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Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Eligibility (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 1006. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who is clearly over the income limit for medical card services, has to furnish a valuation of a site, which will cost them in the region of €150 for the valuation, to be assessed for the discretionary card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13017/14]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 1185. To ask the Minister for Health the length of time a child (details supplied) in County Wexford will have to wait to get braces fitted to their teeth having been assessed by a consultant orthodontist in January 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14035/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 1246. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will list the sports clubs that have applied for sports capital funding in County Wexford for the 2014 allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13299/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 1263. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will ask Bus Éireann and the National Transport Authority to place a bus route on the real-time bus information signs at a location (details supplied) to include the final destination; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13576/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome from the Irish Farmers Association, Mr. John Lynskey, chairman of the national sheep committee, and Mr. Kevin Kinsella, director of livestock, to make a short presentation. I wish to draw to attention the fact that witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. If witnesses are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Lynskey and I invite Deputy Ó Cuív to ask questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: Does Mr. Lynskey want to answer those questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: Can the witnesses clarify whether it was a Pillar 1 payment up to now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: Unspent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: Deputy Barry indicated that he wished to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: The second question was the first question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: That is the Deputy's question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: Deputy Penrose and Senator O'Neill will contribute next.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: Allow Mr. Kinsella to respond, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: They must sign up to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: They are not forced to sign.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: It is almost 3.30 p.m. Deputy and we must conclude. We have given it a fair hearing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: There is merit in what Deputy Naughten said. I have also suggested it. For the purposes of convergence, if one disregards the grassland component of it, one could move up and move down, add it back and have it disregarded for the purpose of the calculation of convergence. It is not necessary to top-up the money. It could be done without the €14 million being touched. That is my...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef and Livestock Sector: Discussion (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: I apologise to the witnesses for the brief interlude. I welcome Mr. Aidan Cotter, chief executive officer of Bord Bia; Mr. Jim O'Toole, director of Bord Bia's meat and livestock division; Mr. Joe Burke, sector manager for beef and livestock. I welcome Professor Gerry Boyle, chief executive officer of Teagasc and Mr. Pearse Kelly, head of dry stock knowledge transfer. I welcome Mr. Paddy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef and Livestock Sector: Discussion (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: Thank you Mr. Cotter. I will now go straight to Professor Boyle.