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Leaders' Questions (4 Nov 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Is the Taoiseach's egalitarianism coming into play?

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 75: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he has taken to assist farmers, particularly tillage farmers, who were affected by the recent flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37468/08]

Written Answers — Aquaculture Licences: Aquaculture Licences (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 87: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his policy on aquaculture licensing and capital funding which has to date been implemented; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37469/08]

Farm Retirement and Installation Aid Schemes. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: I will get the same answer that Deputy Michael Creed got.

Farm Retirement and Installation Aid Schemes. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will reverse the decision to cut €10 million from the early retirement scheme and installation aid scheme which have been shut down to new applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37719/08]

Farm Retirement and Installation Aid Schemes. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: It is clear from the earlier reply to Deputy Michael Creed that the Minister will not budge on this issue. Today, a recently widowed lady contacted me whose son wishes to take over the family farm holding. He would have been an ideal applicant for these two schemes. However, as they were going through a process of grant of probate, he was not in a position to send his application before 14...

Farm Retirement and Installation Aid Schemes. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Nobody questions the validity of the scheme or its success. We all agree that Government policy has been sound in this regard. What we are asking for is some degree of discretion. There should be an extension beyond 14 October to allow these people to make their applications. There must be some degree of flexibility on this issue. As has already been said, those people who were on the...

Farm Retirement and Installation Aid Schemes. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: The Minister should tell that to the widow I mentioned.

Departmental Policies. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: The original question was based on the premise that budgetary cuts have been applied across the board in the agriculture sector. This is the only opportunity available to me to highlight some of those cuts. For example, investment in research and training has decreased by 13%. Similar reductions have been applied in areas like food safety, health and welfare, plant health, income and...

Departmental Policies. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: When does the Minister envisage that the target of dedicating 5% of acreage to organic farmland will be reached? The European Commission recently announced that it does not envisage that mandatory country of origin labelling will be introduced. The programme for Government states that mandatory country of origin food labelling will be extended to sheep, pig and poultry meat. Will that...

Common Agricultural Policy. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: On the modulation issue, I am reassured to a certain extent by the Minister's statement on the move from pillar one to pillar two. Is there a political appetite in the Council of Ministers for the rate of change from pillar 1 to pillar 2 as envisaged by the Commission proposal? My second question is on climate change proposals. There is a view that the basis of measurement of greenhouse...

Beef Industry. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: It is clear that there are still issues of concern relating to Brazilian beef. While I welcome the Minister of State's reply and acknowledge that beef exports from Brazil are confined to a small number of herds, the amounts within those herds would probably far outweigh the Irish national herd. The numbers in question are still significant. I welcome the Minister of State's reply and accept...

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Am I to take it that the answer is the same as that given for Question No. 8?

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: I wish to ask a supplementary question.

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: I will take the answer as read but I wish to state that money is being taken out of farmers' real income here. Some of the measures that have been implemented in this budget, including this one, will bring about a further demise in agricultural productivity.

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: The Department has ridden roughshod over some of those programmes since then. The Minister is being very selective, with all due respect.

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: The farm waste management scheme is a result of obligations under European Commission rules which had to be implemented.

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme. (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: These measures will further undermine the rural economy and that is the bottom line.

Order of Business (30 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: This is to do with legislation.

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (29 Oct 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 147: To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has indicated to the EU that the targets on biofuels should be halted due to the ethical implications of importing biofuels from developing countries to reach these targets; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37137/08]