Parliamentary questions

Wildlife Protection

Andrew Doyle

331. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his views on the provisions, safeguards and measures that are currently in place regarding drag hunting here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53964/13]

Hunting Guidelines

Andrew Doyle

490. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the provisions, safeguards and measures currently in place regarding drag hunting here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54008/13]

Renewable Energy Generation Issues

Andrew Doyle

319. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the actions he has taken to undertake the economic analysis of the agricultural biomass-generated biogas supply chain in order to support the co-ordinated development of the sector and to make recommendations on the use of biogas in Government buildings or in Government vehicles; and if a steering group on the biogas sector development has been planned for the foreseeable future. [53061/13]

Animal Breeding Regulations

Andrew Doyle

347. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has set up a departmental recording system for all the data collected by all local authorities to establish the basis for the analysis of the implementation of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010, whose purpose was to ensure the control of dog breeding establishments and the enforcement of dog welfare in these establishments; as the issue of dog welfare in dog breeding establishments is an issue for two Departments, the action he will take to ensure that the guidelines for procedures for the enforcement of the welfare provisions in the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 will be worked out with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to assist the local authorities in carrying out their duties under the Act. [53060/13]

Foreign Policy Review

Andrew Doyle

37. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade when his Department will be conducting a review of foreign policy; the consultation process he intends to engage in for the comprehensive review; the opening and closing dates of the public consultation process; the forum that will contribute to the overall review; the other stakeholders that will be involved in the review process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51435/13]

Alternative Energy Projects

Andrew Doyle

350. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the lack of commercial outlets for willow and miscanthus biomass and the €3.5 million in grant aid, if he has reviewed the cost benefit of planting willow and miscanthus as a biomass crop for alternative energy production as part of achieving the national Kyoto alternative energy production targets; if he has or intends to produce a joint policy statement on the production and delivery of willow and miscanthus for alternative energy production in Ireland with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources; and if he intends to promote the use of miscanthus and willow biomass in Government buildings heating boilers, given the success of the system in Johnstown Castle. [51738/13]

Alternative Energy Projects

Andrew Doyle

137. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to develop a national strategy to assist the processing of food waste in the production of biogas for biofuel. [50879/13]

Dog Breeding Establishments

Andrew Doyle

138. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will publish the number and size of dog breeding establishments that have registered in 2010, 2011 and 2012 by county under the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2010. [50881/13]

Dog Breeding Establishments

Andrew Doyle

139. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has reviewed the enforcement of welfare standards in each county since the implementation of the Dog Breeding Establishment Bill 2010. [50892/13]

Bioenergy Strategy Implementation

Andrew Doyle

432. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if incentives are being considered for the use and optimisation of vehicles for the use of bio-methane biofuels, in view of their reduced GHG emissions. [50771/13]

Bioenergy Strategy Implementation

Andrew Doyle

433. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a national policy on the use of biogas as a fuel in Government vehicles has been developed or is proposed. [50862/13]

Bioenergy Strategy Implementation

Andrew Doyle

442. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when the approved national system for the delivery of CNG biogas into the national gas network will be finalised. [50765/13]

Bioenergy Strategy Implementation

Andrew Doyle

443. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the impact of the potential sale of an Bord Gáis Energy on the future development potential of the biogas sector. [50766/13]

Bioenergy Strategy Implementation

Andrew Doyle

444. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if a steering group to promote the production of biogas has been planned in the foreseeable future. [50767/13]

Wind Energy Generation

Andrew Doyle

445. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if any study has taken place to show the amount of reduction in the fossil fuel import bill that has taken place from 2006 to 2012 as a result of the wind farm energy supply being delivered into the national grid. [50769/13]

Food Safety Standards Regulation

Andrew Doyle

557. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if national guidelines are planned for the traceability of meat supplied to the beef, sheep and pig processing plants to resolve the issue of substitution of imported meats in Irish-labelled meat exports. [50759/13]

Animal Feedstuffs

Andrew Doyle

558. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to establish a working group to promote the production of feed compounds to reduce the ever-increasing imported feed bill. [50762/13]

Farm Waste Management

Andrew Doyle

559. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has taken any action to promote the use of biogas from agricultural waste; and if he has promoted the use of biomethane fuel in agricultural vehicles. [50764/13]

Sports Capital Programme Administration

Andrew Doyle

195. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when he expects to invite applications for the next round of the sports capital programme; if there will be changes to the terms and conditions of the programme and the application process from the last round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47240/13]

The Gathering

Andrew Doyle

196. Deputy Andrew Doyle asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the work he and his agencies are carrying out in relation to building on the legacy of The Gathering; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47241/13]