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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (13 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the minimum proposed activity that will be required for farmers to be eligible for payment under Pillar 1 of the Common Agricultural Policy reform programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7357/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (13 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is intended from 2015 onwards to pay the greening payment with the BNS payment; if it is intended to pay it in two tranches; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7358/14]

Recent Flooding: Statements (12 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am pleased the Minister is here while I am speaking because there are issues, some of which relate to his Department, that need to be tackled in a pragmatic and reasonable way. I have heard much reasonable talk about the fact there is no way in which we can foresee every event of nature. We could deal with all of what we think might happen in the future and nature would still beat us...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Preschool Services (12 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 37. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the money being provided for the provision of the preschool year; the number of children being catered for; the number of these preschools being operated through Irish and the number being operated through English, with the number of children in each category; her policy regarding same in view of the 20- year strategy for the Irish...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (12 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have had their REP scheme and SPS payments held up due to the delay in the area aid and REP scheme cross-check; when this cross-check is likely to happen; when these farmers are likely to receive their outstanding payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7039/14]

Early Childhood Care and Education: Motion [Private Members] (11 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I compliment Deputy Troy on his contribution to this debate and I hope the Minister will join in the debate in an open-minded way to address one of the most acute issues in our society. During the affluent times we had a much greater child benefit and also had the early childhood supplement. As a result of cutbacks, child benefit has been vastly reduced and the early childhood supplement...

Other Questions: Aquaculture Development (11 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am getting confused myself. I am utterly confused.

Other Questions: Aquaculture Development (11 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Government can change it.

Other Questions: Aquaculture Development (11 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The law has not changed. The law is the same.

Other Questions: Aquaculture Development (11 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is the Government changing the law?

Other Questions: Aquaculture Development (11 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Minister has widened the question, can he give the House an indication of the timescale within which all of this consideration will be completed? Are we talking about another three months, six months or nine months? Can the Minister give us a ballpark indication of when a decision will be made?

Other Questions: Aquaculture Development (11 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister did not answer my question about the timescale for this process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Society of Irish Foresters (11 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is the society's submission to the Minister more detailed than what it has presented to the committee and is Mr. Breathnach willing to make a copy available to us?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Society of Irish Foresters (11 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As an Opposition spokesperson who intends to table amendments to the Bill, I am listening carefully to submissions and keeping all of the documents presented to us. When I have received all of the submissions, I will examine them and consider amendments they may suggest. Some of the amendments will be contradictory and I will have to decide which ones are worth pursuing, either to extract...

Other Questions: Aquaculture Development (11 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 91. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Bord Iascaigh Mhara as licence holder, if granted, will be responsible for the insurance costs of the proposed fish farm in Galway Bay; if so the potential liability that would arise for the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6341/14]

Other Questions: Aquaculture Development (11 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In view of the recent storms and the implications they might have for the major fish farm proposed in Galway Bay, can the Minister clarify once and for all whether the issue of insuring the proposed fish farm in Galway Bay against all risks, including escapees, storm damage and so on, will rest with the operators rather than with BIM and the State?

Other Questions: Aquaculture Development (11 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is the Minister telling me that if the regulatory Minister, Deputy Coveney, grants permission to the developmental Minister, Deputy Coveney, for the fish farm in Galway Bay that the developmental Minister, Deputy Coveney, will make absolutely certain there is no potential liability to the State, directly or through BIM, for any risk that might ever arise on that fish farm? Is he further...

Other Questions: Aquaculture Development (11 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister is the one-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Severe Weather Events Response (11 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They are not in private ownership.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Severe Weather Events Response (11 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What about stone walls?