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Milk Quota (2 Nov 2011)

Michael Moynihan: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine the progress he has made on the issue of a European wide milk quota to alleviate the pressure of a super levy on dairy farmers here; the steps he has taken in securing a butterfat correction quota increase of 1.5% and 2%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32328/11]

Milk Quota (2 Nov 2011)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Minister for his reply. It is a major issue at farm gates. I hear stories every day of the week about people who have ceased milk production and dried off stock they have invested huge amounts of money in over the years. As the Minister said, such people are often progressive dairy farmers who are trying to make sure they are on the curve when quotas are abolished and the new...

Common Agricultural Policy (2 Nov 2011)

Michael Moynihan: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine his negotiating position in relation to the 2014 reference year and 2011 activation clause set out in Commissioner Ciolos' Common Agriculture Policy proposals in early October. [32329/11]

Common Agricultural Policy (2 Nov 2011)

Michael Moynihan: I thank the Minister for his reply. Regardless of the complexity of legislation emanating from Brussels, it is amazing how quickly individuals interpret it in order to identify the difficulties which might arise for them. The Minister referred to entitlements to single farm payments. I understand that the document published by the European Commission stipulates that an entitlement must be...

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (26 Oct 2011)

Michael Moynihan: Question 129: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding a single farm payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31738/11]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (25 Oct 2011)

Michael Moynihan: Question 510: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing the payments for the disadvantaged area scheme and the single payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and when payments will issue. [31546/11]

Written Answers — Unfinished Housing Developments: Unfinished Housing Developments (20 Oct 2011)

Michael Moynihan: Question 17: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the steps taken to implement the recommendations of the advisory group on unfinished developments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30388/11]

Common Agricultural Policy Reform Proposals: Statements (13 Oct 2011)

Michael Moynihan: The figure of 7% for eco-focus is quite high, particularly for intensive farming. The Minister should try to bring that to a realistic level. There is ongoing debate between the Department and the CSO on land declared on the single farm payment each year and how much the Department thinks is not claimed in any single farm payment application. We have heard concerns from family farms that...

Departmental Expenditure (13 Oct 2011)

Michael Moynihan: Question 7: To ask the Minister for Social Protection the areas she identified for potential reductions in the comprehensive spending review in view of the Taoiseach's refusal to clarify the details of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29155/11]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (13 Oct 2011)

Michael Moynihan: Question 149: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an outstanding application for naturalisation in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29331/11]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (13 Oct 2011)

Michael Moynihan: Question 220: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of disadvantaged area payments being processed in his Department; the reason for delays in payment; the reason farmers were not notified of queries earlier in the year; and the steps being taken to ensure the early payments to the farmers affected. [29330/11]

Common Agricultural Policy Reform Proposals: Statements (13 Oct 2011)

Michael Moynihan: May I share three minutes with Deputy Kirk?

Common Agricultural Policy Reform Proposals: Statements (13 Oct 2011)

Michael Moynihan: These proposals will form the bedrock of agriculture in the coming years. In every Dáil debate, Question Time and discussion outside the House, everyone has remarked that agriculture will be one of the main driving forces of economic recovery and will lead to export-led growth. The industry will play a pivotal role in Ireland's future. In this context, it is important that we examine...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (12 Oct 2011)

Michael Moynihan: Question 78: To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason a single person in the public sector is compelled by law to pay a pension for a spouse and child even if they do not have a spouse or a child; and the way such a requirement can be justified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29082/11]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (11 Oct 2011)

Michael Moynihan: Question 144: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when he will grant approval to County Cork Vocational Education Committee to purchase the identified site for a school (details supplied) in County Cork [28499/11]

Coillte Assets (6 Oct 2011)

Michael Moynihan: Since the Forestry Act 1988 and before it there was a drive in some parts of the country to take on forestry. In my own part, over 50% of some parishes are under forestry. There is a significant concern about the issue and it is vital to make a distinction between the Minister's comments and the notion debated on the public airwaves and elsewhere that Coillte land is for sale. Whatever the...

Departmental Schemes (6 Oct 2011)

Michael Moynihan: Question 9: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food if he will commit to maintaining funding for all the main farm schemes in Budget 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27947/11]

Departmental Schemes (6 Oct 2011)

Michael Moynihan: What is happening in the agriculture sector is a good news story and the predictions are that it will continue to be. However, it is vital that in every discussion the Minister has and in every decision he makes in the next couple of months which will be difficult, about which there is no doubt, peripheral regions and low-income sectors are protected. One often hears people living on the...

Farm Safety (6 Oct 2011)

Michael Moynihan: A couple of weeks ago a neighbour of mine was attacked by a bull and died as a result. It had a devastating impact. The Minister is right in that farmers who have grown up on farms and been around animals and livestock all their lives tend to think they understand them but at a moment's notice, an animal can turn on them. The devastation caused by these accidents is considerable and we...

Milk Quota (6 Oct 2011)

Michael Moynihan: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food if he has raised the issue of a European wide milk quota rather than a national quota in view of the fact that the European Union will be under quota this year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28022/11]