Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Project ID: 15 S 722; Title: Strategies for Predicting, Evaluating, Recording and Monitoring of Bull FERTility. Under freedom of information I am requesting the unedited written Evaluation Report and Scores from the ‘Expert Evaluation Panel’ on the above project.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I request that a copy of the following documents [or documents containing the following information] be provided to me: Regarding farm inspections, what % of farmers got advanced notice of an upcoming farm inspection in 2015. I would also like to request information on the total sum of the penalties that were accrued by the department of agriculture on the back of farm inspections in 2015. I would like to request information on the process of how a farm is chosen to be inspected by the department of agriculture.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I am seeking details of the government policy relating to removing wooden vessels from the Irish sea-fishing fleet.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

1) Copies of all statements/invoices relating to MOS Hayes visit to Australia in March 2015 2) Copies of all statements/invoices relating to Departmental staff travelling with the Minister on this trip

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

We request information relating to the assessment of socio-economic impacts of the Fishing Opportunities that follow from the European Commission consultation on Fishing Opportunities and inform Ireland’s position at meeting of Council of Ministers in December of each year on this subject. The assessments relating to use of natural resources, specifically fish stocks have in recent years been quoted by Minister Simon Coveney both in his presentation to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Fisheries in advance of the December meeting of the European Council of Ministers covering Fishing Opportunities, and in meetings with stakeholders in advance of these meetings. Please provide us with any communications, information or analysis related to the assessment of socio-economic impacts of fishing opportunities, either carried out or contracted by the department to inform this process, as well as any communications relating to the development of the analysis as identified above, covering the years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 to the present day. Such information also to include:  Details of all meetings, including un-minuted meetings, and is to include details of attendees, durations, location and agenda, matters discussed, items reviewed and/or circulated.  All items attached to paper files, paper files, documents, “post-it” type notes, notes, inclusions etc.  All items attached to electronic files and emails, including file attachments, forwarded documents, associated replies or originating queries, database records and files referred to, and the content of URLs referenced if not publicly available

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

– in relation to any meetings held between representative of the DAFM & Mr. Holroyd from 1 January 2015 to the present date (25 February 2016). Please include (to cover the period 1 January 2015 to 25 February 2016): 1. Any emails exchanged between Mr. Holroyd and Ms. Walsh or any representative of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; 2. Any emails exchanged internally between DAFM staff in relation to any meeting(s) held with Mr. Holroyd or other representatives of ABP Food Group; Notes/Minutes of any meeting(s) held with Mr. Holroyd

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

“...furnish us with all info surrounding the charity ‘The Irish Horse Welfare Trust’  receiving the sum of €87,000 from your Department. We need clarification of: 1.       What was submitted by the IHWT that put them so high up the pecking order... 2.       Was part of it down to the number of staff employed at the time? 3.       How is such a sum allocated to a charity who has failed to submit details of their incomings/outgoings etc?”

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The public consultation on the legal recognition of Producer Organisations in the Beef Sector closed to submissions on Friday, September 19, 2014 and I would like to see all the submissions that were made to the Department of Agriculture.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Can you please list Department of Agriculture employees/inspectors who carry out food safety control work in meat plants, and also DAFM inspectors who visit farms. Please supply the current salary grades/scales for both of these categories of inspectors.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

A copy of the Agriculture Minister’s diary with records of any meetings or contacts with former Fine Gael Meath East TD Ray Butler (now Senator) during the period January 1st 2013 to February 25th 2016A copy of a letter provided by Minister Coveney to Ray Butler T.D. Meath East in or around January 2014 regarding the future of the Irish greyhound industry and the need to develop new facilities in London at Wimbledon Stadium in particular.A copy of any separate letter on the same subject (if there was one) provided in or around January 2014 by the Minister of State Tom Hayes to Ray Butler T.D.A list of any correspondence by email or in writing that the Minister has had from January 2013 to the present time regarding the future of the Irish greyhound industry and the development of track facilities in England.A copy of any individual letters or emails including inter-departmental correspondence specifically with the Department of Foreign Affairs relating to the above.A copy of the record authorising Ray Butler T.D. in 2014 to represent the government at a meeting in London with the Mayor of London or his representative on February 17th 2014.A copy of any correspondence in writing or e-mails emanating from the Minister’s office regarding a meeting with the Mayor of London on 17th February 2014 concerning greyhounds.A copy of any correspondence in writing or e-mails to or from the Minister between January 2012 and July 28th 2016 with Mr Paschal Taggart A copy of any correspondence in writing or e-mails to or from the Minister between January 2012 and July 28th 2016 with Bord na gCon regarding the future of greyhound racing in England or the implications for the industry if more tracks in GB are closed

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I understand 70 joint inspections of dog breeding establishments have been carried according to an agreed protocol out under the Animal Welfare Act 2013 and the Dog Breeding Establishment Act 2010. I wish to request under FOI copies of all reports on inspections of dog breeding establishments held by the Department and which were carried under the above protocol out since January 1 2014. Plus, could I request any internal documents held by the Department’s animal welfare section that relate to conditions in dog breeding establishments from January 1 to date. The second part of my request is for copies of all reports of audits conducted by or on behalf of the Department in 2014 to date of animal welfare groups that received funding from the Department. Copies of follow up correspondence both internal and with the relevant organisations generated by the audits.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

regarding any licences/permits issued in respect of live animals, and in particular but not limited to elephants, to feature in any circuses/shows in Ireland in 2016 with a specific emphasis on circuses coming from Holland

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

details and minutes of meetings and correspondence from the Minister regarding the price and production of milk since quotas were abolished byt eh EU on 01/04/2015

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

all records between DAFM and the Irish patents office relating to AR16 licences of XXXXX, including but not limited to, all records of communication between Breda Meehan of DAFM and the patents office in relation to AR16 licences of XXXXX . Also, a copy of the AR16 licences mentioned above.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

information on the inspection of eggs at retail outlets, packaging centres, distribution facilities, production facilities, wholesalers and any other facilities that are inspected under the Egg & Marketing Standards legislation.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Minutes of meetings which took place between representatives of Betfair and Minister of State Tom hayes between the dates September 1st 2015 and December 31st 2015. - All correspondance between Hume Brophy and the Department of Agriculature, Food and the Marine during the above dates concerning those meetings and the wider question of gambling policy.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

all record re: AP posts within the SFPA from January 2014 to date. All records re: potential/actal pension abatement issues from January 2014 to date.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

copy of letter sent by Michael Murnane, acting CEO of the Irish Greyhound Board, to Gerry Greally DAFM on 24 February 2014

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

1) The appointments diary of the Minister for 2015. 2) The log of non-personal FOI requests received in 2015.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Details of the annual spend on your financial management systems including both capital and current expenditure since it went live. This includes software licence costs, hardware costs, annual software maintenance costs, annual application maintenance costs, annual hosting/managed service costs

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

copies of all records held by your Department, which relate to the workload created or manpower required by a Departmental decision to use municipal areas for publication of EU grant information about farmers and the necessity for the raw data to be transformed to reflect this. - copies of any estimates, tables, or spreadsheets, which relate to the amount of work, staff, and time involved in this project.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

we are requesting information in relation to the disposal of 402.92 hectares of state land and forestry at Kilcooley Abbey Estate, Thurles, Co. Tipperary by Coillte Teoranta (Coillte) on 16th December 2013. We request information/documentation that specific Board approval was given before negotiations started in relation to the sale of the land and forestry at Kilcooley Abbey Estate by Coillte. Would you also advise the date that the Board approval was given. We request information/documentation that the officer authorising the disposal of the land and forestry at Kilcooley Abbey Estate by Coillte had certified formally that Board approval has been obtained. We request the ‘details of and the explanations for the disposals given by Coillte’s Chairperson for the sale of the land and forestry at Kilcooley Abbey Estate to the Minister as defined in section 18.7 of the Code. We request information/documentation in relation to 18.8 of the Code, that the Chairperson of Coillte has affirm that the disposal procedures in relation to the sale of the land and forestry at Kilcooley Abbey Estate have been complied with.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

any and all correspondence between Department of Agriculture, Food & Marine officials and ministers, and employees of ABP Food Group, between January 1 2014 and January 21 2016.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

all records, in whatever format, pertaining to the decisions made by the DAFM Forest Service (approvals section & appeals unit) to grant approval to afforestation application XXXX, Co. Sligo. To include: notes and mins of meetings, reports, memos, notes of phone calls, e-mails, faxes, maps and diagrams, letters (this is not an exhaustive list).

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

copies of all records relating to the decision to sanction the re-appointment of Brian Kavanagh as chief executive of Horse Racing Ireland. I am only seeking records created in 2016.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

All electronic and written correspondence including letters, memos, background papers, preparatory advice, minutes of meetings, submissions, and documents within the Department in relation to the reappointment of Horse Racing Ireland’s CEO, from 9 May 2016 to present

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I wish to know who applied for [afforestation contract xxxxxx]

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I would like to request a copy of all comment or complaints sent regarding the food served in each of the Department of Agriculture's on-site canteens. I would like to limit this request to those documents created from 10th March 2015 to date

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Good Afternoon, I would like to make a request for any records or documents held by the Department of Agriculture pertaining to calve exports to Poland, Italy and Romania in the period late February to Early May 2024. To include journey logs, export approvals and any information regarding the destination of calves exported via Ireland to the three countries mentioned above. Also, any documents which pertain to DAFM inspections prior to the export of the animals to Poland, Italy and Romania in the period late February to Early May 2024. To include animal welfare checks on the haulage vehicles and the destination of the cattle in question.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

All public complaints submitted to the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (telephone,letter,email) regarding the welfare of horses in the time period 2020-2024. The records should include the nature of the complaints; the response to the complaint and any action taken by the Department to resolve the complaint.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Dear FOI Dept Could I please get a copy of the masters confidential report and loading reports for the below shipments. If a vet travelled with any of them could I please get a copy of any reports also. 10/03/24 – shipment from Greenore port to Casablanca port, Morocco in XXXX. 30/03/24 - shipment from Greenore port to Casablanca port, Morocco in XXXX. Can I please get the weather report for this one. 17/05/24 - shipment from Greenore port to Casablanca port, Morocco in XXXX.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Dear FOI Dept I’ve just looked at the latest cattle movement figures and see that a number of unweaned calves have been exported to Libya. I can’t imagine how they got there. Can I please get a copy of the journey logs if you can locate them by destination?

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I wish to receive copies of the following records under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 to cover the period 1 January 2023 to present: • All records related to lobbying on the subject of the Gambling Regulation Bill such as letters, minutes, meeting notes, transcripts of virtual meetings, briefing papers or copies of presentations (excluding correspondence about setting up any meetings) from representatives of any of the following: 1. XXXX 2. XXXX 3. XXXX 4. XXXX • Records of any follow-up action taken on the specific issues raised by any of the above-listed groups (e.g. correspondence with the lobbying entity, minutes of follow-up meetings, any internal reports, memos, briefings, assessments, etc.) • Records of any communication with the Department of Justice following interaction with the above-named companies.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Acqualculture Licences XXXX and XXXX We require all correspondence, including internal notes together will all telephone notes and calls lodged incoming and outgoing to us we require this information for the period 17th January 2018 to 31st December 2021.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

...The record(s) sought are simply evidence to show that a mechanism exists to advise HSI that due to the OIC findings it cannot, since August 2022, take the position that it is not a public body and therefore not within the remit of the FOI act. And, by association, the same mechanism will have been used to communicate that message to decision makers on HSI requests. As mentioned in my initial request, the refusal reason given in FOI/24/105 indicates that OIC decisions are not considered by DAFM in relation to subsequent requests to DAFM about HSI. I am now, since 1st July, seeking records which show whether this is ir is not the case.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Could I please have the following documents in relation to a shipment of cattle that left Greenore port on 5th July for Haifa Port, XXXX: • Voyage plan • Loading report • Masters confidential report • Weather reports • Health certs

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

… seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Agriculture through the e- submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-07-2024 - 31-07-2024.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Using a timeframe from January 1st 2019 see amended wording and confined it to rainbow trout only. Rainbow trout are the non-native fish. Under the Freedom of Information (FoI) Act 2014, I am seeking all records from January 1st 2019 to date pertaining to the farming/rearing of non-native rainbow trout at two Inland Fisheries XXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I wish to apply for a copy of all records held showing records pertaining to the import of digestate from anaerobic digestors, cattle slurry or manure, pig slurry,poultry manure,farm effleunt or other agricultural by products from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland in each of the years 2021/2022 and 2023.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The number of units that remain unoccupied in each Fisheries Harbour Centre's under the remit of the Department. Please also provide when that unit was last in use and the current condition of that unit. To be further assistance what I am seeking eg Unit 3 in Howth Harbour is currently vacant and was last used in January 2020 and this unit needs some minor refurbishment before ready for usage etc

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

• All records related to this lobbying event (excluding correspondence about setting up any meetings) such as minutes, meeting notes, transcripts of virtual meetings, briefing papers or copies of presentations • Records of any follow-up action taken on the specific issues raised in the meeting (e.g. correspondence with the lobbying entity, minutes of follow-up meetings, any internal reports, memos, briefings, assessments, etc.)

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The application is for any emails sent by representative of XXXXX XXXX to the Chief Veterinary Officer since January 1, including but not limited to the one mentioned on the Lobbying Register here: XXXXXXXXX

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act, access to correspondence between XXXXXXX and Martin Blake, Chief Veterinary Officer, during 2023 and 2024.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

.....seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Agriculture through the e- submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-05-2024 - 31-05-2024.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I would like to make a request for information relating to the XX Verification of XXXX XXXX and in particular the labelling requirements. With regard to the XXXXXXXX XXXXXX can you please tell me the following: -Is or has the XXXXXX XXXXXX been the subject of an investigation by the Department of Agriculture regarding the mislabelling of XX protected XXXX XXXX their XXXXX XXXXX product? -Have any investigations concluded? -Where investigations have concluded what were the outcomes of the investigations? - Was it deemed that the XXXX XXXXX deliberately mislabelled this product? -Has there been any action taken against the XXXXX XXXXX as a result of any investigation? -Were any actions required to be taken by the XXXXX XXXXX as a result of any investigation?

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I wish to receive copies of the following records under the Freedom of Information Act for the following to cover the period 1 September 2023 -present: • All records related to A) lobbying event and B) lobbying event (excluding correspondence about setting up any meetings) such as minutes, meeting notes, transcripts of virtual meetings, briefing papers or copies of presentations; • Records of any follow-up action taken on the specific issues raised in the above lobbying incidents (e.g. correspondence with the lobbying entity, minutes of follow-up meetings, any internal reports, memos, briefings, assessments, etc.)

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

I wish to apply under the Freedom of Information Act for all correspondence within the department relating to the tanks and silos that were part of the XXX and XXX XXXX on the XXXX XXXX in Drogheda, Co Louth.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

a) The total number of car parking spaces currently available to staff of your public body in the Dublin City Council area. b) the number of car parking spaces currently owned by your public body in the Dublin City Council area. c) the number of car parking spaces currently leased by your public body in the Dublin City Council area. d) the number of car parking spaces currently provided to your public body by the OPW in the Dublin City Council area.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

a copy of any records held by the Minister referring or relating to the recent RTÉ Investigates documentary on horse welfare issues and/or welfare issues arising from its broadcast. This request to cover the period 1 May 2024 to date. I would prefer to receive this information electronically, ideally in its original electronic format.

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

..... am seeking a list of esubmissions submitted to the Minister for Agriculture through the e- submissions channel. I wish for my request to cover the period from 01-06-2024 - 30-06-2024.