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Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Farmers Indebtedness
Michael Collins
510. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will request all co-ops to have more forbearance with farmers - dairy, suckler, beef and tillage - in their current plight caused by poor prices, bad weather and other circumstances outside their control; if he will request the co-ops to allow for more flexibility in their billing system in line with farmers income times; and his views in this regard. [28283/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Commonage Land Use
Charlie McConalogue
511. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of commonages under GLAS 1 and 2 that have no planner approved to complete a commonage management plan, by county in tabular form; the total number of commonages under GLAS 1 and 2 that have been approved a planner to complete a commonage management plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28294/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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GLAS Data
Charlie McConalogue
512. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of commonage farmers by county, in tabular form; the total number of commonage farmers who have applied to GLAS 1 and 2; the total number of commonage farmers that have had their applications processed by county; the total number of commonage farmers by county that have received and not received GLAS payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28295/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Commonage Management Plans
Charlie McConalogue
513. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of commonage farmers who have completed a commonage management plan, CMP, by county in tabular form; the total number of commonage farmers who have not completed a CMP; the total amount of commonage farmers who have received GLAS payments to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28296/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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GLAS Payments
Charlie McConalogue
514. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to facilitate all commonage farmers who wish to submit an application to GLAS by the extended deadline considering planners have encountered difficulties logging into the online system or completing commonage management plans as mandatory under the scheme; if he will ensure that no delay to payments will occur considering the issues being encountered are beyond the control of commonage farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28297/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Departmental Contracts
Charlie McConalogue
515. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department has decided to roll over the current genomics tag contract with the existing supplier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28298/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data
Charlie McConalogue
516. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers participating in the areas of natural constraint scheme per county, in tabular form on an annual basis over the 2014 to 2016 period; the total annual budget allocation for the scheme in this period; the total amount of funds expended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28299/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
Charlie McConalogue
517. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of technical work carried out to date by his Department with respect to designating eligible areas under the areas of natural constraint scheme by reference to new biophysical criteria by 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28300/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
Charlie McConalogue
518. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the counties that have had technical work carried out to date by his Department with respect to designating eligible areas under the areas of natural constraint scheme by reference to new biophysical criteria by 2018, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28301/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
Charlie McConalogue
519. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the existing areas that are currently designated as an eligible area under the areas of natural constraint, ANC, scheme by reference to new biophysical criteria by 2018 that have been identified as being ineligible following technical mapping work carried out to date by his Department, by county in tabular form; the number of farmers currently enrolled in the ANC sheme who have been provisionally observed as having ineligible areas under the new criteria following mapping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28302/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Milk Supply
Charlie McConalogue
520. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers who have applied to the EU voluntary milk reduction scheme by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28303/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Horse Racing Ireland
Charlie McConalogue
521. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has satisfied himself that all State body guidelines were fulfilled and full transparency observed in all aspects of the reappointment of Horse Racing Ireland's CEO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28304/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Animal Welfare
Michael McGrath
522. Deputy Michael McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to strengthen the law to tackle abuses to animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28311/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Departmental Programmes
Thomas Pringle
523. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reflect and deliver on a public duty (details supplied) in his Department's statement of strategy due to be published in October 2016; the way in which his Department is engaging with the programme for a partnership Government commitment to equality and gender proofing in the departmental and budgetary process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28315/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Applications
Pat Breen
524. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an application will be processed for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28330/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Rural Development Programme Projects
Brendan Griffin
525. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the introduction of a sheep payment; the proposed requirements to receive the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28343/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Beef Data and Genomics Programme
Brendan Griffin
526. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reopen the beef data and genomics programme for new participants with additional funding for suckler cow support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28344/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding
Brendan Griffin
527. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funding will be increased for areas of the natural constraints scheme to reverse cuts in previous budgets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28345/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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TAMS Funding
Brendan Griffin
528. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if unspent TAMS II funding from 2016 will be carried forward to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28346/16]
Tue, 4 Oct 2016
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Herd Number Applications
Seán Sherlock
529. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) who has applied for the return of a herd number. [28402/16]