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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2012 disadvantaged area payment will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6500/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine based on an average payment of €270/ha of single payment paid as per the Commission’s proposals on the reform of the common agricultural policy, the amount that would be paid on a flat rate basis on all land in a holding in excess of 25ha if a payment of €350/ha was paid on the first 25ha; and if he will make a...

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 funds that had been allocated for the rural broadband scheme from the rural development fund and if not spent for that purpose could be re-allocated for another purpose including further places on the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6504/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Eligibility (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the lowest score that qualified applicants for the capital sports programme 2012 for a grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6415/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Safety (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a permanent passenger boat licence of a class P2 passenger boat will issue to a person (details given) in County Cork in replacement of the interim licence issued on the 11 August 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6499/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Horse Slaughter Standards (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any complaints were made to his Department in 2011 and 2012 in relation to non-compliance with the highest standards of traceability and standards in the slaughter of horses in licenced slaughter houses; if so the number of such complaints and their nature; the action taken by his Department to deal with these complaints; the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Horse Slaughter Standards (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It took the Minister a long time to come to the point. The question asked if complaints had been made and what action had been taken. The Minister might give further information about how many complaints have been made, when they were made and what action was taken. Was the suspension of one of the organisations from issuing passports related to the issue of traceability of horsemeat or...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Horse Slaughter Standards (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The microchip and passports arrangement was introduced in 2009 but there are a great many horses in the system which predate that year. When horses are brought to slaughter, is every carcass checked for the presence of bute to ensure that no carcass containing that substance, which is very dangerous to humans, gets into the food chain? Does the Minister propose to introduce a centralised...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to reduce the payment on the first ten hectares of land under the disadvantaged areas scheme to farmers in areas classified as mountain when the herd owners do not have sheep; the amount of any proposed reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7272/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When I introduced the payment, it was for those who were farming on mountain land. There is a far greater number of farmers on mountain land who farm cattle only than farmers who farm cattle and sheep or sheep only. I have submitted numerous questions for written reply on this issue, but I have not been able to get a straight answer. Is the Minister saying that in 2013 all of the farmers...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What I am saying is that when the headage payments and other schemes were abolished, farmers received the disadvantaged area scheme payment. The idea behind that payment is to compensate those for farming poor land and the poorest land in the country is mountain land. Therefore, I introduced a rate of payment that was higher for mountain land than land in severely disadvantaged or less...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They do not receive the payment.

Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister has stated about 70,000 farmers will gain 86% on their payment. On average, what will this amount to in cash terms? I could gain an increase of 100% if a payment of €1 was increased to €2. Will the Minister also tell me what the average loss of 33% will mean in cash terms? When one receives these figures, it will make it much clearer because percentages can be...

Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does the Minister favour having the ability to set the cap in Ireland and that every other country could do the same in order to suit each country's own particular circumstances? The Minister talks blithely about inactive farmers doing very little. In my view, the truth is that farmers who have low payments often have low payments because they happen to have been born in an area of poor...

Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the Minister provide that information to me? It would be very useful to have this information, that the Minister can prove that the farmers in receipt of high payments are highly active as of 2012. Irrespective of what new reference year is put in place for the new CAP, under the Minister's approximation method will the payment be relative to the entitlements they achieved in the years...

Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes Expenditure (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What was the allocation for the TAMS in 2012? The Minister stated that the level of expenditure was €15 million, but what was the outturn? I presume he was implying that the €9 million relating to the sow welfare scheme would be taken up. Is he of the view that the remainder of the overall allocation will be taken up in full?

Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes Payments (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When the Minister found these unspent funds, he might explain the reason he did not use them to continue the existing suckler cow welfare scheme for bigger herds, with perhaps some limitations. He might also explain the difference between the suckler cow welfare scheme and the beef data programme? How will they differ from each other from the farmer's point of view?

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: One of the most memorable promises given before the Taoiseach came into government was by the now Minister for Education and Skills, Deputy Ruairí Quinn, who said the Labour Party, on coming into power, would reverse the charges for third level students. We all remember the iconic photograph of the Minister signing the famous contract outside Trinity College. He then set up SUSI. It...

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister, Deputy Quinn, recently nailed his colours to the mast in expressing his bias against the sole trader and, in particular, the farming community. He made an unfounded allegation that they could manipulate their incomes so as to obtain grants. Last week, the Minister confirmed that it is his intention to bring proposals to the Government to classify working farms as so-called...

Leaders' Questions (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When I went to school I learned the aimsir fháistineach. I did not say the Minister had brought a proposal to Cabinet but that he intended to do so. Can the Taoiseach reassure the House that when he does introduce such a proposal it will be rejected by the Taoiseach and the Cabinet, and that we will continue to do this in a equitable way, which is to assess families on their incomes?...