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Tue, 4 Dec 2012
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Fisheries Protection
Michael Healy-Rae
534. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding crawfish and the rules and regulations surrounding the catching of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54434/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
571. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding funding in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52466/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
573. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding REP scheme payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52538/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Single Payment Scheme Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
574. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding national reserve entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52541/12]
Tue, 27 Nov 2012
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Single Payment Scheme Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
579. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52578/12]
Thu, 22 Nov 2012
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
177. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal on stocking density in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52043/12]
Wed, 21 Nov 2012
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Commonage Division
Michael Healy-Rae
194. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that the proposals regarding the minimum and maximum stocking rates for sheep has now been deferred until there is proper consultation with the farming groups and proper thought and consideration is given to the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51758/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Farm Inspections
Michael Healy-Rae
531. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of the number of farm inspections carried out in County Kerry between June 2009 to June 2010, June 2010 to June 2011 and June 2011 to June 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51242/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Farm Inspections
Michael Healy-Rae
535. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the farm inspections carried out for the years June 2009 to June 2010, June 2010 to June 2011 and June 2011 to June 2012, the result of these farm inspections; the number of farmers that had cuts imposed upon them, either by area aid or other actions taken by his Department following on from these farm inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51277/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Commonage Division
Michael Healy-Rae
536. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when letters will issue to farmers informing them of the amount of stock they will be entitled to keep on commonages; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51279/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Commonage Framework Plans
Michael Healy-Rae
537. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to changes in the rules regarding commonages, his views on whether there needs to be flexibility in the way the rules are policed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51282/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Commonage Framework Plans
Michael Healy-Rae
538. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether proposals to introduce a new management system for the 7,000 commonages throughout the country, is a threat to an individual farmer who complies with what he agreed regarding the commonage can be penalised if other farmers on the commonage do not, with regard to stocking density; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51289/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Commonage Framework Plans
Michael Healy-Rae
539. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his proposals for the management of the 7,000 commonages across Ireland that seems to rely on all farmers using the commonage to agree on the number of ewes each will put on the commonage to ensure that the overall commonage minimums and maximums are maintained, the outcome when farmers cannot agree on the figures to be put on the mountain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51290/12]
Tue, 20 Nov 2012
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Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
Michael Healy-Rae
550. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that it was impossible to spray rushes this year, and it was also impossible to cut them because the ground was too wet, if farmers are being told the ground is ineligible if there are rushes on it; if farmers in County Kerry have been notified that their ground is being deem ineligible because of the presence of rushes; if so, the number of farmers that have been told; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51476/12]
Thu, 15 Nov 2012
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Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
208. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry in REP scheme 4 has been told that the Department has been instructed to hold back payment to persons that joined in 2007; if this is true, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50784/12]
Thu, 8 Nov 2012
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EU Directives
Michael Healy-Rae
291. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding Irish aquaculture licences (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49368/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Pigmeat Sector
Michael Healy-Rae
854. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that feed prices for the pig sector have risen by 23% in the past six months and on average prices have increased by 76% since 2010, if he will offer any support to ensure that the approximately 400 pig farmers that are left here will be able to stay in business; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47424/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
856. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding disadvantaged area payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47429/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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European Court of Justice Rulings
Michael Healy-Rae
857. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is on time in respect of the requirements of the negative judgement by the European Court of Justice; and if there is any likelihood that currently suspended European Court of justice fines will be imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47423/12]
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Aquaculture Licences Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
859. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture licences that were granted or renewed in Natura 2000 areas in Ireland between the introduction of the Natura 2000 sites and the negative judgement of the European Court of Justice in 2007 against Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47448/12]