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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding Regulations (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that the current breed specific regulations under the Control of Dogs Act 1998 are not having an adverse impact on the welfare of the dogs of these breeds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16148/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding Regulations (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views that the current breed specific regulations under the Control of Dogs Act 1998 contravenes section 7 of the OIE, International Office of Epizootics, World Organisation for Animal Health, animal welfare standards, terrestrial animal code; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16149/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 499. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments due under the REP scheme will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16494/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is any payment due under the REP scheme, the single farm payment scheme or the disadvantaged area based scheme as a result of underpayment to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; the reason for this underpayment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16495/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Payments (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 501. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there was a clawback of €170 due as a result of a mapping error in respect of the REP scheme assessed against a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; if this issue has since been resolved; if this clawback is due to be repaid to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16496/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 502. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoin Scéim um Chosaint na Timpeallachta Tuaithe 4 le feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí tugtha), cén fáth a bhfuil moill leis an íocaíocht seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [16564/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Costais Aistriúcháin (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 528. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go Béarla, agus ó theangacha eile go Béarla agus ó Bhéarla go teangacha eile, faoi seach; cad ba chaiteachas iomlán riaracháin na Roinne sa bhliain 2013; agus an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Costais Aistriúcháin (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 590. To ask the Minister for Health cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go Béarla, agus ó theangacha eile go Béarla agus ó Bhéarla go teangacha eile, faoi seach; cad ba chaiteachas iomlán riaracháin na Roinne sa bhliain 2013; agus an ndéanfaidh sé...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Remuneration (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 631. To ask the Minister for Health if the salary agreed in respect of a person (details supplied) exceeds the national pay guidelines for the public service; if a special allowance was approved for this person to relocate; the amount of this allowance; if the permission of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform was granted for this remuneration package; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Costais Aistriúcháin (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 700. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go Béarla, agus ó theangacha eile go Béarla agus ó Bhéarla go teangacha eile, faoi seach; cad ba chaiteachas iomlán riaracháin na Roinne sa bhliain 2013; agus an...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Air Services Provision (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 718. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the total number of passengers who were carried on each of the public service obligation, PSO, air services to counties Kerry and Donegal airports in 2013 or the most recent year for which data are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16439/14]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have only one simple question. It was said that agriculture produces 33% of emissions. Does that mean greenhouse gases? Does that include nitric oxide, methane and carbon dioxide? Perhaps the delegations can explain the following example to someone like me. If one grows a tree it will take in carbon, but if one grows other plants, like grass and so on, they will not take in carbon....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I suggest the delegation answer the second question first.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What is the ratio in respect of the pure greenhouse effect of one molecule of methane versus one molecule of carbon dioxide?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 310 times?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Upwards or downwards?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We have a fixed amount of land, which is decreasing as good agricultural land is being built on. The storms also added to the loss of land. From the figures for output, it seems that by increasing cattle number, one increases methane gas. If the ratio is 21:1, I would be interested to hear how the EPA proposes to deal with the dilemma with Harvest 2020. Do different types of cattle...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I wish to make a supplementary point. We have not seen GLAS, but the agri-environment options scheme, AEOS, was task driven. Is Dr. Ó hUallacháin saying that a high-conservation status area requires the right level of farming to be maintained, that being, what was done traditionally and no more or less? In places like the Burren, farming went from one extreme to the other, for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Teagasc accepts the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Neither have I. However, Teagasc accepts that this issue has not been resolved and could become a concern depending on how GLAS is designed.