Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
FOI Requests — 1,571 records (page 16 of 32)
- Received 15 June 2021Decided —P a r t G r a n tDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Copies of the complete files, and all correspondence, for the following Forestry Roads : CN75675 (Approved September 2016) CN79694 (Approved June 2018) CN83738 (Approved December 2019)
- Received 16 June 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Any audit (not publicly available) of the GLAS inspection process since initiation in 2016 - Annual Data (2016-2021) in tabular form for the total number of active Glas participants per year; Number of inspections carried out per year; number of contracts where penalties applied and types of penalties applied; Number of contracts stopped for failure to adhere to Terms and Conditions; number of appeals; number of times decision to cut or stop payment has been overturned following appeal; number of appeals to Agricultural Appeals Office; number of Agricultural Appeals Office decisions in favour of appellant
- Received 17 June 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I am seeking the following: • A gender breakdown of the overall number of male and female farmers that completed the Knowledge Transfer (KT) Programme. • Further to this a gender breakdown of the number of male and female farmers that took part in each type of KT scheme - poultry, tillage, equine, sheep, dairy, beef and forestry. • The total number of KT groups that were in operation. • The number of KT groups run by female advisors.
- Received 17 June 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
all correspondence bewteen the forest service, referral bodies, stakeholders and all other third paties in relation to forest road approval issued under contract number CN83005 and in relation to forest road constructed under this approval.
- Received 17 June 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
the list of vessels under the Irish flag which are holders of authorisations for zones CIEM IVb, IVc, VIId and VIIe as per article 12, section 1, of Regulation 2018/973 establishing a multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the North Sea as well as per article 14, section 1 of Regulation 2019/472 establishing a multiannual plan for stocks fished in the western waters and adjacent waters
- Received 21 June 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
1. Any briefings documents for senior departmental management (Assistant Secretary or SG level) and/or Ministerial level in relation to delays in GLAS/GLAS+ payments from 1 January 2020 to Present. 2. Annual Data in tabular form on GLAS advance and balance payments to include number of farmers whose payment was delayed; percentage of farmers (from total participants) whose payment was delayed; average length of delay in payment (in months or days); number of farmers who have faced payment delays for 2, 3, 4, or 5 years of the scheme. If this is unavailable to instead provide the numbers that were paid on the first payrun of each GLAS advance and balance payment run. 3. The total amount paid in AEOS by action, for each claim year (ie; the year in which the payment was claimed by the applicant, as opposed to when it was paid) and this data to be for the duration of the AEOS scheme (2010 to 2018). 4. The overall amount paid in REPS for each claim year. This is also to be based on claim year and for the same time period as above. 5. Data in tabular form on GLAS/GLAS+ total amount paid broken down by each individual action under Tier 1, 2 and 3 for which funding is available. Data to also be broken down per tranche if possible.
- Received 23 June 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
(1) Have you commenced to roll out diversity and inclusion training in the workplace to promote the visibility of the LGBTQI+ Community? Yes/No (2) Who is providing this training i.e. in-house training branch or specific organisations such as XXX, XXXXX, XXXXXt etc. (3) Have you signed up as members of any of these organisations Yes/No (a) please specify which organisations if you have. (4) How many training days will each staff member receive, and is this training compulsory? (5) Please provide a copy of documents/manuals provided for the diversity and inclusion training.
- Received 23 June 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
(1) Have you commenced to roll out diversity and inclusion training in the workplace to promote the visibility of the LGBTQI+ Community? Yes/No (2) How much to date has been spent on diversity training and what is budgeted for future spend? (3) What amendments will you be making to your HR policies, if any, as a result of this inclusion initiative? (4) Do you have a policy around the use of pronouns by your staff? If so, what are the policies?
- Received 29 June 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
With regard to the government’s LGBTQI strategy to promote the visibility of LBGTQI community: (1) Please provide any records you hold regarding plans to provide gender neutral toilet facilities in the workplace, (2) Please provide any records you hold of discussions around whether people who are transitioning to their preferred gender will be permitted to use the toilets that matches their preferred gender and whether this practice will only apply to holders of a gender recognition certificate. (3) Please provide any records you hold regarding any risk assessments that you carried out on your toilet proposals, including (a) records of staff consultation on these proposals, and (b) records of the outcome. (4) Please provide any records that you hold regarding the use of disabled toilets as gender neutral options for your department/office.
- Received 29 June 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I am requesting the release of any email correspondence sent by the minister between 1 March this year and the present date regarding a ban on the transport of livestock to North African countries. I am also seeking the release of any memos prepared for the minister this year regarding a ban on transporting livestock to North African countries, as well as any minutes or notes of meetings attended by the minister this year where such a ban was discussed.
- Received 1 July 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
• All internal and external correspondence involving the Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine or anyone above the grade of Principal Officer in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine between February 25th, 2018 up to the date of processing this request regarding the proposed development of a Deep Water Quay (DWQ) at XXX/XXX Co. XXX.
- Received 1 July 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Could I please get a copy of the journey logs and health certs in relation to the below trucks that left Rosslare port: 01/05/2021 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 04/05/2021 18:35 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX? 04/05/2021 18:34 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
- Received 12 July 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I request the following records (please complete Appendix A, if appropriate): - Number of thoroughbred racehorses retired in Ireland in 2020 - Breakdown of where those horses ended up; breeding, rehomed, slaughtered, etc - Total number of thoroughbred foals bred in Ireland in period 2020 - Number of thoroughbred foals that were unfit for racing - Number of thoroughbred horses sent to abattoir or other slaughterhouses in 2020
- Received 19 July 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
• Applications for funding under agri-food tourism initiatives and any associated correspondence received by the department from the XXX XXX XXX within the last five years.
- Received 1 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
copies of any briefings, memos, submissions, reports, or other such research or review documents prepared for either the minister or the secretary general with regard to the possibility of rapid Covid-19 testing at meat processing plants.
- Received 2 March 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
All information and files including memos etc arising from a complaint made by the Applicant to XXX of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine concerning a XXXX Pony which the Applicant gave on a temporary basis to XXX XXX of XXX, XXX. The complaint was made in or about XXXX 2018.
- Received 9 March 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Figures for calf mortality during transport in 2019 and 2020?
- Received 9 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
A sample of 10 representations made to Minister McConalogue, Minister Heydon and Minister Hackett's office over the XXX XXX. Any correspondence between the Minister's office and the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board over this controversy dated between XX XXXX and XX XXXX.
- Received 10 March 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I would like a copy of the data on the approximate area, similar to the locations provided on the Foulbrood map, where these other diseases were identified, including the numbers of cases of positive tests. What I'm actually looking for are the numbers and genearal locations of confirmed infections of bee diseases other than America and European foulbrood. The time period is for the past 5 years (2015-2020), if that's possible, but as long a period for which records are available in that time scale.
- Received 10 March 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I would like to request under the Freedom Of Information Act 2014 all communication sent and received, including any documents or attachments, and all briefing material and minutes, in relation to the meeting of Ministers McConalogue and Hackett with European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans on March 2 2021. The search may be limited to the period between February 1st 2021 and the present.
- Received 10 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I would like to request under the Freedom Of Information Act 2014 any documents or attachments, and all briefing material and minutes of meetings, in relation to the joint Department of Agriculture and Teagasc Moove Project, to include the Office of the Minister. The search should be limited to the period between January 2020 and the present..
- Received 11 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Copies of all correspondence related to inspections and drug testing at the yards of horse trainers and licenced and unlicenced horse breeders. Correspondence can be limited to items to/from the following officials and politicians: • Secretary General XXXX XXXX; • Chief Veterinary Officer XXXX XXXXX; • Assistant Secretary General XX XXX XXX; • Minister for Agirculture Charlie McConalogue: • Former Ministers for Agriculture Michael Creed, Barry Cowen and Dara Calleary. Items should include but not be limited to correspondence to/from the following organisations: • Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association (ITBA) • Irish Horseracing Board (IHRB).
- Received 12 March 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I hereby request a full and un-redacted copy of the Public Site Planning Notice, which was publicly erected for the official planning application of Afforestation Decision Number XXX.
- Received 15 March 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I am writing to you under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act to request any information your organisation has regarding a Covid Elimination strategy such as has been implemented in countries like New Zealand.
- Received 16 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Aforestation files on XXX, XXX ,XXX, XXX, XXX, XXX-.and earlier general felling licence
- Received 18 March 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
• A copy of all documents, submissions, memos, minutes, briefing documents, and any subsequent correspondence and/or internal departmental communications, related to the following lobbying return: https://www.lobbying.ie/return/69094/unilever-uk--ireland
- Received 18 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - copies of any records held referring or relating to a controversy involving XXXX XXXXX XXXX XXXX and a XXXXX of him XXXX on X XXXX XXXXX. This request to cover the period XX XXXX 2021 to date of receipt of the request. As per our telephone conversation, I am happy to confine my request re: XXX XXX where it relates to representations from the public to the following: - a sample of 10 or 12 representations, ideally giving a somewhat representative view of such correspondence received by the department. - a total number, or estimated total of number, for the amount of individual reps received by the department on the matter.
- Received 18 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I was informed by Inland Fisheries Ireland that there was a meeting held on the XX XXXX 2021 in relation to the XXX XXX program. I am looking to submit a FOI request for a; 1) Minutes and attendees of the 1st meeting of the XX XXXX XXX for 2021 2) Minutes and attendees of the 2nd meeting of the XXX XXXX XXX for 2021 if it had already happened
- Received 18 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
• Internal correspondence and that with XXXX, minutes of any meetings held internally or with XXXX and briefing documents for any meetings associated with the below lobbying returns from XXXX: Lobbying Return • Internal correspondence and that with the IFA, minutes of any meetings held, and briefing documents for the meetings associated with the below lobbying returns from the IFA about the Independent Aquaculture Licence Review Committee (IALRC) Report: - lobbying return 1 and Lobbying return 2 • Agenda, briefing documents and minutes of meetings (including referenced records in the minutes) held between senior management of DAFM and/or the Aquaculture section and/or ministerial level representation (including Ministerial advisors) and any of the following IFA Aquaculture Committee members (XXX XXXX, XXX XXXX, and/or XXX XXXX) in their role with the Aquaculture Committee in relation to salmon farming for the period 1 January 2019-present Please exclude any records in relation to the setting up of physical or virtual meetings.
- Received 19 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
In April 2017 a Moratorium was placed on the above rescue known at the time as XXX at the above address to cease accommodating equines on their premises at the above location. They are now known as XXX but still at the same address. Can you advise me if the Moratorium still in place or if it has been lifted please? Can you also advice me if XXX (the premises at the above address) are still Registered under XXX XXX XXX to enable them to export dogs?
- Received 24 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Can I please request a copy of the fully completed journey logs and health certificates for the below trucks that left Rosslare Port on XX XXXXX 2021: XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXXXXX XXX XXX XXX Can I please request a copy of the fully completed journey logs and health certificates for the below trucks that left Rosslare Port on XX XXXX 2021: XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX
- Received 25 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Under freedom of information, I am seeking records from 2020 and 2021 pertaining to the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Bill 2021, specifically correspondence with the Department of Environment, briefing notes and research that fed into this bill.
- Received 26 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
• Any reports, briefing documents and/or submissions sent to, or prepared by, the Investigations Steering Group that concern salmon farms or hatcheries from 1 January 2015-present • The minutes of meeting of the Investigations Steering Group in which any issues related to salmon farms or hatcheries are discussed or mentioned from 1 January 2015-present • Copies of Submissions made by the Assistant Secretary General for the Marine and/or staff within the Aquaculture & Foreshore Management Division TO Senior Management and/or Ministerial level in relation to any breaches or potential breaches of licence conditions of any salmon farm operations (including hatcheries) from March 2017-present • Briefing documents, minutes and/or summary reports from all meetings held with representatives of XXXX/XXXX/XXXX in which any breaches or potential breaches of licence conditions of any salmon farm operations (including hatcheries) were discussed from March 2017-present
- Received 29 March 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Could I please request the slaughter figures for 2020 Volume of pigs slaughtered Volume of bovines slaughtered Volumes of bovines slaughtered with no stunning Volume of calves slaughtered Are any calves slaughtered with no stunning? Volume of sheep slaughtered Volume of sheep slaughtered with no stunning Volume of poultry slaughtered Volume of poultry slaughtered with no stunning *Is there a separate record for broilers, egg laying hens, ducks and geese etc? Volume of goats slaughtered Volume of goats slaughtered with no stunning Do you have a figure for the number of male chicks culled in the egg industry and are they gassed or macerated, or both?
- Received 29 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
The application from XXX, Longord and Limerick, XXX and supporting documents.
- Received 6 April 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
• All Forest Service records regarding Ecoplan Forestry application XXX • All Forest Service records regarding Ecoplan Forestry application XXX • All Forest Service records regarding Ecoplan Forestry application XXX • All Forest Service records regarding Ecoplan Forestry application XXX • All Forest Service records regarding Ecoplan Forestry application XXX • All Forest Service records regarding Ecoplan Forestry application XXX • All Forest Service records regarding Ecoplan Forestry application XXX • Details of Forest Service Inspection policy – rate of inspections, approach and reporting system, how selection is made (i.e. risk vs random, risk analysis) • Details of Forest Service referral policy • Details of Forest Service administration/referral policy regarding Native Woodland Conservation applications • Details of Forest Service complaints procedures
- Received 10 April 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
“Matters relating to XXX XXX” from the XX XXXX 2021 to XX XXXX 2021, incoming & outgoing correspondence to minister’s office including his staff and department Agriculture, food and marine. “XXX XXX - The stark reality facing the Irish economy, from the XX XXXX to XX XXXXl, incoming & outgoing correspondence to minister’s office including his staff and department Agriculture, food and marine. “The XXX XXX, from the XX XXXX to XX XXXX, incoming & outgoing correspondence to minister’s office including his staff and department Agriculture, food and marine
- Received 18 March 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Further to our phone conversation, I am looking for records only from years 2012, 2020 and 2021. • records held by the department relating to ash dieback/Chalara fraxinea from years 2012, 2020 and 2021. • records pertaining to the overall design of the scheme • records pertaining to plant health and the risk, arrival and response to ash dieback in Ireland in 2012, and to the health and decline of the ash population from 2020 and 2021.
- Received 18 March 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
All correspondence connected directly or indirectly (eg. associated Felling Licence Application ref: XXX) with this application Ref: XXX, to include all correspondence and reports from all Inspectors involved with this application and Forest Service officials including emails and notes of telephone conversations together with all correspondence involving TDs and Government Ministers from 26/6/2017 to 13/8/2019 AND from 26/5/2020 to 18/3/2021.
- Received 18 March 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
1. A copy of the actual Special Import Licence granted by the Department in respect of Gamaret 2. A copy of the application for a Special Import Licence XXX for Gamaret. 3. Details of the shortage of supply of frontline intra-mammary formulations prevailing at the time (particularly when not only was Terexine available, but there was also available a product, Synulox, manufactured by XXXX). 4. Details of the problem in production and market supply as advised to the Department from a key number of multi-nationals specifying the product and the manufacturer/multi-national concerned. 5. All documentation/working papers passing between XXX and the Department. 6. All documentation passing between the Department and XXX/XXX 7. All particulars of the application process of XXX or such party as holds the Special Import Licenses XXX for Gamaret. 8. Particulars of why XXX was not invited to participate in the application process. 9. On what grounds opinion was expressed that Terexine was not an appropriate available animal remedy, authorised within the State. 10. All updates received in respect of Tetra delta and its availability. 11. Details concerning communications between the Minister and the XXX about the proposed importation of Gamaret.
- Received 24 March 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
, I am making a Freedom of Information Request 2014 for the following: - Please email me copies of all photos take by your Officials of the trees felled on lands in XXXXX, XXXX in preparation for the Department's case of Illegal Felling against XXX, XXX and XXX and XXX.
- Received 6 April 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Could I please request of the below documentation in relation to two recent shipments to Libya: Belview Port XXX departed 14/03/21 Voyage Plan Health Certificates Loading Report Masters Confidential Report Cork Port XXX departed 14/03/21 Voyage Plan Health Certificates Loading Report Masters Confidential Report Certificate of Approval and accompanying veterinary and marine surveyors reports. Type II Transporter authorisation cert At the ANIT committee meeting on long distance transport on 25th February XXX stated ‘Ireland welcomes and applies the Zuchtvieh judgement of the ECJ stipulates that journey planning and risk management measures apply to whole journey up until the final destination in a third country.’ Can I please have a copy of the journey plan up until the final destination for both sea journeys.
- Received 9 April 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I am looking for a document about the national forest strategy of Ireland, titled "Growing for the Future: A Strategic Plan for the Development of the Forestry Sector in Ireland". In particular I am interested in the following: 1) Data for the period 2000-2007, matching Figure 31. Total state expenditure on forestry (1993-2019) (p.59). Table 35 (p.60) describes the period 2008-2019, but no earlier years. 2) Data matching Figure 35: Area of forest damaged by fire 1930-2019 (p.73).
- Received 12 April 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I wish to request for records and data related to inspections, reports on any concerns with animal welfare issues at mink farms from the period of January 2018 to January 2020.
- Received 12 April 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
the amount of money spent by the Department throughout 2020 on taxi services.
- Received 13 April 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I wish to apply for any of the following material under the 2014 Freedom of Information Act arising from contacts between the Departments of Agriculture and XXX pertaining to the preparation of the 2019 Climate Action Plan as follows: • any materials (correspondence or otherwise) relating to the treatment of Ag methane and the proposed ETS type system for Ag GHG These materials may include emails, WhatsApp messages, Twitter direct messages, texts, etc. between officials or Minsters. • any similar communications between XXX and DAFM on the subject of an EU ETS type system for Ag GHG. Within the time frame from 01 September 2018 to 01 July 2020.
- Received 19 April 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
All records created between 1st January 2005 and 31st December 2013 relating to the designation as Natura 2000 sites 'sandbanks slightly covered by seawater all the time', EU Annexe 1 Habitat Type (1110). Specifically, we request records created between 1st January 2007 and 31st December 2015 in relation to the decision-making process by which it was decided to designate the XXXX XXX and XXXX XXX and to not designate other east coast sandbanks. The information should include • all inter-departmental and all intra-departmental communications and communications with all other organisations, associations or agencies and with the European Commission. • information on the scientific and other factors that were taken into account when making the decisions to designate • other sites that were considered for designation and why were these specific sites selected for designation over and above others • Departments/Agencies that were consulted/became involved in the decision-making process in relation to these designations
- Received 22 April 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
• All records relating to Department of Agriculture investigations, into the discovery / disposal of bovine animal remains on farms in Co. XXXX, between 1 January 2021 and 21 April 2021. • All records / correspondence between the Department and XXXX County Council in relation to investigations of the above nature, between 1 January 2021 and 21 April 2021.
- Received 22 April 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
• All records relating to Department of Agriculture investigations, into the discovery / disposal of bovine animal remains on farms in Co. XXXX, between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020. • All records / correspondence between the Department and XXX County Council in relation to investigations of the above nature, between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2020.
- Received 27 April 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
We are referring to the complaint made against us in Early April and we are looking for a copy of this complaint it’s it entirety under the Freedom of Information Act as a campaign of terror continues against the mart and myself directly of all sorts of threats and abuse on almost a daily basis. The matter is with the Garda at this point. We must highlight we have no issue with the department of agriculture or its staff that supervise our mart and we will endeavour to continue to work with your organisation on any requirements or improvements you insist upon. This request is specifically to see can we get to the source of this campaign.