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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: The Minister stated the proposed new sheep scheme will take into account the differences in management between lowland and hill flocks. Does this mean the scheme will be weighted towards hill farmers, in particular commonage farmers, who have much lower stocking densities?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: Will the same menu be offered to both types of farmers?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: Does this mean there will be four, five or six voluntary options from which farmers will a choose a number?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (22 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: Will any of the options be compulsory?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Service Provision (22 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to approve the July provision for a person (details supplied). [17567/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Conditions (21 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: 484. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that contracts are being terminated where soil sample analyses are late even by a few days, even though soil sample analysis can take ten days to complete and weather conditions can cause delay under the agri-environment options scheme. [17024/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Conditions (21 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: 485. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will apply a period of grace on the deadline for submission of soil analyses under the agri-environment options scheme or under the basic payment scheme. [17025/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (14 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: 502. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the reason a person (details supplied) did not receive pig sector crisis funding. [15497/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (14 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: 503. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he has fined a person (details supplied) and reduced the person's payment under the basic payment scheme. [15498/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Garda Youth Diversion Projects (9 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: 17. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered advocating for the services of the Garda youth diversion projects to be extended in north inner city Dublin, as part of a long-term plan to stem the flow of young persons becoming involved in crime; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14850/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services Funding (9 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: 19. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to increase the funding to youth services nationally; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14851/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fisheries Offences (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: Was it in operation?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fisheries Offences (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: There is some comfort in that. I have two more points. Could the Minister indicate a timeframe for getting to that final goal? If there are penalty points in the meantime, would the Minister be prepared to rescind those penalty points?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fisheries Offences (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: 54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to annul SI No. 125 of 2016, which imposes penalty points on sea fishery licences. [14502/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Fisheries Offences (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: I am aware that this question was put by Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher, but I have a couple of small points to make on it. Since that court case, which took place a couple of months ago, things have been up in the air somewhat. Perhaps the Minister could clarify whether, in the interim, there has been implementation of the statutory instrument and whether penalty points have been placed on...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mortgage Book Sales (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister, and I congratulate him and the Minister of State on their appointments. This issue cuts across many of the things that affect people the length and breadth of rural Ireland. Many people are in significant debt, aside from those in the agricultural sector. A lot of this debt, which may put large amounts of farmland under the hammer and allow it to fall into the hands...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mortgage Book Sales (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: I thank the Minister. I am glad to hear that, but many farmers are concerned that when loans are sold to entities outside the State they may not come under the same control and regulation as pertains to banks registered in the State. The Minister is quite correct that many loans were generated from off-farm activities. I am aware of a farmer who had some money in his local bank during...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Mortgage Book Sales (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: 47. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the consequences for Irish farming of the sale by a bank (details supplied) of €100 million of agricultural loans to vulture funds, thereby removing this land from the control of Irish farmers; if he has met the bank to discuss this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14833/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: 63. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he plans to intercede and have the European Union postpone Super Levy fines and increase the intervention price to at least the cost of production, given that Irish farmers are experiencing a severe cash flow crisis due to the ongoing crisis in the dairy sector. [14501/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Home Help Service Provision (8 Jun 2016)

Martin Kenny: 468. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on priority waiting lists for home help hours in the north Leitrim area; the number of hours which would be necessary to provide home help to these persons; the number of home helps employed by the HSE in the area; and the number of hours of home help they are providing now. [14756/16]