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Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

Michael Ring: I note the Minister has entered the Chamber and I plead with him to meet the sheep farmers who are protesting outside Agriculture House. Someone suggested to me today that while the sheep are outside, there are sheep inside as well. I suggest to the Minister that it is not right to have those farmers out there. He has scheduled a meeting on 16 December and I call on him to meet the sheep...

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

Michael Ring: I need 20 minutes to try to get my message through. The Minister should meet the sheep men. What is being done to the farming community, which is the backbone of rural Ireland in particular, is not right. These people were not to be found in the tent in Galway but for the past 20 years have been farming and trying to make a living. They have been attacked by Ireland and Europe and in the...

Agriculture: Motion (Resumed) (3 Dec 2008)

Michael Ring: The Government told us how to run the country but has it destroyed.

Written Answers — Health Repayment Scheme: Health Repayment Scheme (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 188: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if a scheme pursuant to an Act (details supplied) is near completion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43395/08]

Written Answers — Road Network: Road Network (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if there is funding available for a road (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if there is an active application on file for this road, particularly as previous information given in this regard would appear to be outdated. [43444/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 323: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when an oral hearing will be scheduled for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [43443/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Appeals: Social Welfare Appeals (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 324: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a State non-contributory pension appeal by a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be finalised. [43479/08]

Written Answers — Drainage Works: Drainage Works (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 350: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government when the National Parks and Wildlife Service will give approval to the Office of Public Works in respect of works (details supplied). [43393/08]

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 351: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if there is an agreement in place in relation to the provision of a clean, potable water supply to all households; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43394/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 398: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when all outstanding payments which are due to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be granted. [43498/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 401: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food further to a previous parliamentary question, when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive their outstanding payments. [43524/08]

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 409: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will issue a response as quickly as possible to a memo regarding persons (details supplied) in County Mayo which was sent to him on two different occasions. [43777/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 417: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will be awarded REP scheme four. [43831/08]

Written Answers — School Curriculum: School Curriculum (2 Dec 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 483: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he will respond to a query that has twice been sent to him directly (details supplied). [43778/08]

Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (27 Nov 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 94: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on the situation whereby a 15 year old girl on a Youthreach course who has a valid medical card must pay her general practitioner a fee of €20 to obtain a letter for her course tutor to show that she is ill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43348/08]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (27 Nov 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding a facility (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43349/08]

Written Answers — School Funding: School Funding (27 Nov 2008)

Michael Ring: Question 174: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the effect the budget cuts for 2009 will have on a secondary school (details supplied) in County Mayo in relation to staffing numbers, abolition of book grants, abolition of grants such as home economics, physics, chemistry, and leaving certificate applied, and the increase in pupil teacher ratio; and if he will make a statement on...

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Michael Ring: I will not delay the House. There is great anger on this side of the House about the subject raised by Deputy Quinn. Even yesterday, the behaviour of a senior Minister when he said to a colleague of mine that he would not give the answer to this House but that he would give it to his party colleague from Donegal——

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Michael Ring: I remind the Ceann Comhairle that we fought to have a democracy not a dictatorship and we have a dictatorship over there at the moment——

Order of Business (27 Nov 2008)

Michael Ring: I would like to see this Government unemployed and all on a FÁS scheme. That is what should happen.