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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Teagasc accepts the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Neither have I. However, Teagasc accepts that this issue has not been resolved and could become a concern depending on how GLAS is designed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What has been published refers to priority actions, for example, stone walls and God knows what else. Therefore, GLAS seems to be action driven as opposed to requiring a composite. To a certain extent, I have always believed that we should revert to the way farming was done up to the 1950s or even the 1970s, which was sustainable. Farmers figured out how the land worked and had plenty of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We have a fixed amount of land, which is decreasing as good agricultural land is being built on. The storms also added to the loss of land. From the figures for output, it seems that by increasing cattle number, one increases methane gas. If the ratio is 21:1, I would be interested to hear how the EPA proposes to deal with the dilemma with Harvest 2020. Do different types of cattle...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What is the ratio in respect of the pure greenhouse effect of one molecule of methane versus one molecule of carbon dioxide?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 310 times?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Upwards or downwards?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I have only one simple question. It was said that agriculture produces 33% of emissions. Does that mean greenhouse gases? Does that include nitric oxide, methane and carbon dioxide? Perhaps the delegations can explain the following example to someone like me. If one grows a tree it will take in carbon, but if one grows other plants, like grass and so on, they will not take in carbon....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Overview of Land Use: EPA and Teagasc (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I suggest the delegation answer the second question first.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Financial Services Regulation (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 13. To ask the Minister for Finance his view on light touch regulation in the financial services industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15986/14]

Written Answers — Department of An Taoiseach: Costais Aistriúcháin (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 50. To ask the Taoiseach cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go Béarla, agus ó theangacha eile go Béarla agus ó Bhéarla go teangacha eile, faoi seach; cad ba chaiteachas iomlán riaracháin na Roinne sa bhliain 2013; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Costais Aistriúcháin (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 64. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go Béarla, agus ó theangacha eile go Béarla agus ó Bhéarla go teangacha eile, faoi seach; cad ba chaiteachas iomlán riaracháin na Roinne sa bhliain 2013;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Costais Aistriúcháin (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 76. To ask the Minister for Finance an bhfuil aon socrú déanta chun árachas a chur ar fáil do shealbhóirí tithe nach bhfuil in ann árachas tí a fháil ó na cuideachtaí príobháideacha árachais de dheasca damáiste dá gcuid tithe ó thuilte; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [16303/14]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Costais Aistriúcháin (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go Béarla, agus ó theangacha eile go Béarla agus ó Bhéarla go teangacha eile, faoi seach; cad ba chaiteachas iomlán riaracháin na Roinne sa bhliain 2013; agus an ndéanfaidh sé...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Cóiríocht Scoile (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 188. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén dul chun cinn atá déanta maidir le seomraí ranga buana breise a chur ar fáil do scoil (sonraí tugtha); cén fáth nach bhfuil airgead ceadaithe chun síneadh a chur leis an scoil seo, á chur san áireamh go bhfuil cead pleanála faighte don togra seo agus go bhfuil fíorghá...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Costais Aistriúcháin (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go Béarla, agus ó theangacha eile go Béarla agus ó Bhéarla go teangacha eile, faoi seach; cad ba chaiteachas iomlán riaracháin na Roinne sa bhliain 2013; agus an ndéanfaidh...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Costais Aistriúcháin (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 249. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go Béarla, agus ó theangacha eile go Béarla agus ó Bhéarla go teangacha eile, faoi seach; cad ba chaiteachas iomlán riaracháin na Roinne sa bhliain 2013; agus an...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Pension Provisions (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 250. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason persons working in the public service who will be entitled to a State pension at 66 are not allowed remain working until they are 66 years of age, as the present arrangements mean that they are pensioned off compulsorily at 65 years before they are entitled to a State pension; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Freedom of Information Legislation (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 251. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if any review is being carried out on the freedom of information legislation; the main purpose of this review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16392/14]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Costais Aistriúcháin (8 Apr 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 262. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation cén méid airgid a caitheadh in 2013 ar aistriú doiciméad ó Bhéarla go Gaeilge nó ó Ghaeilge go Béarla, agus ó theangacha eile go Béarla agus ó Bhéarla go teangacha eile, faoi seach; cad ba chaiteachas iomlán riaracháin na Roinne sa bhliain 2013; agus an...