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Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Northern Ireland
Micheál Martin
21. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the position regarding the joint paper that the Irish and British Governments agreed before talks took place on 11 December 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3276/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Northern Ireland
Micheál Martin
22. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the position regarding his telephone conversation with Prime Minister Cameron; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3277/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Northern Ireland
Richard Boyd Barrett
23. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Taoiseach if he will report on his discussions with the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom around the political talks leading up to the Stormont House Agreement; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4358/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Agriculture Schemes
Éamon Ó Cuív
129. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of the superlevy fine on Ireland for 2015; the steps taken by him to have this reduced; the success to date of his efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6829/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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GLAS Payments
Martin Ferris
130. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will accept that a quarter payment to farmers in the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme, as is proposed for October, is inadequate. [6900/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Agriculture Scheme Eligibility
Tom Fleming
131. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will prioritise the old-young farmers category for the 60% grant in the new targeted agricultural measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6828/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Rural Development Plan
Éamon Ó Cuív
132. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new rural development plan is due to be agreed; the dates the various schemes will open under the plan in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6830/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Installation Aid Scheme Eligibility
Martin Ferris
133. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to resolve the situation of those farmers under 40 years of age, who have been farming full-time for five years, but who are unable to get access to the national reserve. [6901/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
oral
Harbours and Piers Development
Terence Flanagan
134. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for Howth Harbour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6676/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Animal Welfare
Maureen O'Sullivan
135. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of a recent hunting report (details supplied), which reveals that a fox was hunted by 37 hounds for over 13 miles, if he will acknowledge the cruelty involved and remove the exemption for fox hunting from the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6665/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
oral
Beef Exports
Paul Murphy
136. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding the possible future effects on the reputation of Irish beef, arising from the involvement of a company (details supplied), as the first major distributor of Irish beef in America. [6680/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
oral
Aquaculture Licences
Éamon Ó Cuív
137. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received each year by his Department for fin-fish farming licences since he became Minister; the number of these that have been decided; granted; refused; and broken down between renewal of licences and new licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6623/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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GLAS Eligibility
Denis Naughten
138. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if limestone karst and waterlogged soil areas in County Roscommon and in the east of County Galway will be defined as water-vulnerable areas under the new green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6617/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Agrifood Sector
Tom Fleming
139. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the impact, to date, of the food sanctions imposed by Russia, and the supports the European Union is providing to alleviate the losses to the Irish agriculture sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6684/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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GLAS Establishment
Éamon Ó Cuív
140. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to allow all eligible applicants into the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme on a first-come, first-in basis in 2015, in view of the delay in commencing the scheme; if he will ensure that farmers will receive a significant payment under the scheme this year and all the funds provided under the scheme in the Estimates are paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6625/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Trade Agreements
Paul Murphy
141. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has assessed the risk of the Irish ban on hormone-treated beef being undermined by the transatlantic trade and investment partnership agreement; and his views on the quality of food standards in view of the negotiations on the agreement. [6679/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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GLAS Eligibility
Denis Naughten
142. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if limestone karst and waterlogged soil areas will be defined as water-vulnerable areas under the new green low-energy agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6618/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Trade Strategy
Éamon Ó Cuív
143. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the negotiations that have taken place to ensure access to the Chinese market for dairy produce from Ireland and other states of the European Union on the same basis as New Zealand and Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6624/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Departmental Reports
Mattie McGrath
144. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will publish his Department's internal report into the special investigations unit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6619/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Trade Agreements
Bernard Durkan
145. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in the context of trade agreement discussions between the European Union and the United States of America, he remains satisfied that the interests of the agrifood sector in Ireland and in the European Union are adequately provided for and will not become disadvantaged in the course of parallel trade negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6651/15]