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Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (8 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 343: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a split holding rule in disadvantaged area schemes similar to the split holding rule in rural environment protection scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22976/12]

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (10 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 17: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to provide supports to the pig industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23285/12]

Written Answers — Íocaíochtaí Deontas: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (10 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 144: To ask the Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén fáth nach bhfuil íocaíochtaí AEOS II 2011 á ndéanamh le feirmeoirí i láthair na huaire, go háirithe le feirmeoirí nach bhfuil fadhbanna lena n-iarratais tar éis scrúdú riaracháin a bheith déanta orthu ag a Roinn; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [23469/12]

Schools Building Programme (15 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Clifden community school serves a very extensive area of west Connemara, from Maam Cross to Clifden and from Roundstone to Leenane. It is now the only second level school in this area with the closure of Kylemore Abbey school. In the school catchment area, there are primary schools in Roundstone, Ballyconneely, Aillbrack, Clifden, Cashel, Kingstown, Claddaghduff, Cleggan, Letterfrack, Tully,...

Schools Building Programme (15 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In east Galway.

Schools Building Programme (15 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Before he became a Minister, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, stated his wish to eliminate prefabricated buildings. The Minister of State is aware, as is the Minister, even more so because he visited the school to announce the leaving certificate results last year, that totally sub-standard prefab buildings are in use in Clifden community school. I put the following questions to the Minister of State...

Schools Building Programme (15 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They call it the MAD file.

Private Members' Business. Regulation of Debt Management Advisors Bill 2011: Second Stage (Resumed) (16 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome the positive attitude of the Minister of State to the Bill and the recognition there is a problem to be solved. This issue shows the ingenuity of people in creating niches for themselves but there is now an urgent need to regulate the sector. As a former Minister for Social Protection, I acknowledge the fantastic work done by MABS. MABS was doing this work for years, long before...

Written Answers — National Asset Management Agency: National Asset Management Agency (16 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Health if he has initiated any discussions with the National Asset Management Agency regarding the use of their buildings for primary care centres or the Department of Justice regarding the use of unused Garda stations as primary care centres; the outcomes of these discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24298/12]

Written Answers — Fiscal Policy: Fiscal Policy (16 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 82: To ask the Minister for Finance the total national debt as of 1 January 2012 defined as debt that will be assessable for debt/GDP if the fiscal compact is agreed and the amount of this that derives from investments in and other supports for banking institutions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24494/12]

Written Answers — Banks Recapitalisation: Banks Recapitalisation (16 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 84: To ask the Minister for Finance the total net investment by the State in banks and financial institutions since 2008 and the amount this has added to the national debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24515/12]

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (16 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be included in the programme to replace prefabricated buildings in schools in view of the very poor buildings at this school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24392/12]

Written Answers — Rural Social Scheme: Rural Social Scheme (16 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 119: To ask the Minister for Social Protection his plans to continue with the rural social scheme for the next year; the reason that a new clause was inserted in the rural social scheme contracts, stating that termination may occur in circumstances which are not foreseen at the outset of the contract, such as lack of a State funding for the RSS and her decision to wind down the RSS;...

Written Answers — Hospital Staff: Hospital Staff (16 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Question 180: To ask the Minister for Health when nursing and dietetic posts for the treatment of diabetes in Galway University Hospital will be filled as promised in January this year; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24390/12]

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá áthas orm deis a bheith agam labhairt ar an mBille seo. Like motherhood, it would be very hard to oppose the Bill, as anything that will help business is to be welcomed. I agree somewhat with Deputy Kevin Humphreys that life is a series of small steps and that rarely are problems, even major examples, solved using a big bang approach. This is a very small step and I will watch with...

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will someone - perhaps the great Deputy Mathews - explain to me why, if a scheme is giving a net Exchequer gain of €25.5 million, would it not follow that if we invest five times as much in the scheme, given there are potentially five times that number of viable businesses that cannot get money, and I do not believe the difficulties of getting money in this country will be solved with...

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Why not review it now? This goes back to a core principle in the Department of Finance that is a result of Merkel-thought: the State cannot invest money and make money on it, even though the State gets all the taxes from activity. A huge proportion of the decrease in taxation is a result of the lack of activity in the economy. Why when the scheme was being drawn up, if it was going to save...

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I accept the Department of Finance has not changed and is giving the same advice it gave us when we were in government.

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Of course I was. We were investing significant sums in bodies such as Science Foundation Ireland, the IDA and Údarás na Gaeltachta.

Credit Guarantee Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 May 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is a valid question and I will go further with this theory. I had this argument many times with the Department of Finance when I was a Minister and all I am doing is encouraging the Minister of State to follow in my path and continue the argument. People talk about investment to stimulate activity and mention building schools or roads. If these are built with 100% Exchequer funding,...