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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (12 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 98. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the purpose of the Hortforum; the progress made by it in ensuring that horticulture farmers get adequate prices for their produce to remain viable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39845/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (12 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 99. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to examine whether below-cost selling of fruit, vegetables and potatoes increases food wastage; if it does, the steps he will take to ban the practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39846/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (12 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 100. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to ensure there is no sale of vegetables, fruit and potatoes at uneconomic prices during Christmas 2015, as happened two years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39847/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (12 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he will take to stop the week-to-week price volatility for farmers in the horticulture sector, given the serious impact on farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39848/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme (12 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 102. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why it is proposed to impose group penalties on farmers for non-compliance with cross-compliance issues on commonages under the current Common Agriculture Policy, when European Union Regulation No. 809 of 2014, Item 86, allows for such non-cross-compliance penalties to only apply to non-compliant members individually, rather than...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (12 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 103. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline his plans to have sheep fencing included under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2014-20; the steps to be gone through before the scheme will be advertised; when it is expected that the European Union will give approval for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39853/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Industry (12 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 104. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 262 of 27 January 2015 for an updated version of the information, given the time lag involved since the question was originally put down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39854/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (12 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 105. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person who buys a 5-star rated bull could find that in subsequent years the star rating of the same animal has been reduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39855/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (12 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 106. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is any guarantee that 5-star rated bulls in artificial insemination catalogues will retain this star rating in future; the effect it could have on farmers if it was subsequently found out that artificial insemination bulls had been over-rated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39856/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Planning Issues (12 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 191. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if local authorities have the power to remove protected structures from the list of protected structures; how this may be done; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39851/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Air Services Provision (12 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 216. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her plans to provide funding for the provision of a suitable helipad on Inishturk island off the coast of County Mayo; if funding has been sought for this facility by Mayo County Council; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39849/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Heritage Sites (12 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 217. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if funding will be provided in 2016 to local authorities or to the Heritage Council for conservation works on protected structures that are on local authority protected structures lists; the amount to be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39850/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Easter Rising Commemorations (12 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 218. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the allocation from her Department for the 1916 commemoration, by local authority in 2015 and in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39857/15]

Paris Terrorist Attack: Statements (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá áthas orm go bhfuil Aire Stáit na Gaeltachta anseo agus muid ag caint ar an ábhar fíorthábhachtach seo. I dtús báire, maraon le chuile duine sa Teach, déanaim comhbhrón ó chroí le gach duine a maraíodh nó a bhí gortaithe sa sléacht uafásach a tharla Dé hAoine seo chaite i bPáras. Is cuma...

Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In my time in politics, I have never seen such a crisis in housing as I have seen in recent times. We were told five years ago there were too many houses around the country, and there were areas where this was correct, such as areas of low population. However, in the overall scheme of things, the number of empty houses in the country against the total demand for housing is quite modest. I...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Insurance Industry Regulation (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 194. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding insurance claimants against Setanta Insurance Company; when payments will be made to these claimants; the reason for the delay; the steps he is taking to expedite the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40672/15]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 233. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to provide funding in respect of a submission by Galway County Council to the Office of Public Works in respect of flood relief works required to a road (details supplied) in County Galway; if this funding be made available as a matter of urgency, given the road's susceptibility to flooding; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 254. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the number of farmers admitted into the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme with a start date of 1 October 2015; the average annual payment approved; the number of these farmers who may expect payment before Christmas 2015; the expected expenditure in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40054/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage penalty that applied to payments to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the resulting financial penalty that applied payments under the basic payment scheme, and under the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40598/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his proposals regarding simplification of the Common Agriculture Policy, ahead of the meeting of European Union Ministers with responsibility for agriculture at which an exchange of views on this will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40700/15]