Agriculture & Food
23 Mar 05 Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill
Mr. Gogarty: The first matter I want to address is the broader agenda issue about the fabric of rural society being destroyed by Green Party policies. If one considers post office closures and farm incomes declining, it is Fianna Fáil, which by and large, presided over the latter.
23 Mar 05 Forestry Grants
219. Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to eliminate inequities in the forestry grant system such as the discrepancy in the rate of premium and the fact that forestry organisations are not interested in holdings under three hectares; her views on whether more smallholders would opt to plant trees if these inequities were eliminated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9638/05]
23 Mar 05 Travel Expenses
375. Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the amount her Department paid in 2004 for car mileage expenses; the amount paid to cover rail and bus ticket expenses; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8595/05]
22 Mar 05 Fur Farming (Prohibition) Bill
Mr. Boyle: I move:
"That the Bill be now read a Second Time."
This is an Act to prohibit the keeping of animals solely or primarily for slaughter for the value of their fur.
22 Mar 05 Farmer Numbers
1. Mr. Sargent asked the Taoiseach if his Department has statistics that indicate the numbers of full-time and part-time farmers in the 1950s, in the early 1990s and in 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6985/05]
2 Mar 05 Bio-fuels
137.Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on the development of the bio-fuel sector in agriculture here and the potential for replacement employment following the decision of a company (details supplied) to close the Carlow sugar factory. [6974/05]
2 Mar 05 Measures to Prevent Import of Diseases
122.Mr. Cuffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on the quarantine and other measures to prevent the introduction of animal and plant diseases into Ireland. [6978/05]
2 Mar 05 Nitrates Directive
110.Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress with regard to implementing the Nitrates Directive 1991. [6980/05]
2 Mar 05 Punchestown Racecourse
103.Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will respond to claims that certain leases involving the Punchestown racecourse lands are invalid and need to be replaced, and that as a result Departments and State agencies had no security when they gave over ?28 million to the racecourse. [6982/05]
2 Mar 05 Organic Farming
100.Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the percentage of land in organic production here compared with all other EU member states; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6981/05]