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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seirbhísi trí Gaeilge (1 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 113. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government cad iad na socruithe atá á gcur i bhfeidhm chun a chinntiú go mbeidh seirbhísí Leader á gcur ar fáil trí Ghaeilge do phobal Ghaeltacht Chonamara; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [19763/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Seaweed Harvesting Licences (1 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 114. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of applications on hand for seaweed harvesting licences; the date each application was received; the number of tonnes of seaweed sought to be harvested each year under each application; if public consultation has been advertised in each case; if not, when is it proposed to do so; if it is intended to hold oral...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (1 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 115. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will include 30 further landowners in the Clonfert area of the Hymany Way Walking Trail in the walks scheme as they claim they were promised participation in the scheme when the walking trail was being developed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19768/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Programmes (1 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 116. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the arrangements he will put in place to ensure that the day-to-day administration of the social inclusion programmes and the Leader programme 2014-2020 for the islands is operated by an island based company for all the islands off the coast, as at present; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19769/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Charges Exemptions (1 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 119. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if households who get their water from private sources on their land such as lakes, rivers, streams or wells will have their supply metered; if they will have to pay the standing charge for water supply; if there will be any difference depending on the depth of the source of the water in the ground; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Abstraction Regulation (1 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 120. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government where it is intended to introduce regulation in relation to the abstraction of water by households from their own land either for their own domestic use, for agriculture or for business purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19809/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Inland Fisheries (6 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 116. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the work done by his Department and by Inland Fisheries Ireland to preserve wild salmon; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19948/14]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Speeds (6 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 130. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the total estimated number of residential premises here; the number of these that have more than 30Mbps broadband; the number of these that will have this level of service by 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19947/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (6 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 342. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue under the 2013 single payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20030/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota Issues (6 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 347. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline for the completion of any inquires into a case (details supplied); if the reports will be publicly available; the expected publication date; the actions arising from the case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20159/14]

Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Criminal Justice (Spent Convictions) Bill 2012 was initiated in the Seanad and has taken a long time to go through the Houses. When will Report Stage be taken? There has been more than adequate time to bring it to a conclusion.

Order of Business (7 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the amendments be ready before the summer recess?

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: First Stage (7 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move:That leave be granted to introduce a Bill entitled an Act to amend the Electoral Act 1992, the Referendum Act 1994, and the Presidential Elections Act 1993; in order to change island voting; and to provide for related matters.Ba mhaith liom cead a fháil an Bille seo a chur faoi bhráid an Tí. Is é údar an Bhille ná fáil réidh leis na...

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: First Stage (7 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move: "That the Bill be taken in Private Members' time."

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Grassland Sheep Scheme Expenditure (8 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a coupled payment for sheep farmers under the Common Agricultural Policy 2014-20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20373/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Grassland Sheep Scheme Expenditure (8 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I wish the Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney, the best of luck today. God knows what it might bring. This question relates to what he intends to do for sheep farmers. He has made a proposal to include the grassland sheep scheme in the single farm payment scheme. For most farmers, this would mean that the grassland scheme would disappear into the single farm payment scheme by 2019. Many...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Grassland Sheep Scheme Expenditure (8 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the Minister agree that if the €15 million fund is used in the way he has proposed, the vast majority of farmers will see their share of the fund reduced by one fifth every year between now and 2019? Under his proposed arrangement, by 2019 they will be getting no benefit whatsoever from the grassland scheme. I suggest he put the €15 million fund back into the single farm...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Grassland Sheep Scheme Expenditure (8 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes, the genomic scheme involves a coupled payment. If my suggestion were adopted, it would ensure the €15 million fund would continue to be available to sheep farmers in the next five years, rather than being reduced by one fifth every year. Does the Minister agree that this is the factual position?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Grassland Sheep Scheme Expenditure (8 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It must go down as a classic phrase, "We are trying to look after them next year and the year after." That is exactly what the Minister is doing. As one goes to the next year and the year after that, for the vast majority of sheep farmers and virtually every hill sheep farmer who do not have any choice of enterprise, the payments will totally dissipate into the maw of single farm payments.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Grassland Sheep Scheme Expenditure (8 May 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is a fact for virtually all hill sheep farmers because they have very low single farm payments. They will be coming up to the €150 which is there anyway. Therefore, what the Minister is saying is that he will look after them next year and the following year once we get over the election. After that their payment will disappear. On what grounds is the Minister not willing to...