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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Departmental Expenditure (1 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 147. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the amount of money paid out by the National Parks and Wildlife Service to farmers in the Twelve Bens/Maam Turk complex in Connemara in interim funding for each of the years 2011 and 2012; the amount allocated for payment in 2013; if this includes payments covering the period from November 2012 until the beginning of the new...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legal Services Regulation (1 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 179. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to change the law to ensure a fairer entry system for students who wish to become apprentice solicitors in order that all who qualify for entrance to the Incorporated Law Societies apprentice solicitor courses would be facilitated with an apprenticeship by the society rather than the present systems whereby students have to arrange...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (1 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 265. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he has provided funding for the construction of a by-pass around Maigh Cuilinn in County Galway; the proposed timescale for the construction of this by-pass; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20581/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Consular Services Representations (2 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 50. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the representation he has made to the Lithuanian authorities in relation to a person (details supplied) who is in prison in Lithuania;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21082/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (2 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason participants on the TÚS scheme are not entitled to the job assist tax credit; the legal basis for this decision; the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21083/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Expenditure (2 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding that is available for the purposes of providing agriculture handling facilities and agricultural sheds; if so, the process involved for applying for such funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20992/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (2 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 212. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment under the 2012 disadvantaged area based scheme has not issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21032/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (2 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on an application in respect of a person (details provided ) for the disadvantaged area scheme 2012;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21081/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (2 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am very concerned about this proposal because my experience with European Union regulations and directives is they all pertain to worthy causes and principles with which no one can argue but when they get their teeth in it, it becomes a total bureaucratic nightmare. The reality is that facing eastward, we face Britain and facing to the west, we face the United States of America and Canada....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (2 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes, a negative reasoned opinion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (2 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I propose the joint committee should submit a negative reasoned opinion in respect of Europe taking control of this issue. I believe Ireland should have a spatial plan and have no problem with what the Departments are doing. I am absolutely 100% in favour of it but my point is that if members are considering this issue in Ireland's national context, America and Britain are important....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (2 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Exactly, that is the issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome the delegation which has made a powerful presentation. The unusual feature of the proposal to sell Coillte's harvesting rights is that I have not heard anyone, other than members of the Government, speak in favour of it. I hope the indications given this week that the Government is rethinking its proposal are correct. The Irish Timber Council has outlined succinctly, from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Another issue is that much of the land suitable for planting is now ruled out for ecological reasons. It is nearly impossible to get planning permission on new land. May I make a further comment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On rural recreation and the financial performance of Coillte, as a citizen of this nation, taking the wider interest into account, where a State body invests in public good as an alternative to giving money directly to the Exchequer and then asks that the Exchequer return the money back to it in order for it to do the public good job, that is a dividend. It is fair to say that Coillte has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Give or take, that is what I thought. They predominately go to the private sector.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Then one must acknowledge that there were 22 years in which we did not have to give Coillte €100 million because it has been self-sustaining. I am concerned about Coillte's sale of land. It is a matter to which the committee should address itself. I was fascinated by what Mr. Fahy had to say. It is fair to say that he, his father, Mr. P. J. Fahy, and Connacht Gold have done a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It would be useful for us to get clarification from Coillte on its selling policy. A further issue is that some of the land sold was low-productivity land in terms of forest. It owned all sorts of bits of land.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Harvesting Rights: Discussion with Irish Timber Council (2 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If we found that out today, we would be awfully grateful.

Fodder Crisis: Motion [Private Members] (7 May 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move:"That Dáil Éireann:calls on the Government to make adequate financial supports available to assist those who cannot afford to feed their stock and also to transport fodder to this country from abroad; fully recognises the major role agriculture plays in creating employment, generating economic activity and acting as a custodian of the countryside in Ireland; appreciates the...