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Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: It is the fault of the receiving Department, because for over 14 months it has failed to communicate advice in any way to individual applicants or their planners that there has been a difficulty, be it a decimal point or a biodiversity plan. There is a different interpretation being taken and if these people were not apprised of different interpretations of biodiversity under REPS 4, then...

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: The Minister has not communicated with the farmers in 14 months.

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Not good enough.

Pigmeat Sector. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the drawdown from the €180 million fund approved by Dáil Éireann to deal with the pork dioxin contamination; the safeguards in place to ensure the taxpayer is not asked to provide compensation in respect of pork that is not of Irish origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5283/09]

Pigmeat Sector. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: The pig industry is not yet out of the woods in so far as this crisis is concerned. I implore the Minister to continue to micro-manage this issue. Producers and processors are dealing with serious issues. It is one thing that the markets are open, but it is a significantly different thing to regain market share on the supermarket shelves. Does the Minister agree that the Irish taxpayer...

Pigmeat Sector. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: It is not listening to those who put them forward.

Pigmeat Sector. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Is the Minister aware of the period of delay between producers providing pigs to processors and payment being received? The period of delay is significantly different from the period involved prior to the dioxin contamination? In addressing that, will the Minister indicate how much money has been paid out? If it is necessary to pay out additional funds to the processors or others who have...

Pigmeat Sector. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Some €37 million.

Pigmeat Sector. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Does the Minister realise that some producers are contemplating not killing animals again?

Pigmeat Sector. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Those checks are putting pig producers out of business.

Pigmeat Sector. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Producers are being put of business.

Farm Waste Management. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of money required by his Department to meet its full outstanding liabilities under the farm waste management scheme and the farm investment scheme respectively; the amount provided to each scheme in his Department's Estimates for 2009; if, in view of the financial hardship being experienced by individual farmers...

Farm Waste Management. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: I am not sure whether we are supposed to jump up and down and clap when we hear the Minister say he will pay. The big question for farmers is when they will be paid. Is the Minister aware that for every month he delays payment — I will not make reference to the charter of rights which speaks about payment within eight weeks — interest payments made by farmers to banks come to...

Farm Waste Management. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: I have no alternative but to conclude that the Minister should consider his position as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Farm Waste Management. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: It is an appalling vista that farmers will be asked to carry the can for the failure of the Minister to do a simple mathematical calculation.

Farm Waste Management. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: There were 17,000 applicants. Reckoning an average payment of approximately €33,000 would have told the Minister what his Department Estimate required. The Minister is in Cabinet and he and his colleagues are contemplating recapitalising the banks. Payment of the farm waste management scheme will recapitalise the banks, indirectly. I assure him that 99% of payments he will make out will...

Farm Waste Management. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: I ask the Minster, in the context of recapitalisation, to go back to the Cabinet room before it is too late and say that the €450 million required for this scheme will recapitalise the banks. It is not money for farmers but it will enable them to meet their requirements to continue in business. I have one final question for the Minister. Will he meet the farmers' interest repayments? He...

Farm Waste Management. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: The Minister should not blame the farmers.

Farm Waste Management. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: The Minister is late coming to that.

Farm Waste Management. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: As the Minister should.