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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (18 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: Is it agreed that the proposals listed in Schedule B do not warrant further scrutiny? Agreed. Four of the proposals listed in Schedule A are grouped together. COM (2013) 260 is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council regarding animal health. COM (2013) 262 is a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the production and making...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Management of Upland Habitats in County Wicklow: Discussion with Wicklow Uplands Council (18 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: I welcome the delegates from Wicklow Uplands Council: Mr. John Medlycott, vice chairman; Ms Cara Heraty, co-ordinator; Mr. Declan Byrne, land use adviser with Teagasc in County Wicklow; and Mr. Pat Dunne, chairman of the council's vegetation management working group and an upland farmer from Glenmalure. I thank them for attending the meeting and assisting us in our consideration of this...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Roads Maintenance (18 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: 592. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated breakdown between labour and materials of the various allocations for road repairs and improvements for 2013. [29233/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Allowance Appeals (13 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: 84. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when as person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their appeal for disability. [28398/13]

Finance (Local Property Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [Private Members]: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak. The reason we have a property tax is because the economy has collapsed and we need to broaden our tax base. The problem began in 1977 when, for cheap political reasons, Fianna Fáil abolished rates. Sinn Féin proposes them in the North on a regular basis and is afraid to reduce them. What Sinn Féin proposes is quite simple....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: What are their figures based on?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: Do they have better figures than us in comparison to figures for milk-recording here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: On the same topic-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: SCC, yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: Returning to the SCC issue, the timescale of 2020 is quite conservative. How do Ireland's figures compare with our European comrades in that regard? Are we above or below average or just average, or where do we fit in? As regards the processors, do the witnesses have a timescale set for themselves whereby the processors may be able to feed them the information on what the different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: Cell count is slightly different.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: Ms McCoy has said that farmers may not be aware of it. However, most co-operatives would penalise the farmer if the cell count exceeded a certain amount, for example, 200,000 or 250,000 cells per millilitre. It is not a new phenomenon that all of a sudden this magic figure has appeared out of the sky indicating that cell count is a problem. They would have been aware of it for some time....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Eradication Programmes: Discussion with Animal Health Ireland (11 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: I welcome the delegation. I have same concerns about BVD but I would highlight the mastitis and cell count issue. The figures in the survey that was completed by Teagasc recently speak for themselves. If there are under 100,000 cells per millilitre, the usual net farm profit amounts to €31,000 compared to a net profit of €11,748 if the count is over 400,000. That is...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Non-Principal Private Residence Charge Exemptions (11 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: 594. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will consider relaxing the non principal private residence tax to 50% for this year, as an individual who owns a second property and has been paying €200 pa is this year expected to pay €245 if Band 1, €312 if Band 2, €357 if Band 3, where as in 2014 Band 1 will be €90, Band 2...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Courts Service Issues (11 Jun 2013)

Pat Deering: 724. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 186 of 10 October 2012 when a court messenger will be appointed in Carlow. [27460/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Appeals Status (30 May 2013)

Pat Deering: 131. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on a review they sought for an exceptional needs payment; and if she will expedite an answer. [26310/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Allowance Appeals (30 May 2013)

Pat Deering: 154. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a person (details supplied) in County Carlow will receive a decision on their appeal for carer's allowance. [26564/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (29 May 2013)

Pat Deering: 223. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 302 of 20 December 2012, the reason home care hours have been reduced in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if a review of the situation has taken place; and when the results of this review will be communicated to the person [26015/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (29 May 2013)

Pat Deering: 224. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 302 of 20 December 2012, the reason home care hours have been reduced in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if a review of the situation has taken place and when the results of the review will be communicated to the person [26016/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (29 May 2013)

Pat Deering: 225. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 302 of 20 December 2012, the reason home care hours have been reduced in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; if a review of the situation has taken place; and when the results of the review will be communicated to the person [26017/13]