Results 18,041-18,060 of 18,593 for speaker:Michael Creed
- WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: One needs to know the bottom line.
- WTO Negotiations. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: I hope the Minister will answer this question as it is of vital national interest for on-farm and off-farm employment. Will the Minister use the veto to defeat the current proposals on the table?
- Sheep Sector. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 68: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when she plans to deliver the â¬34 million package committed to the development of the sheep sector; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13251/08]
- Sheep Sector. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: I thank the Minister for her reply. I note the date of the announcement of the package was May of last year, the run-in to a general election. Regrettably, there has been very little progress on it to date. The Minister may need to be reminded of the signs of crisis in the industry at a practical level. This Easter, consumers could not source an Easter lamb. Sheep numbers have declined...
- Sheep Sector. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: Will the Minister reintroduce the farm investment scheme?
- Sheep Sector. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: The Minister will avoid answering them.
- Sheep Sector. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: If that is the Minister's defence, it is damn poor.
- Sheep Sector. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: We do not want to pay for it under modulation either.
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 69: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if her attention has been drawn to the difficulties surrounding the arrangements recently announced relating to REPS 4; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13252/08]
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. There are two issues at stake, which run parallel to each other. The first is the revised pay arrangements and the second is the deadline of 15 May. Will the Minister of State confirm that it is the Department's policy to facilitate the maximum take-up of REPS 4. If that is the case, does he not agree that â this is the view of Teagasc...
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: The roadshow toured the country to inform people and the Minister knew of the forthcoming arrangements.
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: The Minister knows it is the case.
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: The Minister is preparing to depart and leave this mess behind her.
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: The Minister of State will continue in the Department but the Minister might not.
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: It is not just Teagasc; private consultants are involved as well.
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: It does not deal with everybody.
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: Can I ask the Minister of State to clarify one point?
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: Did the Minister of State say that expressions of interest would be accepted and that completed plans submitted later would be acceptable?
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: That is not good enough.
- Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (8 Apr 2008)
Michael Creed: It is not good enough.