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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Data Programme (1 Jul 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Based on data that has already been provided to me, it would seem that a small percentage of owners of small herds have got involved in the genomics scheme. Could the Minister give some indication as to the percentage of herd owners who have less than ten suckler cows and what percentage of those have applied to join the beef data and genomics scheme?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Investment Bank (1 Jul 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to date to ensure access to European Investment Bank funds for the development of agriculture, food processing, rural development and forestry; the progress made to date; when it is hoped these funds will be available to be applied for; the amount of the funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Investment Bank (1 Jul 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Minister knows, his erstwhile colleague, the ex-Minister and current Commissioner, Phil Hogan, was in town last week. He outlined to us the super-availability of European Investment Bank funds. What progress has been made to date in getting our hands on these funds? Will there be State co-funding, etc.? I am sure the Minister will give me a very comprehensive answer and we will...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Investment Bank (1 Jul 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Most people understand that what will be available are loans and the EIB money that is available is being made available to the agriculture and forestry sectors. I understand the Minister has to grant the money through some vehicle in Ireland if he is to proceed. Allowing for all the steps he has to take, such as negotiations and then establishing a vehicle through which to disburse the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: European Investment Bank (1 Jul 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister. Many farmers have a very simple question and he knows what it is, that is, whether loan funding will be available to match the grants available under TAMS, for example, which is a capital investment scheme. Younger farmers, in particular, might find the interest rates of the current products available from financial institutions rather burdensome. Will the Minister...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licences (1 Jul 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that no new fin-fish farming licences will be granted until the new national plan for sustainable aquaculture development is adopted; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26056/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data Programme (1 Jul 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 28. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis on which he hopes to pay farmers within this calendar year under the beef data and genomics scheme 2015 when payments under the 2014 scheme are only commencing now and are not scheduled to be completed until autumn 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26052/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (1 Jul 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 30. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change the terms and conditions associated with the commonage management plans under the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme in view of the low number of plans prepared to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26055/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (1 Jul 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans that the Government will provide co-funding to match the funds being made available by the European Investment Bank to Irish agriculture, rural development and forestry; the proposed amount of this co-funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26053/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Prices (1 Jul 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 39. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the dairy volatility pricing models he has examined at either Department or European Union level; the steps being proposed to protect farmers from price volatility; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26054/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (1 Jul 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding available for spending in 2015 and 2016, respectively, under the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas rural innovation and development fund; the projects and schemes being funded out of this fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26568/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (1 Jul 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine based on applications under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme examined to date, the number of applicants who will be approved for payments of up to €1,000, from €1,000 to €2,000, and so on, in intervals of €1,000 up to €7,000, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (1 Jul 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 121. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that, on average, the number of applicants applying under the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme in respect of commonages is considerably less than two per commonage, even allowing for the fact that some farmers have shares in more than one commonage and that he recently stated that 4,000 scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Framework Plans (1 Jul 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 122. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of commonage planners that have been appointed in commonages to draw up commonage plans; the number of commonages covered; the mechanism in place to ensure that the planners have the consent of the shareholders in the commonage to draw up these plans before appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Foirne Scoile (1 Jul 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 251. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills an mbeadh sí sásta casadh le toscaireacht ó Scoil Naomh Eoin, Inis Meáin chun an cheist mar gheall ar an ngá atá ann go gceapfar an dara hoide ranga sa scoil a phlé; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [26567/15]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am willing to pass up on the discards.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister for appearing before the joint committee and giving members the exposition on sub-segmentation from his perspective. The first point everyone must accept is because a thing is as it is or because there is an historic arrangement in place does not mean that it represents best policy either now or into the future. I understand the nub of the issue here really relates to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What did it say?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would like to raise three issues. On the court case, I would appreciate it if the Minister could outline for us in writing the circumstances of the decision made by the Department in this instance. What did the court say? I understand that if the court told the Minister to do something, he had to do it. If the regulations as they were written at the time did not allow him to do so, he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Landing Obligation Update and Fishing Fleet Management: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (30 Jun 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That means there is less capacity in whitefish and more capacity in pelagic but presumably there are quotas for both pelagic and whitefish and that the quotas are there because the capacity of the fishing fleet, and most boats' capacity to catch fish, far exceeds the quota they have. The reason for quotas is that the capacity to fish far exceeds the allowed quota, so I do not consider that...