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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (17 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: 500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged area scheme and single payment scheme payments for 2013. [54231/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (17 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: 501. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged area scheme payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54232/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (17 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: 502. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their disadvantaged area scheme and single payment scheme payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54233/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (17 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: 503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive the remaining part of their single payment scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54234/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (17 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: 510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a REP scheme payment, in view of the fact that the single payment scheme and disadvantaged area payment has issued to the person with the agreement of the inheritance unit of his Department. [54430/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (17 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: Departmental officials are currently working on the details of a new round of the Sports Capital Programme. I hope to be in a position to make an announcement shortly. A new portal has been developed on the Department's website which must be used by organisations to register, to apply for funding (when the Programme is open for applications) and to manage the drawdown of any...

Seanad: Adjournment Matter: Road Improvement Schemes (17 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: I wish to thank the Senator for the opportunity to address this issue in the House on behalf of the Minister, Deputy Varadkar. As Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, the Minister has responsibility for overall policy and funding of the national roads programme. The construction, improvement and maintenance of individual national roads is a statutory matter for the National Roads...

Seanad: Adjournment Matter: Road Improvement Schemes (17 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: To be fair, that is not in the question. The question was to ensure that urgent remedial works can proceed at the bridge.

Seanad: Adjournment Matter: Road Improvement Schemes (17 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: I take the Senator's point. There is a similar situation in a part of Mayo where the National Parks and Wildlife Service is involved. We had to go through it with the National Parks and Wildlife Service to see what could be done. I take the case that both Senators raised in respect of the woman with her special needs child. I understand the situation for the 17 families. There was a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Applications (18 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: 127. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason her Department did not respond to a query regarding jobseeker's allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54594/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (18 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: 129. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision to withdraw rent supplement will be reviewed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [54617/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Appeals (18 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: 131. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision on a rent supplement review will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [54644/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Appeals (18 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: 137. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason the papers regarding an invalidity pension appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo that was lodged on the 17 of October 2012 have yet to be forwarded to the social welfare appeals office in Dublin; when this matter will be dealt with; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54723/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (18 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: 196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a rural environment protection scheme overclaim will be re-checked in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [54595/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (19 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: I am pleased to say we have been able to limit the reduction in funding to the Irish Sports Council to about 3% - not 7% - in 2014 when the council will receive over €42 million.  We are protecting funding for sport as best we can in difficult economic circumstances in recognition of the many continued successes of our sportspeople.  This continued investment...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (19 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: The Deputy mentioned Paddy Barnes, who is turning professional, and I wish him the best of luck. Moreover, I hope he does as well as a professional boxer as he did with the Irish Sports Council, because he has received a substantial amount of money from taxpayers. Moreover, if there is one organisation that cannot complain about the current Government, it is the boxing body. When I came...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (19 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: -----money put into sport is well invested.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Sports Funding (19 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: On the question of rates, I note discussions are ongoing between Dublin City Council and the aforementioned three major organisations. To be fair to them, they accept they are obliged to pay rates because they are competing with hotels in Dublin by hosting functions and events. While they must of course pay rates, negotiations are taking place between the organisations and the local...

Other Questions: Wild Atlantic Way Project (19 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: I propose to take Questions Nos. 8 and 49 together. The Wild Atlantic Way will be Ireland's first long-distance touring route, stretching along the Atlantic coast from Donegal to West Cork. Budget 2014 included a specific provision of €8 million to support capital expenditure associated with the Wild Atlantic Way. The overall aim of the project is to...

Other Questions: Wild Atlantic Way Project (19 Dec 2013)

Michael Ring: I will make two points. First, is the Deputy saying that we should exclude Derry? This is one of the only cross-Border initiatives. Remember the Good Friday Agreement. Second, Fáilte Ireland has told me that the Deputy's proposal would cut off the east of Inishowen, which would be disastrous. Perhaps he should discuss the matter with Fáilte Ireland, as he seems to have...