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Other Questions: Fishing Industry Development (24 Sep 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does the Minister not agree that, no matter how one dresses it up, his proposing a policy, asking for applications and then judging them does not create confidence in the process? We in politics must consider all of the processes that we operate if we are to ensure public confidence in same. Does the Minister not agree it would be much more satisfactory if decision making on individual...

Other Questions: Fishing Industry Development (24 Sep 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I never said that.

Other Questions: Fishing Industry Development (24 Sep 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I said that it did not look good.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (24 Sep 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 85. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason inspectors inspecting cattle herds are obliged to inspect all the cattle in small herds and only a percentage in larger herds; his views on whether this is unfair to the owners of smaller herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39545/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme Payments (24 Sep 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason payment did not issue to a person in County Galway (details supplied) under the 2012 beef technology and adoption scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39845/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (24 Sep 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will issue on an area environment option scheme III appeal lodged by a person in County Galway (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39846/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (24 Sep 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 545. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements that are being made to ensure that urgent treatment that is required in St. Vincent's Hospital Dublin for a person (details supplied) in County Galway at present in Galway University Hospital will be provided; the order of priority of patients with this condition for acceptance for treatment at St. Vincent's Hospital; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Toll Roads (1 Oct 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 115. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the current contractual arrangements pertaining to the East Link toll bridge in Dublin; his plans to further expand the capacity of the bridge and its surrounding roads; if he foresees the ending of tolls on the East Link toll bridge in the near future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40818/13]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Government Publications Office (1 Oct 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 157. To ask the Taoiseach the reason printed copies of the Constitution are not currently available for purchase from Government Publications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40744/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Economic Importance of Cattle and Sheep Sectors: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: With no disrespect to the president of the IFA, the comparison between selling land and increasing or decreasing numbers does not hold.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Economic Importance of Cattle and Sheep Sectors: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It does not hold because Professor Renwick's own figures show him the volatility in how the numbers go up and come down. Therefore, people do not take the same view. The argument was put to me about the farmer being happy every year to lose money in the long term, and I said that if the farmer is that foolish, it is unlikely the farmer's spouse is going to be that foolish. If the two of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Economic Importance of Cattle and Sheep Sectors: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: From my practical experience of dealing with farmers for a long time, it defies logic to say that a fixed payment that a farmer receives in any event has the same effect on what a farmer does as a payment directly coupled to production. I would give the example of sheepfarmers who live in hill areas where they have no choice but to engage in sheepfarming. When I moved to the west, initially...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Economic Importance of Cattle and Sheep Sectors: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Come on. I asked Professor-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Economic Importance of Cattle and Sheep Sectors: Discussion (1 Oct 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The idea that farmers are paying money to increase stock because of some loyalty to the EU defies my understanding of any farmer I have ever met in Ireland. It is outrageous propaganda from the president of the IFA.

Other Questions: Humanitarian Aid (2 Oct 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 6. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the proposals he has to raise at European Union level the need for the international community to provide immediately further humanitarian assistance to Syria and the adjoining countries; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41220/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Free Travel Scheme Administration (2 Oct 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 194. To ask the Minister for Social Protection in view of the policy position of the National Transport Authority to tender the provision of the bus service both nationally and in Dublin, the steps she has taken to ensure that the free travelpass will be accepted on all of these new services; if she has had discussions with the Department for Transport in relation to this matter; the result...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: 2014 Pre-Budget Briefing: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would like to make a very brief overall comment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: 2014 Pre-Budget Briefing: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister for coming in and providing the information. We got a lot more detailed information last year, however, and it was much easier to work out the figures. I presume the Department still has what used be called an NPC, or no policy change, and which later changed to an ELS, or existing level of service. It would be very useful to get a breakdown of the expected outturn for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: 2014 Pre-Budget Briefing: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister is going to be told that that is fixed and we cannot go for €12 million in further administrative savings, because he will probably tell me that if there is another €5 million in savings to be made, the Department of Finance will grab that and we could not use it for giving out aid for suckler cows.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: 2014 Pre-Budget Briefing: Discussion with Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (2 Oct 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When we come to supports for farmers, including this year when we had the one-off support for the fodder scheme, it would be useful if we had the figures for what will be given to farmers next year at both EU and national level compared with what was given this year, as well as a list of the EU programme of single payments. It is very relevant to compare this year's single payment with next...