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Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meeting: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (14 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: I have a few questions for the Minister of State. On the country-specific recommendations, I welcome the fact that they have been reduced from seven to four. Will he agree that the specific recommendations are areas on which the Government is already working? As he said, there are no great surprises in this respect as these are issues on which the Government has been focusing. What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meeting: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (14 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: Could the Minister of State refer to the country-specific recommendations, CSRs?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: General Affairs Council Meeting: Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (14 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: I thank the Minister of State. It is reassuring to know that all countries will be working to ensure that the issues of migration and the tragedies that have occurred in recent months are to the fore at EU Council level. We welcome the reassurance in respect of Senator Terry Leyden's question on agriculture, which is hugely important to this country, and that it must be to the fore in terms...

Implementation of National Dementia Strategy: Statements (Resumed) (14 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: I welcome the publication of the national dementia strategy and acknowledge the work of the Minister, Deputy Varadkar, the former Minister, Deputy Reilly and particularly the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch. The strategy was a commitment of the programme for Government and identifies the key principles to underpin and inform the full range of health and social care services provided...

Other Questions: Beef Industry (14 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: 8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine based on 2015 birth rates on dairy and suckler farms, the outlook for the beef market in the next two years; if a veal market needs to be further developed, in view of the expected increase in births in the dairy herd; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18673/15]

Other Questions: Beef Industry (14 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: This question relates to 2015 birth rates in the dairy and suckler herds and what the implications will be for the market in the next two years and whether the Minister sees any role for veal exports, in particular red veal, the production of which is regarded as being more humane,

Other Questions: Beef Industry (14 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: It is interesting to see an increase of 130,000 in the number of calf births this year in both the beef and dairy sectors. That will have consequences for the market which, as the Minister is well aware, is a cyclical one. Much concern was evident in that regard in 2014. Given the figures, one would expect concerns to arise in the future also. That is the reason for the question on veal....

Other Questions: Beef Industry (14 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: I accept the Minister's position. Obviously, adding value within the country is what we should be doing. Farmers want a fair price for the work and investment they put into their business. The live trade is equally important in terms of the competition it provides. Is the Minister confident that, for example, the work he has done in the US market will sustain prices in the years ahead,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (14 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: 37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regards to the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme, GLAS, the reason the presence of heather on a plot has meant that the plot is ineligible for the low input permanent pasture option of the scheme; if this decision will be changed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18674/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (13 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: 27. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the level of analysis undertaken by his Department, and agencies under the remit of his Department on the availability of existing and possible future needs for infrastructure, such as roads, public transport and broadband in the western region, which are necessary to encourage investment, and promote indigenous job creation. [18411/15]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Infrastructure and Capital Investment Programme (13 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: 28. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the way he and his Department communicated the need for new or upgraded infrastructure with other Departments and agencies responsible for providing or leading such investment; and if there are permanent lines of communication between the relevant parties in order that investment and improvements can be made without delays, which...

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (12 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: 495. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a general practitioner (details supplied) was refused a rural practice allowance; the criteria on which this decision was based; the methodology used to determine the local population; the reason other general practitioners locally are being paid under similar population circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18569/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs: Changing Attitudes towards the European Union: Discussion (7 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: I apologise for my late arrival and for missing the presentations but I have read them. I have a question for Ms Noelle O'Connell from European Movement Ireland. Ms O'Connell referred to a decline in trust. Has there been a change in attitude to Europe? When Ireland joined the EEC there was a much more defined party structure and party support and RTE was the means of accessing...

Challenges Facing the European Union: Statements (Resumed) (7 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: As Vice Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on European Affairs, I am delighted to speak on challenges facing the European Union. The European Union is a unique organisation which transcends national boundaries and pools sovereignty from the 28 member states. The fact that it is unique and that no other organisations follow the path that the Union has taken means that the EU faces a...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pensions Legislation (7 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: 76. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans regarding the rescinding of measures in the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2013, with particular reference to the impact of the legislation on pensions currently in payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17934/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Disability Activation Projects (6 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: 13. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the measures her Department has taken in helping persons on support schemes such as illness benefit or disability allowance to re-enter the workforce; if supports will take into account the trial and error nature of returning to a different role or a different job; her views on the genuine concerns that people will not be able to access social...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Public Services Card Data (6 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: 25. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if she will report on the introduction of the new public social services card; the number of cards issued since the new system was introduced; and her plans that all persons in receipt of a social welfare support will receive one. [17279/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Administration (6 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: 201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if entitlements for a deceased person (details supplied) are to be transferred to that person's nephew; and the procedure or information required in the absence of a will being declared by the deceased. [17223/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (6 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: 202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the new areas of natural constraint scheme, the terms and conditions in place with regard to those persons who were precluded from the disadvantaged areas scheme in 2012, 2013 and 2014. because of stocking rate issues in 2011; if they will be accepted into the new scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Pension Provisions (6 May 2015)

Seán Kyne: 260. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality her plans to change the timing of pensions for retired members of An Garda Síochána, from a system of advance payment to one of arrears; if so, the rationale for this change; the timing of the proposed change; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17534/15]