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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: All of the time was not lost-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I had a one line question-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 4. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to date to deal with the current crisis in the beef trade, particularly the bull beef trade; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13992/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Beef Industry Issues (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: This is a further question in relation to the collapse of prices in the beef trade, specifically the bull beef trade. I would like the Minister to elaborate further on what immediate actions he has taken to deal with this issue. For example, did he meet the retailers, who I understand he has used as an excuse for our problems in this regard?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Data (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister is the one quoting the figures without-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Data (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Did the Minister quote the caveat?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Data (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If so, from where does the figure of 30,000 come?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Data (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the increase in employment in the agriculture sector in the past year; the sectors of agriculture in which this increase in employment took place; the increase or decrease in employment in each NUTS 2 region; the reason for this increase in employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13991/14]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Data (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We have continually heard Government spokespersons talk about an increase of 60,000 in employment in the past year. To achieve this, one would have needed an increase in direct employment in agriculture and fisheries of nearly 30,000. Can the Minister tell me where this employment was created and the regions in which it was created? What type of employment are we talking about?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Data (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister might clarify whether the term "agriculture and fisheries" means agriculture and fisheries and not the wider agrifood sector.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Data (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Therefore, obfuscating the growth in the agrifood sector does not fool me. Is the Minister really trying to tell me that anybody believes the BMW region outperformed the southern and eastern region in employment growth by two to one? Is he really telling me that anybody believes the south east was the best-performing region in terms of employment creation in this State, with an increase in...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Job Creation Data (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When one reads the report, one can see it says there was an increase, which was the figure quoted by the Minister, of 26,800 in employment in agriculture and fisheries. Extraordinarily, however, there was no increase in income tax revenue or the number of farmers claiming the single farm payment. Are those concerned all farm labourers or deckhands? Let us get real: the Minister and I know...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any changes are proposed to the rules pertaining to the disadvantaged area scheme in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13076/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sugar Industry (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date on the development of a sugar industry here; the assistance given by his Department to this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13079/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have received payments under the AEO scheme 3 in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13080/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Severe Weather Events (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 27. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the assistance made available to farmers and fisherpersons to date who lost stock, land, fences, boats and gear during the recent storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13078/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Expenditure (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total expenditure to date under each heading of the rural development programme 2007-14; the total allocation under each heading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13077/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 162. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the 2012 and 2013 disadvantaged area-based payment to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14313/14]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (26 Mar 2014)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the 2013 disadvantaged area-based scheme will be paid to a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry; the reason there is a delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14359/14]