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Written Answers — Medical Cards: Medical Cards (10 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 175: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite the issuing of a medical card in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41831/10]

Written Answers — Passport Applications: Passport Applications (10 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 216: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if a person from the United Kingdom whose father is from Northern Ireland and whose grandparents were both Irish is entitled to apply for an Irish passport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41743/10]

Reform of Structures of Government: Motion (Resumed) (10 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I will follow on from the theme as espoused by Deputy McManus on the role of the Ombudsman. In a speech given by her recently on her office and this institution, she quoted from a speech made by the Minister for Transport, Deputy Noel Dempsey, in which he stated: [W]e should ... return Dáil Éireann to a central place in public thinking. It should be the battleground for ideas, the...

Written Answers — Public Sector Pay: Public Sector Pay (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 83: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills if she has submitted proposals to the Croke Park Public Service Agreement Implementation Body chaired by Mr. P.J. Fitzpatrick; if she will outline those proposals; the position regarding implementation of the agreement between her Department and the relevant trade unions; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Garda Vetting: Garda Vetting (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Justice and Law Reform the numbers of persons awaiting a decision on Garda clearance; the number of applications that are in respect of a job application; the average processing time of applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41134/10]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare Regulations: Animal Welfare Regulations (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 339: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his plans to introduce a system of compulsory microchipping for dogs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41135/10]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (9 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 386: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason for the delay in dealing with an application for a REP scheme payment, a single farm payment and an area-based compensation payment in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry despite the fact that all details for redigitisation were submitted in May 2010; and if he will make a statement on the...

Afforestation Programme (4 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Agriculture; Fisheries and Food if the commitment to establish a minimum 10,000 hectare annual planting target is being met as outlined in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41015/10]

Afforestation Programme (4 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome the Minister's response, but I ask him to forgive me if I missed something in his reply. Will the Government achieve a target of 10,000 ha. this year: yes or no?

Afforestation Programme (4 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I wish to consider the matter from two perspectives. Would the Minister of State acknowledge that ensuring the target is met would potentially capture in the private forestry sector up to 160,000 tonnes of CO2? According to the private forestry sector, if the State were to purchase carbon credits for that amount, it would cost approximately €46 million. While the 10,000 hectares is an...

Agri-Environment Options Scheme (4 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: The Minister mentioned that the average payment per person will be €4,000 per annum, which is below the €5,000 maximum. To what does he attribute this figure? What is the up to date position regarding those who are leaving REPS 3? Will they be accommodated under the AEOS next year?

Agri-Environment Options Scheme (4 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: Speaking of the Estimates, is the Minister confident he can secure the €50 million next year, or more, depending on the demand for the scheme?

Tax Code (4 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: We have all been lobbied by the IFA this week and this is one of the issues that has arisen. If we take the Deputy's point about the Food Harvest 2020 report, would the Minister acknowledge that one criticism of the document, which we support, is that if we are to achieve those targets, particularly in the dairy sector, there must be a major restructuring in the use of land and stock? To...

Food Harvest 2020 (4 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: All parties welcome the Food Harvest 2020 report. Will the Minister acknowledge, however, that the implementation body's membership is not wide enough? Will he agree he should have included representatives from this side of the House as we represent a significant proportion of the population? Will the Minister guarantee the €641 million allocated to the agrifood research and development...

Food Harvest 2020 (4 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I welcome the Minister's commitment to flexibility in the implementation process. However, the Labour Party believes it needs to be widened. Will the Minister consider engaging with parties on this side of the House to achieve this?

Grocery Sector (4 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I fail to see how our membership of the European Union has a bearing on this question. Will the Minister provide some direction as to when a statutory code of conduct will be put in place? When will this happen? We seek a specific time and date. Will the Minister not acknowledge there is a certain irony in the fact that the Minister of State sitting beside him, Deputy Cuffe, has referred...

Grocery Sector (4 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: With all due respect, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle-----

Grocery Sector (4 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: The Government should put its money where its mouth is.

Grocery Sector (4 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: The Minister is well aware that it is knocking on the door. If he is not aware of this, he should be.

School Accommodation (4 Nov 2010)

Seán Sherlock: I raise this matter in the context of the fact that €300 million is spent annually in Cork on prefabricated buildings in the primary school sector. Today, we learned through RTE that €330 million of the budget of the Department of Education and Skills has not yet been spent. I use the particular example of Midleton because three primary schools are housed in inadequate conditions. I...