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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Data (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister is the one quoting the figures without-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Data (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Did the Minister quote the caveat?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Data (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If so, from where does the figure of 30,000 come?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 4. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to date to deal with the current crisis in the beef trade, particularly the bull beef trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13992/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is a further question in relation to the collapse of prices in the beef trade, specifically the bull beef trade. I would like the Minister to elaborate further on what immediate actions he has taken to deal with this issue. For example, did he meet the retailers, who I understand he has used as an excuse for our problems in this regard?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: First, the Minister is probably familiar with the Derrypatrick project and the understanding of farmers that processors, Teagasc and everybody else involved in the project were encouraging them to produce 18 month old bull beef because it was not economical to produce it at the age of 16 months. Now we suddenly find the same processors will not buy such beef.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The problem is that the factories want 16 month old bull beef. Does the Minister believe the farmers were badly advised? Second, as the Minister is aware, there is a problem in having cattle slaughtered in the North of Ireland.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I understand the Minister believes the problem is related to the specifications of retailers. What discussions has he had with them on this issue?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I seek the indulgence of the Chair as I have a third question. I will be brief. There was a live animal exporter with us yesterday and he explained to us that a company that operated ferry sailings from Dublin was refusing to take live cattle from Dublin. However, he has consistently, without difficulty, carried live cattle from Belfast to Britain.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Has the Minister done anything about that matter?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I kept to the time limit.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is the Minister's way to waffle on-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: All of the time was not lost-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I had a one line question-----

Other Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are huge concerns about the concentration of ownership within the beef industry. In view of this, would the Minister be in favour of the introduction of a beef industry regulator, as is the case with other industries which are highly concentrated in terms of ownership?

Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the heads of the official languages (amendment) Bill be published before Easter? Will the consumer protection and competition Bill be published before Easter? The latter Bill has been on the cards, as an A-list Bill, since autumn 2012 and is very urgently needed.

Order of Business (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am glad to hear that.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any changes are proposed to the rules pertaining to the disadvantaged area scheme in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13076/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sugar Industry (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date on the development of a sugar industry here; the assistance given by his Department to this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13079/14]