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Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Departmental Bodies
Andrew Doyle
1147. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Defence the steps his Department intends to take to ensure semi-State bodies and other organisations and bodies under the remit of his Department advertise vacant positions through the Public Appointments Service and publicjobs.ie in a clear and transparent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39251/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
Andrew Doyle
1155. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will discuss the changes to the eligible area regarding the single farm payment and disadvantaged area scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36881/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Horticulture Sector
Andrew Doyle
1163. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will bring forward grant aid packages in 2013 for the development of horticulture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37015/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Harbours and Piers Funding
Andrew Doyle
1164. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide in tabular form the amount of capital funding and investment his Department has allocated to harbours and piers in County Wicklow from 2011 to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37039/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Animal Identification Schemes
Andrew Doyle
1166. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he or officials in his Department will consider asking the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to abolish the dog licence fee once the dog microchipping initiative comes into effect; the discussions his Department have held with the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government regarding this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37049/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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International Agreements
Andrew Doyle
1167. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department are monitoring the negotiations on securing an agreement between the EU and China on quality food products, organic food equivalency arrangement, fighting counterfeiting, co-operation in the areas of food security, rural development and research amongst others; the implications and opportunities for Ireland as a result of these negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37113/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Commonage Framework Plans
Andrew Doyle
1170. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the July 2013 report that was laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas entitled Review of Commonage Lands and Framework Management Plans produced by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine; his views on the ten recommendations contained in this report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37246/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Seafood Processing Business Investment Scheme
Andrew Doyle
1173. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline details on the 2013 Seafood Processing Business Investment Scheme; if he will detail in tabular form, the amount of funding provided on a county-by-county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37381/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Soil Fertility
Andrew Doyle
1174. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the data available to him regarding soil fertility levels, including soil phosphorus levels; the action his Department have taken on this matter in recent months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37385/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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EU Meetings
Andrew Doyle
1175. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the parameters of the discussions held with colleagues from other EU member states at the informal meeting of EU forest directors in Vilnius, Lithuania from 10 to 13 September 2013; if he will detail any agreements reached; if he will provide an update on matters discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37416/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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EU Meetings
Andrew Doyle
1176. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the parameters of the discussions held with ministerial colleagues at the informal meeting of Ministers for Agriculture (AGRI) in Vilnius, Lithuania from 8 to 10 September 2013; if he will detail any agreements reached; if he will provide an update on matters discussed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37417/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Milk Quota Cessation
Andrew Doyle
1181. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when dairy quotas will be lifted; his views on whether lifting the production restrictions will enable Irish farmers to expand their operations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37553/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Trade Agreements
Andrew Doyle
1182. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will discuss the recently implemented EU trade deal with Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama and the effects it will have on the Irish agriculture sector in view of the fact that both sides of the deal must work towards cutting tariffs on manufactured and agricultural goods and that dairy tariffs will be almost entirely eliminated; his views on whether any further effects will be felt here when the deal is expanded to Costa Rica, Guatemala, and El Salvador; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37573/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Organic Farming
Andrew Doyle
1183. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will outline the key elements and general parameters of the recently launched Organic Farming Action Plan 2013-2015 by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37585/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Andrew Doyle
1206. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will discuss the targets on Irish agricultural emissions as negotiated between his Department, the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, and the European Commission by 2020 in an overall policy package by the EU in the field of climate change; his views on whether such restrictions would place Ireland at a disadvantage to other economies in the production of milk and beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38042/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Single Payment Scheme Payments
Andrew Doyle
1219. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will discuss the proposal by the European Commission to advance 2013's Common Agricultural Policy direct payments; the ramifications for Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38354/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Milk Quota Applications
Andrew Doyle
1226. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding new entrants to the dairying scheme for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38572/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Milk Quota Trading Scheme
Andrew Doyle
1228. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the details of the final milk quota trading scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38612/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Public Sector Staff Recruitment
Andrew Doyle
1234. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department intends to take to ensure semi-State bodies and other organisations and bodies under its remit advertise vacant positions through the Public Appointments Service and publicjobs.ie, that is, in a clear and transparent manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39249/13]
Wed, 18 Sep 2013
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Child Care Services Regulation
Andrew Doyle
1241. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans for the children and parents directly affected by and featured in the recent RTE documentary on crèches, in view of the fact that many concerned parents have now taken their children out of the such child care facilities due to a lack of trust in the system; the mechanism she has put in place for children who are in crèches between now and 2014; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37025/13]