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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Application Numbers (18 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have no entitlement under the single farm payment; the number of cattle those farmers tested at their annual herd test in 2011; and the number of sheep they declared in their annual census. [56218/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Application Numbers (18 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that had €5,000 or less entitlements under the single farm payment; the number of cattle those farmers tested at their annual herd test in 2011; and the number of sheep they declared in their annual census. [56219/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (18 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the outcome of an appeal will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56645/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Numbers (18 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way his Department allowed a dual name owned flock number to be changed to a herd number (details supplied) in County Donegal without the consent of one of the registered names of the flock number. [56752/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (18 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of all Department payments paid to a herd number (details supplied) in County Donegal between 2002 and 2012. [56753/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Appeals (18 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person in (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect to have their area based payments application processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56795/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (18 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an area aid application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56881/12]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Support Services (18 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will consider granting formal representation to the Family Resource Centre network on the board of the proposed Child and Family Support Agency in view of the excellent work they do and services they provide across the country; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56737/12]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Screening Programmes (18 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Health if he will consider extending the 100% subsidy currently available to GMS patients who avail of osteoporosis screening facility at Mayo General Hospital and Clinic to patients who can avail of a screening service across other regions of County Mayo in view of the large distances involved in travelling within the county; his views on the provision of osteoporosis...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Vehicle Registration (18 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a national approval registration system will be introduced for 01 and 02 trailers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56747/12]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: EU Vehicle Approval Test (18 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the physical tests carried out on 01 and 02 trailers during a European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval that are carried out in a NSSTA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56748/12]

Order of Business (14 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: Fine Gael-----

Other Questions: Age Profile in the Farming Industry (13 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to address the age profile imbalance in the farming industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55959/12]

Other Questions: Age Profile in the Farming Industry (13 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to address the age profile imbalance in the farming industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55959/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Council Meetings (13 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there have been any discussions at the EU Agriculture Council of Ministers meetings in relation to the terms and conditions being imposed by the large super market chains on food processors and producers; the nature of these discussions; the decision taken by the council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55988/12]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Pension Provisions (13 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if previously self-employed persons who paid an annual PRSI contribution, and who are now unemployed, can sign for PRSI credits in order to not break their entitlement to contributory old age pension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56088/12]

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: Yes. Deputy Kirk and I have seven and a half minutes each, with five minutes for Deputy Troy. I welcome the chance to speak on the Social Welfare Bill, but first I will pick up on something mentioned by Deputy Timmins and a number of other Deputies. This is madness. It is the same every year, regardless of who is outside the House. On this occasion we will spend only two days talking...

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: The Minister might share the idea with her colleagues. It sounds like a good scheme, one that would give skills to those who want to use their talents and who, because of the construction collapse, can now give their skills to the community. That scheme needs to roll out quickly. Flexibility is needed in such schemes in order to respond to demand. One of the difficulties in JobBridge is...

Social Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (12 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: This is where one must think outside the box, which brings me back to my opening point. The carers, small farmers and parents of this country are paying because of the Minister's inability to think outside the box. She is doing it the easy way, with cuts, instead of re-imagining the system. She has had 18 months to do that - to come forward, reposition and re-imagine social welfare - but...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Delays (12 Dec 2012)

Dara Calleary: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when students (details supplied) in County Mayo may expect to have their higher education grant applications processed; the reason for the delay in making a decision made in respect of their applications; if he will now expedite these applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55733/12]