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Other Questions: Aquaculture Licences (26 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The silence says a lot.

Other Questions: Aquaculture Licences (26 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There is.

Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (26 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Ba mhaith liom buíochas a ghlacadh leis an Teachta McGrath as ucht deis a thabhairt dom labhairt ar an ábhar fíor-thábhachtach seo. We talk about human suffering, but probably the greatest human suffering is fear. Many people in society are fearful at the moment because they cannot face up to the financial challenges facing them. The only mistake of many of these people...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Expenditure (26 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to propose as President of the Council of Ministers of the EU that each country will have the flexibility to put a national cap on the maximum single payment at a level appropriate to that country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14642/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Registration Scheme (26 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when application forms and detailed terms and conditions will be available in relation to the recently announced grant to upgrade private waste water systems; the reason for the delay in producing same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14862/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (26 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the integrated companies will once again be allowed to approve projects following the suspension of this permission on 29 January 2013; the total amount of project money remaining to be approved under each heading of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15210/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (26 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding Common Agricultural Policy negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15064/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (26 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the disadvantaged area scheme payment for 2012 will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14864/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will allow other Deputies in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I wish to apologise for being late but I was in the Dáil for Question Time. This committee is trying to ensure that primary producers are in a sustainable position. We are also trying to ascertain the pressures on primary producers concerning conditions and price. I accept what the witnesses say in their document, which is that in large measure they do not deal with primary producers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I asked a question about the right of franchisees to buy local. Are they totally free agents in that regard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There is no control on retailers preventing them doing that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the representatives of Tesco for coming before the joint committee and providing a very interesting exposition of the company's policy. It is very difficult in unequal relationships for everybody to get an equal result. One of the issues of concern is that we have powerful and dominant players in the market relative to the suppliers. The failure to secure a contract would spell...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I was told that the groceries order did not depress suppliers' prices. I was also told that it provided lower prices to consumers. Logically, it depressed the retailers' profits. Something had to give. When I was in school, there was an idea that one cannot create nor destroy energy. This is not altogether true because a nuclear reaction can destroy matter and turn it into energy....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Groceries Sector: Discussion with Musgrave Group and Tesco (26 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Listening to comments here, one might think it is all rosy in the garden and there is no issue.

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (27 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not want to delay unnecessarily the Bill today but it must go back to the Seanad which will want to examine the large number of Committee and Report Stage amendments the Dáil has made to it. I presume it is not the Minister’s intention to go into the Seanad tomorrow with the Bill. If Deputies want to make detailed points - there are still some issues of contention about the...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am always a little wary of Report Stage amendments because I got caught out badly myself by introducing an amendment on Report Stage which had unintended consequences. What is the current arrangement for the identification of dogs?

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have no difficulty with this amendment, especially because it is only involves a regulation making power. Is that correct? Whenever the Minister comes to make this regulation, will he ensure it will be published and debated at the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, rather than the usual procedure used in dealing with a draft regulation, in case there are unintended...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It took me ten minutes last night to figure out what the amendment was about.

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) (27 Mar 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is fair to say the Minister has gone to considerable lengths to take on board points made on Committee Stage when there was substance behind them. I will withdraw amendment No. 8 and accept the Minister's amendment.