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Written Answers — Horticulture Industry: Horticulture Industry (27 Nov 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 166: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the value of the horticulture and nursery sector in the economy here; the number of persons employed therein; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43196/08]

Written Answers — Horticulture Industry: Horticulture Industry (27 Nov 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 167: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to realise the potential of the horticulture and nursery sector to increase export earnings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43197/08]

Agriculture: Motion (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: I move: That Dáil Éireann: in view of: the challenges facing Irish agriculture and the need to encourage the maximum transfer of farms into the ownership of young, qualified farmers; the demographic challenge the current age profile of Irish agriculture presents; the programme for Government commitment to "Continue to offer a range of supports to young farmers entering agriculture —...

Agriculture: Motion (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: I am disappointed with and annoyed by the tenor of the Government amendment to the motion. If the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Smith, wishes to engage in a debate on the CAP health check, the proposals to take an additional 5% in modulation fees from single farm payments or his abject failure, in the aftermath of that health check, to deal with the sheep farmers who...

Agriculture: Motion (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: Hear, hear.

Agriculture: Motion (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: Hear, hear.

Agriculture: Motion (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: That is rubbish and the Minister knows it.

Agriculture: Motion (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: Worthless.

Agriculture: Motion (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: On a point of order, I appreciate what the Minister has said but there is a category of farmer who, in the interim, may be installed in his land-holding——

Agriculture: Motion (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: The Minister is deliberately avoiding the question.

Agriculture: Motion (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: Tell somebody receiving 24 cent per litre that it is a soft landing.

Agriculture: Motion (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: On a point of order, is the Deputy obliged to address the motion before the House or to have a debate on the Limerick county development plan?

Agriculture: Motion (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: For God's sake, speak about installation aid or early retirement.

Agriculture: Motion (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: He made a promise in social partnership on the disadvantaged area payments, also.

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 145: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment further to Parliamentary Question No. 154 of 25 November 2008, the industries to which work permits were granted; the nationalities of those granted permits who entered each respective industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43925/08]

Written Answers — Work Permits: Work Permits (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 146: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the number of work permits issued to the meat industry in 2008; the nationalities in receipt of these permits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43926/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 421: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork in respect of their single payment. [43924/08]

Farm Retirement Scheme. (3 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 62: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in the context of the suspension of the early retirement scheme and the young farmers installation aid scheme, he proposes to make concessions to would-be applicants under those schemes who have entered into legally binding and irrevocable commitments arising from their clear intention to submit valid applications under...

Farm Retirement Scheme. (3 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: I have no interest in having a dialogue of the deaf with the Minister. We must try to make progress on the issue. I would like if the Minister would agree to open the scheme immediately. I have no doubt that if the times were better financially the Minister would agree to do that, but there is a category of people in respect of both the installation aid scheme and the early retirement...

Farm Retirement Scheme. (3 Dec 2008)

Michael Creed: I am disappointed with the Minister's response because I referred to a handful of applicants where there is clear evidence of a delay in probate or the Revenue stamping deeds and leases. Has the Minister received any legal advice on the vulnerability of the Department to a legal challenge following the suspension of the scheme? It would appear that the principle of legitimate expectation...