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Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I was fascinated by the answer of the Minister of State. If I apply for planning permission tomorrow, statutory timelines apply and they must deal with everything mentioned by the Minister of State, including SACs, SPAs, the IFI and the National Parks and Wildlife Service. There is a tendency in this country when someone gets a file in an agency to throw it down and leave it if there is no...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I can hear the "Yes Minister" debate happening in the Department in which it is argued, "Minister, dear, this would be absolutely outrageous; imagine tying us to a time limit and we would have to deal with so many issues and it would be so impossible to do this." The fact is that in dealing with much more complex planning issues, it actually operates, as for example, permission to build a...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My amendment No. 47 proposes to insert the following: "specified, as long as such conditions are in line with good forest practice and generally concur with the forest management objectives for the forest owner;”. I think this is a reasonable amendment.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thought that replanting was not absolutely required in every case and there are circumstances where replanting is not required. We are looking at the condition in the Bill where replanting is required. I refer to section 17(4)(b) of the Bill which requires the replanting of trees. The worry is that as this is written, in the case of a person who is growing commercial forestry the...

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 47:In page 16, line 7, to delete “specified;” and insert the following:“specified, as long as such conditions are in line with good forest practice and generally concur with the forest management objectives for the forest owner;”.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 53:In page 17, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following:“(4) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (2) and (3) of this section, all licence decisions shall issue within 8 weeks of all the required information being provided by the applicant.”.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 61:In page 19, to delete lines 23 to 36, and in page 20, to delete lines 1 to 6.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 68:In page 29, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following:“(p) facilitating the development of a competitive timber industry and employment in rural Ireland; (q) promoting and facilitating the provision of a sufficient supply of sawlog to meet the requirements of the timber industry.”.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There are only a small number of minutes remaining and I am unsure whether there are any other amendments because I cannot get a copy of the list.

Forestry Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I welcome that the Minister of State saw the light on this amendment. As the Minister of State is aware, I have had major reservations going back a long time. This time, whoever gave the Minister of State the advice gave him good advice, although he probably did not get advice on this one. I imagine he did this one himself.

Forestry Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Before we conclude I wish to thank the Minister of State. He promised at the beginning that he would listen and take on board arguments that were put forward. Whereas he might not have given us everything we wanted - certainly, he probably got advice not to give us everything we wanted - I believe he genuinely interacted and took on board the suggestions put forward by members of the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Community Development Projects (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 22. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will cease funding the special Traveller projects and the Women’s Network as stand-alone projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34308/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 28. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the total project funding provided under the Leader programme 2007-2014; the amount spent to date; the amount spent to date in 2014; if he is satisfied that all of this funding will be drawn down by the end of the programme; the latest date for the completion of projects under the programme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Expenditure (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 150. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the total expenditure by her Department on rent supplement and mortgage supplement, respectively, in each year since 2010, including 2014 to the end of August; the reasons for the change in the amounts paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34507/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Drug Rehabilitation Projects (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to restore the funding for the community employment drug rehabilitation programme in 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34516/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rent Supplement Scheme Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 149. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if it is intended to revise the rent caps for the receipt of rent supplement in view of the increase in rents, particularly in urban areas, since the last review and the difficulty that many persons, in need of accommodation, are having renting properties below the current thresholds; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34506/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Exceptional Needs Payments (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 151. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the expenditure on exceptional needs payments in each year since 2010, including 2014 to the end of August; the reasons for the changes in the amount paid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34508/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Administration (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 152. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to cap the period a participant can remain on the rural social scheme to three years; if this is under consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34537/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Agri-taxation Issues (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 309. To ask the Minister for Finance the details of all farmer specific tax breaks available in 2013; the number of farmers who availed of each tax scheme in 2013; the estimated cost of each scheme in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34475/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Home Renovation Incentive Scheme Data (17 Sep 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 310. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of persons to date who have availed of the special new tax relief introduced this year for the upgrading of residential properties; the estimated tax foregone by this tax relief to date in 2015 and 2016; the estimated number of extra jobs created by this tax relief to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34524/14]