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Written Answers — Bovine Diseases: Bovine Diseases (17 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 450: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if an individual herd owner has right of appeal in respect of test findings under the tuberculosis bovine animal testing system; the circumstances under legislation whereby reactor animals can be retested; the number of occasions and the circumstances in which this has happened in the past; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Dairy Sector: Dairy Sector (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 152: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps in view of the crises in the dairy industry here and the recent decision by the EU Commission to reactivate dairy export refunds, he will take to secure sufficient refunds for Irish dairy exports on to the world market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4954/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 153: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the details of the negotiations he, his Department officials or Department of Finance officials are engaged in with Irish banks regarding moneys due to farmers under the farm investment scheme, the farm waste management scheme and REP scheme four; if he accepts the clear contractual obligation on him to honour these...

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 240: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will clarify the powers available to local authorities under section 12 of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992, Section 296 of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 and Section 28 of the Local Government (Water Pollution Act) 1977 in respect of water quality and sampling; if in this context...

Written Answers — Afforestation Programme: Afforestation Programme (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the way his Department will meet its planting targets in view of proposals to reduce grant aid for forestry projects; if he will review these proposals in view of the financial consequences of failing to reduce CO2 emissions here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5285/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment under the farm waste management scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5252/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 260: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork who is an applicant under the REP scheme four will receive their first REP scheme payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5253/09]

Financial Transactions (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: The Minister should have shared that with the House.

Financial Transactions (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Did they know about the €7 billion?

Financial Transactions (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: How big is the report?

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 64: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason REPS 4 applicants have not been paid 12 months after they submitted their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5282/09]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: For thousands of farmers awaiting payment under REPS 4, that explanation will not wash. Notwithstanding administrative checks or industrial relations disputes, applications have been with the Department since late 2007, yet neither the Minister or his officials has been in a position to communicate directly with these farmers until now to tell them that there has been such an administrative...

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: For God's sake, decimal points should not hold up applications.

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: It is the fault of the receiving Department, because for over 14 months it has failed to communicate advice in any way to individual applicants or their planners that there has been a difficulty, be it a decimal point or a biodiversity plan. There is a different interpretation being taken and if these people were not apprised of different interpretations of biodiversity under REPS 4, then...

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: The Minister has not communicated with the farmers in 14 months.

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Not good enough.

Pigmeat Sector. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Question 66: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the drawdown from the €180 million fund approved by Dáil Éireann to deal with the pork dioxin contamination; the safeguards in place to ensure the taxpayer is not asked to provide compensation in respect of pork that is not of Irish origin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5283/09]

Pigmeat Sector. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: The pig industry is not yet out of the woods in so far as this crisis is concerned. I implore the Minister to continue to micro-manage this issue. Producers and processors are dealing with serious issues. It is one thing that the markets are open, but it is a significantly different thing to regain market share on the supermarket shelves. Does the Minister agree that the Irish taxpayer...

Pigmeat Sector. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: It is not listening to those who put them forward.

Pigmeat Sector. (11 Feb 2009)

Michael Creed: Is the Minister aware of the period of delay between producers providing pigs to processors and payment being received? The period of delay is significantly different from the period involved prior to the dioxin contamination? In addressing that, will the Minister indicate how much money has been paid out? If it is necessary to pay out additional funds to the processors or others who have...