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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Plan (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister for that clarification. I ask him to confirm that he expects to announce GLAS next Friday or Saturday in Castlebar. Will the Minister consider allowing farmers in tier 1 and tier 2 to access GLAS early, on a first come, first served basis? That would allow them to get going and to receive a significant payment this year. I propose this because it is highly unlikely...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Plan (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 132. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the new rural development plan is due to be agreed; the dates the various schemes will open under the plan in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6830/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Rural Development Plan (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: As the Minister knows, we are way behind target in obtaining approval for the rural development plan. Will he confirm when he expects to receive the letters of comfort? I am not asking about agreement on the full plan because we understand he is going to obtain approval for letters of comfort. Has he obtained this approval or when is he likely to obtain it? Will the letters cover all...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The first question I asked was what was the current estimated cost of the super levy fine and the steps being taken to have it reduced. As I did not get an answer to the first part of the question, the Minister might give me an answer on the current estimated-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister said that was at Christmas.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We are well into February. Is that still the position?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is fine. We are facing an €88 million fine and the best the Minister is offering us is that the liability will be attached immediately and one will have time to pay it. When representatives of ICOS and the Irish Dairy Board appeared before the committee, they were very adamant that the country should fight to have the super levy fine reduced. Is the Minister saying he failed in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is not the question I asked.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am not playing politics; the Minister is the master at playing politics. He promises a lot but delivers very little. The question was the estimated cost of the super levy fine in 2015. The Minister said it was €88 million at the end of January. We know that farmers are using milk to feed calves and so on to reduce the super levy.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In working with the farm organisations and farmers by how much does the Minister think he can reduce the super levy fine by the time we get to the end game? That is what I wanted him to tell me.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: My next question is whether it will be possible for farmers to deliver milk to milk companies and to retain ownership of the milk until after the due date. In that way, they will not have provided the milk to the companies within the due time and paid for the storage of the milk. This is on a one-off basis and it comes to an end. Therefore, if one can put the milk sale into next year, my...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 129. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost of the super-levy fine on Ireland for 2015; the steps taken by him to have this reduced; the success to date of his efforts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6829/15]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agriculture Schemes (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister, Deputy Coveney, is welcome back to this side of the Atlantic. I take this opportunity to congratulate our colleague, Deputy Martin Ferris, on the victory that Ardfert had on the weekend. We are told that the farmers of Ireland, on top of a land parcel identification system, LPIS, fine of €180 million, are now facing a superlevy fine of €100 million. What I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Establishment (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 140. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to alow all eligible applicants into the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme on a first-come, first-in basis in 2015, in view of the delay in commencing the scheme; if he will ensure that farmers will receive a significant payment under the scheme this year and all the funds provided under the scheme in the Estimates...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Strategy (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 143. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the negotiations that have taken place to ensure access to the Chinese market for dairy produce from Ireland and other states of the European Union on the same basis as New Zealand and Australia; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6624/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety Scheme (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 147. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a new farm safety scheme in 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6627/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he regrets the exclusion from the young farmers provisions of the Common Agricultural Policy 2013-2020 of young farmers who have been farming for more than five years; the reason this was not left to national discretion in the regulations; his plans to rectify this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6626/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turbary Rights (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 265. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the Land Commission is still letting turbary rights to persons; if so, whether turbary rights are available to rent or lease in Connemara, County Galway; if he will provide details of the bogs in which these rights are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6739/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set down the total payment due under the Single Farm Scheme and Disadvantaged Areas Scheme for 2013 and 2014 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the amount of payment that issued under each scheme to date; when any outstanding payments will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6749/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (17 Feb 2015)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 275. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the 2014 disadvantaged area based scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cavan; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6929/15]