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Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Job Initiatives (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Social Protection her plans to make any changes to the jobs initiative programme; if she has decided to phase this programme out over the coming months and to cease the programme by the end of the year; if she will provide long term participants on the scheme with alternative employment; if she has discussed the consequences of such a decision with her Cabinet...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad é an líon measta scoláirí a n-íocfar deontas ina leith sa mbliain 2013 faoi scéim na bhfoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [9381/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéimeanna Teanga (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cad é líon na scéimeanna teanga a daingníodh gach bliain ó tháinig Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, 2003 i bhfeidhm go dáta; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [9382/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of Garda based in the Claremorris, County Mayo, Garda district at present; the number based there in 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9391/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prison Accommodation (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the refurbishment that is proposed for Harristown House, Castlerea, County Roscommon, under the prison implementation plan 2012-2015; his plans to house prisoners with life sentences for murder there; the supervision that will be provided in this open prison, outside the prison walls; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9397/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Authority Inspections (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the range of tests, if any, carried out on meat imports to ensure food safety in human food, in the past year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9392/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the disadvantaged area payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9396/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Technology Adoption Programme (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the €1,000 beef production grant will be paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9398/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine based on a provision of €1.213bn per annum for direct payments under pillar 1 of the CAP 2014-2020, the amount that would be paid per hectare on a flat rate basis on all land in a holding in excess of 25ha if a payment of €350/ha was paid on the first 25ha; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9416/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine based on a provision of €1.213bn per annum for direct payment under pillar 1 of the CAP 2014-2020, the amount that would be paid per hectare on a flat rate basis if all the money was expended on a flat rate basis to all farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9417/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme Applications (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine based on a provision of €1.213bn per annum for direct payment under pillar 1 of the CAP 2014-2020, the amount of money that would be available for re-distribution if a ceiling of €50,000 was put on single payments and if all farmers were paid at a flat rate per hectare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9418/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Division (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when final vesting will take place in relation to a commonage (details supplied) in County Galway; if any outstanding issues remain to be resolved; if he will provide the details of these issues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9419/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Youth Services (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she had discussions with the Department for Social Protection has had any discussions with her on the possible negative consequences on the provision of youth services if the job initiative programme were to cease due to the loss of youth workers in the sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9395/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Staff (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to ensure that adequate intern places will be available to accommodate all graduates from Irish medical schools, that will graduate this year, and will wish to get an internship here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9399/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Service Executive Staff (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Health his views on whether it is important that graduates of Irish medical schools are given an opportunity to use their medical skills here by working in Irish hospitals thus providing a return to the taxpayer for the investment in their education; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9400/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Safety Authority Investigations (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Health the steps he has taken since the onset of the recent crisis to ensure that all meat products for sale here are safe to consume; the steps he has taken to ensure that no food on sale here is contaminated with the substance commonly referred to as Bute; the contact between him, his Department and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (21 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Health if patients from the Connemara area and the Aran Islands are being referred to Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe for routine MRI scans and other procedures; the reason for same; the number that have been so referred; his views on whether it is reasonable to expect persons to travel this far; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9401/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would like some clarification. If all the hill farmers were to make claims in respect of all of their hectarage, that would increase the total number of hectares and push money into the commonage areas. In other words, under-declaring is causing the money in the fixed pool to seep out of the commonage areas and into the rest of the country. If every one of the commonage farmers and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: If claims had been made in respect of every hectare of commonage in the reference year of 2001 or 2002, the net effect of that would have been to spread the money more evenly across the country. More money would have gone to commonage areas because there would have been more-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Use of Commonage Lands: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am asking about what will happen if the Cioloş proposal is accepted and it is decided that 2014 is the reference year. If all the farmers in commonage areas decide to stock up and put some sheep in the commonage, they will make themselves eligible for flat-rate payments. In such circumstances, they will get their share of the money, which will mean there is less money for all the...