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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (7 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 435: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason his Department is stalling payments to farmers under the area headage scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33674/08]

Written Answers — Aquaculture Development: Aquaculture Development (7 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 436: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if there are investments proposed in the fish farming industry in the south Kerry area. [33675/08]

Written Answers — Aquaculture Development: Aquaculture Development (7 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Question 437: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he envisages having the blockade on mussel seed harvesting in the Castlemaine Harbour area lifted in view of the fact that the harvesting time has commenced. [33676/08]

Flooding at Newcastle West. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: That was the year in which Cavan played Kerry in New York.

Flooding at Newcastle West. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: That is not much use to them.

Irish Coast Guard Service. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: I wish to share time, with the indulgence of the Acting Chairman, with Deputy Deenihan and Deputy McHugh. I will take four minutes and Deputy Deenihan will take two minutes.

Irish Coast Guard Service. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: A Minister of State, Deputy John McGuinness, recently called for 8,000 redundancies in the public service and many can be taken from the Department responsible for the marine. They should start at the top. In 2003, Deputy Dermot Ahern was Minister responsible for the marine and he said on 17 July of that year that he would close Dublin Coast Guard station and expand those at Valentia and...

Irish Coast Guard Service. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Surely the Government cannot allow this activity to succeed.

Irish Coast Guard Service. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: I am not finished yet.

Irish Coast Guard Service. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: In the Fearon amalgamated report, it is stated that members of staff will not have to leave their present stations at Malin or Valentia. I put it to the Minister of State that if the report is implemented in its present lay-out, whereby there will be a station in Dublin and Shannon, with Malin and Valentia continuing as they are, over the next 15 years there will be a cost of €50 million...

Irish Coast Guard Service. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Hear, hear.

Irish Coast Guard Service. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Before the Minister of State responds, I ask him to forget about the report by Fearon, Kirwan, Livingstone and Mullen. Policy should be based on the independent Deloitte & Touche report of 2003.

Irish Coast Guard Service. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: That is not true. The Deloitte & Touche report did not say that.

Irish Coast Guard Service. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Is the second set for Malin Head or Valentia?

Irish Coast Guard Service. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: I refute that statement. A senior manager of the British coast guard, Mr. Jim Patten, who visited the Valentia co-ordination centre, stated it was the best such centre he had ever visited.

Irish Coast Guard Service. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: How can the Minister of State make that statement given the view expressed by a senior manager of the British coast guard?

Irish Coast Guard Service. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: How can the Minister of State claim that none of the current centres is up to the challenge?

Irish Coast Guard Service. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: Without staff.

Irish Coast Guard Service. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: It will cost the Government €50 million, on aggregate, over the next 15 years.

Irish Coast Guard Service. (8 Oct 2008)

Tom Sheahan: There is no conspiracy.