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Thu, 18 Apr 2013
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Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
231. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a rural environment protection scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18213/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Single Payment Scheme Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
989. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding farm payments in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16128/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
1002. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a REP scheme payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16447/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Single Payment Scheme Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
1003. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal for single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16448/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Microchipping of Dogs
Michael Healy-Rae
1009. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his proposal that all dog owners have to pay €50 to microchip their dogs, his views on whether this proposal will put struggling farmers to another expense in particular in the cases where they may have a number of dogs in order to carry out their day-to-day work; his further views on whether it is practical to ask vets to carry out the work at cost price; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16566/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Animal Feedstuffs
Michael Healy-Rae
1010. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that there is no grass growth and tight silage supply available to farmers and it is causing a fodder crisis, his plans to introduce a measure to alleviate the hardship on our struggling farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16568/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Herd Numbers
Michael Healy-Rae
1011. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a herd number in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16569/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
1025. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16698/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Dairy Sector
Michael Healy-Rae
1033. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will intervene on behalf of the milk producers of the country by asking the purchasers of the milk to increase the price per litre being paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16840/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Control of Horses
Michael Healy-Rae
1035. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider introducing a publicly funded castration scheme for stallions in view of details supplied; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16859/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Animal Feedstuffs
Michael Healy-Rae
1044. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the bad weather of last year and this year's late spring which has left farmers experiencing extreme fodder shortages and in massive debt, if he will review the Food Harvest 2020 targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16999/13]
Tue, 16 Apr 2013
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Forestry Sector
Michael Healy-Rae
1045. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will put in place a detailed independent review of the whole forest sector in Ireland, both Coillte and private, with a view to determine the changes that still need to be made to meet the challenges of the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17012/13]
Tue, 26 Mar 2013
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Farm Inspections
Michael Healy-Rae
475. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a fine in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14965/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
406. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not received their area based payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14159/13]
Wed, 20 Mar 2013
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Beef Technology Adoption Programme
Michael Healy-Rae
436. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount paid out in the beef discussion group in 2012; the number of persons who joined it this year; and the number of persons who joined the sheep discussion group this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13982/13]
Thu, 14 Mar 2013
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
126. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding disadvantaged area aid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [13516/13]
Tue, 12 Mar 2013
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Departmental Agencies Issues
Michael Healy-Rae
517. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the ice plant in Dingle, County Kerry, if a group of persons were to come together to open the ice plant, if his Department will agree to the following, that day to day cost and maintenance of the plant would be borne by the persons operating the plant, but that if new equipment was needed to be installed that his Department would foot this bill; if his Department will allow the diversification of the use of the plant, that is, for other harbour-fish related issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12582/13]
Wed, 6 Mar 2013
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Environmental Regulations
Michael Healy-Rae
202. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will extend the burning of the land until 31 March in view of the fact that this year was extremely wet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11788/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
431. 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. [11333/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
432. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding headage payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11335/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Appointments to State Boards
Michael Healy-Rae
434. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appointments he has made from March 2011 to January 2013 to State boards; in the case of each appointment, the number of appointments that were made to members of the general public who submitted a curriculum vitae for the appointment; the number of direct appointments he made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11468/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Felling Licences Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
441. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a permit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [11578/13]
Tue, 5 Mar 2013
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Ash Dieback Threat
Michael Healy-Rae
442. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the exact extent of ash plant disease here; and if surveys are planned by his Department. [11581/13]
Thu, 21 Feb 2013
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Animal Diseases Issues
Michael Healy-Rae
208. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a calf has BVD, if there is any compensation for that calf; if the mother of a calf who has BVD is proven to have BVD herself is compensation available to send that cow to the factory; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9402/13]
Thu, 21 Feb 2013
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Forestry Grants
Michael Healy-Rae
213. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who planted land and are at the end of their 20 years for payment and, subsequent to that allows the forestry to mature and then sell off the timber: if they are obliged to replant all of that land again; if they do so are they entitled to start again and reapply for funding for the replantation; if they once again qualify for a new forestry scheme for the ground that is planted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9494/13]
Wed, 13 Feb 2013
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Food Imports
Michael Healy-Rae
186. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason, in a country that produces an abundance of excellent beef, we are importing beef from other countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7751/13]
Wed, 6 Feb 2013
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Grant Aid
Michael Healy-Rae
191. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has proposals to bring back grant aid for farmers wishing to erect sheep or cattle sheds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6154/13]
Wed, 6 Feb 2013
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
192. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has received no single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6155/13]
Wed, 6 Feb 2013
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Fisheries Protection
Michael Healy-Rae
193. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assistance available to fishermen fishing for mussels in Castlemaine Harbour, County Kerry, who have been unable to fish at the harbour for a long period; if he will ensure that they can continue to earn a livelihood; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6157/13]
Tue, 5 Feb 2013
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Coillte Teoranta Lands
Michael Healy-Rae
687. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on maintaining State owned forests (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5594/13]
Tue, 5 Feb 2013
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Sale of State Assets
Michael Healy-Rae
722. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the interest of future generations if he could call off the proposals to sell off the harvesting rights of the trees owned by Coillte; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5461/13]
Tue, 5 Feb 2013
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Animal Disease Controls
Michael Healy-Rae
734. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will carry out tests in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [5542/13]
Tue, 5 Feb 2013
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Rural Development Programme Funding
Michael Healy-Rae
739. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will commit to 50% co-financing of the rural development programme with national funding top-ups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5828/13]
Tue, 5 Feb 2013
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Common Agricultural Policy Reform
Michael Healy-Rae
740. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that in the future there will be major simplifications of the payment and cross-compliance system for farmers in view of the fact that the vast majority of farmers do their best to comply, in every way possible, with all rules and regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5829/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
612. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding headage payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4014/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
613. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding farm payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4016/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
614. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a REP scheme payment in respect of persons (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4019/13]
Tue, 29 Jan 2013
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
629. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 524 of 18 December 2012, the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4530/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Beef Exports
Michael Healy-Rae
870. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the stance by Canada in refusing to allow access for EU beef into their jurisdiction, the progress that has been made in negotiations to ensure a fairer and more balanced approach in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1073/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
879. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal over stocking density in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1166/13]
Wed, 16 Jan 2013
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Common Agricultural Policy Reform
Michael Healy-Rae
882. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to the cuts in farm schemes, his views on the fact that the flat rate proposal would destroy the viability of many active farmers who cannot handle payment cuts of 30% to 40%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1269/13]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
523. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding disadvantaged area payment and rep scheme 4 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56356/12]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
524. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56357/12]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Departmental Programmes
Michael Healy-Rae
535. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that satellite images of land holdings are used every year in checking the eligibility of ground for area aid and so on, if he will provide the following details, the persons who provide these images to his Department; if it is a contract, the amount it cost every 12 months to engage the operator; the person who decides which images are used and the part of the country selected; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56498/12]
Tue, 18 Dec 2012
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
565. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding area based payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57090/12]
Tue, 11 Dec 2012
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Farm Retirement Scheme Applications
Michael Healy-Rae
426. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for a new retirement scheme for persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55589/12]
Tue, 11 Dec 2012
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TB Eradication Scheme
Michael Healy-Rae
428. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to TB testing, if the new reactor system is benefitting the control of TB or is there evidence that locking up all neighbours' animals is necessary or is it counterproductive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55613/12]
Tue, 11 Dec 2012
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Agriculture Schemes Payments
Michael Healy-Rae
431. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; when this payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55632/12]
Thu, 6 Dec 2012
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Appeals
Michael Healy-Rae
111. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54981/12]
Thu, 6 Dec 2012
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Harbours and Piers Funding
Michael Healy-Rae
112. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide funding in 2013 for remedial works to piers and harbours in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54983/12]