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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if compensation will be given to boats that traditionally fished in UK waters and have not been given this permission since 1 January 2021, in view of the serious loss of income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1561/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the percentage of EU fishing waters that were made up of Irish fishing waters around our coast prior to 1 January 2021, in tabular form; the percentage of EU fishing waters that are now, after Brexit, made up of Irish fishing waters around our coast; the effect this will have on our fishing industry; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the percentage of the EU catch of fish allocated to Ireland by way of quota or otherwise in 2020, in tabular form; the percentage that will now be available to Ireland in 2021, after Brexit; the estimated volume and value in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1563/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will seek an immediate review of the EU Common Fisheries Policy, post Brexit, to better reflect the percentage of each remaining member states contribution to the EU fishing waters and to address the historic wrong done to Ireland in the Common Fisheries Policy to date, particularly as an island nation; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in view of the changes brought about by Brexit, he plans designating extra ports for landing fish from boats registered outside the EU to facilitate boats owned by Irish fishermen, North and South, but registered in Northern Ireland land at ports other than Killybegs and Castletownbere, which are the only ports designated for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if boats registered in Northern Ireland are categorised as non-EU boats in relation to the requirement for non-EU boats to land fish at designated ports; if he will outline his reply in the context of the Good Friday Agreement and Northern Ireland protocol in terms of citizenship rights of persons living on this island; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of registered boats in the Irish fishing register; the number of these also registered with a producer group; the method by which consultation is carried out with boat owners not registered with a producer group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1567/21]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1178. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of boats recommended by his Department for permission to fish for prawns in the revised list sought by the EU for this purpose, by port of origin; the total number of Irish registered boats that traditionally fished for prawns in UK waters, broken down on the same basis; the method by which they were selected; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if Brexit has brought about changes in the Voisinage fishing arrangement that existed up to now between Ireland and Northern Ireland; the details of these changes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1569/21]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna (13 Jan 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1197. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development cén uair atá sé i gceist aici go mbeidh deis ag ionadaithe ó Phobal Inis Meáin scrúdu a dhéanamh ar an obair atá déanta ar riachtanais na hoibre ar Ché an Chalaidh Mhóir in Inis Meáin ag comhairleoirí i gCorcaigh, cibé acu go fisiciúil nó go...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Forbairt Calaí agus Céanna (13 Jan 2021)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1198. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development cén dul chun cinn atá déanta go dtí seo maidir le forbairt na cé in Inis Oírr; an bhfuil cás gnó maidir leis an gcé curtha chuig an Roinn Caiteachais Phoiblí agus Athchóirithe agus, más amhlaidh go bhfuil, cathain a cuireadh ar aghaidh é; cad iad na staidéir a...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is one of the most fantastic "Alice in Wonderland" scripts I have ever heard. Changing the rules is now defined in the new Eurospeak as clarification. The rules were very clear. Unfortunately, people will have to pursue this on the basis of what the rules were when they applied. I have no problem with somebody realising a scheme is not to his or her liking and deciding to change the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Dec 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Leas-Cheann Comhairle. Is cúis aiféala dom nach raibh mé anseo nuair a thosaigh sí. Ag casadh le seanchara de do chuidse a bhí mé, an t-iarTheachta O'Sullivan. Shortly after the Covid restrictions support scheme, CRSS, was announced, guidelines were issued on 3 November for the scheme. Based on these guidelines many businesses...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Recreation Policy (17 Dec 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 14. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the developments in the past year in rural recreation; the work carried out by Comhairle na Tuaithe in that period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43079/20]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Recreation Policy (17 Dec 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Minister knows, in the early 2000s there was a crisis about rural development, access to hills and so on. Much work was done on it. There seems to have been a long hiatus in the early part of the past decade in which little happened. What progress has been made in rural development? How are we going to develop this absolutely phenomenal asset we have? For example, has the Minister...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Recreation Policy (17 Dec 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The genesis of setting up Comhairle na Tuaithe and the most urgent problem it faced in its early years was the whole issue of access to farmers' lands, particularly hill land and mountains. All that is owned by somebody. What we call commonage is shared ownership land. It is not common or some public land unless it belongs to some organisation such as Coillte. As it was not mentioned...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Recreation Policy (17 Dec 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister said local authorities might take out insurance. Will she clarify how that will stop somebody suing the landowner, as well as the local authority which has got the insurance cover? The idea of the indemnity scheme was to indemnify people against being sued. There is very little chance of a successful claim for somebody coming to harm on a hill through no fault of the farmer....

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (17 Dec 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 82. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development her plans to develop and diversify the CLÁR programme in 2021 which focuses on the areas of highest population decrease since 1926; the measures approved under the CLÁR programme in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43080/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Industrial Relations (17 Dec 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 112. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the involvement of his Department in talks to try resolve the issue regarding a company (details supplied) and to ensure such occurrences do not happen again; if it is intended to implement the Duffy-Cahill report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43082/20]

Written Answers — Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment: Údarás na Gaeltachta (17 Dec 2020)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 151. To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the amount of funding made available from his Department in 2020 to Údarás na Gaeltachta; the programmes involved in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43081/20]