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Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: Many of us are speaking on this agriculture motion as many of us represent rural constituencies. Many more sought to speak on it, as agriculture is the backbone of our economy and will continue to be into the future, but there are constraints on time. We need to focus on the real problems and how we might tackle them. Apart from being confusing, the motion just seems to take a few random...

Agriculture Industry: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: I do not believe that anything Fianna Fáil Deputies argued was helpful. If one could even be clear about what their message was, one could at least have the impression that it would lead to a cut of up to 30% in the funding farmers would receive under the Common Agricultural Policy. As Deputy Creed said, the problem is with the beef sector. Many steps have been taken to try to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Programmes (7 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount Ireland has been fined by the European Union in 2012 and 2013 for overclaims for ineligible lands by farmers under the disadvantaged area scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37683/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (7 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 501 of 17 June 2014, when the annual inspection of the lands in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be carried out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37710/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (7 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application under the disadvantaged area scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37894/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (7 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding an application under the disadvantaged area scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; when payment is expected to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38148/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (7 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 302. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Montessori schools with teachers qualified to level 5 who are paid the early childhood care and education capitation rate of €73 per child per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37662/14]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Early Child Care Education (7 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 303. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of Montessori schools with teachers qualified to level 6 who are paid the early childhood care and education capitation rate of €73 per child per week; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37663/14]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (7 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 478. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding an application in respect of a school (details supplied) in County Mayo for new build accommodation that has been approved in principle by her Department; the other accommodation approval that has been granted; when the work will commence on approved and approved-in-principle projects; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Administration (7 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 507. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the guidelines under article 15(8) of the student grant scheme 2014 that allow an awarding authority discretion to waive the provisions of articles 15(6) and 15(7); when he issued those guidelines to the awarding authorities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38151/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Funding (7 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 540. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application to Mayo North East LEADER Partnership by a community centre (details supplied); when a decision will issue; if it will be expedited due to the length of time since the application was made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37923/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Revenue Commissioners Investigations (2 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of new complaints of petrol-stretching in County Mayo that Customs and Excise are investigating in each of the past four months; the position regarding these investigations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37528/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Appeals (2 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 101. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the agri-environment options scheme application appeal in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37434/14]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fuel Laundering (2 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 115. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of complaints of petrol stretching the gardaí in Mayo divisions have received for each month for the past four months; the position regarding these complaints; the number that have been investigated resulting in an individual being charged or a file being forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions; and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (2 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a grant application to Student Universal Support Ireland in respect of persons (details supplied); if it will be expedited; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37421/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Funding (2 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 194. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the position regarding an application to Mayo north east Leader by a company (details supplied); when a decision will issue; if it will be expedited due to the delay to the planned completion date and the uncertainty that is being caused to the local community and the contractor; and if he will make a statement on the...

Direct Provision for Asylum Seekers: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: There is no reason to become a refugee if it requires a person to exchange one set of fears for another set of fears. With this in mind, we must ask if we can honestly argue that asylum seekers in Ireland are free from fear of persecution. According to the UN refugee convention, fear of persecution looks not only to the past and present but also to the future. In short, it looks at what...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Functions: Office of the Ombudsman (1 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: That sounds like a very good idea. One of the biggest problem for people where clinical judgment is involved and ascertaining whether a person was treated correctly is getting the evidence or the answers, unless one goes down the legal route, and then one is facing a stonewall. As Mr. Tyndall said people do not have answers and all kinds of issues are tied into it, so I think his suggestion...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Functions: Office of the Ombudsman (1 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: I welcome Mr. Tyndall and Ms McNally again. Senator O’Keeffe referred to the HSE and health. I am trying to sort out Mr. Tyndall’s statement on the need for the expansion of the Ombudsman’s function to adjudicate on clinical judgments and how it would work. If he were to examine the clinical judgment exercised by a doctor in a given case, would he have access to some...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Fuel Allowance Eligibility (1 Oct 2014)

Michelle Mulherin: 55. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo is not receiving fuel allowance even though they are on a rural social scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37337/14]