Results 681-700 of 13,254 for speaker:Seán Sherlock

Farm Retirement and Installation Aid Schemes. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: The Minister should tell that to the widow I mentioned.

Departmental Policies. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: The original question was based on the premise that budgetary cuts have been applied across the board in the agriculture sector. This is the only opportunity available to me to highlight some of those cuts. For example, investment in research and training has decreased by 13%. Similar reductions have been applied in areas like food safety, health and welfare, plant health, income and...

Departmental Policies. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: When does the Minister envisage that the target of dedicating 5% of acreage to organic farmland will be reached? The European Commission recently announced that it does not envisage that mandatory country of origin labelling will be introduced. The programme for Government states that mandatory country of origin food labelling will be extended to sheep, pig and poultry meat. Will that...

Common Agricultural Policy. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: On the modulation issue, I am reassured to a certain extent by the Minister's statement on the move from pillar one to pillar two. Is there a political appetite in the Council of Ministers for the rate of change from pillar 1 to pillar 2 as envisaged by the Commission proposal? My second question is on climate change proposals. There is a view that the basis of measurement of greenhouse...

Beef Industry. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: It is clear that there are still issues of concern relating to Brazilian beef. While I welcome the Minister of State's reply and acknowledge that beef exports from Brazil are confined to a small number of herds, the amounts within those herds would probably far outweigh the Irish national herd. The numbers in question are still significant. I welcome the Minister of State's reply and accept...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Am I to take it that the answer is the same as that given for Question No. 8?

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: I wish to ask a supplementary question.

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: I will take the answer as read but I wish to state that money is being taken out of farmers' real income here. Some of the measures that have been implemented in this budget, including this one, will bring about a further demise in agricultural productivity.

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: The Department has ridden roughshod over some of those programmes since then. The Minister is being very selective, with all due respect.

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: The farm waste management scheme is a result of obligations under European Commission rules which had to be implemented.

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: These measures will further undermine the rural economy and that is the bottom line.

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he has taken to assist farmers, particularly tillage farmers, who were affected by the recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37468/08]

Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his policy on aquaculture licensing and capital funding which has to date been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37469/08]

Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Is the Taoiseach's egalitarianism coming into play?

Training Programmes: Motion (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: When does Deputy Dooley believe that will be?

Training Programmes: Motion (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: How many thousands of houses are empty now?

Training Programmes: Motion (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: I wish to share time with Deputies Broughan, Morgan and Costello.

Training Programmes: Motion (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: I will begin with a quotation from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment report entitled Innovation in Ireland published in 2008: Ireland's ability to build and sustain its innovation capacity depends on developing and maintaining our skills at world-class levels, and on high quality, continuous education. Individuals need to respond to the increasing pressures of globalisation...

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Education and Science when he expects to reduce all class sizes in primary schools to a ratio of, at worst, 24 pupils to one teacher as promised in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38000/08]

Written Answers — Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Pupil-Teacher Ratio (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason 20% of primary pupils are in classes of 30 pupils or more; his views on the failure to tackle large class sizes here; the measures he will take to ensure primary class sizes fall to a ratio of 20:1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38001/08]