by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government with regard to Hen Harrier habitats. [40781/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

212 Mr. G. Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of contracts awaiting approval by the forestry division to proceed with planting; and the number of these delays due to lack of direction by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government with regard to Hen Harrier habitats. [40781/06]

Question· writtenPQ 212asked

211 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will take steps to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has their disadvantaged and single farm payment for 2006 paid to them without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40780/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

211 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will take steps to ensure that a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath has their disadvantaged and single farm payment for 2006 paid to them without further delay; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40780/06]

Question· writtenPQ 211asked

210 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the installation of water meters on farms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40746/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

210 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the installation of water meters on farms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40746/06]

Question· writtenPQ 209asked

208 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the schemes in place by her Department or under the aegis of her Department to prevent, detect and combat the spread of infectious diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40714/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

208 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the schemes in place by her Department or under the aegis of her Department to prevent, detect and combat the spread of infectious diseases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40714/06]

Question· writtenPQ 208asked

207 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied with compliance for labelling and traceability requirements in the food area; if many cases have been brought to her attention where the requirements have not being satisfactorily met or such requirements have been abused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40713/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

207 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied with compliance for labelling and traceability requirements in the food area; if many cases have been brought to her attention where the requirements have not being satisfactorily met or such requirements have been abused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40713/06]

Question· writtenPQ 207asked

206 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the grants available to farmers under the areas of agri-environment, non-food crops and agri-food; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40712/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

206 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the grants available to farmers under the areas of agri-environment, non-food crops and agri-food; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40712/06]

Question· writtenPQ 206asked

205 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of incidents where her Department investigated cases of illegally imported genetically modified organisms; the quantities of genetically modified maize found; the penalties imposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40711/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

205 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of incidents where her Department investigated cases of illegally imported genetically modified organisms; the quantities of genetically modified maize found; the penalties imposed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40711/06]

Question· writtenPQ 203asked

201 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications submitted under the EU avian flu package; when these compensation payments will be made; her views on whether the poultry industry is under pressure and needs all the support it can get; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40688/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

201 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications submitted under the EU avian flu package; when these compensation payments will be made; her views on whether the poultry industry is under pressure and needs all the support it can get; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40688/06]

Question· writtenPQ 202asked

200 Mr. N. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the fact that payment of extensification under the EU single payment scheme has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork following confirmation that payment was due to issue in recent weeks. [40686/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

200 Mr. N. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the fact that payment of extensification under the EU single payment scheme has not issued to a person (details supplied) in County Cork following confirmation that payment was due to issue in recent weeks. [40686/06]

Question· writtenPQ 201asked

199 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the Government will follow the example of regions in Austria, Italy or Greece which have total bans on genetically modified production at regional level, Poland, which has a ban on GM seeds and crops and Switzerland, which has put in place a ban on GM livestock and crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40703/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

199 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the Government will follow the example of regions in Austria, Italy or Greece which have total bans on genetically modified production at regional level, Poland, which has a ban on GM seeds and crops and Switzerland, which has put in place a ban on GM livestock and crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40703/06]

Question· writtenPQ 200asked

198 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she or her Department has had with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the installation of water meters on farms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40726/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

198 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she or her Department has had with the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the installation of water meters on farms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40726/06]

Question· writtenPQ 127asked

125 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will review the explanatory booklet on the nitrates directive; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that farmers consider the booklet to be unnecessarily bureaucratic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40527/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

125 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will review the explanatory booklet on the nitrates directive; if her attention has been drawn to the fact that farmers consider the booklet to be unnecessarily bureaucratic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40527/06]

Question· writtenPQ 125asked

123 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that the levels of support for the horticulture industry are adequate to allow it to compete with imported products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40532/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

123 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that the levels of support for the horticulture industry are adequate to allow it to compete with imported products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40532/06]

Question· writtenPQ 124asked

122 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views in relation to the European Commission’s proposal to ban the trade of cat and dog fur in the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40551/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

122 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views in relation to the European Commission’s proposal to ban the trade of cat and dog fur in the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40551/06]

Question· writtenPQ 123asked

121 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland on the enforcement on the food labelling laws in view of their report to her Department of breaches in the law under her jurisdiction following an investigation of 90 food businesses completed in 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40477/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

121 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland on the enforcement on the food labelling laws in view of their report to her Department of breaches in the law under her jurisdiction following an investigation of 90 food businesses completed in 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40477/06]

Question· writtenPQ 120asked

116 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to extend country of origin labelling in the catering trade to lamb, pigmeat and chicken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40468/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

116 Mr. Deenihan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to extend country of origin labelling in the catering trade to lamb, pigmeat and chicken; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40468/06]

Question· writtenPQ 119asked

115 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the catering industry to promote compliance with the requirement to label beef with the country of origin at catering level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40524/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

115 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the catering industry to promote compliance with the requirement to label beef with the country of origin at catering level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40524/06]

Question· writtenPQ 118asked

114 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications she has received for the new capital grant towards the dairy processing industry; if she is satisfied with the uptake; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40517/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

114 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications she has received for the new capital grant towards the dairy processing industry; if she is satisfied with the uptake; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40517/06]

Question· writtenPQ 117asked

112 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps that she has taken to improve her Department’s pesticide residue monitoring and food traceability regime since late October 2006 when investigation by RTÉ exposed deficiencies in these programmes; if further resources will be provided for food traceability of pesticide monitoring programmes in 2007; if a company (details supplied) is still trading; if the company has been penalised due to evidence of unauthorised pesticides on its premised; if she has been informed of when the Health and Safety Authority’s investigation into the impact of the use of these chemicals will conclude; if there have been positive findings under the pesticide residue monitoring regime since the broadcast of RTÉ’s findings of 27 October 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40586/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

112 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps that she has taken to improve her Department’s pesticide residue monitoring and food traceability regime since late October 2006 when investigation by RTÉ exposed deficiencies in these programmes; if further resources will be provided for food traceability of pesticide monitoring programmes in 2007; if a company (details supplied) is still trading; if the company has been penalised due to evidence of unauthorised pesticides on its premised; if she has been informed of when the Health and Safety Authority’s investigation into the impact of the use of these chemicals will conclude; if there have been positive findings under the pesticide residue monitoring regime since the broadcast of RTÉ’s findings of 27 October 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40586/06]

Question· writtenPQ 116asked

110 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she perceives a conflict between promoting a clean, green image for Ireland’s food industry, including the organic sector and her failure to put in place a moratorium on genetically modified field trails; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40581/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

110 Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she perceives a conflict between promoting a clean, green image for Ireland’s food industry, including the organic sector and her failure to put in place a moratorium on genetically modified field trails; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40581/06]

Question· writtenPQ 115asked

109 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the criteria to be used to assess the relative merits of the tenders for the supply of bovine animal identification tags when the initial request for tenders was advertised; if the criteria changed throughout the tendering process; against which of these criteria did each of the failed tenders not achieve a score at least as good as that achieved by the eventual winner of the contract. [40543/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

109 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the criteria to be used to assess the relative merits of the tenders for the supply of bovine animal identification tags when the initial request for tenders was advertised; if the criteria changed throughout the tendering process; against which of these criteria did each of the failed tenders not achieve a score at least as good as that achieved by the eventual winner of the contract. [40543/06]

Question· writtenPQ 114asked

108 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of random welfare inspections at transiting ports and airports carried out on consignments for export involving all live animals; the animals which were subjected to these inspections; the location where these inspections were carried out; and the number of violations of welfare legislation detected. [40542/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

108 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of random welfare inspections at transiting ports and airports carried out on consignments for export involving all live animals; the animals which were subjected to these inspections; the location where these inspections were carried out; and the number of violations of welfare legislation detected. [40542/06]

Question· writtenPQ 109asked

100 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the degree to which she expects the rural development programme to increase production, encourage speciality or niche development with particular reference to self-sufficiency in the food sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40575/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

100 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the degree to which she expects the rural development programme to increase production, encourage speciality or niche development with particular reference to self-sufficiency in the food sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40575/06]

Question· writtenPQ 107asked

97 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the development, in Scotland, of a €24 million bio-energy plant by a company (details supplied); if her attention has further been drawn to the level of state support this company received for this project; if she has discussed the possibility of similar supports for the development of bio-energy with the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources; if such supports are planned; if projects of a similar scale are viable here in view of the decline in forestry planting in recent years; if the company has approached her concerning similar projects. [40584/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

97 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the development, in Scotland, of a €24 million bio-energy plant by a company (details supplied); if her attention has further been drawn to the level of state support this company received for this project; if she has discussed the possibility of similar supports for the development of bio-energy with the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources; if such supports are planned; if projects of a similar scale are viable here in view of the decline in forestry planting in recent years; if the company has approached her concerning similar projects. [40584/06]

Question· writtenPQ 105asked

93 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if Ireland’s 2006 annual residue monitoring plan was approved by the European Commission on 18 October 2006; and if she will provide this Deputy with a copy of same. [40545/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

93 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if Ireland’s 2006 annual residue monitoring plan was approved by the European Commission on 18 October 2006; and if she will provide this Deputy with a copy of same. [40545/06]

Question· writtenPQ 103asked

90 Mr. Cassidy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the outcome of the partnership talks with the farming organisations; the way she expects it to benefit farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40266/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

90 Mr. Cassidy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the outcome of the partnership talks with the farming organisations; the way she expects it to benefit farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40266/06]

Question· writtenPQ 102asked

89 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress that farmers have made in relation to direct sales of their produce to consumers by way of farmers markets; the supports, monitoring and strategies in place to develop such markets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40257/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006

89 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress that farmers have made in relation to direct sales of their produce to consumers by way of farmers markets; the supports, monitoring and strategies in place to develop such markets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40257/06]

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