Deasy, Austin

Tuesday, 2 December 1986

Dáil Eireann Debate
Vol. 370 No. 5

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Written Answers. - Potato Imports.

Potato imports from Britain for the three months ended 31 October are estimated at 2,900 tonnes compared with 2,000 tonnes for the same period in 1985.More Button

Written Answers. - County Meath Estate.

It is hoped to dispose of these lands as quickly as possible but having regard to the limited field staff now available for all land settlement work, it is not possible to say when this can be done. T...More Button

Written Answers. - Grant Payment.

It is a condition for the payment of grants to development farmers under the farm modernisation scheme that an extract of farm accounts be submitted for each year of the development plan. As the appli...More Button

Written Answers. - Agricultural Levies.

The information requested is as follows: (i) Agricultural levies being collected at meat plants Nov. 1985 — Oct. 1986:More Button

Written Answers. - Grant Payments.

While the person named was not an applicant for sheep headage grants under the 1985 disadvantaged areas scheme, his father applied and was paid under that scheme. The person named and his brother hav...More Button

The person named has already been paid his 1985 ewe premium. As he had lowland grazings only and presented older ewes but no hogget ewes at inspection, he is not eligible under the 1986 disadvantaged...More Button

Written Answers. - Depopulation of Herd.

The question of depopulating the herd concerned will be considered in the light of the results of a reactor retest shortly to be carried out in this herd.More Button

Written Answers. - Division of Estates.

Every effort is being made to dispose of this estate but, having regard to the limited field staff now available for all land settlement work, I cannot say when this will be done.More Button

Every effort is being made to dispose of this estate but, having regard to the limited field staff now available for all land settlement work, I cannot say when this will be done. The allocation of l...More Button

Written Answers. - Testing of Bulls.

The practice of transporting bulls for service poses no serious threat to the disease eradication schemes. The bulls are tested regularly for TB and brucellosis. In addition, the procedures that hav...More Button

Written Answers. - Sheep Headage Scheme.

The person named did not apply for payment under the 1985 sheep headage scheme in the disadvantaged area. He applied for grants on 185 mountain ewes in 1986 but did not list any mountain grazings — o...More Button

Written Answers. - TB Research Group.

I presume the Deputy is referring to the TB research group comprising representatives from the Veterinary College of Ireland. An Foras Talúntais, veterinary practitioners and veterinary research pers...More Button

Written Answers. - Sale of Pesticides.

Regulations, under Community legislation, provide that pesticides, including herbicides such as Paraquat, may be sold only if I am satisfied that they do not constitute a danger to health or safety wh...More Button

Written Answers. - National Breeding Herd.

Since dual purpose cows comprise 80 per cent of the national breeding herd with beef cows comprising the remaining 20 per cent, the Department of Agriculture's approach to improving the beefing qualit...More Button

Written Answers. - Skimmed Milk.

Following is the information requested by the Deputy: 31 December 1985, 519, 720 tonnes; 31 October 1986, 831, 900 tonnes. 2. Quantity of skimmed milk powder purchased into intervention in the period ...More Button

Written Answers. - Milk Price.

The average net price (i.e. after deduction of levies) for manufacturing milk in September, the latest month for which official figures are available, was 79.1 pence per gallon. This represents 78.6 ...More Button

Written Answers. - Meat Export Plants.

The information requested is as follows: (a) Slaughterings at meat export plantsMore Button

Written Answers. - Cattle and Beef Prices.

The relevant EC guide is for “adult bovine animals”. The information requested for the week ending 26 November 1986 is as follows:More Button

Written Answers. - Small Scale Milk Producers.

The allocation of about £4.9 million to Ireland represented 5.4 per cent of the overall Community provision of approximately £90 million in 1985-86 to support the incomes of small scale milk producers...More Button

Written Answers. - Pig Grading Regime.

Arrangements for implementing the new grading regime are well advanced. The industry itself is aware of the need to move to grading on lean-meat content in line with market demands which reflect incr...More Button

Written Answers. - Calf Prices.

Calf prices in this country are determined by market forces and are influenced by a number of factors other than beef production trends such as prices in the dairy sector and fodder costs, etc. This ...More Button

Written Answers. - Grant Payment.

The grant is at present being processed with a view to payment if everything is found to be in order.More Button


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