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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On amendment No. 26, it would be useful if the Minister could outline to the committee that hare coursing is legally permissible and there is no proposal to ban it. The use of animals in sporting events, in other words hunting, is legally permissible. Will he explain whether the use of canines for the hunting of any animal, digging out of any wild mammal gone to ground and the use of...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It would be very useful if we could get a briefing note before the next meeting on the various points in amendment No. 26. The Minister has pointed out that badger culling and the use of wire snares to capture badgers is not legally permissible.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Two other issues arise. There is an entire section on the use of hares for blooding greyhounds for greyhound racing. May we have a briefing note on the current state of play and what is allowed in respect of hares? The other issue is the killing of mink in fur farms. I do not have enough information on it to make a judgement. That appears to be a major issue. I am not an expert in this...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Business of Select Committee (8 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will we have a long session the next day?

Credit Union Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am pleased to have an opportunity to speak on the Credit Union Bill. Before we get into the minutiae of the Bill we should look at the background and purpose for which credit unions were founded. The basis of credit unions was that people’s savings, in the form of shares, would be used to lend money to the same group of people. In other words, they were mutual societies and...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Relief (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Finance the extra cost to the Exchequer in income forgone of granting 30% and 35% mortgage interest relief TRS to all householders who purchased house between 1 January 2000 and 1January 2012 respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49424/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Centres (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform cé mhéad airgead a caitheadh ar Ionad an Bhlascaoid Mhóir in 2011 agus in 2012 go dáta; cén costas a bhain le cúrsaí foirne ann; céard air a caitheadh an chuid eile den airgead; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [49442/12]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Heritage Centres (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform cé mhéid airgid a caitheadh ar Ionad an Bhlascaoid in 2011 agus 2012 go dáta; cén costas a bhain le cúrsaí foirne ann, cé air a caitheadh an chuid eile den airgead; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [49606/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the arrangements that have been made to commemorate the founding of Óglaigh na hÉireann by Éoin Mac Néill in 1913; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49394/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cuanna agus Céanna (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cé mhéad airgead a chaith a Roinn ar an mBlascaod Mór in 2011 agus in 2012 go dáta; céard air a caitheadh an t-airgead; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [49441/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Cuanna agus Céanna (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cé mhéid airgid a chaith a Roinn ar an mBlascaod in 2011 agus 2012 go dáta, cé air a caitheadh an t-airgead; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [49605/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an mbeidh reachtaíocht ag teastáil le deireadh a chur leis an gCoimisiún Logainmneacha ó tharla go bhfuil an Coimisiún luaite in Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [49604/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tax Code (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason some guest houses and bed and breakfasts are exempt from commercial rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49426/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Deontais Leader (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government cén uair a íocfar deontas Leader le grúpa (sonraí tugtha) atá ag fanacht le híocaíocht le bliain, údar na moille leis an deontas seo a íoc; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [49689/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Deontais Leader (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government cén uair a thosnófar ar dheontais Leader a cheadú sna ceantair éagsúla a bhí faoi Mheitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta cheana, údar na moille, cén uair a íocfar deontais a bhí ceadaithe nuair a leachtaíodh MFG agus nach bhfuil íoctha fós, cén t-údar...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment and single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49620/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment and single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49971/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourist Accommodation (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to make it obligatory for all guest houses and bed and brerakfasts to be registered with Fáilte Ireland approved agencies in order to ensure a high standard in the provision of tourist accomodation here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49425/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will deal with the topics in reverse order, I agree with the concerns of the ICMSA on conveyancing. I tabled a parliamentary question to the Minister but I did not get much joy. I believe this issue should be discussed. At this time of the year everybody comes in with the shopping list. At this stage it is normally way too late but I suggest the committee should look at the issue of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion with Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (13 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The objective is to defend them.