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Animal Carcase Classification (1 Dec 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Yes. Is it the case, or is there a protocol in specific factories, that owners of livestock are no longer allowed down on the killing floor to view the grading as it takes place?

Animal Carcase Classification (1 Dec 2010)

Andrew Doyle: The annual reporting is all very well, but there should be more real-time reporting. There has been a major issue of confidence, as the Minister knows, and matters were not helped by one specific case. I ask that there be updates either bimonthly or quarterly at the very least.

Milk Quota (1 Dec 2010)

Andrew Doyle: We will exit quota and quota increases in the coming four or five years. Does the Minister have any specific plans to deal with the extra quota coming on board, especially in the context of trading? Naturally, there is vast sectoral protectionism in this industry. Has there been some effort to try to get so-called "co-opetition" between processors in the long-term such that they could come...

Milk Quota (1 Dec 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Is it finished?

Agri-Environment Options Scheme (1 Dec 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food if the four year plan provides for new entrants to the agri-environment options scheme in 2011 and beyond; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45523/10]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme (1 Dec 2010)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the Minister for his reply. Am I correct that the Minister said €330 million is available to pay REPS 3, REPS 4 and AEOS in 2010?

Agri-Environment Options Scheme (1 Dec 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Is it the case, in light of the number of people who will exit REPS 3 during the course of 2011-12 that this burden will reduce significantly if no other scheme is put in place? I cannot urge strongly enough upon the Minister the necessity to provide some form of other scheme. I acknowledge that REPS was never intended to be an income stream per se but REPS has been used as income support...

Agri-Environment Options Scheme (1 Dec 2010)

Andrew Doyle: The capital expenditure programme, which I accept is different, has identified that spending next year in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food will be down from €104 million to €89 million. Annex A of the four year plan states that savings in the first year for that Department will be €75 million. Am I correct in saying that this will encompass all schemes or does that...

National Recovery Plan (1 Dec 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food his views on the specific measures in the Government's proposed National Recovery Plan affecting the agricultural sector; if any analysis has been carried out by him in consultation with the Department of Finance with regard to the proposed tax changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45524/10]

National Recovery Plan (1 Dec 2010)

Andrew Doyle: We do not have many options and there are limited areas with potential to pay back the money we are supposedly getting at a cheap interest rate of 5.8% in the bailout. However, agriculture is one area with potential. I am concerned by the responses of Deputy Connick to this question and the Minister to an earlier question about not putting road blocks in the way of this sector to allow it...

National Recovery Plan (1 Dec 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Is the team over there prepared to fight the corner for Irish agriculture to ensure that on the other side of next week's budget, we have no noose around the neck of Irish agriculture? I acknowledge the growth. The euro will probably weaken soon. However, we have €75 million to save for next year, so the Minister should ensure that the savings are in the streamlining of bureaucracy-----

National Recovery Plan (1 Dec 2010)

Andrew Doyle: I am asking the Minister to make sure that he does that.

National Recovery Plan (1 Dec 2010)

Andrew Doyle: I do not dispute the Minister of State's sincerity. I am concerned when I look at reports that recommend a slash and burn approach, such as the taxation report, the McCarthy report and so on. These are very simplistic and they do not stack up against the likes of Food Harvest 2020, Pathways to Growth by Bord Bia and common sense. It is very easy to take a slash and burn approach to this...

Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (24 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the progress that has been made, post commencement of the Adoption Act 2010, on discussions to set up a bi-lateral agreement for inter-country adoption with Russia; when he expects this to be in place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44364/10]

Written Answers — On-farm Investment Schemes: On-farm Investment Schemes (23 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 326: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way in which farmers with lands in designated areas, who have applied for sheep handling and fencing scheme may proceed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43950/10]

Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (23 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 327: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to provide continued support for farmers who destocked as part of the commonage framework as they exit the REP scheme, in view of the fact that the REP scheme was the method of compensation for these farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43957/10]

Written Answers — Commonage Division: Commonage Division (23 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 328: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will advise when the commonage framework plan review is to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43958/10]

Written Answers — Agri-Environment Options Scheme: Agri-Environment Options Scheme (23 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 329: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will confirm that 1 September will be the commencement date for all agri-environment options schemes including those applications that have not been fully processed. [43960/10]

Written Answers — Gangland Crime: Gangland Crime (17 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to reports that a member of a gang suspected of the killing of a drug dealer (details supplied) obtained a security licence from the Private Security Authority despite having a conviction for gun crime; the steps, if any, he is taking to ensure that members of criminal gangs do not obtain such...

Nursing Home Care: Motion (Resumed) (17 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Deputy Reilly for bringing this important issue to the attention of the House. It addresses two issues, the integrity of the Office of the Ombudsman and the right of vulnerable people and their families to use the facility of this office in the belief that they will secure a fair determination. We have witnessed a concerted effort by the Government, the HSE and the Department of...