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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (29 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be issued payment under the 2012 disadvantaged area scheme, the reasons for the delay in payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3900/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (29 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be issued payment under the 2012 disadvantaged area scheme; the reasons for the delay in payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4115/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (29 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be issued payment under the 2012 disadvantaged area scheme; the reasons for the delay in payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4116/13]

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Tá áthas orm deis a bheith agam labhairt ar an mBille tábhachtach seo. Táim cinnte go nglacfar le moltaí an choimisiúin, mar níl aon rogha gan glacadh leo. Is deis é seo le athbhreithniú a dhéanamh ar chéard atá ag tarlú agus ar pholasaithe an Rialtais agus an Oireachtais maidir le athnuachan a dhéanamh ar an gcóras...

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It became an inevitability when the Government decided to reduce the number of seats from 166 to fewer than 160. There is great disappointment in south Mayo that it is not part of a wider Mayo constituency, although I believe the people are quite willing to recognise that geographically I live nearer to them than the Mayo Deputies, given that I live only five miles from the Mayo border-----

Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (24 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I would not expect to, but I would be a good substitute. I am sure the Minister will tell them how much I did for him when I was Minister and that he will reciprocate at this time. Mayo people are passionate about their county. For a county that has not enjoyed great success on the football pitch for many years, its people still dream anew every year that Mayo will bring Sam back to the...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Export Credit Insurance (24 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will support calls for the introduction of export credit insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3329/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Eligibility (24 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rules in relation to split holdings under the disadvantage area based scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3490/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Environment Protection Scheme Eligibility (24 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rules in relation to split holdings under the REP scheme and agri environment option schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3491/13]

Topical Issue Debate: Appointments to State Boards (23 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I, too, thank the Ceann Comhairle for selecting this important issue for discussion. The problem of appointments to boards has been a perennial one owing to a lack of planning within Departments. Given the introduction of better procedures, the process of filling vacancies, from the date on which they are announced or occur to the date on which they are filled, takes longer. Departments...

Topical Issue Debate: Appointments to State Boards (23 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: They rarely do.

Topical Issue Debate: Appointments to State Boards (23 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I know that.

Topical Issue Debate: Appointments to State Boards (23 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I fully accept that the Minister of State would like to give us the full information. I am disappointed that the Minister is not, as was agreed when the new format for Topical Issues was agreed, here to answer for himself. I do not attach any blame to the Minister of State for the response given, which is of the type with which I, when Minister, was often presented and would return seeking...

Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister of State is a good Irish speaker and he will know what the biorán suain is. It is a little needle that puts a person to sleep.

Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We had invested €1 billion in Bank of Ireland at 10%. The only risk that attached to that investment was that the Bank of Ireland might fail. The Government has assured us many times that the Bank of Ireland is on the road to recovery and will be one of our pillar banks in the future. If I came into the Chamber and said there was any chance of the Bank of Ireland failing, the...

Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will explain. That was the only risk to these preference shares. We were getting an interest rate of 10% on them. The Minister sold €1 billion worth of preference shares at par. He was getting 10% from the bank on the shares and borrowing at about 4%, so he had 6%, which is €60 million, of a gain every year from these shares. That would have paid for the reduction to the...

Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: It is crazy stuff. These are valuable investments. We put a good coupon on them.

Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Confidence in what?

Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Does the Minister see selling, on behalf of the Irish people, good investments below their realisable value as being prudent? That should scare the bejapers out of any rational person who would think there must be something crazy here if they are selling these really good investments at bargain basement prices. It would show confidence if the Minister had said these are good investments...

Euro Area Loan Facility (Amendment) Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (23 Jan 2013)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I am delighted to have an opportunity to contribute on this subject. I am a little concerned about the proposal in the Bill, which will mean the Government will not have to come back to the Oireachtas regarding similar adjustments in the future because it appears the Government parties are trying to hide the fact that time and again the Greeks have negotiated better terms for themselves and...