Results 15,021-15,040 of 28,255 for speaker:Éamon Ó Cuív
- Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I know. It took us three months to get the Minister to a public meeting and I understand only 60 people turned up to hear him.
- Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: There were four meetings in the whole process.
- Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister is now avoiding the issue.
- Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Of course.
- Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I have not.
- Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: I will keep at it.
- Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes Payments (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: 10. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce an interim compensation scheme for farmers who were compulsorily de-stocked in the Twelve Bens-Maam Turks complex in Connemara and who have either left the REP scheme or have had their payments ceased by the National Parks and Wildlife Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20342/14]
- Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes Payments (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: REPS and NPWS payments have been stopped for farmers in the Twelve Bens region. Farmers who were forced to de-stock have been left without sheep or payments. I want to know when the Minister will introduce an interim payment for these farmers. I know that Deputy Seán Kyne will fully support me in making this demand.
- Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes Payments (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the Minister answer the question I tabled?
- Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes Payments (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the Minister explain how much money he will be paying farmers and under what conditions? They had their sheep numbers restricted in an AEOS or agri-environment options scheme plan but the restrictions have now been lifted. Can these farmers submit an amended AEOS plan since the restrictions no longer apply?
- Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes Payments (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: When an AEOS plan was submitted, it had to conform with the stocking levels laid down by the Department, but they are now redundant. They were removed at the end of last year. In view of the fact that these stocking limitations no longer apply, is it possible for farmers to submit an amended AEOS plan to increase their stocking numbers? That is the question and if the Minister does not...
- Other Questions: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The time between the scheme being announced and the first payments being issued was one year and seven months. When will the 25% balance be paid?
- Other Questions: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Is it reasonable to presume that if the Minister announces the GLAS scheme in December 2014 payment will not issue until mid-2016 and no payments will be made in 2014 or 2015 and the second tranche of these payments would be likely to be made in 2017, and this is for farmers who join on the first day. Will everybody have to join the GLAS scheme on one day or will the application process be...
- Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: 9. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timelines for informing the EU on final national decisions on Pillars 1 and 2 of the Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20339/14]
- Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: This is a very straightforward question. I understand there are timelines for informing the European Commission on Pillars 1 and 2. Will the Minister confirm these timelines?
- Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Is it intended to run a public consultation process in June with farmers on the total package of the final draft proposals on Pillars 1 and 2, particularly in view of the fact time is on the Minister's side? Until farmers see the total package there is no way they can make a judgment on whether they think it is fair. Such a consultation process would allow farmers to give feedback to the...
- Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes.
- Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: We could.
- Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: We can.
- Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (8 May 2014)
Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister published his Pillar 2 proposals in a very vague draft format and it is very hard to get information from him on spending. It was published at the beginning of the year. How many public meetings which farmers could attend has the Minister held since it was published? Will the Minister give a further idea of the public consultation he will have on the total package? Until now,...