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Question· writtenPQ 120asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
121 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her views on changing the restrictions imposed on farmers for slurry spreading to facilitate a traffic light system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 119asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
120 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the development of Doolin Pier; if funding is available for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 62asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
62 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the value for money review of the TB eradication scheme has been completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 61asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
61 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when she expects the 40% grant aid for farm development to restored; her views on whether this grant aid is vital for farmers to meet dairy standards and Nitrate Directives; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 60asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
60 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the measures in place to promote disease eradication; if there are plans for the introduction of an all-Ireland health policy; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 59asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
59 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if adequate moneys will be available in her Department for 2008 to meet all commitments under the farm waste management scheme; the estimated cost of projected completions in 2008 under the scheme; the funds provided for in the National Development Plan for the scheme in 2008; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 58asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
58 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress she has made with regard to the implementation of the Malone Report for the Sheep Industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 57asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
56 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to Question No. 331 of 13 November 2007 the number of applications and the amount applied for in grants under the farm improvement grants scheme received by each of the offices and sub offices of her Department by 22 October 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 56asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
55 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the impact scarce seed supplies are having on farming; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 55asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
54 Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her plans to provide farmers with a derogation who are unable to comply with the Nitrates Directive or REP scheme conditions on foot of having their farm improvement scheme application suspended.
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Question· writtenPQ 54asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
53 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason no funding has been approved for the biomass programme in view of the ambitious EU and national targets for heat, electricity and transport fuels which are to be met in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 53asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
52 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount a co-operative (details supplied) and its subsidiaries has received in direct funding from the Exchequer; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 52asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
51 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will insist that the EU Health and Consumer Protection Commissioner Markos Kyprianou delivers on his commitment to impose a ban on Brazilian beef in view of the latest FVO report; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 51asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
49 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she plans to take to protect the integrity of Irish beef and other meats following the food and veterinary office report on its March 2007 visit to Brazil, which highlighted the continuing shortcomings and deficiencies, as demonstrated in one meat plant, where an animal was declared non-EU eligible but its meat formed part of a consignment of meat destined for the EU.
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Question· writtenPQ 50asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
48 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will revise her decision to close the farm improvement scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 49asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
47 Deputy Seymour Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she has taken to be satisfied that Brazilian beef is safe to import, is unlikely to cause disease problems here and that it is produced to the same exacting standards as farmers here have to meet which is essential to protect consumers; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 48asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
46 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her views on changing the restrictions imposed on farmers for slurry spreading to facilitate a traffic light system; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 47asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
45 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department has prepared an Irish position paper on the CAP health check.
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Question· writtenPQ 46asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
44 Deputy Pádraic McCormack asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will set up a development strategy group for the pig industry as requested by the IFA, IAPP, and Teagasc; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 45asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
43 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she is taking to ensure that all imported consignments of foreign timber are properly inspected for forestry pests; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 44asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
41 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will apply country of origin labelling to horticultural products including garden centre plants.
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Question· writtenPQ 43asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
40 Deputy Charles Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when she will abolish the restrictions that were imposed on forestry planting in areas of the country that were designated as acid sensitive by the Environmental Protection Agency; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 42asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
39 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps being taken to amend legislation to ensure that foodstuffs of foreign origin cannot be labelled as produced in Ireland, processed in Ireland or sourced and produced in Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 41asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
42 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her plans to move the age threshold for BSE testing from 30 to 36 months; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 40asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
38 Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department has applied to the EU under revised EU legislation to have the age limit for compulsory BSE testing raised from its current level of 30 months.
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Question· writtenPQ 39asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
37 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food it the farm improvement scheme will be re-introduced; and if so, when.
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Question· writtenPQ 38asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
36 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the main proposals of the Development Strategy Group for the Sheep Industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 37asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
57 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has considered an additional area-based payment for the biofuel industry due to the increased competition from the cereal sector as it has become more profitable and could negatively impact on biofuel production; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 36asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
50 Deputy Simon Coveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her views on the discontinuation of the State aid grant of €80 per acre of rape seed for seed that is due to be exported; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 35asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
35 Deputy Michael D’Arcy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has considered an additional area-based payment for the biofuel industry, due to the competition from the cereal sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 34asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
34 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the contents of the latest FVO report on the failure of Brazil to meet EU standards and safety controls; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 33asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
33 Deputy Richard Bruton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action being taken to assist in the reduction of fertilizers and pesticides in the horticulture industries.
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Question· writtenPQ 32asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
32 Deputy Liz McManus asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her views on the threat to staple fruit and vegetable crops here due to climate change which is going to cause major changes in farming practices; the plans she is making to plan for future food shortages; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 31asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
31 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the latest information available to her Department on the outbreak of bird flu in Britain; the steps she is taking to ensure that the disease does not spread to this country; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 30asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
30 Deputy Jan O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the failure of an Irish food group to place the origin Ireland logo on their ham products leading to confusion among consumers who want to buy quality assured and traceable ham; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 29asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
29 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the other EU States involved in decommissioning their fishing fleet; and the percentage of their fleet being decommissioned in each country involved.
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Question· writtenPQ 28asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
28 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if applications lodged between the 21 and 31 of October 2007 under the farm improvement scheme will be processed; the timeframe for the process of these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 27asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
27 Deputy Ciarán Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the Bord Bia survey indicating consumer preference for home-grown produce and her Department’s acknowledgement of this fact she will take steps to ensure the country of origin is clearly stated on all food products; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 26asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
26 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the fact that consumers are facing an imminent 15% rise in the price of chicken due to the escalating cost of wheat and soya protein due to the drop in supply of wheat because of ethanol production droughts in Australia and poor wheat harvests in Europe; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 25asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
25 Deputy Jim O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her policy in relation to the division of commonages.
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Question· writtenPQ 24asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
24 Deputy P. J. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her plans to expand the land engaged in forestry as advised by COFORD; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 23asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
23 Deputy Eamon Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has plans to launch an updated initiative to improve safety practices on farms and to reduce the number of farm deaths and injuries; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 22asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
22 Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will direct the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government to require all local authorities to exempt all glass houses and polytunnels involved in protected horticulture from the development contribution scheme as agricultural relief as defined under section 1, part II of the Planning and Development Act 2000.
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Question· writtenPQ 21asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
21 Deputy Kathleen Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she is taking to advise importers of livestock from Bluetongue affected areas to the new EU regulations governing the control, movement, monitoring and surveillance of Bluetongue susceptible animals; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 20asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
20 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will support a campaign to ban Brazilian beef following the finding of the FVO report which was recently published; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 19asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
19 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will cater for farmers who have spent thousands of euros applying for planning permission only to discover that the farm improvement scheme has been closed; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 18asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
18 Deputy P. J. Sheehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her plans for the development of the fishery harbours at Bantry, Baltimore, Schull, and Union Hall; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 17asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
17 Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the plans in place to counteract the threat to Ireland’s bio-security following the confirmation of the incidence of bird flu in Norfolk which comes shortly after the outbreaks of foot and mouth and Bluetongue in the UK; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 16asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
16 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action she has taken directly or in conjunction with her EU colleagues to ensure that all food and food products imported into the EU complies with national and European standards on production, traceability and health; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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Question· writtenPQ 15asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 22 November 2007
15 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she is satisfied that the labelling of all meat and meat products sold here accurately reflect the country of origin; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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