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Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Transport Infrastructure (24 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 285. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she is aware of the recent difficulties in relation to the cable car service to Dursey Island in County Cork; the details of any discussions her Department has had in relation to this matter; if she will provide details of proposed solutions to it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25247/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Applications (25 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 254. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a decision will be made on three applications made under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme by persons (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in considering these applications; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25481/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 309. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prosecutions to date under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013; the number of prosecutions that have been initiated for illegal puppy farming; the outcomes of same; and his future plans that will aim to bring about a change in societal attitude towards cruelty to animals and puppy farming in particular. [25939/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 313. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form, a breakdown of the number of farmers with suckler cows based on herd size 0 to ten, 11 to 20 and so on, by county; the number of these who were paid under the genomics scheme 2013; the number who applied for the scheme in 2014, broken down in the same way; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 314. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who reach 40 years of age while seeking planning permission for an investment prior to entering the young farmers targeted agricultural modernisation 2 scheme will be allowed into the scheme and paid the 60% grant, taking into account the length of time it can take to get planning permission, particularly if there is an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farmers' Charter (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 315. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new charter of farmers' rights is in operation; if not, when it will come into operation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26079/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Rationalisation Programme (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to approve the hiring of further advisers by Teagasc; if he will provide funding for them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26080/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers Development (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 317. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when approvals will issue for the local authority harbour development programme 2015; if in view of the delay in issuing these approvals, all work under this programme will have to be completed and claimed before the 31 December 2015; the reason for the delay in announcing the programme; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: National Dementia Strategy (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 422. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons registered with the health services as suffering with Alzheimer's disease and/or dementia who are living in their own homes in Dublin and in Ireland; if he will provide an estimate of the numbers suffering silently in their own homes and not registered with the health services; and if he will provide a detailed breakdown of the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Dormant Accounts Fund Grants (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 440. To ask the Minister for Health the schemes that will be funded out of his Department's Estimate this year under the dormant accounts scheme; when details of each scheme will be announced; the proposed closing dates for applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26082/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Enrolments (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 524. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will examine the case of a child (details supplied) in Dublin 3 who has been on a school waiting list since birth, who is living in the school catchment area, who has an older sibling in the school and who apparently meets all the usual criteria for admission to a primary school, but whose parents are now told there is no place for the...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: RAPID Programme (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 639. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 16 of 11 June 2015, the substantial progress made under the revitalising areas by planning, investment and development, RAPID, programme in identifying the needs of disadvantaged communities and in bringing forward important local projects in response to those needs; the projects...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am willing to pass up on the discards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister for appearing before the joint committee and giving members the exposition on sub-segmentation from his perspective. The first point everyone must accept is because a thing is as it is or because there is an historic arrangement in place does not mean that it represents best policy either now or into the future. I understand the nub of the issue here really relates to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What did it say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would like to raise three issues. On the court case, I would appreciate it if the Minister could outline for us in writing the circumstances of the decision made by the Department in this instance. What did the court say? I understand that if the court told the Minister to do something, he had to do it. If the regulations as they were written at the time did not allow him to do so, he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That means there is less capacity in whitefish and more capacity in pelagic but presumably there are quotas for both pelagic and whitefish and that the quotas are there because the capacity of the fishing fleet, and most boats' capacity to catch fish, far exceeds the quota they have. The reason for quotas is that the capacity to fish far exceeds the allowed quota, so I do not consider that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The nub issue on which we need clarification-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Can the Minister come back to us to clarify whether in relation to the court case boat it was permitted to use whitefish tonnage and kilowatts on a polyvalent boat? Maybe he can come back and clarify that for once and for all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My second point is that there is an unnecessarily high bar allowing, no doubt, that POs are hoping they will not have to come down on one side or the other. Probably, they are conflicted internally. For the Minister to say he will move forward if a PO is brought in to make the case, the upshot is that he will wind up with a new PO being founded to get around an unnecessary condition. I...