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Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Agriculture Scheme Administration
Mattie McGrath
146. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his response to the recommendation by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine that the new investigations division in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine should possess no authority to determine direct farm payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6620/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Farm Safety Scheme
Éamon Ó Cuív
147. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a new farm safety scheme in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6627/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Bord na gCon Administration
Clare Daly
148. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the recent loan of €250,000 granted by Bord na gCon to a company (details supplied) in County Tipperary, in view of reported debts on the part of both Bord na gCon and the company receiving the loan and reports of the company's inability to pay Bord na gCon's race entry fees; if he will provide details on the decision-making process as regards the granting of this loan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6672/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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GLAS Eligibility
Patrick O'Donovan
149. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's plans to address the difficulties faced by farmers whose lands have been designated as sanctuaries for protecting the habitat of hen harriers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6621/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Trade Agreements
Seamus Healy
150. Deputy Seamus Healy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the prediction by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation of up to 1 million displaced jobs in the European Union due to the proposed transatlantic trade and investment partnership between the United States of America and the European Union and the danger that the Irish food market will be flooded with low-grade, hormone-injected and genetically-modified products from the United States of America as a result of such a deal, if he will report to Dáil Éireann on a monthly basis on the progress of these negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5841/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Drugs in Sport
Clare Daly
151. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 256 of 27 January 2015, if he is satisfied with the current standards of drug testing in the greyhound industry, in view of his comments that no confirmed cases of stanozolol have been reported in Bord na gCon samples to date, despite reported widespread use of this drug in the industry; if he will provide details on the process of testing for this drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6673/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Animal Welfare
Maureen O'Sullivan
152. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the fact that due to the cancellation of a national coursing meeting in Clonmel, County Tipperary, due to weather conditions, hares were kept in unnatural and stressful captivity overnight at the venue, while awaiting the meeting to recommence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6664/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Drugs in Sport
Mick Wallace
153. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to deal with persons or shops who are found to have sold illegal substances for use in the greyhound industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6675/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Food Harvest 2020 Strategy
Bernard Durkan
154. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the objectives of Food Harvest 2020 remain attainable, or can be further enhanced, having particular regard to developments in the various food sectors in the interim, including the opening up of the market to Irish beef and opportunities for the dairy sector in the United States of America in the aftermath of the abolition of milk quotas; if he envisages the emergence of new targets in such areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6650/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Fishery Harbour Centres
Terence Flanagan
155. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations for fishery harbours in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report entitled Financial Management and Reporting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6677/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Common Agricultural Policy Reform
Éamon Ó Cuív
156. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he regrets the exclusion from the young farmers provisions of the Common Agricultural Policy 2013-2020 of young farmers who have been farming for more than five years; the reason this was not left to national discretion in the regulations; his plans to rectify this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6626/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Aquaculture Development
Noel Harrington
157. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to create a compensation scheme under European Union maritime funding rules, through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund, to assist mussel producers in west Cork and Kerry who have been forced to halt harvesting for most of the winter because of biotoxins in the water in order to protect consumer safety and guarantee the highest standards and image abroad for Irish seafoods; if he will recognise the call by the Irish Farmers Association to provide immediate support to the many family businesses who are facing closure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6628/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Drugs in Sport
Mick Wallace
158. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if shops selling tonics and other legal substances for greyhounds are being monitored to ensure that they are only selling substances that comply with Bord na gCon guidelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6674/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Aquaculture Development
Seán Kyne
159. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he and his Department have considered the use of close-containment systems in fish production to meet targets in aquaculture, in view of the many advantages of these systems over traditional fish farming systems; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6622/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Live Register Data
Peadar Tóibín
160. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Taoiseach if the 2,635 jobseekers who have commenced on a Momentum programme in 2014 are included in the Central Statistics Office's live register activation programme figures; the scheme under which they are classified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6827/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Live Register Data
Sean Conlan
161. Deputy Seán Conlan asked the Taoiseach the number of persons in County Monaghan and County Cavan who have signed off the live register since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7134/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Mental Health Awareness
Colm Keaveney
162. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Taoiseach if he will consider flying the Amber Flag from his Department buildings, on a chosen day, in order to raise awareness of the Amber Flag Programme, which works to raise awareness of mental health issues within second level schools, sports clubs and youth organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6438/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Commissions of Investigation
Niall Collins
163. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach when the interim report of the Fennelly commission will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6377/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Commissions of Inquiry
Micheál Martin
164. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of times a draft motion on setting up a commission of inquiry has been circulated to a legal firm prior to or after the Government agreeing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6630/15]
Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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Commissions of Inquiry
Micheál Martin
165. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the number of times a draft motion on setting up a commission of inquiry has been requested by legal firms to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6631/15]