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Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (3 Dec 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 145: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has plans to reopen applications for grants under the farm improvement scheme during 2009; if not, when he expects to reopen applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43891/08]

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (3 Dec 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will adopt the same policy with respect to Bluetongue as occurred in Northern Ireland and the UK where imported animals found to be infected with the disease are immediately slaughtered, as the policy here of re-exporting infected animals is placing Ireland's blue tongue free status, which is the envy of Europe, in...

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (3 Dec 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for REP scheme four; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44319/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Dec 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry, following their application for a farm waste management grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44320/08]

Written Answers — Electricity Interconnector: Electricity Interconnector (2 Dec 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 100: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the progress being made on the construction of an east-west interconnector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43690/08]

Written Answers — Live Register: Live Register (2 Dec 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 139: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if she will host a special event in Tralee, County Kerry, together with the CEO's of Industrial Development Authority, Enterprise Ireland and FÁS to address the serious increase in the live register in County Kerry, which represents a yearly change of 67% and a monthly change of 12%, the highest in the...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 407: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when payment will be made available to a person (details supplied) in County Kerry following their application for a farm waste management grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43609/08]

Agriculture: Motion (2 Dec 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: All types and aspects of Irish farming seem to be in crisis. Sheep farmers are in serious trouble. That is the reason farmers are protesting outside the Minister's Department. I understand this matter could be easily solved by a simple announcement from him as to when he will pay the money from Brussels that is there for these farmers. Beef prices are falling. Most beef farmers are no...

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (26 Nov 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 198: To ask the Minister for Defence the criteria to qualify for the new gratuity payments to recruits; the reason his Department decided not to pay recruits a gratuity in December 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43084/08]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (26 Nov 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 199: To ask the Minister for Defence the changes in gratuity payments to the Defence Forces; the amount that has been saved by these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43085/08]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (26 Nov 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 200: To ask the Minister for Defence if a report is available on the survey carried out earlier in 2008 to determine the skills base available to the Permanent Defence Force among Reserve Defence Force members; when he expects members of the RDF to be ready to serve overseas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43086/08]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Training: Defence Forces Training (26 Nov 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Defence when suitable indoor training facilities, equipment and full-time fitness training personnel will be made available at Sarsfield Barracks, Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43087/08]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Equipment: Defence Forces Equipment (26 Nov 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 202: To ask the Minister for Defence if he will provide defibrillators for all Defence Force installations in the country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43088/08]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Personnel: Defence Forces Personnel (26 Nov 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 203: To ask the Minister for Defence if members of the Defence Forces will be allowed to undergo an eye test at local eye test centres rather than travelling long distances for a test; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43089/08]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Reserve: Defence Forces Reserve (26 Nov 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Defence the number serving in the Defence Forces Reserve; the effects that the reduction in funding from €10.49 million in 2008 to €10 million in 2009 will have on recruitment and retention; if it is his policy to reduce the RDF to 50% of the numbers aspired to in the White Paper on defence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43090/08]

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: It is always a good tactic to attack the Opposition when one cannot give an answer to the problem.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: I wish to share time with Deputies Ulick Burke and Pat Breen.

Finance (No. 2) Bill 2008: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Nov 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: It would be an understatement to claim we are facing one of the most economic challenging times ever. Solutions are not easy to come by. The problems we are experiencing have been festering away over the past ten years when wrong decisions were made because of expediency and to win political favour. We have stored up problems with which we must now deal. It will not be easy, which the...

Defence Forces Accommodation. (26 Nov 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: I understand a number of these containers, which I am sure the Minister has seen, were used in the Glen of Imaal and a commitment was given to provide portakabins as a temporary measure. I have received information that the containers are totally inadequate and they are a total insult to the people living in them. The Minister would not live in them and I would not expect anybody to live in...

Defence Forces Accommodation. (26 Nov 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: I am bringing it to the Minister's attention.