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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (24 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 137: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44386/10]

Stability and the Budgetary Process: Motion (30 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: I commend Deputy Noonan for tabling the motion before the House and for affording me an opportunity to make a few brief comments on it. The country yearns for stability more than anything else; political stability and economic stability. The only real way that can be delivered is by the people having their say in a general election. Politicians do not like elections at the best of times....

Stability and the Budgetary Process: Motion (30 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: None the less-----

Stability and the Budgetary Process: Motion (30 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: To delay the inevitable any longer is to stick one's finger in the eye of the public who are seething with anger about where we are and how this Government has led us to this scenario. As far as I am concerned the blame game is over. The focus now is on how we can progress from here. The fundamental foundation of any progression will be democratic legitimacy. In the context of the enormity...

Written Answers — Residential Institutions Redress Scheme: Residential Institutions Redress Scheme (30 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 93: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, further to Parliamentary Question No. 88 of 11 November 2010, the amount of money paid by the religious orders to the State towards compensation for victims of institutional abuse; if negotiations are ongoing with these religious organisations with a view to increasing their contribution towards the cost of redress; and...

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (30 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her plans regarding the reducing of the level of child care subvention available to parents on social welfare after a set defined period has expired; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45071/10]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (30 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 182: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she has quantified the number of auxiliary dental workers operating here as referred to in the Dentists Act 1985; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45099/10]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (30 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the efforts made by the Dental Council since 1985 to provide courses for auxiliary dental workers in order to facilitate their recognition within the profession; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45100/10]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (30 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 184: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she considers recent efforts by a college (details supplied) at the behest of the Dental Council to provide for a part-time course for auxiliary dental workers as fair and adequate given the fact that most of these auxiliary dental workers are self-employed and cannot attend a course for three days a week over 18 months; the...

Written Answers — Departmental Agencies: Departmental Agencies (30 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Transport in view of the commitment in the recently published four year plan to develop Ireland as an international construction services centre, if he will introduce legislation immediately to facilitate the National Roads Authority to compete and tender for international road building projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45224/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 261: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delay in paying a REPS 4 payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44746/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork has not received their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45075/10]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (30 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 300: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs his view on the proposals currently before the European Parliament to extend maternity leave to 20 weeks and introduce paternity leave of two weeks both at full pay; his views on whether these proposals are affordable in the Irish context; the position he is taking in the conduct of these negotiations; and if he...

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (30 Nov 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 301: To ask the Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs the approach being adopted by him in respect of proposals currently being considered in the European Parliament to introduce maternity leave of 20 weeks and paternity leave of two weeks, both at full pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45073/10]

Meat Imports (1 Dec 2010)

Michael Creed: I would like to ask the Minister of State about the issue of imports into the Community from third countries. He has referred to beef imports from South America and lamb imports from New Zealand. I refer specifically to the issue of equivalence, which means the product that comes in should meet the standards foisted on producers in the 27 EU member states. I am speaking in the context of...

Sugar Beet Production (1 Dec 2010)

Michael Creed: Question 14: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food given the potential of the sugar beet industry as a source of renewable energy as well as an employer and agri-food sector and on foot of the report published by the European Court of Auditors, if he is prepared to explore any future development of the industry here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45256/10]

Sugar Beet Production (1 Dec 2010)

Michael Creed: The Minister's response is interesting. I ask him to place in the Oireachtas Library a copy of the agreement reached between the Commission and the Government in February 2006 because it is a difficult document to access and one that is critical to this debate. The Minister has outlined the reasons for potential. I am aware of the report from Cork County Council. The problem is that the...

Sugar Beet Production (1 Dec 2010)

Michael Creed: The Government decommissioned a fully viable plant, it should look at the EU Court of Auditors document.

Sugar Beet Production (1 Dec 2010)

Michael Creed: The then Minister, Deputy Mary Coughlan was at the negotiating table.

Sugar Beet Production (1 Dec 2010)

Michael Creed: The Minister should be ashamed of himself.