Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
FOI Requests — 1,571 records (page 18 of 32)
- Received 10 November 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I wish to request access to the full minutes logged of a meeting held between the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine and the Irish Farmers Association on Monday, October 19, 2020, regarding the Nitrates Derogation Review.
- Received 11 November 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
All correspondence, reports and research on the subject of hare coursing exchanged internally and externally by officials at, or above, the grade of Principal Officer in the Department of Agriculture since June 27 of this year. All correspondence, reports and research on the subject of hare coursing exchanged internally and externally by Ministers Barry Cowen, Dara Calleary, Charlie McConalogue or Pippa Hackett since June 27 of this year.
- Received 16 November 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
a copy of the masters confidential report, loading/preloading report and health certs for the below shipments: 06/10/20 - XXXXX 12/10/20 - XXXXX
- Received 19 November 2020Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
all correspondence on the potential issues caused by mink farms due to their ability to catch and transmit Covid-19 from March to present date
- Received 20 November 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
ANC query on multiple townlands in XXXXX
- Received 20 November 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
On Wednesday 18th November a meeting was held at Agriculture House with Department officials including Minister McConalogue and Minister Hackett on live export. I would like to request a copy of the minutes of the meeting under the Freedom of Information Act 2014.
- Received 24 November 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
• A breakdown of the number of staff members who took sick leave in 2020, 2019 and 2018. • A breakdown of the number of sick days taken by staff members in 2020, 2019 and 2018.
- Received 24 November 2020Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I am seeking under the Freedom of Information Act all correspondence between the Dept of Agriculture and the operators of mink farms since the start of October of this year concerning the Government decision to cull all mink here in response to the Covid 19 pandemic. I am also seeking under the Freedom of Information Act copies of reports furnished to the Minister for Agriculture since the start of November concerning the decision to cull the mink. I am seeking under the Freedom of Information Act correspondence between the Dept and the mink farm operators concerning the issue of compensation over the decision to cull the mink. The date range of that aspect of the request is from October 1st 2020 to the present.
- Received 25 November 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
1. How many equidae and solipeds were slaughtered and deemed fit for human consumption in Ireland in: - 2018; - 2019; - 2020 to date? 2. How many equidae and solipeds were slaughtered in Ireland and deemed unfit for human consumption in: - 2018; - 2019; - 2020 to date? 3. Of those slaughtered, how many were of non-Irish origin and which countries did they come from? 4. How many equidae and solipeds slaughtered in Ireland were of British origin (passport code beginning XXX)? 5. And of those British equidae and solipeds slaughtered each year, how many had the following passport issuer / codes beginning with: - XXXX - XXXX - XXXX - XXXX - XXXX - XXXX - XXXX 6. How many slaughterhouses slaughter equidae and solipeds in Ireland? 7. What products are produced from the slaughtered equidae and solipeds – meat/skins/other products? Are there any products that are a speciality for your country? 8. Are products exported and if so, what are the products and which countries are they exported to?
- Received 26 November 2020Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
It was publicly announced in mid-2019 that there would be an orderly wind- down of the sector. I am interested in the correspondence between the department and the farms in relation to this. I am also interested in correspondence in relation to more recent concerns (in the last six weeks) about Covid-19 mutation at mink farms and the decision to cull all mink. I am interested in any back and forth between the department and the three farms with regards to these two matters, and to see if they have made representations to the Department.
- Received 26 November 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
How many veterinary inspectors have been compulsorily moved pursuant to the mobility policy, when they were moved, what length of service they had in their previous positions, and the precise locations of those previous positions.
- Received 1 December 2020Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Copies of all submissions, reports, memos, or other such overview or discussion documents relating to the decision to order a cull of mink at farms in Ireland. This request to cover the period 1 Sept 2020 to date of receipt of the request.
- Received 1 December 2020Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
All information relating to the draft and/or final Recommendations of the European Commission (DG Agri) on Ireland’s draft CAP Strategic Plan.
- Received 10 November 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
You were “interested to know how many staff are projected to be employed in SPS checks on January 1, 2021, and if could you tell me please, the location of such checks – are they in sea ports; sea and airports; or elsewhere?”
- Received 4 December 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I wish to apply for the following records under the Freedom of Information Act. The records I wisn to obtain concern how many cases were considered by the department's screening committee between the years 2015 to 2020. And how many of these were deemed appropriate for referral. Of the total number of cases which the committee deemed appropriate for referral, how many were actually referred by XXX, the department's XXX XXXX XXXX, to the Veterinary Council. I also wish to obtain all notes, records and correspondence on the cases that XXX decided not to refer and the reasons behind such decisions.
- Received 8 December 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I am requesting a breakdown of details of promotion competitions for individual grades in the format outlined in the table below. I request this data for the period 2016 - 2019 and the 11 grades for which I request this data are listed below. Administrative Grades: EO, HEO, AP, PO Technical Grades: SAO, DS, AS Professional Agricultural Inspectorate Grades: AI, SI Professional Veterinary Inspectorate Grades: SVI, SSVI
- Received 9 December 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I wish to obtain all notes, records and correspondence received and sent to the Department by the Irish Farmers Association and Teagase concerning biogenic methane under the Freedom of Information Act in the past 5 years. I wish to obtain the information under the Freedom of Information Act. I also wish to obtain any briefing notes prepared for the Minister and the Secretary General of the Department on this issue during the same period.
- Received 11 December 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I would like to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, any record that would include the following information: 1. the number of BPS Claimants who claimed for Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes 2019 2. the number of BPS Claimants who claimed who did not apply for Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes 2019 where a. They had applied for this scheme in previous year(s) and b. They continued to have land eligible for the scheme. I would also like whatever document(s) you have on the decision that it would no longer be possible to correspond with applicants to alert them to the likelihood that they had made a genuine human error in not ticking the Areas of Natural Constraints Schemes option in their online BPS application (as had been done in previous years).
- Received 14 December 2020Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I wish to apply under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 for all records relating to the application and any other documentation regarding Shellfish licences in the XXXX Harbour including the following applications but not limited to: • XXX (Published on 30.09.2020) (pdf 1,135Kb) - XXX Ltd (Published on 30.09.2020) (pdf 1,078Kb) • XXX (Published on 30.09.2020) (pdf 774Kb) -XXX (Published on 30.09.2020) (pdf 1,038Kb) •XXX (Published on 30.09.2020) (pdf 1,102Kb) - XXX (Published on 30.09.2020) (pdf 1,098Kb) • XXX (Published on 30.09.2020) (pdf 1,061Kb) -XXX (Published on 30.09.2020) (pdf 906Kb) • XXX (Published on 30.09.2020) (pdf 3,925Kb) -XXX (Published on 30.09.2020) (pdf 836Kb) Any records relating to observations from the public can be excluded and any information currently published on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s website.
- Received 21 December 2020Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Any communication between DG Environment and the Forest Service in the last two months of 2020 with specific reference to the state aid decision for the Forestry Programme.
- Received 23 November 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I wish to be provided with all records in relation to the following: • What enquiries has the Department of Agriculture Food & the Marine conducted regarding the length of service of Veterinary Inspectors in their positions. • The dates of these enquiries (if any). • The results of these enquiries (if any). • Any consequential actions arising from these enquiries (if any).
- Received 23 November 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I wish to be provided with all records relating to the following: • In relation to all Veterinary Inspectors and Superintending Veterinary Inspectors: a. details of their length of service b. The precise locations, dates and rank where that service was performed. Eg: Cavan RVO, start date, end date, rank.
- Received 30 December 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I request copies of the following documents in relation to a shipment from Greenore to Turkey that departed on 29/10/20 and a shipment from Cork to Libya that departed on 07/11/20: • 96 hour weather report • Loading and Pre loading reports • Masters Confidential Report • Health Certs
- Received 30 December 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
As livestock vessels authorised to carry livestock from Ireland must now hold two certificates can I please request the below under the Freedom of Information Act 2014: 1. A list of the livestock vessels that have current Certificates of Approval issued by Ireland pursuant to the Carriage of Livestock by Sea Regulations 2016 (S.I. 356/2016), copies of those certs, and copies of the relevant inspection reports. 2. A list of the livestock vessels that have current Certificates of Approval issued by Ireland, or another member state, pursuant to the European Communities (Animal Transport and Control Post) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 675/2006), copies of those certs, and copies of the relevant inspection reports. 3. A copy of all current DAFM rules /guidelines /guidance relating to the livestock vessel certification system.
- Received 4 January 2021Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
All correspondence, documents and records relating to Farmed Mink since 1st October 2020. This should include, but not be limited, to: • Any correspondence to or from the department relating to Mink Farms. • Specific documentation relating to the advice of the Chief Medical Officer that Farmed Mink should be culled in order to protect public health. • Any minutes, records or notes pertaining to any meeting at this this issue was discussed. • Any briefings provided to Ministers, Ministers of State or Department Officials on this matter. • All other documentation pertinent to this issue.
- Received 4 January 2021Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following: - copies of all records held referring or relating to an offensive tweet sent by a GRI board member about TD Holly Cairns. This request to cover the period 1 December 2020 to date of receipt of the request.
- Received 8 January 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
A full list of number of staff by grade and job titles (specialist staff within the Department eg Solicitor, Accountant etc) employed by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine as of 31 December 2019 and 31 December 2020 in tabular form To assist you further what I am seeking eg As of 31 December 2019 there was 2,000 staff at the grade of CO, 850 staff at the grade of EO etc
- Received 19 January 2021Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
1. Number of engineering staff in your organisation who were paid or reimbursed either in part or full their annual membership fees for Engineers Ireland for the years 2018 and 2019. 2. A list of all and any other professional subscriptions or membership fees (broken down by name of institution, and staff grade and number of each separately) either paid or reimbursed, party or fully, during 2018 and 2019.
- Received 7 August 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
The individual dates of transports of dogs from Mr XXXX XXXXXX or from the XXXXXXXXXXXX to XXXXXXXXXXXXX from the following dates please? From 1st January 2019 to todays date 6th August 2020, the numbers of dogs on each transport together with the dates of each transport entered into TRACES and a completed ITAHC? From 1st January 2019 to todays date 6th August 2020 the numbers of dogs on each transport and the date of each transport from any other location in the Republic of Ireland entered into TRACES and a completed ITAHC to XXXXXXX of the above address? Can you please keep the above separate. Is it possible to obtain a list of all Dog Breeding Establishments and Rescues in the ROI that are Registered under the Balai Directive 92/65/EEC Registered premises for the purpose of Export Trade. Can you confirm that XXXXXXXXX of the above address was included in the above list Registration of Premises prior to his Court appearance last week and closure notice?
- Received 12 August 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Is it possible to obtain a list of all Dog Breeding Establishments and Rescues in the ROI that are Registered under the Balai Directive 92/65/EEC Registered holdings/premises for the purpose of Export Trade of dogs and puppies? Can you confirm that XXXX XXXXX of XXXX, XXXXX, XXXXXX, XXXX (maybe in the name of XXXX XXXXX or XXXX XXXXX) were included in the above list Registration of Premises (Holdings) at anytime prior to his Court appearance last week and closure notice? If so may I please ask for the dates of the Registration and the inclusive dates when the Registration was applicable?
- Received 12 August 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
The individual dates of transports of dogs from XXXX XXXXX or from the Dog Breeding Establishment, XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX to Many Tears Animal Rescue, Cwmlocig House, Cefneithin, Llanelli, Wales from the following dates please? From 1st January 2019 to todays date 12th August 2020, the numbers of dogs on each transport together with the dates of each transport entered into TRACES and a completed ITAHC? From 1st January 2019 to todays date 12th August 2020 the numbers of dogs on each transport and the date of each transport from any other location in the Republic of Ireland entered into TRACES and a completed ITAHC to Many Tears Animal Rescue of the above address?
- Received 3 September 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Please send me an up-to-date list of all long journeys (Type 2) transporter authorisations that have been issued and are currently valid pursuant to the European Communities (Protection of Animals During Transport) Regulations 2006 / Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005. Kindly note that Article 13(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 states in this regard that "The transporter's name and authorisation number shall be made publicly available during the period of validity of the authorisation." Therefore, I request that, at a minimum, the list includes the names and authorisation numbers of all currently approved transporters.
- Received 10 September 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I would like to receive a list of the operators and addresses of XXXXXXXX operating in Ireland currently.
- Received 14 September 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
following documentation for livestock vessels XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Current certificate of approval and accompanying marine and veterinary inspection reports. Type 2 Transport Authorisation Form Could I please get copies of any health certificates issued in 2020 for XXXXXX and XXXXXX.
- Received 15 September 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
A list of all submissions made to the Minister or Ministers of State at your Department using the e-submissions system (or whatever relevant/similar system is in place at your Department) in the period 1 July 2020 to the date of receipt of this request. This request is to include the date of the submission and its title. I am not seeking copies of the submissions themselves.
- Received 16 September 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Copy of DAFM’s report/full statistics on the examination of ships manifest data for roll-on, roll-off transport from the UK for the year to 25 February 2020 to examine trucks of potential interest to DAFM that was referred to during September 9th 2020 technical briefing for media on Brexit preparedness plans.
- Received 16 September 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
All correspondence, briefing material, minutes of meetings, memos, records in relation to the European Food Safety Authority's Bee Guidance Document, including in relation to the EFSA's review of the Bee Guidance Document, sent and received by the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, from September 2019 to the present.
- Received 17 September 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
...access to copies of all correspondence between XXXXXXXX and the Minister for Agriculture regarding the welfare of animals at the time of slaughter. Please include any response from the Minister / Department.
- Received 17 September 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
1) A list of capital works projects that were carried out in each of the Fishery Harbour Centre under the remit of the Department. To assist you further what I'm seeking I'm only looking for capital works project where the Department are fully responsible for the project in the years of 2019 and to-date in 2020. Please include a brief description of what works were carried out and when works commenced and when each project is scheduled for completion 2) If any capital works project that is being carried out on behalf of the Department have increased in costs due to COVID-19, if so what was the original costs prior to COVID-19, and what are the new costs 3) A list of capital works projects on behalf of the Department in each of the Fishery Harbour Centre under the remit of the Department where work has yet to comment; Please include a brief description of what works will be carried and when works are likely to commence and estimated time for completion of the project in tabular form 4) The current rent rates that apply to commercial units only eg Restaurants, Fish Shops etc within each of the Fishery Harbour Centre under the remit of the Department, are the rent rates the same in each of the Fishery Harbour Centre, if difference please provide a list of rent rates that the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine issue to each commercial units in each of the Fishery Harbour Centre under their remit in tabular form
- Received 21 September 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Could I please get a copy of the fully completed journey logs for the below trucks that left XXXXXXXXXX on 04/02/20: XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
- Received 23 September 2020Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
...access to any inspection reports of XXXXXXXXX in XXXXXXX in 2020 and any internal or external correspondence relating to the closure order on the factory in late August / early September, including any correspondence with XXXXXXXXXXXX.
- Received 23 September 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, any minutes or other records related to the remote meetings referred to in the following lobbying return between XXXXXXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
- Received 23 September 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Information requested regarding the number of notices that the Department of Agriculture has issued over the past three years under Regulation 15 (1) of SI No. 292/2000 - European Communities ( Veterinary Checks on Products imported from Third Counties) Regulations, 2000. Information requested regarding how many of these notices were over the past three years subsequently appealed under Regulation 16 of SI No. 292/2000 – European Communities ( Veterinary Checks on Products Imported from Third Countries ) Regulations, 2000. Information requested regarding the number of appeals made in the past three years under Regulation 16 of the above legislation which were either annulled or varied by the District Court
- Received 6 October 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Information requested regarding the number of notices that the Department of Agriculture has issued over the past three years under Regulation 15 of SI No. 292/2000 - European Communities (Veterinary Checks on Products imported from Third Counties) Regulations, 2000. Information requested regarding the number of notices where the reason stated in the notice is that the imported consignment by passed the Border Inspection Post (BIP) controls due to an error in the relevant documentation submitted to the Department.
- Received 12 October 2020Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
…all records in relation to the steering group which provides oversight to the Investigation Division
- Received 18 September 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
A schedule of records of all meetings / phone calls / zoom calls / text messages etc between meat industry representatives (including but not limited to Meat Industry Ireland) and DAFM civil servants regarding Covid 19 / coronavirus, from February 1st – present.
- Received 1 October 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I request copies of all records (including handwritten, typed, electronic and audio/video records) held by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and its officers concerning the Steering Committee of Investigations Division of the aforementioned Department. This request pertains to records from the formation date of this Steering Committee to date and includes the minutes of all meetings of this committee as well as all communications between this Steering Committee and other parties.
- Received 12 October 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
…copies of all journey logs for the loads that left XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX on XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
- Received 16 October 2020Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
We are requesting under the relevant FOI ACTS the dates the consultants a contractors were appointed to the carry out the Design and Instillation of the Piles in Dingle Harbour/ Pier in 2010/12 approx. We would also like copy of contract/ PBQ and that of completion costs. We request this under the freedom of information acts.
- Received —Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, I would like to request a copy of all correspondence (including emails) to and from Minister Charlie McConalogue in relation to TB since his appointment as minister for agriculture.