Results 541-560 of 18,593 for speaker:Michael Creed

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. There are two issues at stake, which run parallel to each other. The first is the revised pay arrangements and the second is the deadline of 15 May. Will the Minister of State confirm that it is the Department's policy to facilitate the maximum take-up of REPS 4. If that is the case, does he not agree that — this is the view of Teagasc...

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: The roadshow toured the country to inform people and the Minister knew of the forthcoming arrangements.

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: The Minister knows it is the case.

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: The Minister is preparing to depart and leave this mess behind her.

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: The Minister of State will continue in the Department but the Minister might not.

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: It is not just Teagasc; private consultants are involved as well.

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: It does not deal with everybody.

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Can I ask the Minister of State to clarify one point?

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Did the Minister of State say that expressions of interest would be accepted and that completed plans submitted later would be acceptable?

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: That is not good enough.

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: It is not good enough.

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: There may be 70,000 potential applicants. We will see how many get in.

Fish Imports. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 70: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way she will pursue the issue of import substitution in the fish sector; if she has a strategy to deal with the high level of fish imports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13253/08]

Fish Imports. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: I thank the Minister of State for his response. At the heart of this question is the empowerment of consumers to make informed decisions. It is not in any way against imports. We must ensure that I or a housewife, as consumers, know what we are buying. For example, when one goes into a restaurant or into one's local fish shop, SuperValu or Tesco and sees fish on the counter, one does not...

Fish Imports. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: When will that happen?

Fertiliser Costs. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: The Minister of State will be acutely aware of the problem of greenhouse gas emissions from chemical fertilisers, particularly nitrous oxide, which is one of the most potent greenhouse gases. Would the Minister consider the undertaking by his Department, in conjunction with bodies such as Teagasc and experts in the industry, of a review of the nitrates directive? Organic nitrogen has an...

Fertiliser Costs. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: We just have to wait for it.

Common Agricultural Policy. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: We are not talking about the 2% that has already been secured across the board, we are talking about what may come through the CAP health check.

Common Agricultural Policy. (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: We urge the Minister to consider new entrants and the viability of smaller producers in the context of moving towards a liberalised regime without milk quotas. Will the Minister consider the case of farmers affected by the farm development plans, who have received compensation from the Department and who are waiting in the wings regarding the milk quota increase?

Written Answers — Fishing Industry: Fishing Industry (8 Apr 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 89: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the Government's position with regard to internal transferable quotas; her views on the re-flagging of the Johanna Maria here; her Department's intentions in this case; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13012/08]