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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (26 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: 181. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the changes to the voluntary contributions system introduced since 2011. [19960/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Development Programme (26 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: 959. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will confirm that Ireland will not include adherence to the de minimis rule for conservation and heritage projects in its Rural Development Programme 2014 - 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20360/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea Lice Controls (19 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: 217. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to review the use of teflubenzuron-based pesticides, which are being used in Irish salmon farms, in view of the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency's recent decision to ban them, and order the removal of such pesticides from the market by their manufacturers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19695/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: Deputy Boyd Barrett can go ahead. He is a member of the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: My question does not really relate to mortgage lending but it is an obvious corollary. As a mortgage lender, I presume Permanent TSB has to seize properties occasionally, appoint examiners and sell properties. I have received a complaint from a constituent and I wonder how typical it is. The constituent might or might not have eventually become customer of Permanent TSB. They put a bid on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: It was for sale by Permanent TSB.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: I am aware of a number of cases in Clare - the place I know best - where Permanent TSB has pursued mortgage holders who are engaging fully and are even paying their mortgage fully. Two or three years ago for a period of 12 months or two years these people were not in a position to pay the mortgage. However, they subsequently re-engaged, got a job and started paying their mortgage in full....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Overview of the Banking Sector in Ireland (Resumed): Permanent TSB (13 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: I know of a couple of specific instances where this has happened.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report on Developments in EU: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (12 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: I want to ask about GLAS but I am not sure whether it is appropriate. There are restrictions, particularly on the number of hectares in respect of which farmers can apply to the scheme. How were these received in Brussels, particularly where the restriction is applied to Natura lands? It seems unreasonable that farmers who have faced the constraints of having to farm decimated lands under...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report on Developments in EU: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (12 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: What other compensation is available for farmers who have to forgo profits because of designations under the Irish regime?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report on Developments in EU: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (12 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: If someone is farming on special area of conservation, SAC, or special protection area, SPA, lands and cannot engage in certain practices because of that, what compensation is available other than GLAS?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report on Developments in EU: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (12 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: The Department said it would look at it at some point in the future.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report on Developments in EU: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (12 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: Compensating farmers for losses related to farming in NHAs. I am fairly certain there is a requirement under EU law that they be compensated, and that this be done per hectare, not capped at €5,000 or €7,000.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report on Developments in EU: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (12 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: No, it is compensation for loss of profit as a result of the designation. It is not a flat compensatory scheme per hectare but, rather, compensation for any requirement to forgo farming practices as a result of it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report on Developments in EU: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (12 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: Therefore, the message to farmers in hen harrier areas is: "Live horse, get grass."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report on Developments in EU: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (12 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: I have two or three discrete questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report on Developments in EU: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (12 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: If part of what farmers are claiming for under GLAS is a hen harrier designation and a locally led agri-environment scheme comes on stream that deals with being in a hen harrier zone, can the GLAS scheme be changed so that farmers can choose alternative measures within GLAS so as to retain the full amount and get payments under the locally led agri-environment scheme on top of that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report on Developments in EU: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (12 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: My other two questions were entirely separate. I refer to Directive 65/432/EC on inter-community trade in bovines and swine. The Department is concerned about it because a lot of our beef is traded. Department policy is to prevent cattle from staying in lairage or in marts overnight where possible. It is a good policy, but sometimes such things are unavoidable because of the nature of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report on Developments in EU: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (12 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: I did not name anyone. If the Chairman wishes, I could name somebody who is supposed to be funding them.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Report on Developments in EU: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (12 May 2015)

Michael McNamara: There are movements towards uniformity within the EU. I was told proudly by departmental officials that they were looking to Ireland as the standard to be achieved by other states, yet when I asked whether Ireland is in favour of agreeing these uniform standards, I was told we were not at all, because we might have to accept boats that are licensed in Greece, Spain or other major maritime...