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Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (16 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 364: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number and names of advisory committees and groups established by him; the length of time each has been in existence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42561/10]

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Paragraph 91 of the auditors' report states that, although designed to be budget neutral, significant costs have arisen. The sugar reform was designed to be budget neutral, but the overall cost to the EU budget after the reform for the period 2007–13, which we are half-way through, is likely to be €1.2 billion higher than before the reform. Therefore, it has failed. It has not achieved...

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: From the third year onwards, the key modifications were made to the overall 6 million tonne target and it was largely achieved, although a significant portion of quotas were also abandoned by producers who were not in the least competitive areas. That is the point.

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Did the Minister see the response to that?

Written Answers — Hospital Boards: Hospital Boards (11 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 41: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has made its nomination to the board of Tallaght hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41936/10]

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Let me refer to what the Minister said in his opening remarks. He said that, even though the Government held a special share in Greencore following its establishment in 1991, the Minister of the day had had no say in operational matters. Given all that has been explained today, what was the value of having a special share if the Minister was not allowed to defend the strategic importance of...

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: What rights did it confer on the Government?

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: That is on the basis that it is for sugar production only. The price of sugar has spiked and sugar production in Brazil is at an all time high at the cost of our rain-forests and when we could be producing it. The auditors' report states that limiting to 85% of EU demand places a constraint on a strategic product, one that goes beyond just sugar. I challenge the Minister to revisit the...

EU Sugar Market Reform: Statements (11 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: I welcome the opportunity to discuss the findings of the European Court of Auditors report, even it was difficult this morning to secure an agreement to have a debate on it. It is regrettable that the Tánaiste who was Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food at that time, is not here. Facts are facts and questions still remain unanswered, with all due respect to the Minister's...

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: The Ceann Comhairle made the point that each Member on the Opposition benches is allowed respond to what the Tánaiste said.

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: On the same point, the blame cannot be laid at the Commission if the Commission was working off information that was inadequate, out of date and inaccurate. If we are going to have a discussion we need to have the person responsible. The Government at the time held a golden share in Greencore-----

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: It is the same deal. We need an explanation as to how the Government was overseeing the information being supplied by Greencore and what efforts it made to ensure that the information was correct.

Order of Business. (11 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: To whom?

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (11 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 32 to raise a matter of public interest requiring urgent attention, namely, the implications of the European Court of Auditors' report that determined that the Mallow sugar plant need not have been closed. I intend to raise this in a special notice question and under Standing Order 21.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (11 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: On a point of information, is the Ceann Comhairle in a position to elaborate on the term "we are endeavouring"?

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (9 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 390: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the investment strategy for the beef and sheepmeat fund and the dairy investment fund; the total of these funds; the percentage that is from the EU; the recipients of the investment aid; the way the projects are selected and the advertisement of the aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41170/10]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (9 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 391: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the actions taken by him in 2009 and 2010 under the decentralisation programme; the actions intended under this programme in 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41202/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 412: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farmers that have been paid under the 2009 suckler cow welfare scheme and the number of animals involved; the amount of money paid out and the total number of applications for 2009; the amount of money outstanding and the reason for the delays in payment; the deadline date in which the Minister expects 2009...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (9 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 425: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Innovation when the consultation on the retail code of practice will be completed and when the report will be available to the public; when a Bill on the retail code of practice will be presented to the Dáil; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41552/10]

Grant Payments (4 Nov 2010)

Andrew Doyle: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food the efforts he is making to overcome the delays to the processing of single farm payments which has delayed payments to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41011/10]