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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: Allow Mr. Kinsella to respond, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: They must sign up to it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: They are not forced to sign.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: Deputy Barry indicated that he wished to speak.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: The second question was the first question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: That is the Deputy's question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: Does Mr. Lynskey want to answer those questions?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: Can the witnesses clarify whether it was a Pillar 1 payment up to now?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: Unspent.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Mr. Lynskey and I invite Deputy Ó Cuív to ask questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Grassland and Single Farm Payments: Irish Farmers Association (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome from the Irish Farmers Association, Mr. John Lynskey, chairman of the national sheep committee, and Mr. Kevin Kinsella, director of livestock, to make a short presentation. I wish to draw to attention the fact that witnesses are protected by absolute privilege in respect of their evidence to the committee. If witnesses are directed by the committee to cease giving evidence on a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 227. To ask the Minister for Finance if the new single child carer tax credit will be transferred to a parent (details supplied) who is not the principle carer in circumstances where the principle carer is married and in work and cannot claim this credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13400/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Staff (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 243. To ask the Minister for Finance the position regarding the staff at the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, specifically the terms of contracts under which they are being employed; the number of employees that have left the IBRC since the appointment of the Special Liquidators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13602/14]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Expenditure (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 427. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the consideration that has been given by the Office of Public Works to particular areas in County Wicklow that were subject to recent storm damage; if he will outline in tabular form the allocation his Department have provided the county to the local authority or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13182/14]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 492. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will outline Ireland's position on taking unemployment benefits to another EU country, currently set at three months; if Ireland supports a European Commission proposal to extend this up to six months; Ireland's position on these negotiations at European level to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13184/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 668. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the consideration that has been given to particular areas in County Wicklow that were subject to recent storm damage; if he will provide in tabular form the allocation his Department have provided the county to the local authority or otherwise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13183/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: European Parliament Elections (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 669. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the procedures in place by his Department where notification is received from another EU Member State that an Irish citizen has registered their European Parliament vote in that member state; if an Irish citizen who switches their European Parliament vote to another EU Member State and avails of early voting in that...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Social and Affordable Housing Provision (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 671. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in view of the need for additional social and affordable housing in Wicklow, if he will provide a breakdown of the number of ghost estates in County Wicklow together with the number of individual units; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13275/14]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Naval Service Vessels (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 815. To ask the Minister for Defence the plans in place for the commissioning of the LE Samuel Beckett as the newest vessel in the Naval Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13186/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alternative Farm Enterprises (25 Mar 2014)

Andrew Doyle: 868. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the new research proposals announcement apply to projects in the agricultural bioenergy field. [13137/14]