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Question· writtenPQ 223asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
223. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers to date enrolled in GLAS that have had their applications approved and are still waiting for their 2016 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39303/16]
Question· writtenPQ 222asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
222. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers participating in the beef data genomics scheme that have completed a beef carbon navigator, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39302/16]
Question· writtenPQ 221asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
221. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers to date that have applied to join GLAS III, and in each respective tier, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39301/16]
Question· writtenPQ 220asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
220. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [39253/16]
Question· writtenPQ 219asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
219. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a payment of €30,000 was withheld from a single farm payment for 2014 in the case of a person (details supplied); if he will investigate this matter and rectify it by allocating this money; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39249/16]
Question· writtenPQ 218asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
218. Deputy Michael D'Arcy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Wexford will be granted a single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39244/16]
Question· writtenPQ 217asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
217. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive their 2016 GLAS payment; the reason for the ongoing delay despite numerous contacts from his Department to confirm payment is forthcoming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39233/16]
Question· writtenPQ 216asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
216. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39196/16]
Question· writtenPQ 215asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
215. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the EU fishing waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39172/16]
Question· writtenPQ 214asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
214. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application under the basic payment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39161/16]
Question· writtenPQ 213asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 8 December 2016
213. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grain tonnage yield for each county for each of the years 2015 and 2016, in tabular form. [39160/16]
Question· writtenPQ 251asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
251. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39133/16]
Question· writtenPQ 250asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
250. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a basic payment scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39134/16]
Question· writtenPQ 249asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
249. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39146/16]
Question· writtenPQ 248asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
248. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the semi-State companies under the aegis of his Department which have absorbed the private pension levy and those companies which have passed the cost of the levy onto their pension funds. [39091/16]
Question· writtenPQ 247asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
247. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any investments, either directly or indirectly through pension or other investment funds, are held in tobacco companies by his Department, any agency within the remit of his Department, or any agency or entity in receipt of departmental funding; if his Department has any guidelines relating to such investment; if his Department intends to introduce any policies or guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39024/16]
Question· writtenPQ 246asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
246. Deputy Jack Chambers asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an agency (details supplied) will publish its annual report for 2015; the reason the report has not been produced to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39018/16]
Question· writtenPQ 245asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
245. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department introduced a 2014 rule application for commonages to qualify for GLAS while lowland or hill private lands are treated differently; and his views on whether it is another attack on hill commonage farmers. [38993/16]
Question· writtenPQ 244asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
244. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he proceeds with the rule of application on commonages of 2014 to qualify for GLAS, his views on whether a person who does not fit criteria and puts as many sheep as they like on a commonage, then that will leave other farmers uncompliant even though they may have BPS applications in 2014. [38992/16]
Question· writtenPQ 243asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
243. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the situation on commonages whereby under GLAS 3 a person has to have made an application in 2014 for those lands under BPS and ANC to qualify; and his views on whether this is fair, when, if a person farms prove hill or lowland this does not apply to 2014 and in fact if a person has made application in 2016 to lowland or hill private lands, they qualify. [38991/16]
Question· writtenPQ 242asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 7 December 2016
242. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason farmers who purchased entitlements in 2014 to try and make their farm holdings viable are not able to draw down payments on these entitlements now; the reason there was a change in 2015 relating to criteria for such transfer of entitlements; if he proposes to reverse those changes and enable such persons to draw down full entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38927/16]
Question· writtenPQ 421asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
421. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made in respect of an application for an oyster farm (details supplied) in County Donegal; if a decision is likely before the end of 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38820/16]
Question· writtenPQ 420asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
420. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding culling Friesian bulls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38817/16]
Question· writtenPQ 419asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
419. Deputy Willie Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure access to the historical records of the Land Commission are facilitated for researchers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38806/16]
Question· writtenPQ 418asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
418. Deputy Peter Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the agri-finance scheme as announced in budget 2017 will commence; the criteria farmers must meet to be eligible for the fund; the conditions of the scheme; the involvement in the application process; the supports available to farmers to aid with their application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38771/16]
Question· writtenPQ 417asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
417. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that it is possible via the official rural development programme amendment process to seek the transfer of financial allocations between measures as well as between sub-measures under the rural development programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38761/16]
Question· writtenPQ 416asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
416. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 398 of 2 November 2016, when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38744/16]
Question· writtenPQ 415asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
415. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 159 of 3 November 2016, the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38724/16]
Question· writtenPQ 414asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
414. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 196 of 23 November 2016, when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38706/16]
Question· writtenPQ 413asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
413. Deputy Hildegarde Naughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason persons (details supplied) in County Mayo have not received payment under the single farm payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38599/16]
Question· writtenPQ 412asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
412. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38580/16]
Question· writtenPQ 411asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
411. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of entitlements a person (details supplied) in County Galway has; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38552/16]
Question· writtenPQ 410asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
410. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under a scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38540/16]
Question· writtenPQ 409asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
409. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the need for a spooling winch at the pier or slipway in Ardmore, County Waterford, to assist local fishermen; if funding will be provided for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38499/16]
Question· writtenPQ 408asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
408. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an emergency compensation fund will be made available to grain farmers situated on the western seaboard who have had a poor year in terms of yield due to poor weather and are under severe financial hardship as a result; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38449/16]
Question· writtenPQ 407asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
407. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the use of a live reindeer in a busy Dublin shopping centre (details supplied); the regulations regarding such inappropriate exploitation of an animal in a crowded environment; if the ISPCA have been consulted; the action his Department will take to ensure this is not repeated across the country in the run-up to Christmas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38403/16]
Question· writtenPQ 406asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
406. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have been inspected over each of the past five years for compliance with various schemes, by county; the number of these who have had financial penalties imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38387/16]
Question· writtenPQ 405asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
405. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Offaly who have been inspected over each of the past three years; the number of these who have had penalties imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38386/16]
Question· writtenPQ 404asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
404. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Offaly who have been penalised for non-compliance with various schemes over each of the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38385/16]
Question· writtenPQ 403asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
403. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the move by the European Commission to release 22,500 tonnes of skimmed milk powder onto the market; the way in which this will further impact on farmers in crisis in the dairy sector; if he has contacted the European Commission following its decision to draw its attention to the current crisis being faced by dairy farmers here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38360/16]
Question· writtenPQ 402asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
402. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the national reserve scheme; if he will address fears by young farmers wanting to avail of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38359/16]
Question· writtenPQ 401asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
401. Deputy Kevin O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic farm payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [38356/16]
Question· writtenPQ 400asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
400. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the package currently on offer to farmers with lands sterilised due to the hen harrier differs from the detail announced in early 2015; if he will address the situation to ensure that landowners can avail of the provisions promised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38355/16]
Question· writtenPQ 399asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
399. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ban super trawlers from Irish waters; and if he will put an emergency measure in place such as putting permanent observers on board super trawlers while in Irish waters. [38348/16]
Question· writtenPQ 398asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
398. Deputy Pat Casey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the new Irish fishing quotas; the details of the medium-term strategy of the Government for this industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38340/16]
Question· writtenPQ 397asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
397. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a private forestry owner that wishes to clear fell mature forest can be refused a felling licence on the grounds of the age of the forestry despite raising concerns regarding wind blow and stipulating that they would immediately replant the area in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38339/16]
Question· writtenPQ 396asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
396. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grounds on which the forestry service can refuse a felling licence to a private forestry owner; if the age of the forestry is grounds for refusing a felling license; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38338/16]
Question· writtenPQ 395asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
395. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proposed future plans of Coillte Teoranta for a forest park (details supplied); if there have been any offers made in the past five years to buy the park; the details of those proposals; if Coillte Teoranta is planning any major investment at this site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38337/16]
Question· writtenPQ 394asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
394. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the report carried out by a person (details supplied) proves that it is safe for horses to enter the food chain, providing the 28-day blood test prior to slaughter has been carried out with positive results; and if this blood test is adequate in this regard. [38313/16]
Question· writtenPQ 393asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 6 December 2016
393. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason horse breeders and other stakeholders were not made aware of a statutory instrument (details supplied) which came into being on 17 February 2015, until March 2016; and if the passports of horses that were registered within that period were excluded from the food chain. [38312/16]