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Written Answers — On-farm Investment Schemes: On-farm Investment Schemes (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 42: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to exclude existing dairy farmers from the new dairy investment scheme by the imposition of selection criteria that will favour new entrants over existing suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45187/10]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if there has been a recent restructuring of audiology clinics in the Health Service Executive south region given that patients attending the Mallow hearing clinic in County Cork have been referred to Cork city for appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45461/10]

Written Answers — Departmental Bodies: Departmental Bodies (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 126: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the cost to the Exchequer to run the Private Security Authority for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45475/10]

EU-IMF Programme for Ireland and National Recovery Plan 2011-14: Statements (Resumed) (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: He is hale and hearty anyway.

Common Agricultural Policy (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I acknowledge the Minister's response with regard to capping and to the United Kingdom's position. It is clear the British would be against a cap for reasons arising from their monarchy, the Queen's progeny and the amount of land they own. Consequently, this would stand to reason. However, I refer to the flexibility arrangements about which the Minister has spoken. Does he refer to...

Common Agricultural Policy (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: That is reassuring.

Agri-Environment Options Scheme (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Has the Minister read the article by Darragh McCullough and Caitríona Murphy in this week's farming section of the Irish Independent? The article in question refers to a "€35.7m cut in the Department of Agriculture's budget for REPS and the Agri Environmental Options Scheme (AEOS) next year".

Agri-Environment Options Scheme (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I apologise. I can paraphrase the document.

Agri-Environment Options Scheme (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: The article, which suggests that the remaining €294 million in the Department's budget will cover just 9,000 farmers, gets to the nub of the issue. The farmers in question need a response from the Minister. I ask the House to forgive my ignorance when I say I did not follow what the Minister said, to be frank.

Agri-Environment Options Scheme (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Can the Minister guarantee the future of the AEO scheme?

Meat Imports (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I appreciate the Minister of State's reply. I accept that the laws of supply and demand are among the dynamics in this instance. He said that "4% of sheep meat imports into Ireland last year came from New Zealand". How does that translate in terms of monetary value? I do not know if the Minister of State has those figures. If he does not, I will accept it and suggest they may be...

Sugar Beet Production (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I ask for clarification. From where has the Minister derived the figure of the price of 26 cent per litre? Is this the amount that would make it sustainable? Is the Minister now saying that pre-2015 there is no possibility of subsidisation of beet growing for the production of ethanol? Is he saying there would be no Government support for the production of ethanol from sugar beet?

Sugar Beet Production (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Tell that to the Fine Gael boys in Mallow.

Sugar Beet Production (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: The Minister is now deliberately provoking a debate on the issue.

Sugar Beet Production (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: The Minister had the last word, and then-----

Sugar Beet Production (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: The Minister is provoking a debate on this issue.

Sugar Beet Production (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: That was a cheap parting shot.

Sugar Beet Production (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: You could not be up to them.

Animal Carcase Classification (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I do not know whether the Minister was about to get to it, but one part of the question was about deficiencies found by his inspectors in the past.

Milk Quota (1 Dec 2010)

Seán Sherlock: On the basis of the targets set out for increased production in that area, what bearing will the Food Harvest 2020 proposals have on this scheme?