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Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (5 Apr 2011)

Séamus Kirk: Question 192: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will review the regulation of private pension so that those in financial difficulty can access their pension funds before retirement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6395/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Programmes: Departmental Programmes (5 Apr 2011)

Séamus Kirk: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to commence Tús, the community work placement programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6698/11]

Written Answers — Departmental Surveys: Departmental Surveys (6 Apr 2011)

Séamus Kirk: Question 83: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation if he is considering a comprehensive analysis of the cost of overheads for the small to medium enterprises in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6951/11]

Written Answers — Tourism Promotion: Tourism Promotion (6 Apr 2011)

Séamus Kirk: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he is considering a comprehensive analysis of the cohesiveness of the relevant tourism promotion and development bodies in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6952/11]

Written Answers — Health Service Properties: Health Service Properties (12 Apr 2011)

Séamus Kirk: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the current position of Health Service Executive lands at a location (details supplied) in County Louth and his plans to utilise these lands. [7390/11]

Food Exports (13 Apr 2011)

Séamus Kirk: Question 28: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food if, having regard to the targets in Harvest 2020, the marketing strategies being planned to expand market share in existing markets and to establish a foothold in new markets. [7697/11]

Food Exports (13 Apr 2011)

Séamus Kirk: I take this opportunity to congratulate the Minister, Deputy Coveney, and the Minister of State, Deputy McEntee, on their appointments and wish them well in office. I noted the points the Minister made in his reply but this reply and the reply to Question No. 26 seem to be inextricably linked. The difficulty with the marketing strategy particularly in the dairy sector is that it will be 2014...

Food Harvest 2020 (13 Apr 2011)

Séamus Kirk: Question 31: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food if in the interest of achieving targets set out in the Food Harvest 2020, he will consider recommending to the Department of Finance, special tax exemptions to individual dairy herd owners for investment in expansion of herd and allowance for capital investment in the processing sector; and if he will make a statement on...

Food Harvest 2020 (13 Apr 2011)

Séamus Kirk: Without being cynical, I must state the Minister has indulged in subtle sidestepping of the question. The reality is that if we are to have a 50% expansion in the dairy sector between now and 2020, very significant capital investment will be called for, both at the primary production end and the processing, storage and transportation end. Investment in the sector is necessary as it has the...

Written Answers — Sugar Industry: Sugar Industry (13 Apr 2011)

Séamus Kirk: Question 156: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he is considering re-examining the potential of the Irish sugar industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7940/11]

Suicide Prevention: Statements (Resumed) (3 May 2011)

Séamus Kirk: I am glad of the opportunity to say a few words on this most important of subjects. It has come into public focus and debate in a much sharper way in recent years for very obvious reasons. Suicide is not someone else's problem, it is everybody's problem. An individual dies but the whole community suffers. A loss of life affects all strands of the community. Effective action is needed to...

Written Answers — Crop Research: Crop Research (3 May 2011)

Séamus Kirk: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if research is being undertaken in respect of new potato varieties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9316/11]

Alternative Energy Projects (12 May 2011)

Séamus Kirk: Question 11: To ask the Minister for Communications; Energy and Natural Resources in view of the nuclear reactor issue in Japan, his plans regarding the alternative energy programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10976/11]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (18 May 2011)

Séamus Kirk: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated savings to be achieved from the reconfiguration programme of the 33 vocational education committees across the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11991/11]

Written Answers — Vocational Education Committees: Vocational Education Committees (18 May 2011)

Séamus Kirk: Question 105: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the estimated savings to be achieved form the proposed merger of County Louth Vocational Education Committee and County Meath VEC; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11992/11]

Written Answers — Food Imports: Food Imports (24 May 2011)

Séamus Kirk: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the import statistics for the range of fruit and vegetables consumed here over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12526/11]

Written Answers — Apple Growing Industry: Apple Growing Industry (24 May 2011)

Séamus Kirk: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the current apple orchard acreage; the variety grown; and if he has plans to expand the acreage. [12527/11]

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (25 May 2011)

Séamus Kirk: They will be coming regularly.

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (25 May 2011)

Séamus Kirk: It is the first time I have had the opportunity to congratulate my colleague from the north east, Deputy Shane McEntee, on his ministerial appointment. He represents the Meath East constituency while I represent Louth. There is a code of good neighbourly behaviour in the north east for most of the year, except for a few months in the summer.

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (25 May 2011)

Séamus Kirk: Due to the significant increase in the volume production of milk, there is a prospect of a severe super levy payment due from the State and individual farmers on 31 March 2012. While production is buoyant in Ireland, it is not the case in other EU member states. Based on the statistics for recent years, it is clear other member states are not even filling their milk production quotas. It...