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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Commemorative Stamp Programme (14 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if it is intended to issue a stamp in 2014 to mark the bicentenary of the birth of Thomas Davis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7849/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Status (14 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the decisions taken by the previous Government in relation to private waste water systems on foot of the judgement in the European Court of Justice, in October 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8045/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sale of State Assets (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his intentions with regard to the Government stake in Aer Lingus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8561/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Public Service Obligation Services (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to deregulate the provision of public transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8557/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a farmer or fisherperson in receipt of farm assist and fish assist have to be available for employment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8339/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when 2012 REP scheme payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay in issuing payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8527/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Can Dr. Bleasdale tell me what is an LPIS?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I know that but is it the full commonage or is it a part of a commonage?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom fáilte a chur roimh na hoifigigh atá anseo ón NPWS agus ón Roinn Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara. Is dóigh liom gurb í seo ceann de na ceisteanna is tábhachtaí a tháinig faoi bhráid an choiste ó bunaíodh an coiste. Tá cur i láthair thar a bheith cuimsitheach déanta ag na finnéithe ar an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No. If a special scheme is created because of GAEC, there will be no way of getting at the money. It would be about as realistic as the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow in Connemara. The simple way to do it is through the Commission's proposal whereby one does not blame farmers for being born into bad land. The single payment gives the EU its return on the high nature value payment....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It was not when REPS 1 and REPS 2 came in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It has been there for only seven years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No. They stay-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would like some clarification. If all the hill farmers were to make claims in respect of all of their hectarage, that would increase the total number of hectares and push money into the commonage areas. In other words, under-declaring is causing the money in the fixed pool to seep out of the commonage areas and into the rest of the country. If every one of the commonage farmers and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If claims had been made in respect of every hectare of commonage in the reference year of 2001 or 2002, the net effect of that would have been to spread the money more evenly across the country. More money would have gone to commonage areas because there would have been more-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am asking about what will happen if the Cioloş proposal is accepted and it is decided that 2014 is the reference year. If all the farmers in commonage areas decide to stock up and put some sheep in the commonage, they will make themselves eligible for flat-rate payments. In such circumstances, they will get their share of the money, which will mean there is less money for all the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes. That is what would happen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Was there not another issue? When rocks were being taken out of land parcels on the basis of aerial maps, I dealt with a case in which half of a 1,000-acre hill was taken out. I am not sure what that is in hectares, but it was reduced by half. When the farmers in question appealed that decision, the ground was walked again. It was decided that a great deal of grass was growing between the...

Other Questions: Professional Fees (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the progress that has been made in negotiations with the professional bodies in relation to the provision of advance price quotations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9081/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Prompt Payments (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way he will help small and medium enterprises receive prompt payment from all public bodies employing their services; the regulatory with which he engages with other Government Departments and agencies on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9085/13]