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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the Minister of State clarify that? On the one hand, he seems to say in the early part of his reply that this will only apply where somebody fells trees illegally. However, in the second part he seems to say otherwise. There could be a general placing of a burden in the Land Registry on the folio, in all cases, of a requirement to replant until the replanting took place. It seems to...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Where does it state that?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The section states that a replanting order is served on any person under section 25(9). That subsection reads "The Minister, may, with the consent of the owner, issue a replanting order in respect of other land owned by the owner". It does not seem to state that this only applies to where somebody felled illegally. It seems to me that there is a general power under section 20 to attach a...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am happy with the principle that the Minister of State has enunciated, namely, that the burden would only be imposed in the case of somebody who illegally felled. However, I am not happy that it is clear, but if the Minister of State brings clarity to it on Report Stage, I will then accept it.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Section 7 states, inter alia: Where the Minister, following an application under the relevant statutory provisions—(a) grants a licence, (b) gives an approval, (c) makes a grant or loan, or (d) makes an entry in a register,he or she may grant, give or make it, as appropriate, with or without conditions.I do not see the "without conditions" element, so I think it will be with...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When the Minister of State did his constituency work before being taking up his portfolio, did he ever say, "this has gone crazy with conditions"? When a constituent came to him with pages and pages of conditions did he say, "If I am ever in the Department, I would make this proportionate"? Now is his opportunity to write into the Bill that the conditions must be proportionate to their...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister of State gave a great speech about how people are genuine in the majority and that they will do the right thing anyway. I believe that is true. I have also come to the conclusion over the years in my role as a manager that if I had a good employee, no rules were needed. I also found that if I had an employee who was not performing I could write a book of rules to fill this...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 33: In page 10, line 2, after “conditions” to insert the following:“which shall be proportionate to achieving the Act’s objectives and shall not impose additional costs on the sector that are not justified”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 34: In page 10, line 9, to delete “having regard to all the circumstances of the case, including” and substitute “where there is”.My amendment seeks to provide that the only reason a licence can be revoked is for non-compliance. It seems the Minister is giving himself a lot of power. The phrase, "all the circumstances of the case" is very...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (25 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will withdraw the amendment and resubmit it for Report Stage.

Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What moneys have been allocated by the Minister of State's Department? I understand he has a co-ordination role in this with other Departments, including the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, and the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government. What moneys have been allocated to local authorities since the...

Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They applied to the Minister of State's Department in the beginning of January.

Other Questions: Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister of State says he told them to keep spending, but we know what will happen. They will send in the bills and the Minister of State will say, "Hang on a second, we did not agree to that particular project". They need a specific allocation of money. In discussions I have had with Galway County Council, officials made if clear that they require an actual commitment of cash. In...

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 9. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the gross voted expenditure for 2006; the estimated gross voted expenditure for 2014; the major increases and decreases in the Votes across Departments for those years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9300/14]

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This question relates to gross voted expenditure - this includes expenditure relating to all Government Departments but excludes anything that is not directly voted for services - for the years 2006 and 2014. I will be interested in discovering how the two years compared, particularly as the level of expenditure in 2006 was supposed to be significant. I will be especially interested in...

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is it accurate to state that the amount spent on education between 2006 and 2014 increased by approximately €1 billion. Interestingly enough, and despite the absolute chaos in the health service, the provision for health this year is exactly the same as that which was made in 2006. The allocations for social protection and education and skills have increased by somewhere in the...

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Government has done so by following the four-year plan we laid out for it.

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Before they went into government, those opposite derided that plan and stated that it was not necessary.

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Nothing of significance was changed. It was always going to be renegotiable because minor changes can always be made.

Other Questions: Capital Programme Expenditure (26 Feb 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There was no significant renegotiation of the plan. The biggest renegotiation was done for the Government by the Greeks, who managed to have the interest rate reduced.