Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
FOI Requests — 1,568 records (page 23 of 32)
- Received 1 August 2019Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
… the applications, file notes on decisions, review process notes and final decision documentation for a sample of those receiving grants under the scheme for 2018-2019. I have selected the following recipients of awards for 2018-19: 1. Clare SCPA, Co. Clare, 2. Cats Aid, Ballsbridge, Dublin, 3. Last Hope Animal Charity, Meath, 4. Forgotten Horses Ireland, Galway, Seal Rescue Ireland, Wexford. If there are guidance noted to deciding officers from initial evaluation to final decision they would be very helpful and I would like to request them also.
- Received 13 August 2019Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
A copy of all correspondence whatsoever by all mediums between the Irish Greyhound Board and the Ministers in the Department of Agriculture and/or their advisers and/or Departmental staff between January 1st 2016 and August 13th 2019?
- Received 2 September 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
1) The amount of animals that authorities refused to allow into Ireland every year since 2016 up until August 2019, broken down by the type of animal and reason for refusal. 2)These refusals include emailed requests for information from the department.
- Received 6 September 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
XXX XXX - XXX XXX...I request in photocopy form the submissions the public sent in to Department relating to these licences and all material the Department received from the applicant who will have viewed the public submissions and I believe have commented to your Division relating to them.
- Received 18 September 2019Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Under the FOI Act of 2014 I request the following information for the years 2008, 2009, and 2010: a) Total budget of the Equine Technical Support (ETS) Scheme; and b) Amount received by Horse Sport Ireland from the ETS Scheme. This information may be supplied to me in a table or by sending me documents in their original format. As Horse Sport Ireland administered the ETS Scheme for DAFM during those three years I ask that DAFM obtain the information from HSI if the data are not readily available in the Department's archives.
- Received 30 September 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Full journey logs. Veterinary Inspection Reports and Health Certificates prior to initial loading and at the control post . 21/09/2019 Registration - XXX XXX XXX Name -XXX XXX . 21/09/2019 Registration- XXX XXX XXX Name - XXX XXX
- Received 7 October 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
All internal correspondence and minutes/agendas of meetings between Department officials of level assistant principal and higher regarding the putting down of greyhounds, dated between 23rd September 2019 and 7th October 2019. All briefing materials prepared for the Minister on the same subject over the same timeframe
- Received 8 October 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Names of all persons who submitted a licence application; Copies of the licence applications submitted by each applicant - All third- party submissions which were submitted to the department prior to, and in relation to, the Decisions; - All documents, analyses, assessments and evaluations which were conducted by the Department in evaluating each application received; and - All reports, analyses and other documents generated outside the Department, which were relied upon by the Department in making the Decisions.
- Received 9 October 2019Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
•A copy of all briefing material prepared for Minister Andrew Doyle during any media interview, Oireachtas appearance or post budget comment in relation to the greyhound industry and responses to a programme aired on RTÉ in June 2019. This can be confined to any date after the broadcast. •A copy of all correspondence between Minister Doyle and either the Irish Greyhound Board, the Irish Coursing Club or anybody acting on either entities' behalf or having a position as staff member / officer of either entity. This can be confined to any date after the date of broadcast. This should include any communications received directly to Minister Doyle's phone or personal e-mail accounts where the communication related to the greyhound industry. •A copy of any information in whatever form, held by the Department or received by the Minister directly on which he based accusations during a post-Budget press conference that material in the RTÉ programme was inaccurate or that it used / misrepresented out of date footage. This should include details of all efforts made by Minister Doyle to inform himself of the facts and review the material in question and to form his opinion of those suggestions.
- Received 14 October 2019Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
1. A breakdown of the total cost of the Department's presence at the National Ploughing Championship 2019. 2. The number of staff deployed from the Department for the event and the cost of deploying the staff with a breakdown of the expenses. 3. The cost of the Department's stand at the National Ploughing Championship and breakdown of the costs.
- Received 21 October 2019Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014, the number of Veterinary Inspectors per year from 2008 to 2019 who had their fees paid to the University of Ulster to complete the course in the Postgraduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health.
- Received 29 October 2019Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Under the FOI Act 2014, I am seeking the following:-The names of any and all staff of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine who attended a meeting for Fine Gael parliamentary party members on hare coursing / hare catching / Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Virus 2 (RHD2) in Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2 on Wednesday, October 9, 2019. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, preferably in its original formatting.
- Received 29 October 2019Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I wish to make a request for information under the Freedom Of Information Act 2014 for the all relevant correspondence, documents, emails, maps and information irrespective of however stored including records of phone calls and meetings of minutes in connection with the illegal felling of broad-leaf trees in County Meath commencing 2004 when XXX XXX Roadwork Contract was being carried out, , as identified and referred to in the Court Document and Report from the Meath Chronicle.
- Received 30 October 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
A copy of all electronic material either held by the Department, sent to the Department or sent from the Department and accessible on any of its harddrives, devices or servers which include the phrases "regulated coursing"; "coursing match"; "open coursing" or "park coursing". This can be restricted to the period after June 27, 2019. A copy of all minutes or correspondence related to the monitoring committee on coursing held by the Department and generated in 2019. A copy of all material generated or considered in preparing answers any parliamentary question related to coursing in September 2019 or October 2019 - in particular questions answered on Sept 18 and Sept 19 - in particular questions answered on Sept 18 and Sept 19.
- Received 30 October 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
1. Shipment of cattle from Waterford to Libya on 17/09/19 in sea vessel Sarah 2. Shipment of cattle from Greenore to Turkey on 26/09/19 in sea vessel Express 1 • Copy of the Voyage Plan. • Copy of the master's confidential report • Copy of the health certificates • Copy of inspection report of the vessel prior to loading
- Received 1 November 2019Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Results of Family Farm Income Statistics which were used in the 2019 ANC Scheme, Townland of Knockbrack, Co Carlow.
- Received 4 November 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
All correspondence to/from the Department/Ministers and the following politicians between June 14, 2017 and November 4, 2019: Former Taoiseach Enda Kenny & Former Finance Minister Michael Noonan
- Received 6 November 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Details of all enforcement action taken against individuals or organisations over the past two years concerning the felling of trees without the proper licence.
- Received 7 November 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I wish to request access to the following documents, which I believe to be held by your organisation: All correspondence (letters and emails) between the Chief Veterinary Officer at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and Chief Medical Officers at the Department of Health, on the matters of food safety and antimicrobial resistance. The correspondence would be from 1 January 2019 to 7 November 2019. I also request minutes of meetings of the National Interdepartmental AMR Consultative Committee held during 2019 to date.
- Received 7 November 2019Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
All final policy submissions made by the Department to the Departments of Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform relating to Budget 2020.
- Received 8 November 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
A record of all meetings between the Minister and/or the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and any representative of the ABP Food Group that have taken place since February 2016. This includes the names of all the organisations which the Department or Minister met, the date of those meetings and the subject.
- Received 12 November 2019Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
A copy of the submission issued to the Minister of Agriculture on the 16th July 2019 for funding for the redevelopment of an Equine Health Campus at the site of the Irish Equine Centre. Any correspondence between the Minister (or his officials) and the Irish Equine Centre since receipt of the submission
- Received 14 November 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
1.The diary/diaries of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for 2017, 2018 and 2019 broken down by month; 2.The diary/diaries of the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for 2017, 2018 and 2019 broken down by month.
- Received 15 November 2019Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Any correspondence between the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and UK or Scottish officials regarding the island of Rockall over last six months (June-current date)
- Received 18 November 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
All documents,papers,records,reports and notes, whether in electronic format or document/paper format relating to application no. XXX XXX for proposed afforestation licence in the townland of XXX XXX,Co. Clare, the grant of the licence and the appeal against the grant of the licence.
- Received 18 November 2019Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I wish to request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 all communication sent and received, and all documents, minutes, and briefing material held or received by the Office of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in relation to the November 18, 2019 meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council. The search can be limited from October 18, 2019 to the present and exclude logistical information such as travel and accommodation.
- Received 19 November 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
A copy of the final file containing all documents forwarded to the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine on which he based his determination in respect of the SHELLFISH aquaculture and foreshore licence applications pertaining to COUNTY MAYO under your reference XXX XXX
- Received 20 November 2019Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Request for copies of the below documents in relation to the below truck that left Rosslare Port on 15/10/19. • Full Journey Log • Veterinary Inspection Reports and Health Certificates prior to initial loading and at the control posts .Date-15/10/19 Registration- XXXXX Description-XXXXX Name- XXXX
- Received 21 November 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
1.All invoices associated with official entertainment and promotional events hosted by the Department (such as policy launches, media briefings, receptions by the Minister) in 2019 including but not limited to: catering, entertainment, flowers, transport, audio-visual services, printed materials, drinks, and room hire
- Received 21 November 2019Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
All invoices in relation to spending on social media training and social media services provided to the Minister and Ministerial staff in 2019; All invoices in relation to spending on social media training and social media services provided to the Department in 2019
- Received 28 November 2019Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Any correspondence between the ISPCA and the secretariat / chairperson of FAWAC between March 2018 and June 2018.
- Received 29 November 2019Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Requesting the dates of spreading of anaerobic digestates on the XXX XXX in XXX, Donegal. We would like dates from January 2018 to present if possible.
- Received 2 December 2026Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
The certificate of approval for livestock vessel Express 1 expired on 17th February 2018. The vessel was used to transport cattle from Ireland to Turkey on three occasions after that date - 7th March 2018, 10th April 2018 and 9th March 2018. Minister Creed has stated that a temporary certificate of approval was granted for a six month period that covered those three shipments. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 I request a copy of the temporary certificate of approval and accompanying inspection reports. I also request a copy of the masters confidential report for each shipment.
- Received 2 December 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Can you please send me copies of the voyage plan, master's confidential report, health certificates and vessel inspection reports prior to loading in relation to the below shipments:- 1. Express 1 departed from Greenore for Turkey on 02/11/19 2. Atlantic M departed Cork for Libya on 07/11/19
- Received 30 January 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
My request relates to the administration of the Scheme of Investment Aid in Alternative Enterprises. I seek: Full electronic details of all payments made under this scheme to include the recipients, amounts, dates, sector and purpose as well as any other relevant information captured. If this is not possible, I would like a sectoral breakdown of the level of payments made to each sector (beef, poultry, bloodstock, greyhound etc) and for each purpose. I would like this to cover this scheme and all previous versions of the scheme from 2005 to the present day. I would like the information in a single data release.
- Received 9 April 2019Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
XXXXX and XXXXX….all documents and otherwise pertaining to the above reference numbers from 1998 and all other material to the present application
- Received 8 May 2019Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I am now submitting an F.O.I. for the date of the Stena ferry crossing Rosslare to Cherbourg on Thursday, 7th of March 2019“1. The Inspection Form, which was filled out when the live exported animals were loaded, or else it was filled out at the port. 2. The exporting company's record of their planned live export journey in advance of the live exported animals' journey, and which has been accepted and approved by the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Marine prior to the actual journey. 3. The exporting company's record of the journey of the animals submitted to the Department of Agriculture, Food, and Marine upon completion of the live exported animals' journey. The trucks and trailers which I request these documents for are: 1. XXXXX, XXXXX 2. XXXXX: there is no name on this truck or trailer, but there is a XXXXX, XXXXX, and XXXXX XXX on the trailer. 3. XXXXX XXXXX 4. XXXXX: XXXXX, a white trailer which is XXXX at the bottom. 5. XXXXX, XXXXXt. Double trailers. XXXX trailers, with XXXX trim. 6. XXXXX: there is no name on this truck or trailers. It is double trailers.”
- Received 21 May 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
SI number 356/2016- Carriage of Livestock by Sea Regulations. I request the following records in relation to the below shipments: Express 1 departed 7/3/2018 destination Turkey. Express 1 departed 10/04/2018 destination Turkey. Express 1 departed 9/05/2018 destination Turkey. Express 1 departed 29/04/2019 destination Turkey. *copy of the voyage plan *copy of the Master's confidential report detailing any illness or injury and confirming the number of animals loaded and the number of animals discharged. *copy of the health certificates completed by a veterinary official prior to the start of the journey. *copy of inspection report of the vessel prior to loading. I request the following records in relation to the below shipments: *Atlantic M departed 26/3/2019 destination Libya. *copy of the voyage plan *copy of the Master's confidential report detailing any illness or injury and confirming the number of animals loaded and the number of animals discharged. *copy of the current certificate of approval along with the Marine Surveyor's Report and Veterinary Inspector's Report. *copy of the health certificates completed by a veterinary official prior to the start of the journey. *copy of inspection report of the vessel prior to loading.
- Received 6 June 2019Decided —Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
I refer to the application for Aquaculture Licence numbers XXXXX A and B. Why was no fee applicable in the case of this Application
- Received 7 June 2019Decided —Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
1) Authorised animal remedies wholesalers 2) Authorised distributors of medicated feedingstuffs 3) Authorised sellers of Animal Remedies via the Internet under Regulation 36(3)(a) of the European Communities (Animal Remedies)(No.2) Regulations, 2007 3) Authorised sellers of Animal Remedies by Mail Order 4) Persons/entities licenced to solicit-collect orders for Animal Remedies 5) Authorised Companion Animal Medicines Seller's 6) Authorised to sell companion animal medicines via the internet 7) Authorised Animal Remedies Merchants Licence holders 8) Persons/entities licenced to import an animal remedy under Regulation 16 9) Veterinary Practitioners authorised under the Cascade Provision
- Received 12 June 2019Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
• Any correspondence between Minister Creed and the Tánaiste or the Táinaiste's office, and Scottish officials, including Scotland's Fisheries Minister Fergus Ewing, regarding Irish fishing vessels operating near Rockall, between 1 June 2018 and the present date. • Minutes of any meetings between the Minister and the Tánaiste regarding Rockall since 1 June last year. • Any memos prepared for the Minister regarding Rockall since 1 June last year. • Any correspondence from fishing groups or fishers regarding Rockall since 1 June last year.
- Received 14 June 2019Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
The details of HR Department/Section staff numbers and grades (Assistant Secretary, PO/POs 1, AP/APs 1, HEO, EO/SOs and CO grades) at 31" December 2014, 315f December 2015, 315st December 2016, 31st December 2017 and 31st December 2018. If the HR Department includes training staff, please give relevant details including training staff and also excluding training staff.
- Received 18 June 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
all records on Afforestation Applications: XXXXX XXXXX, Co. Mayo. XXXXX XXXXX, Co. Mayo. XXXXX XXXXX, Co. Mayo, including maps, diagrams, letters, e-mails, reports, notes of phone calls, notes of meetings and site visits. These applications were made in May & June 2010.
- Received 19 June 2019Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
all correspondence and communication between the Department of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, and the Department of Communications, Climate Change and the Environment in 2019 on the climate action plan published this week by Minister Richard Bruton. AMENDED TO: copies of all correspondence and communication at the level of principal officer or higher (including assistant secretary general, secretary general and ministers) between the Department of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, and the Department of Communications, Climate Change and the Environment in 2019 on the climate action plan published this week by Minister Richard Bruton
- Received 19 June 2019Decided —RefusedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
A list of all gifts presented to and received by Minister Michael Creed in the past 12 months. A corresponding list of who presented which gift.
- Received 26 June 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
All information relating to Afforestation Application XXXXX XXXXX, Co Sligo including maps, diagrams, letters, e mails, reports, notes of phone calls, notes of meetings and site visits. This is not an exhaustive list. Afforestation Application XXXXX XXXXX was Approved on 18th April 2016
- Received 27 June 2019Decided —Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
1. How much has been issued in total to the IGB over the last 10 years by the dept. 2. How many inspections have been completed at the various knackering services in the same period. Identify by year and by county pl 3. What concerns have been identified by dept officials, if any, over the last 5 years in relation to the welfare of the dogs and what action has been completed by the department in this respect. 4. What is the future plans for tackling the appalling behaviour identified in the rte program last night. 5. On what ground was the expert report of 2017 not provided and made public to the oireachtas.
- Received 27 June 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
1. When did DAFM officials become aware of concerns raised (including by the public) of the culling of such extraordinary numbers of Irish greyhounds. 2. Who in the department is in charge of examining and reviewing and responding to concerns regarding greyhound animal welfare, please provide their grade and specific areas of responcibility and the actions taken by those officials to date in dealing with welfare issues. 3. Please provide details of the review of procedures within the department that is planned following the rte documentary last last and targets and timescale for corrective actions on all matters of concern raised. 4. Any statement on the views of the relevant officials on welfare of greyhounds and whether they are concerned giving the shocking rte details. 5. Please provide any brieifing material for the Ministers responcible and the Taoiseach as relevant.
- Received 4 July 2019Decided —GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
All payments (or fees charged) made directly to the National Shared Services Office for financial years ending 31 December 2016, 31" December 2017 and 31" December 2018 in respect of services provided to your Department for the processing of Annual Leave/Pensions/Worksharing arrangements for staff employed by your Department.
- Received 9 July 2019Decided —Part-GrantedDepartment of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Any communications/reports/memos to the office of the Minister for Agriculture in the last three weeks regarding: 1. Subsidies to the Greyhound industry 2. The broadcast of the RTE documentary on the Greyhound Industry. 3. The regulation/enforcement/licenses of knackeries.