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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (14 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Many people are anxious about the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP. As the Minister knows, most of the decisions will be made nationally. There is already significant concern about the 18% cut in Pillar 2 payments in real terms, taking inflation into account, but concern is also growing that the Government will not match European money on a 50:50 basis with Exchequer funding. Will the...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Perhaps the Minister will explain something. There is a disallowance due to errors that were made, minor errors in many cases, in the last four or five years. Some of these are as small as 0.01%, 0.02% and 0.03%, but when small farms are involved there is a disproportionate penalty.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Why are the farmers bearing the brunt of this mess? Second, can the Minister explain why there is €100 million in the coffers of the Department which should be in farmers' pockets to allow them to pay the people to whom they owe money?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The underspend is at the end of the month of September. The Minister is holding money back.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am not. I am being factual.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have received letters regarding over-claims under the single farm payment scheme and other schemes for 2013 due to the EU ordered review of all claims for the past five years; the number of cases examined to date; the number of cases still to be examined; the amount of money being sought back from farmers to...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Many farmers are receiving letters from the Minister looking for payments back over five years. Many are wondering whether those letters will drop in the post some day. Some of them are for hectarages of 0.01, 0.02 or 0.03 hectares. This is a matter of great concern and the penalties in some cases are disproportionate. I mentioned a case to the Minister which involved an equivalent...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister said that no farmer had received a letter detailing a fine. I have two comments to make. I can produce-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is a disallowance or a penalty or whatever one wants to call it.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Single Payment Scheme Payments (14 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I know I have only one minute but I am entitled to ask the question without interruption. The second thing is that when farmers get the letters at the moment, there is a general sheet outlining the penalty regime, but they are not told specifically what the penalty is in their case. Can the Minister tell me why this is the case? Why is it that at the end of October, despite the guff about...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Communications (14 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hours spent by staff in his Department since he came to office in the preparation of ministerial newsletters; the cost of staff time involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48240/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (14 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if permission for winter planting for forestry grants will be extended to the 31 January 2014 to enable farmers who intend planting land this winter to draw their disadvantaged areas payment for 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48239/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry Issues (14 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends asking the Council of Agriculture Ministers to set up a European wide investigation into the operation of beef processing plants in order to ensure that no cartels are in operation, that free trade and competition is operating properly across the Union and that the practices in all plants from a business, competition,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (14 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the possible effects on Irish agriculture of the free trade agreement with Canada; the effect a free trade with the USA would have and the possible effects of a Mercosur trade deal; the steps he has taken to protect Irelands agricultural and food industries in these negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48242/13]

Access to Credit: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I can understand the frustration of my colleague, Deputy McGuinness, because it is clear the Government has never set up or run businesses. Many of the solutions put forward as solutions to the business sector strike me as being way too timid and do not face up to the real issue. If we are serious about creating employment, we want money, and I am not talking about microfinance. One will...

Access to Credit: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will tell a little story with a funny twist in the tale. When I went to Connemara, I wound up as a co-op manager with a committee and €3,500. We got a grant to set up the co-op and a business to try to get a good market for hill lamb. We applied to the bank - I think it was AIB - but even though we were getting a substantial grant, we were refused. We then applied to the ACC. I...

Access to Credit: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (13 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister of State got it in one but he is pre-empting me. I said to the secretary who answered the telephone that my name was Éamon Ó Cuív and I asked to speak to Mr. Michael Collins. I started to explain to him that I was a co-op manager in Connemara but he interrupted me and asked me if I was Emer's son. I said I was and he told me to tell my mother he was asking for...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (12 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 123. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a person (details supplied) in County Galway, who is in their final year in secondary school has not been approved for school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47820/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Airport Development Projects (12 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 235. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the progress made in the past six months with the provision of the terminal buildings at the airstrips in Cleggan and Inishbofin, County Galway; the reason for the delay with these projects; the steps taken to speed up the work commissioned; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47884/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (12 Nov 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 309. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if persons had applied to join An Garda Síochána before the moratorium on recruitment and who had no decision taken on their previous applications will automatically be considered as part of any future recruitment campaign; if he will indicate when it is hoped to start recruiting to the Garda again; and if he will make a statement on...