Results 17,361-17,380 of 18,593 for speaker:Michael Creed
- Industrial Disputes. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: I appreciate that an issue as complex as industrial relations will not be resolved on the floor of the House, although I do hope it can be resolved promptly. I seek an assurance from the Minister of State that REPS 4 applicants who applied before 15 May and are now caught in the crossfire will not have their payments delayed unduly. On a related matter, which probably goes to the heart of...
- Industrial Disputes. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: It is related to the dispute because this issue is at the heart of it.
- Industrial Disputes. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: I am alarmed by the Minister's response, which indicated that at this late stage two thirds of REPS 4 applicants have yet to be processed and that this will delay all REPS 4 payments. The Minister needs to recognise the urgency of the situation and to assist in every way possible in bringing about a resolution. Farmers should not be used as a bargaining chip between the trade unions which...
- Industrial Disputes. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: Will the Minister come back to me with the detail on it?
- Agriculture Sector. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 4: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on whether the future of the agricultural sector is under threat in some areas of the country, particularly those designated as areas of disadvantage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37775/08]
- Agriculture Sector. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: In light of what has happened in this House and outside it since budget day, will the Minister accept the budget is, in effect, merely a discussion document? The Minister for Finance was able to do a U-turn on the 1% levy. The Minister for Social and Family Affairs was able to do a U-turn today on the issue of entitlement to disability benefit for 16 year olds. We have had the U-turn on...
- Agriculture Sector. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: They are all doing U-turns.
- Agriculture Sector. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: The Minister was not there.
- Agriculture Sector. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: Is the Minister prepared to reconsider this issue?
- Agriculture Sector. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: Look at the figures.
- Agriculture Sector. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: Does the Minister have enough for next year?
- Agriculture Sector. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: We will see. Are you saying you will not be coming back with a Supplementary Estimate?
- Agriculture Sector. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: As a result you got up off your backside and introduced a Supplementary Estimate.
- Agriculture Sector. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: Some â¬40 per cow next year.
- Agriculture Sector. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: Where stands the commitment of the Minister, his Department and the Government to social partnership? These were schemes signed off in good faith less than 12 months ago, in respect of the sucker cow welfare scheme, when the Minister had or should have had full knowledge of the budgetary situation, if he was not asleep at the wheel. What about the commitment to an â¬80 payment per suckler...
- Agriculture Sector. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: Some â¬80 per cow. Deferred payments in 2009ââ
- Agriculture Sector. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: Will the Minister, like his Government colleagues, do a U-turn and revisit the disadvantaged areas scheme?
- Sheep Sector. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: The Minister of State is taking, on average, â¬1,000 off these people.
- Sheep Sector. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: The Minister of State is not increasing it, he is decreasing it.
- Sheep Sector. (30 Oct 2008)
Michael Creed: Why is Bord Bia's budget being cut?