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Other Questions: Island Communities (23 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If the Minister of State would sit down with the managers of the development companies, they would tell her the situation is simple. Last year, they had €527,000 to run the companies. This year, it has been cut by €97,000 somewhere between the Minister of State transferring money from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government to the Department of Arts,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Dormant Accounts Fund (23 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 35. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the amount of unallocated funds presently in the dormant accounts fund; the reason for their non-allocation, other than the statutory reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15674/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (23 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 97. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which he opened the Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environmental Scheme for application; the latest date by which applications have to be submitted; the number of applications that have been registered on the system; the number that have proceeded to select actions; the number of completed applications received, broken down by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (23 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 98. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers with commonage in the country broken down by county; the number of applications received to date from farmers with commonage for the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme, broken down on the same basis; the number of these that have proceeded to select actions; the number that have submitted completed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (23 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average value of green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme applications; where actions have been selected, broken down by county and by tier; the number received to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16183/15]

Report on Land Use: Motion (24 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I compliment the Chairman of the committee, Deputy Andrew Doyle, on the work he has done on this report and for leading the committee in producing yet another important report. What we are examining here will have implications way into the future. It is interesting to note the figures. A total of 66% of land usage is for farming, 16% is wetlands, 10% is forestry, 1.6% is settlements and...

Report on Land Use: Motion (24 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In the past week, 2,000 farmers indicated they may consider joining the scheme. If one multiples this figure by four, one gets a figure of 8,000, although one would not expect a significant show of interest in the final week. Furthermore, only 10,000 people have gone as far as selecting actions and none of the applications has been approved yet. While it is fine to introduce these types of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Data (28 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change the thoroughbred foal levy, which was introduced in March 2000 as a statutory instrument on all thoroughbred foals registered here, to a levy on sales of thoroughbreds rather than on the registration of foals, as this would be a more equitable way of raising funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (28 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the 2014 disadvantaged areas scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16450/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Plan (28 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review the situation of the required stocking density for payment for areas of natural constraint and the increase in the stocking rate required for this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16547/15]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Fisheries Protection (28 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 447. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views regarding the revoked eel fishing licences throughout the country, which are effectively putting fishermen and a factory (details supplied) in County Meath out of business; where the compensation from the European Union was placed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16548/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We are a parliamentary committee. A booklet was issued very early this morning, and my local radio station was able to give it to me before I, as a member of this committee, received it. Could it not have been arranged that the documents would issue to us on Friday so that we would have the weekend to study them? People talk about serious and detailed parliamentary scrutiny, but how are we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Absolutely, yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This reminds me-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: So would I.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Dr. Grogan keeps talking about these cases of 10%. Which is it? Is it less than 10% of the red lined area or less than 10% of the total parcel? It is a totally different figure and 10% of the area would be a lot.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Greater than 10% of what? For example, if I have land, is the 10% Dr. Grogan is talking about 10% of the total LPIS parcel or 10% of the area that is red lined?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is an LPIS parcel.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: One hundred percent of what?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (Resumed) (28 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: But-----