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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (21 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the roll-out of the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme including the expected expenditure in 2016; the estimated expenditure for the period 2015 to 2020; if applicants under tranche 2 will be accepted subject to eligibility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2305/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme Applications (21 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce a sheep direct payment as suggested by some farm organisations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2307/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Competition Law (21 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 16. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the move by the ABP Food Group to take a 50% stake in Slaney Foods; the effect this will have on competition in the beef and lamb processing sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2308/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Genomics Scheme (21 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 18. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated expenditure under the beef data and genomics scheme in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2306/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (21 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 68. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the 2015 basic payment scheme and the areas of natural constraint scheme; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2565/16]

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 36:In page 16, line 21, after “subsection (1)” to insert the following:“after appropriate deductions for the reasonable requirements of the Racing Regulatory Body to ensure it maintains appropriate independent functions and infrastructure”.

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 36:In page 16, line 21, after “subsection (1)” to insert the following:“after appropriate deductions for the reasonable requirements of the Racing Regulatory Body to ensure it maintains appropriate independent functions and infrastructure”. We are proposing that out of this money there can be an appropriate deduction for the reasonable...

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I know the problems with wording and the Parliamentary Counsel and I am not saying we have got the wording 100% right. Will this Bill go to the Seanad next week?

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If it does and if the Parliamentary Counsel want to amend the terminology in the Seanad it can come back here for two minutes and we will put it through, I assure the Minister. With that caveat it will be very good if the Minister accepts it now.

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I move amendment No. 26:In page 13, line 29, after "HRI" to insert the following:"one of whom shall be the HRI representative of the body known as the Irish Racehorse Owners Association". This is simple enough. Subsection (2) proposes that "Subject to subsections (3) and (4), the media rights committee shall consist of not more than 5 members appointed by HRI and may include members who are...

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: One of us has the wrong name. Deputy Mathews is more into horse racing than I would be. Have we got the name right or has Deputy Ferris got it right? The Minister might be able to inform us.

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The racehorse owners are absolutely integral to the industry. I hope the racehorse owner would never put somebody on the board of HRI who would be less than capable. If we made it a provision that racehorse owners would automatically have somebody on the media rights board, it would be guaranteed that an absolutely excellent person would be on the media rights committee. The Minister's...

Horse Racing Ireland Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages (20 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes. I hope that racehorse owners, who have such an amount to lose by not putting absolutely excellent people on the HRI board, would never allow a situation where somebody who was on the board of HRI was not excellent in every way. Therefore, I do not see that one is imposing less than excellence by saying that there must a representative of the Association of Irish Racehorse Owners on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (20 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 91. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is too late for persons to be considered for or to apply for automatic entitlements for lands declared under the 2015 basic payment scheme; if it is, will the Scottish derogation scheme be available in 2016 to allow persons to apply for automatic entitlements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2392/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (20 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 98. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when outstanding payments are due to issue under the 2015 basic payment scheme and the 2015 areas of natural constraint scheme following a land parcel identification system re-evaluation carried out in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the outstanding payments due per scheme and per year; the reason for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (20 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 108. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the 2015 basic payment scheme and the 2015 areas of natural constraint scheme; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2499/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (19 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 242. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht, don bhliain 2015, faoin Scéim Buníocaíochta, faoi Scéim na Limistéar faoi Shrianta Nádúrtha, agus faoin Scéim um Chaomhnú an Chomhshaoil faoin Tuath (REPS), le feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí leis seo); cén fáth...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (19 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 258. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the new €200 million European Union fund for Ireland to deliver affordable loans for the agri-sector and the rural sector; when this credit facility will be operational; if financial institutions will provide the credit funding or if the Government will provide it directly to farmers; how much will the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme Eligibility (19 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 259. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has discussed the farm land under solar farm installations being recognised as an agricultural activity and therefore being eligible for European Union direct payments and qualifying for retirement and agricultural reliefs at European Union level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2329/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (19 Jan 2016)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has taken steps at European Union level to get support for a full review of the impact of United States country of origin labelling legislation at World Trade Organisation level, given the impact this will have on livestock imports to the United States of America; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2330/16]