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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (18 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who currently have applications lodged for the beef data and genomics programme; the way a potential surplus in funding, due to a lower than expected number of applicants, will be used to benefit farmers, should the number of farmers registered fall below the expected figure; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (18 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 123. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide assurances that the systems of assessment, which are integral to the operational success of the beef data and genomics programme, will be able to efficiently process results in a timely manner, due to the impending pressure of catering for 25,000 to 30,000 farmers, in view of the fact that in 2014 significant...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (18 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an explanation for the exclusion of exported animals from the beef data and genomics programme from recording by processing factories, which leads to a situation where farmers who export and contribute to the country's overall indigenous exports will not receive the appropriate credit from his Department under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (18 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the beef data and genomics programme to provide for the inclusion of exported animals within the programme to ensure that exporting farmers will receive the appropriate credit from his Department under the Euro-Star index rating system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24434/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Projects (18 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 247. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the membership of the independent evaluation committee responsible for final selection of local development strategies for the Leader elements of the Rural Development Programme 2014 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24293/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Projects (18 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 248. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the criteria by which the independent evaluation committee will make the final selections for the local development strategy for the Leader elements of the Rural Development Programme 2014 to 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24294/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Projects (18 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 249. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way he will ensure openness, fairness and independence of the processes of the independent evaluation committee, in view of frequently stated government policy that the county council-led local community development committees be designated as the local action group which will deliver and manage the Leader programme;...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Projects (18 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 250. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that stage 2 of the application process has commenced and that the circulation of invitations for submission of local development strategy to applicants qualifying from the expression of interest stage has also commenced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24296/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme Projects (18 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 254. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the way assigning Pobal to the role of making recommendations to the independent evaluation committee is consistent with ensuring integrity and transparency of an independent evaluation process, in view of the fact that Pobal manages programmes on behalf of the Government and the European Union (details supplied); and if...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (18 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 251. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that in a sub-regional area where more than one expression of interest is declared eligible for the next stage, the final selection of the approved strategy will not be delayed beyond a formal determination that rival candidate local action groups are not prepared to co-operate on a single application,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (18 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 252. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that in a sub-regional area where more than one expression of interest for the same project is declared eligible for the next stage, there is a facility by which rival candidate local action groups can submit competing strategies that will be assessed on a singular basis on individual strengths and...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (18 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: 253. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide assurances that in a sub-regional area where more than one expression of interest is declared eligible for the next stage, the relevant European Union regulations do not allow a sub-division of declared sub-regional areas by the Government or other bodies, without the express agreement of all those...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: I thank the Chairman. I welcome the officials from the Department and I am glad we have an opportunity to air our grievances. For the past ten weeks I have travelled the highways and byways campaigning to be elected in a by-election. On my travels I met the farmers of counties Carlow and Kilkenny. Therefore, I know there is a lot of fear, distrust and a lack of communication across the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: Mr. Gleeson admitted that the scheme is experimental and yet under no circumstances will he or the Minister accept an amendment to simplify the scheme. There is concern about the matter. As has been said by Deputy Ó Cuív, if the Department does not make some changes to the scheme, then an awful lot of people will drop out. It will not be worthwhile participating in the scheme...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: It is good to hear that clarified, because we were told that the bull could be-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: That is new information, because we were told he could be downgraded to a two-star or one-star bull during the term. So is Mr. Gleeson saying that if he is a four-star or five-star bull from the very beginning, he stays that way?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: In respect of the question about the export of calves and cattle that are not being taken into consideration with regard to credits, can this be looked at now because of this new scheme? They were not considered under last year's scheme and they need to be considered because many calves are being exported. If they are not getting credits before they leave the country, the farmers who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme: Discussion (16 Jun 2015)

Bobby Aylward: This needs to be clarified straight away.

Return to Writ: Carlow-Kilkenny - Introduction of New Member (26 May 2015)

Bobby Aylward: I was told I was not supposed to make a maiden speech here today, so I will not. I just want to thank the Taoiseach, my party leader and all the other leaders involved for the warm welcome. I have got a mandate from the people of Carlow-Kilkenny. It was a hard fought mandate. I have been out on the doorsteps for the past eight to ten weeks and have met thousands of people. I have a...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (1 Feb 2011)

Bobby Aylward: Question 183: To ask the Minister for Social Protection If he will review his decision to freeze the payment to private sector operators until 2014 in respect of the free travel scheme taking into account that there is a large increase in free travel usage of this service since the last survey carried out in 2008 and the fact that these private operators are not subsidised in contrast to Bus...