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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions that are being made for the many young old farmers who established their holding before 2008, referred to as the forgotten farmers in relation to applying to the national reserve and targeted agricultural modernisation scheme; if he has had discussions with the European Commission regarding designating such persons...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a recent European Commission report which recommended reducing the Irish beef herd by 35% and the dairy herd by 5.5%, in order for Ireland to comply with European Union 2030 greenhouse gas emission targets; the effect this would have on the output and profitability of Irish farming; the position he will take at the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 270. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the deferral announced by European Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Phil Hogan, for the milk superlevy, the payment schemes his Department will put in place for effected dairy farmers, for the period 2015 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14360/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alternative Energy Projects (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 271. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions he has had with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, in relation to the development of the biogas industry from agricultural waste, in view of its potential to the Irish economy, fuel imports reduction and greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14361/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 286. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the presence of any heather in a parcel of land makes it ineligible for inclusion as low input permanent pasture for the purposes of the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14534/15]

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Remuneration (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 462. To ask the Minister for Health the reason workers in an agency (details supplied) were never paid twilight premium-time payments, although these were promised to them; the reason the Health Service Executive never provided the required funding for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13946/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 737. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made with re-tendering a project for a school building (details supplied) in County Galway; when a contractor will be appointed to this project; the expected date for the commencement of building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14861/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 761. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when final announcements will be made in relation to the forthcoming Leader programme; if it is intended to allow all local community development committees to approve grants of up to €500,000 for non-commercial projects, as in the programme for 2007 to 2013; if not, the proposed ceilings for grants in the new...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 762. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review the allocation of funding between counties under the new Leader programme, in view of the fact that larger counties with very dispersed populations and high rurality indexes will receive much less funding, per capita, compared to small counties with much smaller rural populations; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 763. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it will be a condition of the new Leader programme that the Leader programme for the islands will be delivered by an island-based operational company; if not, the reason for the change in policy from the 2007 to 2013 programme; the estimated loss of island-based jobs in the event of an island-based Leader company not...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 777. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when the incremental tenant purchase scheme for existing local authority dwellings will be operational; the details of the scheme; the way it will affect existing local authority dwellings; when regulations outlining the new scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14144/15]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Mortgage Lending (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 797. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the new limits for mortgages for residential dwelling units, if he will outline the limits for new mortgages for first-time buyers and for those trading up; if he will indicate the rationale for two categories; the exceptions which are allowed for those who previously had a mortgage, but wish to be...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Private Residential Tenancies Board (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 821. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the issue of a private dwelling eviction case (details supplied) which has been referred to the Private Residential Tenancies Board as a dispute over rent increase; the rental market percentage increase in the past two years and whether it is well short of 47%; the procedure for a tenant who is faced with an excessive...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Comharthaí Bóthair (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 897. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil dualgas ar údaráis áitiúla faoi Alt 33(2)(c) d’Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla na comharthaí bóthair a chur suas i nGaeilge amháin nuair a bhíonn cuid d’áit lena mbaineann logainm taobh istigh den Ghaeltacht agus an chuid eile taobh amuigh; cén chaoi a...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Farantóireachta (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 898. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aici fóirdheontas díreach a dheonú i leith an chostais a bhaineann le ticéid paisinéirí ar an mbád farantóireachta go hÁrainn, á chur i gcuntas go bhfuil na hoileánaigh ar an oileán sin ag íoc i bhfad níos mó ar thicéid...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Farantóireachta (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 899. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a bheidh deireadh leis an gconradh reatha farantóireachta chuig Inis Meáin agus Inis Oírr; an bhfuil i gceist aici gurb é conradh amháin do na trí oileán Árann a bheidh in aon chonradh nua; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [13866/15]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Seirbhísí Eitilte (15 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 900. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a lorgófar tairiscintí don chonradh aerthaistil go dtí oileáin Árann; an bhfuil i gceist aici go mbeidh an leibhéal céanna seirbhíse á thabhairt faoi aon chonradh nua i gcomparáid leis an tseirbhís atá ann faoi láthair; agus an ndéanfaidh sí...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I apologise for my late arrival. I was travelling by a mode of transport whose schedule I could not change. Today is a very important day. Deputy Kyne and I share the same constituents and face the same problems. What Deputy Kyne said is correct. Having given with one hand, the Department takes with the other. From the outset, there was very strong resistance to any equalisation of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It was said that everybody would be part of a commonage framework plan. The vast majority of commonage farmers will not necessarily be in GLAS, which will put a big cost on them that has not been the case up to now. They knew the reference area of the hill and they took the Department's reference area which they had examined and passed. Would Mr. Dawson agree that the only fair and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme and GLAS: Discussion (14 Apr 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the ICSFA and the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers Association. Sílim gurb í seo í an chéad uair a bhí siad os comhair an choiste seo. Tá cur i láthair iontach déanta acu. Is ceist thar a bheith teicniúil í agus ní dóigh liom go bhfuil mórán tuisceana acusan nach bhfuil taithí acu ar na cnoic uirthi. I...