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Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Septic Tank Grants (26 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: 469. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide a grant scheme for old septic tanks damaged by floods in the recent bad weather or if he will provide an additional scheme for those registered under the Water Services (Amendment) Bill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2934/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards (21 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: 11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine while accepting the high level of traceability on Irish farms, if beef factories have full traceability of beef; if over 30-month old beef is not being sold as being premium under 30-month old beef by beef plants; Bord Bia's role in investigating issues of traceability of Irish beef; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Competition Law (21 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: 24. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the recent sale of Slaney Meats to ABP Food Group will further reduce competition in the beef sector; if the Consumer and Competition Protection Commission should investigate the presence of monopoly situations in the beef sector and in the rendering sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2300/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: EU-UK Reform Negotiations: Discussion (20 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the Minister of State and his team. There have been a number of referendum campaigns in this country and very often it is a case of perception versus reality - perception of what a vote is about versus the reality of what it is about. We saw this with the referenda on the Lisbon and Nice treaties. The emigration and financial crises have tested the resolve of many of the firmest...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Business of Joint Committee. (20 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: I remind members to ensure their mobile phones are switched off as they cause interference with the broadcasting equipment. I welcome viewers who are watching this meeting live on the Oireachtas Channel, UPC and Sky networks. Apologies have been received from Deputy Joe O'Reilly. Today, members will be briefed by the Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade,...

Other Questions: IDA Portfolio (20 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: 10. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the steps he and State agencies within his Department's remit are taking to ensure a supply of office and manufacturing facilities generally but also in County Galway where a constraint on suitable accommodation has delayed the establishment of new companies or divisions of existing ones. [2073/16]

Other Questions: IDA Portfolio (20 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: This question relates to the steps the Minister and the State agencies within his remit are taking to ensure a supply of office and manufacturing facilities both generally and in Galway city and county, in particular.

Other Questions: IDA Portfolio (20 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister for his reply. I certainly welcome the plans put in place by the Government which, as he noted, entail an investment of €150 million over five years. The objectives of the regional Action Plan for jobs and the Action Plan for Jobs to monitor implementation of policies on the regional plans certainly are welcome because it is not simply a case of publishing plans....

Other Questions: IDA Portfolio (20 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister for his reply. As I stated, I welcome the initiatives that have been taken. Will IDA Ireland be pursuing other projects, even by merely advancing towards planning permission? The planning process can cause delays and there have been certain instances of this in Galway. I obviously welcome the provision of 40,000 sq. ft. of office space, but were the agency to pursue...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Business Parks (20 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: 22. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his engagement with other State agencies, such as the Industrial Development Agency Ireland and the National Transport Authority, regarding access and mobility into and around the Parkmore Business Park in County Galway, which is the site of companies employing over 6,000 persons; and his short-term and long-term plans to remedy the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Relief Schemes Funding (19 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: 65. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress on introducing the €430 million fund for defence works, given the recent flooding and the damage to coastal communities and the higher frequency of more severe Atlantic storms over the past number of years. [1914/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Bodies Data (19 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: 68. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the number of State agencies that have been rationalised, merged or abolished since 2011, the savings of public moneys achieved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1915/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Administration (19 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: 217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine why there is a delay in transferring entitlements to a person (details supplied); when the transfer will be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1902/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teachers' Remuneration (19 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: 405. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills in the event of a secondary school teacher resigning from a union, if the extension of the grace-period under the Lansdowne Road agreement applies in terms of calculating retirement pension level; if the teacher would go up the incremental scale after the ending of the Haddington Road agreement in June 2016; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (14 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: 25. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce further agri-taxation measures on top of those introduced in the two most recent budgets with particular reference to enabling the succession of family farms and to attract more younger farmers into a sector which has played a central role in our economic recovery; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1329/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Application (14 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: 27. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will introduce taxation measures to stimulate investment and development on a regional level in a manner which will promote balanced regional development such as, but not limited to, tax relief on construction, the development of start-ups and so forth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1328/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (14 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: 151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision on an appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the land parcel identification system will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1664/16]

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

Seán Kyne: 152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a payment has issued to a person (details supplied), where the delay relates to an overclaim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1667/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (14 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: 153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the transfer of entitlement process has been completed for a person (details supplied), and if not, when it will be completed and when payment will issue. [1668/16]

Other Questions: JobPath Implementation (13 Jan 2016)

Seán Kyne: The Minister of State indicated that selection for the scheme is on a random basis, with no cherry-picking of candidates. Does he agree that in certain instances, it might be advantageous to prioritise people who are very well suited to a particular job or training initiative? Might such prioritisation be considered in a percentage of cases? The Minister of State talked about the...