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Topical Issue Debate: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (18 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: You are.

Topical Issue Debate: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (18 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: He is not putting that one out.

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Departmental Communications (18 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 80. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the protocols that have been put in place to ensure a prompt answering of telephone calls made to published lines of the Department of Social Protection to ensure quality customer service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26229/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Development Companies Funding (18 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 112. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a decision will be made to approve a local authority lease of lands to a community group (details supplied) in County Galway, as this approval is needed before a Leader application can proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26210/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (18 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 136. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the agri-environment option scheme 2 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26211/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (19 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date by him in tackling the crisis in the beef industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26238/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (19 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am a little disappointed the senior Minister is not here. As the Minister of State knows, this year has been disastrous for beef producers, particularly bull beef producers. This is putting many farmers over the edge. It is not without significance that there have been two demonstrations this week outside the Minister's office, one on Tuesday in regard to the beef crisis and another...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (19 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: On the issue of the Minister not being here today, we had agreed to change the day for parliamentary questions. He must have known he was going to have this meeting. We have all been aware, for the past two weeks, that the US Secretary of Agriculture was coming to Ireland because we received an invitation to a reception this evening. Why, therefore, did the Minister not come into the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (19 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To Great Britain. I have all that. It is in the The Irish FarmersJournal.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (19 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I did not suggest that the Minister should not meet the US Secretary of Agriculture. It is typical of what is happening here where everything is twisted. What I did suggest is that we could have had parliamentary questions on another day. As the Minister of State knows, there is an arrangement to do that and we always accommodate the Government in that regard. I asked about live exports...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (19 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister of State was down at the ocean conference.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes Penalties (19 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 4. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the response he has given to the EU in view of the threat of a fine being imposed on his Department in relation to the single farm payment; when he expects this matter to be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26239/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes Penalties (19 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Huge fines have already been imposed on farmers under various schemes because of errors that they could not have avoided owing to the fact that the accuracy with which a satellite can measure the ground is far greater than that achievable by a human being based on normal methods. In addition, there is now a threat by Europe to impose a very large fine on the Department. No doubt the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes Penalties (19 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The money allocated for farming has fallen, despite all the boasting by the Minister that goes on in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Let us face the facts. According to a parliamentary reply, the level of direct payments from all schemes to farmers in County Galway decreased by 9% between 2011 and 2013, and that was before the fines. Further cuts are being made this...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes Penalties (19 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is interesting that the Minister of State said that total disallowances from 2002 to 2012 were €25 million, yet now, suddenly, three years into this Government, we are threatened with a fine of €181 million, which I presume the Government is going to fight. Who makes the rules under which we are being fined? The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine had an...

Other Questions: Milk Quality Assurance Scheme (19 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 6. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date by Bord Bia with the milk quality assurance scheme; the number of quality assurance officers it has funded to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26116/14]

Other Questions: Milk Quality Assurance Scheme (19 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My question refers to the milk quality assurance scheme for the dairy industry. I would like the Minister of State to outline how that is working, the progress made to date and whether he is satisfied with the scheme.

Other Questions: Milk Quality Assurance Scheme (19 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In my question I sought information on the number of quality assurance officers who have been funded by Bord Bia to date. I am somewhat surprised that this element of the question was not answered. I understand that in some cases when inspectors visit and find non-compliance issues, the farmer corrects that non-compliance issue but there is a massive delay in scheduling a second inspection...

Other Questions: Milk Quality Assurance Scheme (19 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It has been brought to my attention that many of the people being appointed to the panels are retired or former State employees. I would have thought that with a scheme like this which is being funded by the State through Bord Bia, the Minister would have ensured young graduates or other suitably qualified unemployed people would be given priority for this work. Can the Minister of State...

Other Questions: Milk Quality Assurance Scheme (19 Jun 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is a long time since I was in the Department. I was there for a year in 2001.