Records whose title is actually about this topic. Use a country filter if the list is still too broad.
Records
Question· writtenPQ 343asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
343 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the State laboratories at Backweston, Celbridge, County Kildare were first opened; when it is expected that the facilities there will become fully operational; the reason the full scale of laboratory facilities has not been implemented to date, while samples have to be sent abroad; the cost of these facilities and the relocation from Abbotstown; the remaining cost of the full commissioning and provision of the originally intended range of facilities at this location; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47602/08]
Question· writtenPQ 342asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
342 Deputy Tony Gregory asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he is taking to ensure that the welfare of the potentially dioxin contaminated pigs held at present on restricted farms is fully protected; when these pigs will be slaughtered; if this slaughter will take place at a slaughterhouse or on the farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47589/08]
Question· writtenPQ 341asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
341 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the address and size in square feet of every building or premises in this State that is being rented or leased by his Department; the cost to the State of each of these rents or leases in 2007; if he will provide this information on a county basis; and if he will produce the information in tabular form.
[47568/08]
Question· writtenPQ 340asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
340 Deputy Fergus O’Dowd asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding an application for farm retirement pension from a person (details supplied) in County Louth.
[47561/08]
Question· writtenPQ 339asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
339 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if on foot of the recent crisis in the pig producing sector rigorous testing of feedstuffs supplied to both the beef and pork sector will be carried out going forward; the proposed schedule for such testing; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47532/08]
Question· writtenPQ 338asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
338 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the marketing initiatives being prepared to restore consumer confidence in Irish pork and beef produce both at home and abroad on foot of the recent crisis in the sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47531/08]
Question· writtenPQ 337asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
333 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way the figure of €180 million was arrived at in the calculation of compensation to pig producers on foot of the recent crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47526/08]
Question· writtenPQ 336asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
332 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the persons who were the chief negotiators representing pig producers during the negotiations to return pork products to the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47525/08]
Question· writtenPQ 335asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
335 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the details of the compensation package agreed with pig producers following negotiations to return pork products for sale and supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47528/08]
Question· writtenPQ 334asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
334 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way the figure of €180 million in compensation following the withdrawal of pork products from the market will be distributed; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47527/08]
Question· writtenPQ 333asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
331 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the details of the compensation package agreed with pig producers following negotiations to return pork products for sale and supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47524/08]
Question· writtenPQ 332asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
330 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of tests carried out for polychlorinated byphenals; the nature of those tests; the location of those tests; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47519/08]
Question· writtenPQ 331asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
329 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will intervene in the dispute (details supplied) in order that the integrity of the Irish Draught Horse Studbook can be maintained; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47501/08]
Question· writtenPQ 330asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
328 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their REP scheme four payment.
[47500/08]
Question· writtenPQ 329asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
327 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the procedures in place to prevent non Irish pork and bacon products being labelled as produce of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47486/08]
Question· writtenPQ 328asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
326 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the procedures in place to prevent non Irish beef products being labelled as produce of Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47484/08]
Question· writtenPQ 327asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
337 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in the course of negotiations to return Irish pork products to the market and compensate the pig producing sector, provision was made to compensate those workers in the industry who are at a financial loss as a result of the recent crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47530/08]
Question· writtenPQ 326asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
336 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the timeline for payment of €180 million in compensation to pig producers; if workers at processing plants will be compensated; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47529/08]
Question· writtenPQ 325asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
325 Deputy Olwyn Enright asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that workers in the pig processing plants have not been compensated for the loss of work during the negotiations; his views on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47477/08]
Question· writtenPQ 324asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
324 Deputy Olwyn Enright asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the package agreed with pig processors includes any form of compensation for workers who were temporarily laid off and who are not entitled to social welfare for the first three days of lay off; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47476/08]
Question· writtenPQ 323asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
321 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in respect of the farm waste management grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47432/08]
Question· writtenPQ 322asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
322 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will guarantee or confirm that all meat products being sold from shop refrigerators on which the Irish approved stamp is shown are fully Irish; the checks in place to ensure same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47433/08]
Question· writtenPQ 321asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
320 Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that imported pork, bacon and beef products have been sold off as stamped Irish approved products; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47431/08]
Question· writtenPQ 320asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
319 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and granted REP scheme four.
[47422/08]
Question· writtenPQ 319asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
318 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether there is unfair competition created by Coillte when it sells its own Christmas trees in competition with local business interests such as garden centres and other stores; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47402/08]
Question· writtenPQ 318asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
317 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason the area based payment for 2008 has not been granted to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47401/08]
Question· writtenPQ 317asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
316 Deputy Paul Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway has not received their single farm payment and area based payment for 2007 and 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47400/08]
Question· writtenPQ 316asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
315 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their REP scheme four payment.
[47396/08]
Question· writtenPQ 315asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
314 Deputy John Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when all outstanding grant moneys will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Sligo, under the farm waste management scheme; if in view of financial uncertainty and hardship, he will ensure that this money will be awarded before Christmas 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47375/08
Question· writtenPQ 314asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
313 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will announce allocations under the capital investment scheme for the marketing and processing of agricultural products; the number of applications submitted; the value of such applications; the funding available in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47282/08]
Question· writtenPQ 313asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
312 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when all withdrawn pork and bacon product will be removed from food processors for disposal; if processors have been provided with details of the way the product is to be treated and prepared for collection; the mechanism by which the product will be valued and recorded for compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47279/08]
Question· writtenPQ 312asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
323 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the €180 million compensation package for the pigmeat sector which was recently concluded with pig processors; if he will confirm that this fund will be available to all processors regardless of size; if it is intended that this fund will be used for purposes other than compensation to processors for product recall; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47441/08]
Question· writtenPQ 311asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
311 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the level of compensation which will be made available to secondary processors as a result of the withdrawal of pork and bacon; if this will be on the basis of the type as well as weight of product; if it will include costs of collecting, storing the product and preparing the product for disposal; if consideration will be given to the cost of bank loans and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47278/08]
Question· writtenPQ 310asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
310 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the difference between a registered feed business operator and an approved feed business operator; his plans to review same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47277/08]
Question· writtenPQ 309asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
309 Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will confirm media reports that Dutch authorities first identified contamination of Irish pork on 2 December 2008; when this result was communicated to the authorities here; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47275/08]
Question· writtenPQ 308asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
308 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be approved and awarded a payment in view of the fact that supporting documentation has been submitted.
[47262/08]
Question· writtenPQ 307asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
307 Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their REP scheme four payment.
[47254/08]
Question· writtenPQ 306asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
306 Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position in relation to the proposal to build a sea wall (details supplied) in Dublin 13; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47443/08
Question· writtenPQ 87asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 18 December 2008
83 Deputy Brian O’Shea asked the Minister for Finance the amount of money and staff which will be transferred from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 2009 to the Office of Public Works to combat coastal erosion; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47269/08]
Question· writtenPQ 555asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2008
594 Deputy Mary Alexandra White asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of badgers that were subject to post-mortem which tested positive for tuberculosis per district veterinary office licence.
[47252/08]
Question· writtenPQ 554asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2008
593 Deputy Mary Alexandra White asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of badgers, by district veterinary office licence, which have been subject to post-mortem.
[47251/08]
Question· writtenPQ 553asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2008
592 Deputy Mary Alexandra White asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of badgers captured by each district veterinary office, by year, in the past ten years.
[47250/08]
Question· writtenPQ 552asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2008
591 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of EU funding received by his Department directly or for institutions, groups, organisations or bodies under his aegis in the past 20 years to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47237/08]
Question· writtenPQ 551asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2008
590 Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of taxpayers’ money given to the Institute for International and European Affairs in the lead up to the Lisbon referendum.
[47094/08]
Question· writtenPQ 550asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2008
589 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the agencies, bodies or authorities under the aegis of his Department that have been scheduled for merging, amalgamation, abolition or sharing of services as announced in the budget 2009; the progress that has been made on the implementation of these organisational changes; the details of the implementation plan for these organisational changes; the cost savings that will arise from each of these organisational changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47054/08]
Question· writtenPQ 549asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2008
588 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of locations where civil and public servants working in or under the aegis of his Department are located; the locations of same; the number, and the number in each category (details supplied) of staff at each location; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47039/08]
Question· writtenPQ 548asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2008
587 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of civil and public servants working in or under the aegis of his Department for each year from 2002 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[47024/08]
Question· writtenPQ 547asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2008
586 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of people working in his Department; the number earning below €50,000 per annum; the number earning between €50,001 and €60,000 per annum; the number earning between €60,001 and €70,000 per annum; the number earning between €70,001 and €80,000 per annum; the number earning between €80,001 and €90,000 per annum; the number earning between €90,001 and €100,000 per annum; the number earning over €100,001 per annum; the number in each staff category (details supplied) for each income band.
[47009/08]
Question· writtenPQ 546asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2008
585 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of civil servants and other public servants, who have relocated to locations outside of Dublin under the Government’s decentralisation programme; the estimated number of each category who will have relocated by the end of 2009; the breakdown of each set of figures in terms of those who are relocating from Dublin and relocating from elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[46994/08]
Question· writtenPQ 545asked
Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 December 2008
584 Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the budgeted cost to his Department for 2009 of incremental pay increases for all staff in and under the aegis of his Department; the comparative cost for each year from 2002 to date in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
[46979/08]