Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Marine Tourism

Thomas P. Broughan

65. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine his plans to bring forward proposals to enhance marine tourism opportunities at the six national fishery harbours; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40048/12]

Food Harvest 2020 Strategy

Catherine Murphy

66. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will state, as Chair of the High Level Implementation Group, if it is still his view that Food Harvest 2020 is not a plan or programme as defined in Article 2 of Directive 2001/42/EC and therefore subject to a Strategic Environmental Assessment; if he will explain the reason that it is not considered as such by him in view of the fact that the directive requires an SEA to be carried out on any activity, plan or project that may affect a Natura 2000 site; his views on whether appropriate time was given for the public consultation process of the present environmental analysis process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40441/12]

Milk Quota Purchases

Seamus Kirk

67. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine his plans to ensure that there will be adequate processing capacity to process the increased milk output expected after the ending of the quota regime in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40439/12]

Genetically Modified Organisms

Catherine Murphy

68. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he will state his precise policy in relation to the outdoor field trials of GM potatoes currently underway in County Carlow; the ultimate goal of conducting the research trials; the implications of the trials for Government policy on the use of GM; his view on whether this information is required to be disclosed under the Aarhus Convention which Ireland has recently ratified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40472/12]

EU Funding

Patrick O'Donovan

69. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he has made an application to the European Institute for emergency funding to assist farmers in the aftermath of severe and harsh weather conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40047/12]

World Trade Negotiations

Bernard Durkan

70. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the degree to which progress can be reported in the context of any World Trade Organisation discussions to the effect that Ireland and Europe’s food-producing sectors are given every encouragement to facilitate the effort towards economic recovery; if he is satisfied that sufficient emphasis is placed on the pivotal nature of the sector and its ability to make a major contribution to the economy of this country and Europe in general; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40387/12]

EU Funding

Brendan Griffin

71. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the emergency assistance available to Ireland from the EU in the event of near disaster scenarios, such as the appallingly wet summer and autumn that has adversely affected farms throughout the country; if he is pursuing all such avenues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40050/12]

Ministerial Meetings

Micheál Martin

72. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if the Irish Farmers' Association has requested to meet with him; if he intends to do so; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30309/12]

Genetically Modified Organisms

Martin Ferris

73. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine his views on the growing of experimental GM crops; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40384/12]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Bernard Durkan

74. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if he has received submissions from the Irish Farmers' Association and other farming organisations requesting earlier payment of all farm supports in view of the difficulties faced by the farming community arising from inclement weather conditions; the extent to which he has or expects to be in a position to respond positively; if he is satisfied regarding the availability of sufficient winter feed throughout the winter; if he will consider approaching the banking sector with a view to achieving a more lenient and understanding approach in the current situation in view of both the climatic and economic condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40386/12]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Seamus Kirk

75. Deputy Seamus Kirk asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the number of farmers who receive more than €1,000 per hectare under the single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40438/12]

Ministerial Correspondence

Mick Wallace

76. Deputy Mick Wallace asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the proposals for reform of the single farm payment put forward by the newly formed United Farmers Association; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40443/12]

Marine Accidents

Martin Ferris

77. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine his views on the investigation into the loss of the Pere Charles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40383/12]

Harbour Fees

Michael Healy-Rae

78. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine with regard to the proposed increase in charges in harbour fees, if he will intervene to ensure that the boatmen who take visitors out to see Fungi the dolphin in Dingle Bay, will not be put out of business because of the proposed increase charges. [23824/12]

Legal Matters

Timmy Dooley

79. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details on the level of expenditure being incurred on the part of the State in hiring solicitors and barristers to undertake State agency work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40179/12]

Cabinet Committee Meetings

Catherine Murphy

80. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide details of the number of times the Cabinet sub-committee on Climate Change has met since its formation, the dates concerned. [40303/12]

Unemployment Levels

Niall Collins

81. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Taoiseach if he will confirm the latest available unemployment figures at the Tallaght Social Protection Office, Dublin; if he will also provide the comparisons for the same month over the past two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40041/12]

Parliamentary Questions Numbers

Anne Ferris

82. Deputy Anne Ferris asked the Taoiseach the progress that has been made in extending the parliamentary question system to any body established by statute or majority funding or ownership by the State as provided for in the Programme for Government; the progress that has been made on furnishing replies to written parliamentary questions during the Dáil recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40044/12]

Ministerial Staff

Ray Butler

83. Deputy Ray Butler asked the Taoiseach if he will outline in tabular form the annual salary costs of his private and constituency offices in each of the years 2009 and 2010; the same figure for any Minister of State in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40045/12]

Disabilities Statistics

Willie O'Dea

84. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Taoiseach the number of persons between 16 and 64 years here recorded as having a physical disability; and the number of those who are currently in employment. [40576/12]