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Written Answers — Rural Environment Protection Scheme: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (3 Feb 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 373: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if new entrants are being accepted on to a scheme (details supplied). [3011/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Feb 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 382: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be granted a REP scheme four. [3092/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Feb 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 383: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be granted REPS 4. [3093/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Feb 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 384: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be granted the farm waste management grant. [3094/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Feb 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 389: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be awarded their REPS 4 payment. [3131/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (3 Feb 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 390: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be awarded a grant. [3132/09]

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (3 Feb 2009)

Michael Ring: Question 407: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when all of a fund will be awarded to a group of people (details supplied); if both categories have been awarded; and when they will be awarded. [3480/09]

Expenditure Control and Economic Strategy: Statements (3 Feb 2009)

Michael Ring: Hear, hear.

Expenditure Control and Economic Strategy: Statements (3 Feb 2009)

Michael Ring: There was no fire——

Expenditure Control and Economic Strategy: Statements (3 Feb 2009)

Michael Ring: ——over there today.

Expenditure Control and Economic Strategy: Statements (3 Feb 2009)

Michael Ring: The Fianna Fáil tyre has gone flat.

Rural Transport Services. (29 Jan 2009)

Michael Ring: The Minister told me during his last session of parliamentary questions that he would have that report early in January. I hope we have it soon. Has the Minister provided funding in each Department to continue that pilot scheme for the year? It is important that it should continue. Has the Minister had discussions with the Minister for Social and Family Affairs so that a voucher system can...

Rural Transport Services. (29 Jan 2009)

Michael Ring: If that scheme was to be extended to the end of this year, will the funding be there for it? This issue is about money. If the Department does not have the money, then an extension of the pilot scheme will not happen.

Rural Transport Services. (29 Jan 2009)

Michael Ring: One of my findings from the committee report is that Dublin Bus, Luas and so on are costing much more. The schemes in rural Ireland cost only small amounts of money when compared to what is happening in the cities.

Rural Transport Services. (29 Jan 2009)

Michael Ring: I want to give the Minister some useful information.

Community Development. (29 Jan 2009)

Michael Ring: The Government has a policy of decentralisation, yet Eircom announced last week it is to remove half of its public telephone boxes. At one stage it had 8,500 and now the number has decreased to 4,500. With the next cull, there may be fewer than 2,000. Likewise, post offices are closing in rural areas throughout the State. There are currently some 1,200 in total and they are unevenly...

Community Development. (29 Jan 2009)

Michael Ring: The telephone was probably broken and had not been fixed.

Community Development. (29 Jan 2009)

Michael Ring: I am aware of a case in Mayo where it took Eircom a week to fix a telephone.

Community Development. (29 Jan 2009)

Michael Ring: However, all the smaller shops are closing. That is Government policy.

Community Development. (29 Jan 2009)

Michael Ring: I disagree with the Minister's views in regard to post offices and telephone boxes. The Government's policy is to decentralise State services, yet State agencies are withdrawing services from rural areas. The Minister referred to broadband provision. The Government gave a commitment last week to roll out broadband throughout the State, with a particular emphasis on rural areas. There was...