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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Burger Content Investigations: Discussion (5 Feb 2013)

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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Burger Content Investigations: Discussion (5 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The answer to the question I asked is "Yes". A mixture of various meats goes into the burger. If the equine DNA percentage was as high as 29%, can we take it that, in all probability, at least one of the ingredients was pure equine?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Burger Content Investigations: Discussion (5 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have some very specific questions. Was there a worry about the possibility of horsemeat contamination that prompted the specific testing for equine material? The Minister mentioned that specific testing for equine material was carried out. If the FSAI thought such contamination was the most unlikely thing in the world it probably would not have done so. Was there a worry that prompted...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Overtime (6 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the total amount of Garda overtime hours worked in 2010, 2011 and 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6025/13]

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I support Deputy Humphreys. Dublin Bay North is an amalgam of two old constituencies and one way or the other, it is a new constituency. Therefore, I understand the need for a new name for it. However, Dublin South-East has featured as a constituency for many years. The coastline of the constituency is relatively small and as Deputy Humphreys pointed out, there is more bay in Dún...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister is aware that Mayo people take great pride in County Mayo. The Taoiseach, the Minister of State, Deputy Ring, Deputy O'Mahony and Deputy Mulherin will be well able to explain that to the Minister.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: He is not in government. It is fair to say that there is disappointment among people in south Mayo that they are being put into the Galway West constituency. It is not that they have anything against Galway. They have a very strong county identity. Over 10,000 people in a considerable slice of south Mayo, stretching from just north of Headford to just north of Ballinrobe and from Cong...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am not suggesting that the Minister should change the name of anything. I am suggesting that the Oireachtas should agree to change the name of the constituency. I think there is a huge difference between the two. I am asking the Fine Gael Party to vote in favour of such a change. There are no other proposals. Therefore, the analogies drawn by the Minister in speculating about all the...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We did not give them more appropriate names because a majority at Cabinet did not feel that the names were inappropriate.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On consideration, I think we were right.

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We were. If a different name is appropriate or if there is a demand from the populace for a change, I think it should be considered. The suggestion that elected people cannot amend this Bill to change the names of the constituencies amounts to no more than hiding behind the commission, which did not have any terms of reference in relation to the naming of constituencies. I ask the...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If the Minister had to deal with a huge heap of amendments for Report Stage and we intended to make changes all over the place, he would have a point. However, if he was to think on this before Report Stage and there are still only three amendments, it would show he could make everybody very happy with a very minor adjustment and without in any way interfering with the terms of reference of...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They did. None of us foresaw the proposal the commission came up with because Galway West looked fairly intact. It had enough numbers without the extra people. It was a big surprise to us. I am not complaining in particular. I happen to live very near the added area so I do not have any complaint but I know the people on the ground are very disappointed that they are being called Galway...

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: So anybody could come in here and flag them?

Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht: Select Sub-Committee on the Environment, Community and Local Government: Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (6 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 3: In page 11, column 1, line 11, after "West" to insert "-Mayo South".

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Offshore Islands (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an gcuirfidh sé na sonraí ar fáil maidir le gach conradh farantóireachta agus aeir atá ag a Roinn le seirbhísí a chur ar fáil chuig na hoileáin amach ón gcósta, maidir le hainm an oileáin, leis an gcuideachta a chuireann an tseirbhís ar fáil, leis an dáta a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Recreation Promotion (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended to renew the contracts on the permissive walks; if the payment will remain at the same rate as present; if it is intended to develop further permissive walks under the rural recreational strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6502/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Registrations (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households who have registered their private waste water systems to date broken down county by county; the percentage who have registered in each county; and if he intends extending the deadline for registration for the purposes of being eligible for the upgrade grants to incentivise further householders to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Broadband Scheme (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the details of all draw down requests made by his Department to the EU, under the rural development programme 2007-2013 in respect of rural broadband schemes during the years 2011 and 2012; the expected draw down in 2013 and 2014; the amount allocated by his Department in conjunction with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a íocfar deontas faoi scéim na limistéar faoi mhíbhuntáiste le feirmeoir (sonraí leis seo). [6488/13]