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Mortgage Arrears: Motion [Private Members] (18 Sep 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I support everything Deputy McGrath said. We face a huge unresolved problem with mortgages. It is a circular problem. The Government parties told the Central Bank that they wanted it solved, but they were in not position to say that if crystallising the losses on the mortgage book meant the banks needed further capital, they would put in the money. The Central Bank told the banks that it...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Commemorative Events (18 Sep 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 13. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the total expenditure of his Department to commemorate the 1913 Lockout; the further plans he has to commemorate the event; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38484/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Cultural Institutions (18 Sep 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 49. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht his plans to publish legislation relating to the future governance of the National Library and the National Museum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38477/13]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Fatalities (18 Sep 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 1146. To ask the Minister for Defence if he received correspondence from a person (details supplied) in County Galway regarding the Joyce and Doherty killings in South Lebanon in May 1981; on foot of this correspondence the action he proposes to take; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38254/13]

Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: A total of 27 Bills were promised on the A list. How many of those have been published to date?

Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: How many will be published before the end of the session? In particular, when will the consumer and competition Bill, which was promised by An Taoiseach in the House before the end of this session, be published? I am looking for total numbers of Bills published.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: In order to engage in a debate on this matter, we must have access to figures. The Minister indicated that he will move on Pillar 1 first and then proceed to Pillar 2.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They are inextricably connected. At the end of each year, farmers receive printouts. They then add everything together and the result represents the figure for their payments. I am trying to obtain a fix on this matter. Would it be possible, as a preliminary exercise, to indicate what were the various measures on the previous occasion? There has been a reduction of 11%. As the Minister...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does that come out of the Department’s financial reserves for young farmers and other funds?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Will the Minister get us the paper on the coupling? If we take off the 8% does it tell us what happens if we benefit only the suckler cow sector, or suckler cows and sheep, suckler cows and dairy herds on bad land and so on? Does it give the actual amounts of money? It is very easy to figure out how much one is taking from everybody: taking €10,000 results in a loss of €800....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Who advocated that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am aware of that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister for outlining where we stand. In terms of how the available money is distributed, it is important that the committee is not presented with a fait accompli but is engaged throughout the process. The Minister stated that he did not want any dramatic shock. The first day this issue was discussed, I stated that the changes should be introduced over time. There have been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister did. He stated that he did not want dramatic shocks in the system. I wrote it down.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Yes. There have already been dramatic shocks that we need to address. It is good that a minimum payment was included, but my understanding is that €103 million must be realised as a result. The Minister has been working on figures, so I will work on the 2010 numbers on the basis of which the €103 million figure is calculated. They do not include deductions for young farmers,...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Property Taxation Exemptions (18 Jul 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 454. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if a request was received from Galway City Council to reverse the decision not to exempt the residents of an estate (details supplied) in Galway City from the local property tax this year; the decision made by the Department on this application; the reason for this decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Leader Programmes Administration (18 Jul 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 477. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of Leader projects of more than €150,000 that are awaiting ministerial approval; the date each project was submitted; the total value of the projects involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36595/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Controls (18 Jul 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 623. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of grant aid available to assist farmers who have to dispose of calves under the BVD eradication scheme; the reason this grant is not available for all who have disposed of it; if he accepts that this poses severe problems for small herd owners; if he considers the compensation offered fully compensates farmers for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (18 Jul 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 624. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation under the 2007-2013 common agricultural policy programme broken down by axis and measure; the spend to date, broken down between Exchequer and EU spend; the latest date for incurring spend under each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36594/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Youth Unemployment Measures (17 Jul 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: 28. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his Department has engaged in any initiatives to help reduce the level of youth unemployment; if he will consider coordinating with the Department of Social Protection to see how best both Departments can help increase employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35044/13]