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Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (4 Nov 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 158: To ask the Taoiseach the role of the Government Press Office; the number of staff employed therein; the grade and salary of these staff; if he will clarify the relationship between the Government Press Office and individual Department press offices and individual Ministers' press officers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38464/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (4 Nov 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 218: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the level of treatment available for both primary and secondary lymphoedema; the locations where this treatment is available in the public health service; if she will ensure that combined decongestive therapy will be made available to all people diagnosed with this condition; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37901/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (4 Nov 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 373: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the assistance available from her Department for self-employed tradespeople whose income and turnover has substantially declined; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38297/08]

Written Answers — Milk Quota: Milk Quota (4 Nov 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 440: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will reconsider the substantial fine for milk production in excess of quota by a person (details supplied) in County Cork in view of the disease problems in the herd in the relevant milk quota year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38296/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (4 Nov 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 441: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive their disadvantaged area payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38298/08]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (4 Nov 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 444: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the adverse impact on Connemara sheep farmers regarding the application of the Habitats Directive and specifically the categorisation of ewe lambs over nine months as hoggets and the obligation to have these disposed of by 1 January 2009 regardless of market circumstances; if he will...

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (30 Oct 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 21: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has received legal opinion on the decision to suspend the early retirement scheme and the installation aid scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37379/08]

Written Answers — Disadvantaged Areas Scheme: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme (30 Oct 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 61: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason disadvantaged farmers are being specifically targeted by him for income reduction; and if he will reconsider this measure in view of the dependence of many farmers on this payment and the likelihood that this will force many out of farming. [37378/08]

Written Answers — : (30 Oct 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 204: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the financial value of the deductions (details supplied) taken from the single farm payment since 2005 to date on a county basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37625/08]

Written Answers — Sheep Production: Sheep Production (30 Oct 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 205: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding the decline in sheep, lamb and ewe numbers on an annual basis since 1998, the reduction in lamb slaughtering and value of exports and the financial returns crisis in the sheep sector; the action he will take in regard to same; the proposals he has to reverse the income decline in sheep farming; the...

Written Answers — Sheep Production: Sheep Production (30 Oct 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 206: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of farms and the amount of money paid out under the various aspects of the sheep package announced by him in May 2007; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37627/08]

Farm Retirement and Installation Aid Schemes. (30 Oct 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 1: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of an estimated 92% of farmers who are over the age of 35, he will introduce measures to address the increasingly mature age profile of Irish farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37773/08]

Farm Retirement and Installation Aid Schemes. (30 Oct 2008)

Michael Creed: The Minister's decision to withdraw installation aid and the early retirement scheme is disgraceful. He accepts that 8% of farm holders under the age of 35 is an acceptable EU norm at a time when large global challenges face farming. Nearly 50% of the farm-owning population are of an age to qualify for the early retirement scheme. I will give the Minister a word of warning. The Minister is...

Farm Retirement and Installation Aid Schemes. (30 Oct 2008)

Michael Creed: Those young people whose parents may have been transferring the farm had legitimate expectation, to use legal terminology. What about those cases where a young person enrols this year at agricultural college to do a green certificate or the case of a farmer with a lease signed but waiting for the Revenue to stamp it? Notwithstanding the Minister's budget day announcement of the suspension...

Farm Retirement and Installation Aid Schemes. (30 Oct 2008)

Michael Creed: The Minister is avoiding the issue and the question. It is not about the applications already in but the people who have legitimate expectations. I am asking about those people, who through no fault of their own, were waiting for leases to be stamped by Revenue or are completing a green certificate at agricultural college and believed they could avail of the scheme.

Farm Retirement and Installation Aid Schemes. (30 Oct 2008)

Michael Creed: The Minister is avoiding the issue.

Farm Retirement and Installation Aid Schemes. (30 Oct 2008)

Michael Creed: It will probably be more relevant.

Farm Retirement and Installation Aid Schemes. (30 Oct 2008)

Michael Creed: With all due respect, it was not very relevant. It was cold comfort to people who were hoping to avail of the schemes.

Farm Retirement and Installation Aid Schemes. (30 Oct 2008)

Michael Creed: There will be nobody availing of it without the installation aid.

Industrial Disputes. (30 Oct 2008)

Michael Creed: Question 3: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the nature of an ongoing industrial dispute relating to his Department (details supplied); if this dispute will have an impact on the prompt delivery of REP scheme payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37774/08]