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Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Dec 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a decision will issue on an application for free single farm payment entitlements from the national reserve in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46596/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Dec 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 99: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when single farm payments will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46673/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Dec 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a REP scheme 4 payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46674/10]

Financial Resolution No. 34: General (Resumed) (8 Dec 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: I wish to refer to various comments made by the Minister for Finance yesterday on "Prime Time" and also by other Government speakers with regard to Fine Gael's attitude to the public service. Fine Gael takes great pride in the public service. It set it up. Cumann na nGaedheal, when in power, set up the public service appointments commission that ensured continuity with the previous...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (7 Dec 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on the application for domiciliary care allowance in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46030/10]

Financial Resolution No. 4: Excise (Vehicle Registration Tax) (7 Dec 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: What about the rest of the country?

Written Answers — Home-School Liaison Scheme: Home-School Liaison Scheme (2 Dec 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 64: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills the number of primary schools that will be affected by the reduction in the number of rural co-ordinators serving primary schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45762/10]

Written Answers — Local Authority Services: Local Authority Services (2 Dec 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 141: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will ensure that a co-ordinated plan will be put in place between the local authorities and the Irish Farmers Association to assist rural communities to clear heavy snow and ice this winter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45733/10]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (30 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 226: To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will issue on applications for domiciliary care allowance and carer's benefit in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry. [44908/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (30 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when single farm payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44909/10]

Written Answers — Beef Quality Assurance Scheme: Beef Quality Assurance Scheme (30 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the percentage breakdown of the R category now divided into three sections, namely R-, R=, and R+, in the mechanical grading system in meat factories for 2009 and to date in 2010; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45120/10]

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: The Minister should allow Deputy Coveney to continue.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Before I entered the Chamber, I received an e-mail from Baghdad which states: All moving along here and with a government starting to form here, business and investment will get back on track once the new government is announced. I have been watching the goings on at home and the way things seem to be coming out. We have not improved our reputation with the way the Government has handled...

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: On another matter, page 96 of the plan refers to the income tax exemption on patent royalties. This will have a detrimental effect on enterprise. If the tax relief measures relate to the removal of the income tax exemption on patent royalties, it certainly will cost this country. This provision has been a significant driver of innovation and growth within many Irish companies and for...

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: If I may finish, other countries have similar provisions in their tax legislation, for example, in April 2010, Malta introduced a similar provision. This income tax exemption on patent royalties should be maintained if the objective of the plan is to drive growth within the economy.

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: On page 40, there is a range of initiatives and incentives for creating the enterprise economy. Then one sees this ridiculous provision on page 96. I ask the Minister-----

National Recovery Plan 2011 - 2014: Statements. (25 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: -----not to introduce this. I will give him further details. I will give examples of companies, in particular, one company in Kerry that has been able to expand based on this alone.

Written Answers — Arts Funding: Arts Funding (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport if her attention has been drawn to the implications of further cuts to the Arts Council's budget in view of the fact that funding was reduced from €84 million in 2008 to €69 million in 2010, a fall of 18%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44423/10]

Tourism Industry (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: One restaurant a day is closing in this country and 82% of hotels will shed jobs before Christmas because of their financial position. Given that the Valuation Act 2001 envisaged that every rateable property would have its valuation revised every five to ten years and that to date the Commissioner of Valuation has only carried out revisions in three out of 88 rating areas around the country,...

Tourism Industry (24 Nov 2010)

Jimmy Deenihan: I have asked the Minister this question before and called upon her to do something about it. Has she addressed the issue of hotels controlled by NAMA and those run by banks? I understand some 120 hotels are now being run by banks. They are providing very unfair competition to hotels that are still performing legitimately and paying their staff, taxes and so on. It is becoming more of an...