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

Éamon Ó Cuív: 306. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the latest reports that the payment of the European Union dairy aid package to farmers could be delayed until the end of March 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40701/15]

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

Éamon Ó Cuív: 307. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he has taken to ensure a premium price for Irish beef processors given the increasing differential between beef prices in Irish factories and in British factories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40702/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Rents (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 552. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if his Department has issued new guidelines to local authorities in relation to the charging of rents on local authority housing and apartments in the past two years; the effect this will have on rents for local authority tenants, particularly on pensioners; the changes in the guidelines introduced from the previous...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Government Reform (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 559. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he has received the report he commissioned on the re-organisation of the local authorities in County Galway; if he will publish the report; if he will make a decision on the report in the next three months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40207/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I think the witnesses for coming before the committee. This is one of the days where the gift of bi-location would be quite handy. The witnesses said survey forms, in one form or another, for 20,000 herds have been sent in and samples have been returned for 19,000 herds. I understand that initially about 27,000 filled out the form. What is the latest date this year for sending in data...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is Mr. Coughlan saying the information should be in by 30 December?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If one fifth of farmers registered for the scheme, having attended the meetings, this leaves four fifths who did not attend meetings. They will receive training some time in future. I once asked a number of Deputies how many of them had read the Oireachtas safety statement which new Members receive when they enter the House. I hope Deputy Fitzmaurice, who is relatively new to the House,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is not only that but that there will be heifer calves with a much lower star rating than anticipated given the five-star bull. What does the farmer do? Does he sell them off? It could delay the farmer by a year or two.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is it a certainty? Is Dr. Cromie saying the reliability of a bull will be indicated in the artificial insemination catalogue?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What is the reliability like now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Dr. Cromie mentioned 60% and the plateau, which I accept, as I said earlier. What is the reliability with the amount of data collected to date?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Genomics Programme: Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (17 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The thing about the Titanic is that it happened.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 2:In page 6, after line 44, to insert the following: "Amendment of Electoral Act 1992, Referendum Act 1994 and Presidential Elections Act 1993 in order to change island voting and to provide for related matters 4.(1) Section 85 of Part 15 of the Electoral Act 1992 is hereby repealed.(2) Section 42 of the Presidential Elections Act 1993 is hereby amended by the...

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am still intrigued. There are four counties involved. In respect of the counties involved the number of days on which the ferries do not sail are very few and far between, especially if we omit the months of December and January when it is unlikely that any election will be held. Even if an election was called in January it is likely to be held in February. It is amazing that there...

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Unfortunately, the Minister of State has avoided the issue in this debate, namely, that it is always possible to get whatever one needs in and out from the islands. Some 99% of the time, it is done with regular services but is the Minister of State telling me that if somebody on one of the islands had a medical emergency, for example, if a woman had a maternity emergency, they would not be...

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I cannot. I know because I tried when I was a Minister.

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is right. We did. We provided-----

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (18 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will, yes, absolutely.

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (18 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 157. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of providing a replacement primary school for a school (details supplied) in County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40805/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2015: Motion (18 Nov 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will be brief. A persistent case has been made by the industry that the betting tax should be increased now that the loophole of online betting has been eliminated and that this should be used to develop what should be one of our major industries based on a fantastic natural resource in terms of both land and people. What is the Minister’s view on increasing the betting duty? I...