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Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I know but I have not yet mastered bi-location.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I can only look at the words in front of me, I cannot look at what people might think the words mean. The Minister will agree that legislation means what it means as written. What it says here is "spends not less than 50% of that individual's normal working time farming land". Now if the person is working 40 hours a week, then he has to spend 20 hours on the farm. If he normally works 50...

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If they were Deputies it would be an understatement of a normal working week. They would have to accept the facts.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I do not have any land.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The second question that arises here is that in order to pass this test do we move to the other two tests? Under this test, one has to put in 20 hours on the farm.

Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform: Select Sub-Committee on Finance: Finance Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed) (19 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Well, 20 hours is 20 hours. There are farms in the west where that time would be hard to justify if one were to farm efficiently. My experience was that part-time farmers in the west sometimes ran their farms a lot more efficiently than those who were full-time because they had the resources to do so. In other words, the ideal way of getting a family income was to have a job off the land...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Eligibility (19 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 66. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who have completed relevant courses in Northern Ireland, achieving agricultural qualifications, will have these qualifications recognised automatically on a like for like basis when applying for the various schemes and tax breaks that require agricultural qualifications in this jurisdiction; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (19 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 67. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers who have applied for forestry grants and were awaiting assessment of the possible effects of afforestation on the hen harrier habitats will be issued with a decision on their applications; the reason for the delay in this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44408/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (19 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 75. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when agri-environment options scheme payments for 2014 will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44508/14]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Illegal Dumping (19 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 168. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the steps taken by his Department to ensure that material dumped without permission in the river Corrib at the Old Dock on Long Walk, Galway city is removed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44406/14]

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: There was general agreement at the time that it should have been done.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: By the way, I was not in the Government at the time, any more than-----

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is not.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Government could decide tomorrow-----

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: -----to bring broadband to rural Ireland. It is its choice. This Government proposed to sell 25% of the electricity network within this Government period.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: No.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I did not interrupt the Deputies.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am, and the Deputies can check it out. I was spokesperson on matters of communications and energy at the time. The proposal was to sell 25% of the equity in the ESB, including the network.

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is part of the system in which the Government lives. It never checks its facts-----

An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Uimh. 3) 2014: An Dara Céim [Comhaltaí Príobháideacha] - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Nov 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: -----and tells total lies and untruths in the House. When it is caught out because evidence is produced-----