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201 records in IE in 2006
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
87 Mr. McEntee asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to promote wood energy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40465/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
111 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will make a statement on the latest developments regarding Greencore. [40312/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
86 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on whether the State should but back land owned by Greencore, and formerly by the Irish Sugar Company, under a compulsory purchase order in order to recoup the public interest and investment in this property. [40313/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
83 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the initiatives she has taken to encourage the food industry to invest in research and development; the initiatives she has taken to promote transfer of intellectual property from the research base in to industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40525/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
81 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the main elements of the recent partnership agreement with the farming organisations. [40261/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
80 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of and the approved establishments under the control of her Department which are permitted to remove mould from cheese and use that cheese in the manufacture of processed cheese; the amount of cheese that has its mould removed for these purposes; and the amount of processed cheese that is produced from such de-moulded cheese. [40535/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
79 Mr. Stagg asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the persons who represented Ireland at the recent Conference on Community Animal Health Policy Strategy; the views they expressed; her view of what should be included within a community animal health policy strategy; and the options that should be considered to improve European Union biosecurity policy. [40552/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
78 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applications received to date for the farm waste management grant; the amount of capital that will be involved at farm level; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40518/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
76 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will confirm that veterinary staff of her Department carry out visits to registered user establishments licensed for animal experiments; the number of inspections that have taken place each year between 1997 and 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40576/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
73 Ms Hoctor asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the recent developments to the farm retirement schemes. [40263/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
226 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the proposals she has to incentivise the production of bio-fuels with particular reference for the need to replace the beet growing sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40853/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
72 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the future utilisation of land previously used to grow sugar beet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40481/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
85 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps her Department is taking to support owners of animals which were inadvertently infected with swamp fever; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40488/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
71 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on whether the recent outbreaks of equine infectious anaemia here will negatively affect Ireland’s reputation in regard to animal health and welfare. [40558/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
70 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that farmers are fully aware of the compliance rules under the nitrates directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40450/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
96 Mr. Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will implement the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food report on the farm retirement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40466/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
69 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to implement the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food report on the ERS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40494/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
68 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of people who have been imprisoned and the length of time as a result of being convicted of violating animal welfare related legislation during each of the past five years; the legislation violated in each case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40548/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
66 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the procedure involved for farmers to avail of the 250 kg derogation under the nitrates directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40451/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
65 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the status of the World Trade Organisation talks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40489/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
64 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on setting up an animal procedures group here which would perform the research necessary to institute proper evidence based guidelines regarding animal health and welfare standards. [40556/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
63 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the insurance industry’s stance on covering Irish farmers in the case of genetically modified organisms being found on their farms due to cross-contamination; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40577/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
62 Mr. Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the main provisions of the partnership agreement with the farming organisations. [40276/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
60 Mr. Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her position on the release of genetically modified crops; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40495/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
59 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to address the burden of cross compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40440/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
57 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will provide grant aid to support handling, drying and storage facilities for grain farmers to facilitate farm to farm trading; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40472/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
56 Mr. O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the assistance her Department provides to apple growers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40546/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
61 Mr. McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she is taking to develop the biofuel sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40454/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
58 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the measures she will take to promote alternative renewable energy from agriculture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40492/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
55 Mr. Noonan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the development of the biofuel sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40445/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
74 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the farmers’ representative organisations with a view to addressing the obesity issues in the Irish population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40521/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
54 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Irish food industry to address the issues of obesity in the Irish population; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40526/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
53 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the inspection regimes administered by her Department in relation to the mushroom growing industry; the frequency with which such inspections take place; the penalties in place for failure to comply with these Departmental regulations; the number of such establishments found to be in breach of existing regulations in 2005 and to date in 2006; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40436/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
52 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the situation regarding the procedures in place to deal with an avian flu outbreak; if new initiatives have been put in place by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40531/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
49 Mr. Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding changes to the farm retirement schemes. [40265/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
120 Mr. Cregan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for investment in the dairy, beef and sheep processing sectors. [40394/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
88 Mr. Callanan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for the development of the dairy, beef and sheep procession sectors; if she is optimistic with regard to same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40271/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
82 Mr. J. Brady asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans for investment in the dairy, beef and sheep processing sectors. [40260/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
48 Dr. Devins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the development of the dairy, beef and sheep processing sectors; the policies she will put in place to support such development; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40275/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
47 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the recommendations of the consumer liaison panel which her Department has implemented; the recommendations of the consumer liaison panel which her Department has not yet implemented but which will be and when they will be implemented; and the recommendations of the consumer liaison panel which will not be implemented. [40534/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
51 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to ease the burden of paperwork placed on farmers by the nitrates directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40449/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
46 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she is taking to address the burden placed on farmers by the nitrates directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40448/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
45 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a meeting scheduled for October 2006 was held in which the European Commission’s draft of the community guidelines for state aid in the agriculture sector for 2007 to 2013 was discussed; if so, if she will provide a summary of the views therein expressed on the draft guidelines; if the threshold of 30% production loss to trigger compensation is in respect of losses caused by animal disease and a reduction of aid to 75% is still likely to be included in the eventually adopted guidelines. [40536/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
44 Mr. S. Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the possible effects on the horticulture industry here if a proposed landfill (details supplied) in north Dublin goes ahead; her plans to make a submission on the issue to the Environmental Protection Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40549/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
43 Mr. Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of meetings of the Food Agency Co-operation Council in 2004, 2005 and to date in 2006; the number of times that its successor has held meetings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40493/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
94 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason butchers cannot bone out bovine animals on their premises over 24 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40438/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
84 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason butchers cannot bone out bovine animals on their premises up to 30 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40439/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
42 Mr. P. McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason butchers cannot bone out bovine animals on their premises over 24 months; the reason same is not increased to 30 months in line with BSE and SRM restrictions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40437/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
98 Dr. Twomey asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the action she is taking to implement the recommendations of the sheep strategy group report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40453/06]
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 29 November 2006
41 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will implement the recommendations of the strategy report for the Irish sheep sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40442/06]