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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Funding (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would like to thank the Minister for confirming that under the deal he negotiated, we could see Pillar 2 drop from €4.8 billion the last time to €3.1 billion this time, which is a drop of around 47%.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Funding (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister himself said €4.8 billion.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Funding (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister said that the programme is worth €4.8 billion.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Funding (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: However, there is two years left to spend under this programme. The allocation for 2007-13 is €4.8 billion, and I presume that the Minister will have spent the €4.8 billion by the time we get to the end of the programme plus two years.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Funding (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: For the next programme there could again be two years added on at the end, and the spend could be as low as €3.1 billion. Will the Minister accept that it was very poor negotiation on his behalf, as President of the European Council, to allow such low co-funding from member states? This is the particularly the case when we take into account the fact that Pillar 1 is much larger and...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Funding (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is clear that this issue was not a priority with the Minister in the negotiations because he was boasting all the time that he managed to get all his priorities in the CAP package. Therefore, this was not a priority and we accept that. The Minister left himself totally open on this issue. Can he confirm whether he will be able to provide more than 45% co-funding under the Pillar 2...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Funding (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fish Farming (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 4. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the European Union has re-opened pilot investigation 764/09/ENVI; the reasons for same; the possible consequences for Ireland arising from this investigation; if any questions have been raised with his Department in relation to the adequacy of the information provided previously to the EU in relation to this investigation; and if...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fish Farming (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Concerns have arisen that investigation 764/09/ENVI was reopened because information was withheld or incorrect information was provided by the Department to the European Union. I ask the Minister to clarify the matter.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fish Farming (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the Minister confirm that the case has been reopened and requests for information about the case have been received from the European Union? In view of the reopening of the investigation, will further consideration of the fish farm licence application by Bord Iascaigh Mhara in Galway Bay be suspended until the investigation has been completed?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fish Farming (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister of State, Deputy Tom Hayes, who is seated beside the Minister, will be able to explain to him that forestry planting applications for grants have been held up by the Department pending the completion of work by the National Parks and Wildlife Service on planting permissions. Given that the Department is holding up applications in another area, it is possible for it do so in this...

Other Questions: Live Exports (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 7. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to ensure that live exports of cattle continue in view of the demise of TLT; the steps taken by him in the past two months to open the British market to Irish live exports of cattle; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53073/13]

Other Questions: Live Exports (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Minister will be aware, there is considerable concern about the lack of competition in the cattle and sheep sectors, the effect that the absence of a sufficient quantity of live exports is having on trade, and the grip that factories seem to have on prices. I ask him what he is doing about it.

Other Questions: Live Exports (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In case those who are listening to Question Time think my question solely concerned TLT, the question asked what steps the Minister had taken in the past two months to open the British market to live exports of cattle. I will ask him my specific questions again. What is he doing to retain the Italian market for weanlings? As he knows, we had approximately 50% of that lucrative market....

Other Questions: Live Exports (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They take them through Larne.

Other Questions: Live Exports (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am glad the Minister raised the issue of country of origin because I understand it is now being discussed at EU level. Will the Minister be ensuring that all cattle raised and slaughtered on this island will, under European law, be allowed to be labelled with Ireland as the country of origin, thus facilitating competition between all of the meat factors north and south of the Border? Can...

Other Questions: Live Exports (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That stems from the Good Friday Agreement.

Other Questions: Live Exports (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is based on the concept of dual identity.

Other Questions: Departmental Publications (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 10. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of staff time and the estimated cost, including staff time, associated with the production of ministerial newsletters since he became Minister; the grounds on which he believes this expenditure of taxpayers’ money is justified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53072/13]

Other Questions: Departmental Publications (12 Dec 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They say that time is money. No doubt it takes time to prepare the newsletters issued by the Department. This is taxpayers' money. I ask the Minister not to tell me it is impossible to quantify the precise cost of this exercise because the officials involved are also doing other related work. The Minister will appreciate that the private sector is able to value things like this every day...