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Other Questions: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister has stated about 70,000 farmers will gain 86% on their payment. On average, what will this amount to in cash terms? I could gain an increase of 100% if a payment of €1 was increased to €2. Will the Minister also tell me what the average loss of 33% will mean in cash terms? When one receives these figures, it will make it much clearer because percentages can be...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: When I introduced the payment, it was for those who were farming on mountain land. There is a far greater number of farmers on mountain land who farm cattle only than farmers who farm cattle and sheep or sheep only. I have submitted numerous questions for written reply on this issue, but I have not been able to get a straight answer. Is the Minister saying that in 2013 all of the farmers...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What I am saying is that when the headage payments and other schemes were abolished, farmers received the disadvantaged area scheme payment. The idea behind that payment is to compensate those for farming poor land and the poorest land in the country is mountain land. Therefore, I introduced a rate of payment that was higher for mountain land than land in severely disadvantaged or less...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They do not receive the payment.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to reduce the payment on the first ten hectares of land under the disadvantaged areas scheme to farmers in areas classified as mountain when the herd owners do not have sheep; the amount of any proposed reduction; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7272/13]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Horse Slaughter Standards (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The microchip and passports arrangement was introduced in 2009 but there are a great many horses in the system which predate that year. When horses are brought to slaughter, is every carcass checked for the presence of bute to ensure that no carcass containing that substance, which is very dangerous to humans, gets into the food chain? Does the Minister propose to introduce a centralised...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Horse Slaughter Standards (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It took the Minister a long time to come to the point. The question asked if complaints had been made and what action had been taken. The Minister might give further information about how many complaints have been made, when they were made and what action was taken. Was the suspension of one of the organisations from issuing passports related to the issue of traceability of horsemeat or...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Horse Slaughter Standards (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if any complaints were made to his Department in 2011 and 2012 in relation to non-compliance with the highest standards of traceability and standards in the slaughter of horses in licenced slaughter houses; if so the number of such complaints and their nature; the action taken by his Department to deal with these complaints; the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the French proposal under common agriculture policy reform to front load the single payment and the first number of hectares in order to assure adequate payments to small farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6973/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Sector (12 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measure he intends taking to ensure the entrance of more young persons into the farming profession; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6989/13]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Offshore Islands (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an gcuirfidh sé na sonraí ar fáil maidir le gach conradh farantóireachta agus aeir atá ag a Roinn le seirbhísí a chur ar fáil chuig na hoileáin amach ón gcósta, maidir le hainm an oileáin, leis an gcuideachta a chuireann an tseirbhís ar fáil, leis an dáta a...

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Rural Recreation Promotion (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if it is intended to renew the contracts on the permissive walks; if the payment will remain at the same rate as present; if it is intended to develop further permissive walks under the rural recreational strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6502/13]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Water Services Registrations (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the number of households who have registered their private waste water systems to date broken down county by county; the percentage who have registered in each county; and if he intends extending the deadline for registration for the purposes of being eligible for the upgrade grants to incentivise further householders to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Broadband Scheme (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide the details of all draw down requests made by his Department to the EU, under the rural development programme 2007-2013 in respect of rural broadband schemes during the years 2011 and 2012; the expected draw down in 2013 and 2014; the amount allocated by his Department in conjunction with the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Íocaíochtaí Deontas (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine cén uair a íocfar deontas faoi scéim na limistéar faoi mhíbhuntáiste le feirmeoir (sonraí leis seo). [6488/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2012 disadvantaged area payment will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6500/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Payments (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine based on an average payment of €270/ha of single payment paid as per the Commission’s proposals on the reform of the common agricultural policy, the amount that would be paid 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Broadband Scheme (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if funds that had been allocated for the rural broadband scheme from the rural development fund and if not spent for that purpose could be re-allocated for another purpose including further places on the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6504/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Eligibility (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the lowest score that qualified applicants for the capital sports programme 2012 for a grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6415/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Marine Safety (7 Feb 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport when a permanent passenger boat licence of a class P2 passenger boat will issue to a person (details given) in County Cork in replacement of the interim licence issued on the 11 August 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6499/13]