Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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- Received 26 October 2016Decided 18 November 2017Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
1. I understand 70 joint inspections (there may be more now) of dog breeding establishments have been carried out according to an agreed protocol under the Animal Welfare Act 2013 and the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010. I wish to request copies of all reports relating to inspections of dog breeding establishments held by the Department and which were carried out under the above protocol since 1 January 2014. 2. Any internal documents held by the Department’s animal welfare section that relate to conditions in dog breeding establishments from January 1 to date. 3. All submission made by Canine Breeders Ireland and the Hunt Association of Ireland in relation to the Dog Breeding Establishment Act and Bill from 2004 until May 2016 (when the responsibility for such establishments was transferred from DAFM). I appreciate that the submissions made to Oireachtras (2004 and 2010) are online, but I understand from those transcripts there were other attempts to lobby the DAFM Minister. 4. A copy of the register of interest for DAFM employee, Michelle Connolly, who based in Tipperary for the years 2012 to present.
- Received 19 December 2016Decided 25 January 2017Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Copies of all internal audits carried out by the Department between 1st June 2016 to date. Copies all internal audits carried out by agencies or bodies under the aegis of the Department, of which a copy has been forwarded to the Department/Minister for consideration, in the same period.
- Received 16 December 2016Decided 20 January 2017Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
How many people are employed by the Department? How many of the Department's employees are male and female? What is the average pay for male employees and the average pay for female employees within the Department? A breakdown of gender at each pay scale eg. 'Principal Officer: 5 male 3 female.
- Received 14 December 2016Decided 16 January 2017Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Under FOI law I would like copies of all correspondence sent to Minister Michael Creed's private email from within the Department since his appointment as Minister. I would also like copies of all work related (government and departmental) emails sent and received by the minister on this private email since his appointment. Please include any lobbying correspondence the Minister may have received on this account relating to his position.
- Received 16 December 2016Decided 11 January 2017Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Is the product "Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin" used on animals in Ireland? If so please list what food-producing farms it is used on.
- Received 30 November 2016Decided 22 December 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I request access to the following records which are non-personal and which I believe are held by the Department about ministerial gifts. • Details of all the gifts received and given by the minister and/or his office in the 12 months up to the date of this letter. The details should list: (1) the type of gift and its value; (2) who gave it/to whom it was given; (3) when and where the gift was given/received and the reason for the presentation. • Records of any correspondence to and from the Minister’s office in relation to the sourcing and/or purchase of items to be used as gifts to be handed out by the minister on trips abroad or upon welcoming people to Ireland. • Correspondence to/from the Minister’s office about receiving/giving gifts
- Received 30 November 2016Decided 22 December 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
all records, notes and documents pertaining to representations made to the Department of Agriculture by the Irish Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association about the department's ongoing investigations into the use of banned animal remedies, steroids and veterinary drugs among horse trainers. I also wish to obtain all records/memos of all meetings held between Departmental officials and the ITBA. I also wish to obtained a detailed list on where such meetings took place and those who attended. I also wish to obtain copies of any documents pertaining to these meetings generated for internal use among officials and employees of the department.
- Received 27 October 2016Decided 19 December 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
copies of all your Department's records pertaining to Bord na gCon pension schemes including the Bord na gCon employee benefits
- Received 20 October 2016Decided 14 December 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
the details of the names and addresses of all persons, groups, organisations, bodies etc, from which a submission and/or observation was received by the minister in relation to an application for an XXXXX at XXXX, XXXX, XXXX (Case ref XXX/XXX)
- Received 17 November 2016Decided 14 December 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
a copy of any information / photographs you have on file in relation to a complaint made to the Department of Agricultural by XXXXX Local Authority re. slurry spreading on my land in February 20xx, which resulted in a sanction
- Received 23 November 2016Decided 14 December 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
A copy/copies of any and all submissions from Animal Heaven Animal Rescue, Crag, Castleisland, co.Kerry for ANY grants or public funding made in the last 3 years. To include this year, a copy of any reports and compliance notices issued to AHAR in the last 12 months (November 2015 to November 2016), how many times since August 2016 to date have officials from YOUR department carried out full inspections of any and all premises used by AHAR (including those outside of Kerry), where any compliance notices issued including any issued under the Animal welfare act to include proper housing and treatment of Farm stock,Cats, Dogs, and Equines
- Received 30 November 2016Decided 14 December 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
1. All documents, records and correspondence between January 1st 2016 and the present date relating to the use of glyphosate, correspondence to include both written and electronic communications. Please note that this request excludes official European Commission documents and circulars. 2. Submissions received to the public consultation launched in January 2015 on the Discussion Document on the potential for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Mitigation within the Agriculture and Forestry Sector.
- Received 9 November 2016Decided 6 December 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
in relation to the recent trade mission to North Africa. Please can you provide me with: 1. The minister's full itinerary. 2. All speaking notes, briefing notes and slides for the minister, officials and other participants. Minutes/reports of meetings. 3. A list of industry/farming representatives and officials in the Irish delegation and their job titles and companies/organisations. If you can't give names then just a list of companies/organisations. 4. Any records pertaining to the seminar, “Food Ireland: Safe, Secure & Sustainable”, e.g. delegate list, slides, presentation by the Department. 5. Correspondence with the Irish businesses and organisations that participated in the trade mission in the run-up to the trade mission i.e. the preparation/coordination phase
- Received 28 November 2016Decided 5 December 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I wish to seek the names and grades of officers from DAFM appointed to Teagasc as Ministerial appointees as follows: 1. the Ministerial appointee serving on the board of Teagasc on 1 January 2005, 2. the date he relinquished his appointment, 3. the names and date of each Ministerial appointment made subsequently to the Teagasc board, 4. the dates they relinquished their appointments from the Teagasc board. I expect this info will show the current Minsterial appointee to the Teagasc board and when he took up office.
- Received 4 November 2016Decided 30 November 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Copies of all records held by the Deparment relating to the length of the term of Horse Racing Ireland chief executive Brian Kavanagh's new contract which commenced in September 2016. The records should include - but are not limited to - all records and meetings (internal and external) which dealt with the initial request for a three year contract and subsequent representations/recommendations and/or briefings which contributed to the contract term being increased to five years
- Received 7 November 2016Decided 30 November 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
• Any and all correspondence between Department ministers, officials and personnel and Michael Lowry TD between 01 January 2016 and 07 November 2016 inclusive
- Received 28 October 2016Decided 24 November 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I would like to make a request for information under Freedom of Information rules. I am looking for the most recent 10 years of data for the sales of agricultural sprays (herbicidies, pesticides, fungicidies, etc.) in Ireland.
- Received 11 October 2016Decided 18 November 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
2003-2013 TVI Panel list
- Received 20 October 2016Decided 16 November 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
in relation to a turbary plot alloted to XXX that was transferred to a third party by deed of transfer dated January 1st 19xx; we request a copy of this deed of transfer to include the name and contact details of this third party, and the Turbary rights agreement and also maps of the Turbary in xxxxxx.
- Received 1 November 2016Decided 16 November 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Please can you provide me with a copy of the DAFM Culture and Gender Review by Clare Mulligan Consulting
- Received 12 October 2016Decided 14 November 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
ALL SUBMISSIONS MADE DURING THE CONSULTATION PROCESS REGARDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BEEF PRODUCER ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE IRISH BEEF SECTOR
- Received 17 October 2016Decided 14 November 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
all correspondence and records relating to Decision XXXXX regarding Afforestation of 2.91 hectares in XXXX. Please include all records and minutes of meetings, conversations, phone calls, emails, letters, forms, Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) screening process reports, decisions, memos and any and all other records connected in any way to the above mentioned decision.
- Received 3 November 2016Decided 14 November 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I want to know who has been claiming area aid on parcel number XXXXXX over the last few years.
- Received 3 November 2016Decided 14 November 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
regarding land parcel number xxxxx, who was claiming it before me?
- Received 26 October 2016Decided 11 November 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I request all non personal information and documents (including maps and inspection reports) that are related to the application of grants specifically but not limited to Single farm payment, REPS and GLAS schemes that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has received in the last 5 years (2011-2016) in relation to Folio Numbers xxxx and xxxx both situated in xxxxxxxxx
- Received 23 September 2016Decided 10 November 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Copies of inspectors' reports from inspections of animals in circuses from 2015 and 2016 (where available) - as set out in then Minister Coveney's animal welfare measures announced in 2014. I would also request clarification on the qualifications of said inspectors in the context of 'exotic animals' such as tigers, elephants, etc.
- Received 19 October 2016Decided 8 November 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
The total number of interns hired under the Jobbridge scheme by the Department and by any agencies under the remit of this Department. The department or agency under the remit of the department the intern was placed in. The average age of interns hired by the Department or by any agencies of this Department. Gender breakdown of each intern. How long each internship interns hired under Jobbridge stayed with the Department. The job description of each internship as advertised, including relevant qualifications and educational requirements. Where the internship was advertised- what website it was published on. How many interns under the Jobbridge scheme offered a full-time position by the Department after they had completed the scheme. What stage of the internship was the job offered. The starting salary of this job. The starting and finishing dates of each intern. Information requested is from the inception of the scheme in 2013, to date.
- Received 3 October 2016Decided 1 November 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
copies of all records relating to the decision to sanction the re-appointment of Brian Kavanagh as chief executive of Horse Racing Ireland. I am only seeking records created in 2016.
- Received 3 October 2016Decided 1 November 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
All electronic and written correspondence including letters, memos, background papers, preparatory advice, minutes of meetings, submissions, and documents within the Department in relation to the reappointment of Horse Racing Ireland’s CEO, from 9 May 2016 to present
- Received 26 September 2016Decided 27 October 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
* Copies of all correspondence in relation to the contract of employment of Horse Racing Ireland chief executive Brian Kavanagh as well as requests made by HRI to government for a new contract or extension of old contract. The records should include but not be limited to copies of all communications on the topic of the chief executive's contract - as well as its renewal or extension - to/from the following individuals: - Minister Michael Creed - Department of Agriculture Officials The time period can be limited to January 1, 2016 to September 26, 2016. The records should include copies of letters, emails, faxes, transcripts or notes of phone calls, and copies of any documents enclosed with letters or attachments to emails. Spearately I am also seeking copies of all correspondence in relation to the contract of employment of Horse Racing Ireland chief executive Brian Kavanagh between the Departmnet of Agriculture - its ministers and officials - and the Department of Finance and/or the Department of Public Expenditure in 2011.
- Received 28 September 2016Decided 27 October 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I request the following records relating to Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) between January 1, 2014 and the date of this letter: 1. All records, in any format, of communications, regarding the extension or the new contract, between any of: HRI Chairman, HRI CEO, HRI HR Director, HRI Finance Director, HRI Board Members, The Department of Sport, The Department of Agriculture, The Department of Finance, The Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, The Office of the Minister for Sport, The Office of the Minister for Agriculture and the Office of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, as well as the offices of Minister Simon Coveney, Minister Michael Creed and Minister Paschal Donohoe. 2. All internal memos about HRI 3. All briefing documents about HRI 4. All correspondence to and from the minister’s office about HRI 5. All correspondence between the Department’s Assistant secretary general and Mr Brian Kavanagh 6. All correspondence between the Department’s Assistant secretary general and Mr Joe Keeling
- Received 26 September 2016Decided 26 October 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Details of the number of absences among Dublin-based Departmental personnel on each day of the following months: - September 2015 - September 1 to 26, 2016
- Received 30 September 2016Decided 26 October 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Please provide 1. a copy of the documentation listed at (a) and (b) below held by of for DAFM in relation to National Identification Tag tender which was published on the register of lobbying on 20 May 2016: (a) the letter to Martin Blake and, (b) the minutes from the meeting with Martin Blake. 2. A copy of documentation (listed at (a), (b), (c) and (d) below) held by or for the Department in relation to the Bovine Tag Identification Scheme which was published on the Register of Lobbying on 19 September 2016: (a) the minutes from the meeting with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine, (b) the minutes from the meeting with Fianna Fail deputies, (c) all e-mails (2-5 specified) held in relation to this matter, and (d) phone call memoranda (2-5 specified) held in relation to this matter. 3. a copy of the documentation held by or for the Department in relation to any application for approval received pursuant to any of the Official Standards for Approval of Bovine Identification Tags and Services issued on 29 July, 18 August, 12 September and/or 16 September 2016.
- Received 26 September 2016Decided 25 October 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
copies of any records held in the ministeral office in the Department since Michael Creed's appointment relating to the Ballyvourney to Macroom bypass. To include emails, memos, letters, faxes, notes etc. - copies of any reports, memos, submissions, representations held by the Department regarding plans to allow farmers to postpone tax payments. This request to cover 2016 only.
- Received 27 September 2016Decided 25 October 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
A copy of agendas and minutes of meetings in relation to the Ombudsmans Special Report on the lost at sea scheme held in the DAFF. This should include a list of attendees for each meeting. I require these records from January 2011 to the present.
- Received 23 September 2016Decided 21 October 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
a copy of all correspondence received by the Department in relation to the proposed reappointment of Brian Kavanagh as chief executive of Horse Racing Ireland and any replies issued by the Department to such correspondence
- Received 28 September 2016Decided 19 October 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Can you please provide a list of the names of each Bulk Personal Dataset held or controlled by the Department, and, for each dataset. a) the purposes for which the dataset is held, b) the size of the dataset (in terms of either gigabytes of disk space, or number of individuals, or both), c) how many copies of the dataset are in existence in the department, and the source of that figure (ie whether that figure is as a result of copy control measures, a comprehensive audit, or is an estimate). If any part of the above is not held for any particular dataset, it is sufficient to say that that part is unknown.
- Received 20 September 2016Decided 18 October 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to all correspondence / memos relating to the following lobbying return by Veterinary Ireland: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/7996/veterinary-ireland
- Received 12 September 2016Decided 17 October 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
of the reasoning behind 'the lifting of the prohibition' on refrigerated sea water (RSW) tanks in the polyvalent sector of the Irish fishing fleet, so described in and initiated by Policy Directive 2011/1
- Received 18 August 2016Decided 3 October 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Can you please list Department of Agriculture employees/inspectors who carry out food safety control work in meat plants, and also DAFM inspectors who visit farms. Please supply the current salary grades/scales for both of these categories of inspectors.
- Received 1 September 2016Decided 28 September 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
The number of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) carried out by the Minister on Afforestation Applications made between 1st January 2003 and 30th June 2016 — Including the year and county to which each pertains
- Received 26 August 2016Decided 26 September 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
The number of former private secretaries (appointed before 1 February 2012) in your department currently receiving the 50% allowance including a breakdown of the number of former private secretaries to ministers, ministers of state or heads of department; the cost of allowances to these in 2015. 2. The number of former private secretaries in your department appointed after 1 February 2012 and at what percentage level they are receiving an allowance (under the terms of last year's civil service arbitration board decision), and which type of private secretary they were; the cost of allowances to these in 2015. 3. The number of active private secretaries in your department in 2015 broken down by what kind of private secretary they were. 4. The number of private secretaries in your department at present broken down by what kind of private secretary they are
- Received 16 August 2016Decided 8 September 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Copies of any briefing notes, reports, submissions, recommendations, or investigation reports prepared for the Minister with regard to shooting of cattle by Irish Defence Forces in July
- Received 16 August 2016Decided 8 September 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
• The amount of energy crop planted in Ireland from 2007-2016, broken down by year and amount planted per crop (in Hectares); • Projections for the amount of energy crop to be planted in Ireland in 2017, broken down by year and amount planted per crop (in Hectares); • The number of applications under the Bio-Energy Establishment Scheme from 2007-Present, broken down by year and energy crop; • A copy of all documents (reports, including drafts, memos, meeting minutes, emails, etc...) concerning Bord na Mona's input into the drafting of the Bio-Energy (Willow) Scheme 2015
- Received 2 August 2016Decided 30 August 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
copies of all correspondence, including internal correspondence, about the visit of Minister Michael Creed to Kilgarvan, Co Kerry to attend the launch of the Kilgarvan Agricultural Show
- Received 2 August 2016Decided 30 August 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Aquaculture License applications in Castlemaine Harbour SAC in 2016. I found reference to one granted in Reenallagane in 2015 and i have reason to believe that there are more that are live but i cant find any evidence online. can you please let me know the reference of any new applications?
- Received 2 August 2016Decided 29 August 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
a copy of the national wildlife report that was sent in by Leonard Floyd regarding the lowering of the river bank at Comminch Bridge
- Received 15 August 2016Decided 23 August 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
a copy of the Lost-At-Sea Scheme established in 2001, including the specific details, parameters and conditions of the Scheme
- Received 22 July 2016Decided 22 August 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
• A copy of all briefing documents prepared for the minister with responsibility for the horse racing industry between January 1, 2015 and the date of this letter. • All correspondence between the minister, the CEO of HRI and HRI board members between September 1, 2015 and the date of this letter.
- Received 25 July 2016Decided 18 August 2016Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
copies of any correspondence between your Department and the Dept of Public Expenditure and Reform with regard to the appointment of special advisers. copies of any correspondence between your Department and the Dept of Public Expenditure and Reform seeking salaries in excess of agreed pay caps.