Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Department 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

Department 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

Department 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.

Department 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a post-Budget press conference that material in the RTÉ programme was inaccurate or that it used / misrepresented out of date footage.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.

Department 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.

Department 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.

Department 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.

Department 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.

Department 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.

Department 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

Department 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.

Department 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

Department 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.

Department 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.

Department 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.

Department 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.

Department 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

Department 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.

Department 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)

Department 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.

Department 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.

Department 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

Department 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

Department 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

Department 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

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Any correspondence between the ISPCA and the secretariat / chairperson of FAWAC between March 2018 and June 2018.

Department 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.

Department 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.

Department 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

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I would like to request the following information, under the Freedom of Information Act: 1. The number of animals killed on fur farms in Ireland in 2017, broken down by farm and species 2. All inspection reports for fur farms in 2017 3. All fines/penalties issues to fur farms for welfare breaches in 2017 4. All fur farm licence applications for 2017

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

All correspondence between the Department and the Strategic Communication Unit as well as any internal departmental correspondence relating to the Strategic Communications Unit.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 from Campaign ID: 16126401, Veterinary Inspector in DAFM a : The number of Veterinary Practitioners from the above panel that were appointed to meat plants. b : The names of the meat plants that they were appointed to. c : Did the Veterinary Practitioners from the panel who were appointed to meat plants comply with the Professional Qualifications of Official Veterinarians (OVs) as stated in Regulation EC 854/2004. d; How many of the newly appointed OVs have a Post-Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Under Freedom of Information, please can I have the export paperwork, particularly the XXXX and the Journey log relating to the XXXXXXXX cattle truck carrying young calves from Rosslare Port to Holland on Tuesday 27th February 2018. The truck was involved in an accident at the border of Belgium – Holland on Thursday 1st March 2018 at approx. 16:00hrs.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Schedule of documents / data / material relating to dairy cow welfare from 2016 - present

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to any correspondence between Coolmore stud and/or Ballydoyle racing stables and Minister Creed since he took office in 2016. Please include correspondence sent by agents / representatives of the two organisations to Minister Creed since he took office in 2016.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Copies of the latest batch of internal audits from your department (last 12 months)

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Under Freedom of Information, please can I have the export paperwork, particularly the XXXX and the Journey log relating to livestock truck owned by Hallissey Livestock Exports with registration number: XXXXXXX. Departed Rosslare Port on the Stena Carrier on Tuesday 13th March 2018.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

“(for various given livestock trucks on certain dates) 1. First LOADING TIME. at farm/ calf depot in Ireland and INSPECTION report in Ireland eg at Macroom. 2. JOURNEY LOG: For each and every truck as above the Journey Log- both one submitted prior to journey taking place and the ACTUAL Journey Log which is submitted AFTER the Journey has taken place. Eg. Macroom to Rosslare Port. Aboard Ferry. Cherbourg to first lairage/rest and milk feed stop. And on to destination farm including any other lairage/feed /rest stops on route TO FINAL DESTINAT ION/ farm /veal farm. 3. Evidence of how long the calves were unloaded for rested and fed milk before being re loaded at Lairage Stop close to Cherbourg. Also information on any other Lairage Stops en route to final destination and in what Country. 4. I want details of any notices served or warnings or recommendations issued by Dept of Agriculture or by any regulatory authority in Ireland or on mainland Europe. Ie: water nipples not covered with teat, -Water nipples not working, -Broken partitions which could cause injury. - Calves not loaded and reason. -Dirty bedding or inadequate straw, - Weak calves in danger of being trampled. -weather and temperature conditions. Temperature controls . 5. How many calves were loaded on each truck.?and how many live healthy calves unloaded at destination from each respective livestock Truck. 6. STOCKING DENSITY: how much space allowed per calf depending on age /size.? 7. VETERINARY INSPECTION REPORTS: I want documents and confirmation from lairages and final destination point/farm on state of health of calves after land and sea Journey and after unloading of calves off the Truck and whether journey Log stamped

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

for duration at Lairage. Point of entry and point of leaving. 8. What happened to calves if they were too weak to reload at Lairage Stop in Cherbourg . 9. How were the truck loads of calves physically attended to while on. A. The STENA CARRIER RE date 13/3/2018 .how many drivers tended ALL the livestock trucks of calves on that shipment? B. THE STENA HORIZON: RE DATE 12/4/2018. ? 10. How long did each livestock Truck Journey take on both FOI dates from LOADING at farm of calf collection to final unloading at FINAL destination. 11. How old were the youngest calf and oldest calf on each truck on both dates?”

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

All of the documents/correspondence regarding the proposed regularising of or the correspondence relating to such decisions made in the time frame, of officers in an acting capacity for more than 3 years or any other length of time within the DAFM, including any legal advice or opinion that may exist between January 1st 2014 and March 23rd 2018 (probably lies with personnel division in DAFM)

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

1a.Journey logs for all shipments of calves using the Stena Line crossing from Rosslare to Cherbourg during 20th February 2018 — 13th March 2018 from the start of the journey until they reach their final destination. 1b. Details of all Illness/Injury and fatalities incurred during those shipments up to their final destination. 2a. Journey log for the shipment of 1,000 young bulls in the Sarah that left Greenore on 25th February 2018 and arrived in Libya on 10th March 2018. 2b. Details of all illness/injury and fatalities incurred during those shipments. 3a. Journey logs for all shipments to Turkey in 2018. 3b. Details of all illness/injury and fatalities incurred during those shipments.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Details of all correspondence sent to Michael Creed regarding abortion and the abortion referendum, including copies of letters and emails plus descriptions of any other items sent in between the dates of January 1 and March 31, 2018.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The list of the studbook names and licence holders of the various equine studbooks currently licensed by DAFM. The list of the PIO's (non-studbook) and licence holders of the various equine PIO's currently licensed by DAFM. The expiry date of the above licenses. the original term duration of each of the above licenses. please provide details of the criteria used by DAFM to award the licenses. please provide copies of the DAFM award letters confirming the grant of licence.please provide details of the DAFM terms and conditions attaching to each licence. please provide copies of the most recent studbook licence application submissions to DAFM in respect of the following studbooks: - Weatherbys thoroughbred studbook, irish sport horse studbook, warmblood studbook of ireland, KWPN & WSI studbook, Zangersheide (Ireland) Z, Irish Draught Horse Studbook, Connemara Pony Breeders studbook, Irish Piebald and Skewbald, Others. Please provide details of any DAFM rejected/unsuccessful studbook licence application(s) since 2008 and the reasons for non- grant of licence, to include - Irish Draught Horse Associations, - Warmblood Studbook of Ireland, WSI eventing studbook, Zangersheide (Ireland) Z, Weatherby's Thoroughbred, Horse Sport Ireland. Please provide copies of the most recent PIO non studbook licence application submissions to DAFM in respect of the follwing: - Leisure Horse Ireland, - Horse Sport Ireland, - Weatherby's Non Thoroughbred, - others that are under licence by DAFM. Please provide details of any DAFM

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

rejected/unsuccessful PIO non studbook licence application(s) since 2008 and the reasons for non-grant of licence. Please provide details of any abbatoirs currently licensedby DAFM to issue equine passports/identification documents. Please provide details of any licenses that were revoked by DAFM since 2008. Please provide details of the number of foals and adult horses registered into each studbook licenced by DAFM, for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017. Please provide details of the number of foals and adult horses registered into each PIO non studbook licenced by DAFM, for the years 2015, 2016 and 2017.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I am submitting a Freedom of Information request under the 2014 Freedom Of Information Act for records in relation to payments made to Institution of International and European Affairs (IIEA) for the calendars years 2015, 2016 ,2017 and any payments made thus far in 2018.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

…all documentation you have on Aquaculture/Foreshore application XXXXXX in XXXX XXXXin XXXX XXX.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

…all the documentation you have for the last 5 years on the review of licencing and aquaculture in XXXX XXXX on XXXX XXX

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Works undertaken at Inch Levels, Co. Donegal by Glenmore Estates (operating from Ballybofey, Co. Donegal), details of which may have been sent to the Department of Agriculture for review and assessment against environmental regulations. A copy of all the information, including original documentation (with any personal information suitably redacted), on the following: • applications for consent for works at Inch Levels, • date of application by the applicant, • decision status and date of decision by the DAFM any conditions relating to the decision/Consent • details of the nature and extent of the proposed works including anticipated outcomes, • linear measurements of works and other measurements including hectares or acres of works, • Natura Impact Statement and/or screening for Appropriate Assessment • copy of EIA screening and EIA report, • consultation undertaken with prescribed bodies on this application and the responses received • Detail of the environmental regulations against which decisions were made. • and other files, database records, letters, internal notes, memos, emails, drafts sent, received or held by the Department in respect of the works outlined above at Inch Levels.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

c; Did the Veterinary Practitioners from the panel who were appointed to meat plants comply with the Professional Qualifications of Official Veterinarians (OVs) as stated in Regulation EC 854/2004. d; How many of the newly appointed OVs have a Post-Graduate Certificate in Veterinary Public Health.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The dates in 2017 and to-date in 2018 where the Minister met formally with the CEO and or Chairperson of each state agency under the remit of the Department.