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Question· writtenPQ 246asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
246. 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, on a county basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35679/16]
Question· writtenPQ 245asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
245. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will enable 2016 GLAS payments to be made to farmers by accepting GLAS commonage plans where the planner assigned to a commonage is no longer doing plans due to reasons outside of the control of affected farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35678/16]
Question· writtenPQ 244asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
244. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of 2016 GLAS commonage farmer payments that are being held up due to the fact that planners assigned to a commonage are no longer able to complete such plans as they have been released from contract or moved on; the number of farmers this concerns who are in GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35677/16]
Question· writtenPQ 243asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
243. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will appoint a chairperson to the independent commonage appeals committee; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35676/16]
Question· writtenPQ 242asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
242. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 741 of 21 July 2016, when he will issue a reply regarding permitting young farmers who are under 40 years of age, who have been farming for five years or more, to qualify for an intermediary grant aid level of 50%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35675/16]
Question· writtenPQ 241asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
241. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total budget allocation for each year under CAP pillar 1 2014 to 2020 for participants under the young farmers scheme in tabular form; the total amount drawn down in each year and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35697/16]
Question· writtenPQ 240asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
240. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of participants under the young farmers scheme in each of the years 2014 to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35696/16]
Question· writtenPQ 239asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
239. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total budget allocation for each year under CAP pillar 1 2014 to 2020 for young farmers under the national reserve scheme in tabular form; the total amount drawn down in each year and to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35695/16]
Question· writtenPQ 238asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
238. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of participants under the national reserve scheme in each year to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35694/16]
Question· writtenPQ 237asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
237. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make an allocation for 2016 and 2017 for young farmers under the national reserve scheme; when he will announce the conditions for such a scheme for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35693/16]
Question· writtenPQ 236asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
236. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average length of time it takes to respond to reports of possible ash dieback disease; the average time it takes to complete appropriate investigations and determine a positive or negative finding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35662/16]
Question· writtenPQ 235asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
235. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in dealing with ash dieback disease; the number of confirmed findings of this disease in each of the years 2012 to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35661/16]
Question· writtenPQ 234asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
234. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of withheld premiums in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35659/16]
Question· writtenPQ 233asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
233. Deputy Brendan Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to ban wild animal circuses here on the basis of cruelty to animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35657/16]
Question· writtenPQ 232asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
232. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is no monetary incentive for farmers who comply with the Bord Bia dairy inspection similar to the premiums offered in the beef sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35577/16]
Question· writtenPQ 231asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
231. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is dedicated funding that does not involved taking out finance available to dairy farmers in counties Cavan and Monaghan who are struggling to pay their bills; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35561/16]
Question· writtenPQ 230asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
230. Deputy Jim Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 331 of 6 April 2016, if he will provide an updated reply noting that new information has been received by his Department regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35555/16]
Question· writtenPQ 229asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
229. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding the criteria for the young farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35550/16]
Question· writtenPQ 228asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
228. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application for TAMS by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35546/16]
Question· writtenPQ 227asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
227. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current regulation concerning the welfare of wild animals used in circuses here; if any animal welfare complaints that have been submitted to his office in this regard have resulted in investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35538/16]
Question· writtenPQ 226asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
226. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on prohibiting the use of animals in circuses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35535/16]
Question· writtenPQ 225asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
225. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of inspections officials in his Department made into the welfare of animals in circuses over the past year; if any welfare issues were identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35534/16]
Question· writtenPQ 224asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 November 2016
224. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to ensure that the use of wild animals in circuses is banned here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35515/16]
Question· writtenPQ 225asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
225. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 170 of 27 October 2016, if the issues have been resolved to allow an application under GLAS 2 to be submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if not, when these issues are likely to be resolved in view of the fact that this person has been trying to submit an application for the past 11 months without success; the reason for the delay in resolving the issues involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35401/16]
Question· writtenPQ 224asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
224. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a ban on wild animal circuses on animal welfare grounds; if his Department has investigated the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35389/16]
Question· writtenPQ 223asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
223. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review a scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35387/16]
Question· writtenPQ 222asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
222. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all fish species caught between the baseline and shore, under the Maritime Jurisdiction Act 1959 and the Straight Baseline Order 1959, constitute part of EU quotas; if he has sought to gain any percentage quota of bluefin tuna or any other tuna species; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35348/16]
Question· writtenPQ 221asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
221. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the structures that are in place safeguarding Irish fishing in view of Britain's vote to leave the EU. [35341/16]
Question· writtenPQ 220asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
220. Deputy Fergus O'Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that applied for funding under the young farmers scheme for 2016; the number that were denied; the number in County Louth that applied; and if there were any departmental waivers given to those who did not meet the set criteria. [35338/16]
Question· writtenPQ 219asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
219. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to sustain milk production going forward and to secure jobs in counties Cavan and Monaghan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35323/16]
Question· writtenPQ 218asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
218. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact the election of President Elect, Donald Trump will have on the farming sector here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35322/16]
Question· writtenPQ 217asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
217. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts being made to address the volatility in the milk sector; his plans to put in a floor in the milk price to ensure farmers, particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan, are not working for nothing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35321/16]
Question· writtenPQ 216asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
216. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the latest efforts by the Government to help the mushroom industry, particularly in counties Cavan and Monaghan. [35310/16]
Question· writtenPQ 215asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
215. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protocols involved when TB is detected on a farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35309/16]
Question· writtenPQ 214asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
214. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a forestry application in respect of a person (details supplied). [35300/16]
Question· writtenPQ 213asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
213. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to identify the person responsible for a pier (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35290/16]
Question· writtenPQ 212asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
212. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 415 of 8 November 2016, if his position as outlined in his reply still stands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35247/16]
Question· writtenPQ 211asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
211. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to any official communications by letter, e-mail and telephone, including landline and mobile telephone, and including by a person (details supplied), with the chairman, board, the chief executive officer or any other executive member employed by Horse Racing Ireland at an emergency general meeting of the HRI board, held on 27 September 2016, prior to the board of HRI releasing a press release which supported the reappointment of the chief executive of HRI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35246/16]
Question· writtenPQ 210asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
210. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 421 of 8 November 2016, if he will provide a list of recipients who commercially and financially benefit from the spending of taxpayers' money on marketing activities by Irish Thoroughbred Marketing, while acknowledging this kind of marketing and promoting is a critical element in the development of the Irish thoroughbred sector; if he will explain in precise terms the way in which all taxpayers benefit from this expenditure of public funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35245/16]
Question· writtenPQ 209asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
209. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 8 November 2016, if he will provide a list of the nominating bodies which receive funding from the taxpayer, distributed by Horse Racing Ireland, including the amounts of such funding; if he will provide a list of the individual nominating bodies in receipt of funding; the amount or amounts of money each individual body receive in public funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35244/16]
Question· writtenPQ 208asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
208. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 418 of 8 November 2016, if his Department or the chairman, board or the executive of Horse Racing Ireland are aware of any unresolved legal action or actions which remain active, awaiting a hearing or awaiting a decision of determination by any court within our jurisdiction as of 9 November 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35243/16]
Question· writtenPQ 207asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 16 November 2016
207. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information regarding the liquidation of a company (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35249/16]
Question· writtenPQ 652asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2016
652. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide all the actions in tiers 1, 2 and 3 that were available in GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 that will not be available in GLAS 3, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35177/16]
Question· writtenPQ 651asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2016
651. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties that have arisen for some applicants under the sheep fencing scheme TAMS II where farmers were told in advance of submitting the application that it was not necessary to have sheep at that time and where applications are now being disallowed on the basis of not having sheep on the farm holding at the time of application; if he will ensure that this unacceptable change in criteria will be reversed without further delay and that all applications that met with the relevant criteria at the time of submitting the applications will be approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35163/16]
Question· writtenPQ 650asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2016
650. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied). [35115/16]
Question· writtenPQ 649asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2016
649. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in view of the plans in Food Harvest 2025 to expand food output, in particular in the dairy sector, and the findings of the recent RDS and IIEA report (details supplied), his Department examined recent scientific advances in the area of methane emissions reductions in the herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34998/16]
Question· writtenPQ 648asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2016
648. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has received no BPS payment to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34967/16]
Question· writtenPQ 647asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2016
647. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any failures of drug tests were recorded in relation to a race (details supplied); the details of any recorded failures and follow up sanctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34962/16]
Question· writtenPQ 646asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2016
646. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that a transfer of entitlements is processed as soon as possible for a person (details supplied) in view of the fact that it is impossible for the requested information to be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34959/16]
Question· writtenPQ 645asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 15 November 2016
645. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34903/16]