Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Aquaculture Licences

Clare Daly

225. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 242 of 10 November 2015, why he is not implementing the explicit commitment in Food Wise 2025 to commission an independent review of his aquaculture licensing system which would report by early 2016; if he is willing to accept an independent review of the aquaculture licensing system, and if he will implement the other commitments in Food Wise 2025. [43547/15]

Aquaculture Development

Clare Daly

226. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 246, 248, and 249 of 10 November 2015, if he will indicate the accreditation and audit body or bodies certifying the organic status of salmon farms run by Marine Harvest Ireland from 2014 to date. [43548/15]

Equine Industry

Michelle Mulherin

227. Deputy Michelle Mulherin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the designated inspection role of Horse Sport Ireland in respect of sports and draught horses; the costs involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43559/15]

TAMS Applications

Michael Healy-Rae

228. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a grant for a person (details supplied) in County Kerry under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43576/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Applications

Noel Harrington

229. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a single payment for a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43578/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Applications

Brendan Griffin

230. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the basic payment scheme and the areas of natural constraint scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43590/15]

Departmental Meetings

Robert Troy

231. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings requested by private external lobby groups and the number of meetings held in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43592/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Robert Troy

232. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's photography costs since he came into office, inclusive of costs incurred from use of the ministerial allowance by year in tabular form; the occasions for which photographers were booked; the photographers used; the costs associated with each occasion; the policy in place regarding the booking of photographers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43624/15]

Consultancy Contracts Data

Robert Troy

233. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's use of external public relations firms since he came into office by year in tabular form; the uses of these firms and the policy regarding employing them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43640/15]

Public Relations Contracts Data

Robert Troy

234. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reports he commissioned from external consultants since March 2011, by year, title, cost, date published and company in tabular form. [43656/15]

Ministerial Advisers Remuneration

Robert Troy

235. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of special advisers on his staff and their yearly salary from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43672/15]

Scéimeanna Talmhaíochta

Éamon Ó Cuív

236. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cen uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoi Scéim na Limistéar faoi Shriantacht Nádúrtha le feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí tugtha); cén fáth go bhfuil moill leis an íocaíocht seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [43704/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility

Michael Healy-Rae

237. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application under the single payment scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43713/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Charlie McConalogue

238. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the remaining 30% balance will be paid under the 2015 basic payment scheme and the greening payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43716/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility

Áine Collins

239. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a payment under the single payment scheme. [43774/15]

Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Eligibility

Joe Carey

240. Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a person (details supplied) in County Clare under the young farmers capital investment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43776/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Pat Breen

241. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43777/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Pat Breen

242. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43778/15]

Fisheries Protection

Michael Healy-Rae

243. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will bring to the attention of the European Commission how unfair and detrimental its proposal to ban bass fishing entirely in the first six months of 2016 will be to local tourism (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43785/15]

GLAS Payments

Brendan Griffin

244. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the schedule for payments under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43818/15]

Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

245. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the young farmers scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo, the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43819/15]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility

Noel Coonan

246. Deputy Noel Coonan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43829/15]

Rural Development Programme

Denis Naughten

247. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he authorised the National Parks and Wildlife Service to negotiate on the proposed new locally led agri-environment schemes, when the scheme for the Shannon Callows will become operational; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43833/15]

Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility

Noel Harrington

248. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an older young farmers top-up will be approved for payment and when payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43841/15]

Rural Development Programme

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

249. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process for grant-aid for tillage facilities to be included in the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43850/15]

Rural Development Programme

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

250. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what tillage facilities under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II will be eligible for arable under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43851/15]

Rural Development Programme

Seán Ó Fearghaíl

251. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when arable farmers will be able to apply for grant aid for tillage facilities under targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II, the moneys that have been allocated to this scheme, when grant aid will be paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43852/15]

Forestry Grants

Michael Moynihan

252. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of trees which were levelled in the storm of February 2014, if a replanting grant is available, the parameters involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43858/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility

Timmy Dooley

253. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Clare will receive farm payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43860/15]

Wildlife Conservation

Bobby Aylward

254. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a proper compensation scheme is needed for landowners who farm in line with restrictions due to Hen Harrier designation, if he will assess and implement such a scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43911/15]

Wildlife Conservation

Bobby Aylward

255. Deputy Bobby Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the stipulation of €370 per hectare up to a maximum of 18.92 hectares under the green low agri-carbon scheme to introduce an equivalent Hen Harrier rate supplement per hectare in excess of 18.9 hectares; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43913/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Charlie McConalogue

256. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43928/15]

Harbours and Piers Funding

Noel Harrington

257. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to each harbour in County Cork including fishery harbour centres and council owned infrastructure, for each of the years 2011 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43962/15]

GLAS Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

258. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have been accepted into tranche one of the GLAS; the average annual payment approved and the number of farmers with a start date of 1 October and 1 January 2016, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43979/15]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

259. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have submitted samples by herd size in intervals of ten, 0 to ten, 11 to 20, and so forth, by county, under the beef genomics scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43980/15]

GLAS Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

260. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have been approved for tier one, two and three and by county for the GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43981/15]

GLAS Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

261. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of completed applications received to date by tier under tranche two of the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43982/15]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Pat Breen

262. Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details Supplied) in County Clare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43991/15]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Marcella Corcoran Kennedy

263. Deputy Marcella Corcoran Kennedy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will issue commencement and approval notices prior to January 2016 under the second targeted agricultural modernisation scheme to facilitate new entrants in installing new equipment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44009/15]

Live Exports

Mattie McGrath

264. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bovine imports for the years 2011 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44012/15]

Suckler Welfare Scheme Data

Mattie McGrath

265. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of herds in the suckler cow scheme for the years 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44013/15]

Live Exports

Mattie McGrath

266. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of live bovine exports for the years 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44014/15]

Bovine Disease Controls

Mattie McGrath

267. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of tests for bovine brucellosis for the years 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44015/15]

Departmental Expenditure

Mattie McGrath

268. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of food safety, public health, animal health and welfare and plant health for each of the years from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44017/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

269. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the 2015 areas of natural constraint scheme and the basic payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Galway, the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44018/15]

Farm Household Incomes

Mattie McGrath

270. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average family income for dairy, cattle, sheep and tillage farmers for each of the years 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44073/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Martin Ferris

271. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will be made under the basic payment scheme and the greening scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [44076/15]

Fishing Industry

Clare Daly

272. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in the same way that there is a need for transparency in the Irish Farmers Association, if such transparency is also needed in the fishing industry, particularly in the context of the large amounts of money involved in quotas of fish which are a natural resource; the safeguards in place for dealing with lobbyists; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44103/15]

GLAS Administration

Noel Harrington

273. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if applicants under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme had their points miscalculated due to a fault in the software his Department provided to farm advisers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44151/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Martin Ferris

274. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payment to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the area based payment scheme and the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44156/15]