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Question· writtenPQ 252asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
252. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is a focus for discussion between the European Union, the United States of America and other countries; if assurances have been given to the effect that agriculture and industry here will not suffer as a result; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12377/16]
Question· writtenPQ 238asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
238. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the entitlements will revert back to children should one of them take over a farm in the future where a person previously set out land and associated entitlements for ten years due to force majeure circumstances; if he will safeguard the passing of entitlements from parent to child in such circumstances within the impending common agricultural policy 2020 negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12492/16]
Question· writtenPQ 237asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
237. Deputy James Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to establish a scheme allowing dairy farmers with an outstanding superlevy bill to access Exchequer-supported, net-rest-free short-term loans of one and two years which may be used in the immediate term to facilitate a one to two year repayment holiday from the super levy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12488/16]
Question· writtenPQ 236asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
236. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12459/16]
Question· writtenPQ 235asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
235. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the scenario whereby a contract issued in October 2016 to a landowner under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme could be transferred to a lessee should the lands associated with the contract be subsequently leased out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12457/16]
Question· writtenPQ 234asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
234. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has made a decision on an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12451/16]
Question· writtenPQ 233asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
233. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) did not receive a full payment under the single payment scheme; the options open to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12438/16]
Question· writtenPQ 232asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
232. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will establish a sugar beet processing factory in County Kildare or in a neighbouring county. [12415/16]
Question· writtenPQ 231asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
231. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following more flexible State aid measures agreed at European Union level to deal with market volatility in the dairy and pigmeat sectors, the criteria that farmers must meet in order to access temporary finance up to a maximum amount of €15,000 per farm per year; if he will introduce a scheme to avail of new State aid flexibility in the area to bridge liquidity shortfalls for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12412/16]
Question· writtenPQ 230asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
230. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, as part of an application and examination prior to engagement in veterinary practice, a person (details supplied) may be eligible for attendance at a veterinary practice or college as a means of advancing the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12349/16]
Question· writtenPQ 229asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
229. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) under the agri-environment options scheme including when he will issue payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12340/16]
Question· writtenPQ 228asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
228. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment to a person (details supplied) under the Scottish derogation scheme. [12339/16]
Question· writtenPQ 227asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
227. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the 2015 private contract clause; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12337/16]
Question· writtenPQ 226asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
226. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet with animal rights campaigners (details supplied) who will be in Ireland in early June 2016 and who have requested a meeting to discuss the export trade of greyhounds to the Macau Special Administrative Region in China. [12335/16]
Question· writtenPQ 225asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
225. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided in his Department's Estimates for 2016 and the expenditure to date under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12332/16]
Question· writtenPQ 224asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
224. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received and approval issued under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12331/16]
Question· writtenPQ 223asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
223. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will immediately overturn the decision to allow greyhounds to be airlifted to the Canidrome track in Macau in China and ban this practice. [12316/16]
Question· writtenPQ 222asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
222. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12274/16]
Question· writtenPQ 221asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 26 May 2016
221. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) for a herd number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12245/16]
Question· writtenPQ 339asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
339. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of the re-instatement of the animal welfare recording and breeding scheme for suckler herds at a rate of €200 per head, and at a rate of €80 per head. [12232/16]
Question· writtenPQ 338asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
338. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the logistical and financial supports that will be available for the reinstatement of the sugar beet processing industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12231/16]
Question· writtenPQ 337asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
337. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role of the State enterprise bodies in the reinstatement of the sugar beet processing industry. [12230/16]
Question· writtenPQ 336asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
336. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the national flock and the ratio of upland and lowland numbers. [12228/16]
Question· writtenPQ 335asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
335. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of the re-introduction in 2017 of the sheep grassland scheme based on current stocking rates and numbers in the national flock. [12227/16]
Question· writtenPQ 334asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
334. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost to the Exchequer of the sheep grassland scheme in 2012, 2013 and 2014. [12226/16]
Question· writtenPQ 333asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
333. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of paying a ewe premium of €10 per head where stocking density is over six ewes per hectare and €20 where there is a stocking density of five ewes or fewer per hectare. [12225/16]
Question· writtenPQ 332asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
332. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why a person (details supplied) is not being paid under the agri-environment options scheme for 2015, given the person cannot manage without the payment for 2015 and acted in good faith at all times; if this matter will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12221/16]
Question· writtenPQ 331asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
331. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 146 of 26 April 2016 (details supplied), if he will provide an update following the submission of an appeal as per advice from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12214/16]
Question· writtenPQ 330asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
330. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a number of matters raised in correspondence (details supplied) regarding the export of greyhounds. [12160/16]
Question· writtenPQ 329asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
329. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that an application under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme will be approved within the next month as farmers need to commence works during the summer period (details supplied). [12128/16]
Question· writtenPQ 328asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
328. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the level of competition in the Irish beef and lamb processing sector; on the planned move by a company (details supplied); the actions taken to ascertain if such a move would undermine competition in these sectors. [12126/16]
Question· writtenPQ 327asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
327. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the use here of the herbicide glyphosate; the monitoring programme that is in place; the discussions he has had at European Union level with regard to renewing its authorisation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12125/16]
Question· writtenPQ 326asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
326. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants in the rural environment protection scheme, agri-environment options scheme 1, AEOS scheme 2 and AEOS scheme 3 as of 20 May 2016; the completion date for participants in each scheme; the number of farmers who have indicated that they will be transferring from the AEOS scheme to tranche 2 of the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; the number that transferred from these schemes to tranche 1 of GLAS, in each case broken down between AEOS 1, 2 and 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12124/16]
Question· writtenPQ 325asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
325. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who applied to join the beef data and genomics programme; the number of these who have informed his Department that they wish to leave the programme; the number of farmers of the remainder who have failed to furnish any genomic testing results to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12123/16]
Question· writtenPQ 324asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
324. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have submitted data notifications under the beef data and genomics programme 2015; the number who have submitted the required genomic testing under the same programme to date; the number of farmers who have received payments to date for 2015; the amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12122/16]
Question· writtenPQ 323asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
323. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on admitting all eligible applicants under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme tranche 2 into the scheme; the date from which their contracts will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12121/16]
Question· writtenPQ 322asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
322. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have received payments under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; the average payment made to these farmers; the percentage payment made to them; if GLAS+ payments have been made yet; if not, when they will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12120/16]
Question· writtenPQ 321asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
321. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the criteria blocking young farmers who are under 40 years of age but who have been farming for more than five years from accessing measures under the new Common Agricultural Policy programme for young farmers, including being able to apply for the national reserve and for top-up entitlements; the reason for their exclusion; the discussions he has had at European Union level concerning this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12119/16]
Question· writtenPQ 320asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
320. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide in tabular form a breakdown between total expenditure incurred in 2015, and the annual amount of funds originally allocated to the beef data and genomics programme, rural environment protection scheme, agri-environment options scheme, green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, locally led environmental schemes, organic farming schemes, land mobility, targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, horticulture industry, the organic sector and areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12118/16]
Question· writtenPQ 319asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
319. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide, in tabular form on a county basis, the number of applications submitted to the areas of natural constraint scheme in 2015; the number of submitted applications that have been approved thus far; the number of participants that have received payments to date; the total number of payments that have not issued yet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12117/16]
Question· writtenPQ 318asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
318. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has examined the development of additional volatility tools to deal with the current income crisis across several farming sectors, including risk insurance programmes, and forward selling of fixed-price contracts of commodities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12116/16]
Question· writtenPQ 317asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
317. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the progress to secure new market access for live cattle exports in non-European Union countries, including Egypt, Iran and Turkey; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12115/16]
Question· writtenPQ 316asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
316. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide, in tabular form on a county basis, the number of applications to the TAMS I and TAMS II schemes to date; the number of applications that have been approved thus far; the number of participants that have received payments to date; the number of payments that have not issued yet; when outstanding payments will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12114/16]
Question· writtenPQ 315asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
315. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a grassland sheep scheme payment outstanding from 2010 has not been issued to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; what is preventing it from being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12031/16]
Question· writtenPQ 314asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
314. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to strengthen the laws around animal cruelty, including the provision of greater deterrents for those guilty of an offence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12003/16]
Question· writtenPQ 313asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
313. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports, entitlements or payment schemes he provides for dairy farmers (details supplied) who have oversupplied milk. [11986/16]
Question· writtenPQ 312asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
312. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11976/16]
Question· writtenPQ 311asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
311. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be transferred to a payment under the basic payment scheme for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11975/16]
Question· writtenPQ 310asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
310. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a payment under the basic payment scheme for the year 2015 to a person (details supplied); if the entitlements are correct, following the transfer of the herd number; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11962/16]
Question· writtenPQ 309asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 25 May 2016
309. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11916/16]
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