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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to develop a lobster hatchery in Ireland to supplement the provision of wild lobsters and to assist in the development of lobster fishing here; the details of any examination carried out by his Department or any agency working under the aegis of his Department regarding best practice in relation to this matter...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aerfoirt Réigiúnacha (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 279. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport cén fóirdheontas reatha agus caipitil faoi seach a íocadh le hAerphort Dhún na nGall sna blianta 2011, 2012 agus 2013; cén méid atá ceadaithe don bhliain 2014; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [11381/14]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Aerfoirt Réigiúnacha (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 280. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport cén fóirdheontas a d’íoc a Roinn faoi chóras OSP le haersheirbhísí a fhóirdheonú idir Baile Átha Cliath agus Aerphort Dhún na nGall do na blianta 2011, 2012 agus 2013; cén méid atá ceadaithe don bhliain 2014; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh....

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My amendments are Nos. 58 and 61. I often wonder what happens to all the statistics collected and whether decisions really get changed based on all the mounds of statistics collected. I also often wonder whether the Minister has the staff to deal with all the statistics collected or has the information become something that gathers in rooms and dark places and keeps mounting more and more...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: However, we can restrain the Minister.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I appreciate that.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When was the previous Act enacted?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have no recollection of ever being required by the Department with responsibility for forestry to make any return as is provided for in section 13(1)(b).

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They must not have been looking for the information because I cannot remember making any return to the Department of the timber sawn, converted process bought or sold or otherwise disposed of during the specific period. I would have known if I had to do it because I would have been told. In those days we were buying from the Department, which was more than well aware that we existed. There...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They must not have bothered to collect this information.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am referring to a time before Coillte when all the purchases were from the Department and yet they did not look for the information.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Can that advice be checked?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Perhaps the Minister of State could ask for an explanation as to why this information was never sought. They took the word, "may" as meaning, "may" and did not bother.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They were obviously reading it as "may" and did not bother because they did not have to look for it.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 61: In page 13, line 39, after “notice” to insert “provided this information is readily available and is not commercially sensitive”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What is the difference between a class A and a class E fine?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is it the case that one could go to prison for six months for non-payment of €500?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My amendment No. 78 is ruled out of order for the usual reason, namely, the second part of it would impose a charge on the Exchequer. It is one of the bizarre rules of this House.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: However, I had proposed a period of eight weeks from the time the applicant would submit the final information. If we look at what the Minister is doing here, there are two approaches. The first is what I would call the legislative approach to which county councils have to adhere in planning. It is the eight weeks approach, that is, eight weeks from the time one put in the last...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (6 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The idea in my amendment No. 69 is that one will get permission to do all the felling, including standard thinning, and that one would not need to apply continually for licences at every stage of the process. Thinning is silviculture. It is not viable economically, but it is good silviculture practice.