Results 16,141-16,160 of 18,593 for speaker:Michael Creed
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (2 Feb 2010)
Michael Creed: Question 516: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their illness benefit payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5090/10]
- Written Answers — Ministerial Meetings: Ministerial Meetings (2 Feb 2010)
Michael Creed: Question 562: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the number of meetings between him and an organisation (details supplied) in the context of legislative initiatives by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4748/10]
- Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (2 Feb 2010)
Michael Creed: Question 563: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork will be entitled to have an application for financial assistance to deal with flood damage considered under the flood relief fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4750/10]
- Written Answers — Fishing Fleet Modernisation: Fishing Fleet Modernisation (2 Feb 2010)
Michael Creed: Question 609: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to introduce a decommissioning scheme in 2010 for boats less than 18 metres in length; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4513/10]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Feb 2010)
Michael Creed: Question 617: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on their application under the installation aid scheme which has been lodged with his Department for more than 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4751/10]
- Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (2 Feb 2010)
Michael Creed: Question 618: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their installation aid payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4752/10]
- Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (2 Feb 2010)
Michael Creed: Question 654: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if he is satisfied with the access road to a school (details supplied) in County Cork; if he will provide some funding towards the improvement of this access road; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4749/10]
- Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (28 Jan 2010)
Michael Creed: Question 124: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if she has used her ministerial discretion under section 110(2) of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005; if so, if these cases related to farm spouses that established a pension entitlement retrospectively having passed the age of 66; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4268/10]
- Common Agricultural Policy. (27 Jan 2010)
Michael Creed: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his position on the proposed change to the calculation method of the single farm payment in the context of ongoing negotiations on common agricultural policy reform; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4245/10]
- Common Agricultural Policy. (27 Jan 2010)
Michael Creed: I welcome the Minister's reply. I heard alarm bells ringing when I read the Minister's press release of 30 December last where he stated, "For example, there is huge pressure for changes to be made to the historic basis used to calculate single farm payments and I believe we owe it to ourselves to at least examine the alternatives". I am pleased the Minister now sees that the national...
- Common Agricultural Policy. (27 Jan 2010)
Michael Creed: Arising from the Lisbon treaty, the Parliament is now a co-decision maker in respect of the agriculture budget and there is a big job to be done in ensuring that the agriculture budget is protected and increased. There are traditionally hostile elements within the Parliament to the Common Agricultural Policy. People ask why we should spend 40% of our budget on the Common Agricultural...
- Departmental Agencies. (27 Jan 2010)
Michael Creed: Question 90: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has an influence on the direction or work programme of agrifood research in Teagasc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4246/10]
- Departmental Agencies. (27 Jan 2010)
Michael Creed: Did either the Minister or one of his ministerial colleagues recently write to Teagasc complaining about research published in the agency's research magazine on the issue of a GM-free island, which is Government policy, and the impact this would have on the pig sector? The research quantified that Government policy is costing the sector in the region of â¬13 million per year. If such...
- Departmental Agencies. (27 Jan 2010)
Michael Creed: The Minister should research the matter and revert to the House with the information.
- Departmental Agencies. (27 Jan 2010)
Michael Creed: That is not what I was referring to. I was referring to correspondence from Teagasc.
- Departmental Agencies. (27 Jan 2010)
Michael Creed: The Minister anticipated my intervention well because he tried to have the question ruled out of order.
- Departmental Agencies. (27 Jan 2010)
Michael Creed: The Minister knows full well to what I am referring.
- Departmental Agencies. (27 Jan 2010)
Michael Creed: The Minister is being disingenuous. He knows full well to what I am referring because he attempted to have the question I tabled on the Order Paper ruled out of order. The Minister should not be so disingenuous. I asked the Minister if he will publish the correspondence sent to Teagasc either by him or the Minister of State, Deputy Sargent. What will the endgame be for this nonsense in...
- Departmental Agencies. (27 Jan 2010)
Michael Creed: What are the consequences for the knowledge-based economy that Ireland goes throughout the world promoting as the cornerstone of our economic recovery? Will the Minister publish the correspondence in question?
- Departmental Agencies. (27 Jan 2010)
Michael Creed: Will the Minister publish the correspondence?