Results 521-540 of 18,593 for speaker:Michael Creed

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 656: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will review her Department's practice of issuing discrepancy reports which threaten single farm payments to farmers as in many respects the discrepancy is not the fault of the individual farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12095/08]

Written Answers — On-Farm Investment Schemes: On-Farm Investment Schemes (2 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 664: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in respect of cladding used for grant purposes in farm buildings which currently has to be of S/102 standard, her Department will approve BS/5502 Class 2 standard cladding which is widely used in the UK and available for import; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12271/08]

Written Answers — Farm Improvement Scheme: Farm Improvement Scheme (2 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 665: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her Department has quantified the number of applicants under the farm improvement scheme who are being deemed illegible due to the fact that their application was not accompanied by a planning approval; the number of such applicants who have evidence of a valid planning application having been submitted simultaneous to...

Written Answers — Education Centre Network: Education Centre Network (2 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 794: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if the grades and job descriptions have been decided upon for a facility (details supplied) in County Cork; if progress has been made in the construction of the facility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12050/08]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (3 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his Department will consider an application for citizenship by a person (details supplied) in County Cork by virtue of a post-nuptial declaration of Irish citizenship as they were married prior to 30 November 2002; and if not, the way an application for Irish citizenship can be pursued. [12576/08]

WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the details of the economic analysis carried out by her Department on the impact the World Trade Organisation agreement is expected to have on the beef, dairy, pig and sheep sectors, if accepted in its current format; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13250/08]

WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Much jargon surrounds the whole WTO process and, implicit in that, there is much of it in the Minister's reply. I am trying to cut through the fog and find out where we stand. Various bodies have done analyses on the impact of the negotiations. Does she agree with one analysis that states a 70% tariff reduction in the beef and dairy sector would result in the loss of 50,000 jobs at farm...

WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: The Department does not have a final analysis of the current WTO proposals.

WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: The Minister is dancing on a pinhead when answering this question. She either agrees or disagrees with the IFA's analysis. What were the consequences envisaged by the Department of the 2005 EU Agriculture Council directive to the Commissioner, Peter Mandelson? Surely, it had an analysis done on those proposals.

WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: We need to know what the Minister was prepared to concede then.

WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: It was poorly handled.

WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: One needs to know the bottom line.

WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: I hope the Minister will answer this question as it is of vital national interest for on-farm and off-farm employment. Will the Minister use the veto to defeat the current proposals on the table?

Sheep Sector. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when she plans to deliver the €34 million package committed to the development of the sheep sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13251/08]

Sheep Sector. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: I thank the Minister for her reply. I note the date of the announcement of the package was May of last year, the run-in to a general election. Regrettably, there has been very little progress on it to date. The Minister may need to be reminded of the signs of crisis in the industry at a practical level. This Easter, consumers could not source an Easter lamb. Sheep numbers have declined...

Sheep Sector. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Will the Minister reintroduce the farm investment scheme?

Sheep Sector. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: The Minister will avoid answering them.

Sheep Sector. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: If that is the Minister's defence, it is damn poor.

Sheep Sector. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: We do not want to pay for it under modulation either.

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties surrounding the arrangements recently announced relating to REPS 4; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13252/08]