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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Three people came to see me. Two of them were over 70 years of age and one was over 80 and all of them had medical problems. The over 80 year old has very serious medical problems, details of which were provided with the application for derogation. The derogation was refused and there is now an appeal. He said he seems to have been penalised for having been born on, and inheriting, a hill...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications (6 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that were written to in relation to stocking density on their farms under the disadvantaged area scheme; the number of farmers that sought a derogation; the number of these applications that have been decided to date; the number in which a decision was made that a derogation has been granted and the number refused;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Expenditure (6 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money paid out to date and the number of recipients in each case under the single payment scheme and the disadvantaged area scheme broken down by county; the number in each county under each scheme that have not had their payments processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48246/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport (6 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason concessionary students who are not allocated tickets under the school transport scheme in the lottery are not allowed to avail of the bus service on a first come first served basis on any day that the full complement of seats are not filled on the school bus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47776/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Languages Programme (6 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if schools with more than 20% of pupils requiring English as an additional language support are automatically entitled to an English as an additional language teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48290/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Languages Programme (6 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number or percentage of pupils who require English as an additional language support that are required in a primary school to qualify a school for a full time English as an additional language teacher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48291/12]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects (6 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide a second level Educate Together School in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48597/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge (6 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht an bhfuil sé i gceist aige aon athruithe a dhéanamh ar théarmaí Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge don bhliain 2013, téarmaí airgid san áireamh agus má tá, cén uair a fhógróidh sé aon athruithe atá i gceist aige a dhéanamh, ó tharla go bhfuil an...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Coimisiún Logainmneacha (6 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a bhfuil sé i gceist aige Coimisiún Logainmneacha nua a cheapadh; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [48196/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Coimisiún Logainmneacha (6 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén líon daoine atá ag obair i mBrainse na Logainmneacha sa Roinn Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta, an é an líon céanna é a bhí ag obair ann sa bhliain 2009; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [48197/12]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Coimisiún Logainmneacha (6 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht cén uair a cheapfar stiúrthóir nua ar Bhrainse na Logainmneacha ina Roinn; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [48198/12]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Provision (6 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government the reason persons in receipt of social welfare payments are not eligible for a council loan to buy out their own houses under the tenant puchase scheme, even if the repayments on such a loan would be less than their current rent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48229/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheepmeat Sector (6 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason he has brought in a regulation that a person purchasing lamb for export has to hold them for twenty one days before exporting them; if his attention has been drawn to concerns that this will delay sales of lamb that are now being purchased for Ramadan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48070/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Galway will be paid their 2012 disadvantaged area based payment and their single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48360/12]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments (6 Nov 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the 2012 disadvantaged area scheme, the single farm payment and the agri-environment option scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48639/12]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Expenditure Allocation 2013: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Oct 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: These are the arguments that happen at Cabinet.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Expenditure Allocation 2013: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Oct 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Chairman's suggestion is useful, but if we are to engage in this we need the same information the Minister is going through daily in his Department, because without that information we will be unable to make a realistic input. Everything is predicated on no policy change. We need the information we requested, including what has happened so far this year, what is the likely outturn,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Expenditure Allocation 2013: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Oct 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: What I am suggesting is very simple. Data must be available somewhere because the country is divided into three regions under the scheme, namely, mountainous areas, severely disadvantaged areas and less favoured areas. Three different rates are being paid. Somebody must have calculated those rates.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Expenditure Allocation 2013: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Oct 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We are not debating CAP reform; we are discussing the budget for 2013. Historical data are available and, therefore, I am asking about the three categories as before, with three relative rates of pay, and the need to investigate whether those rates reflect the overall quality of the land on which they are based. We are entitled to that information and if I cannot get it this way I will get...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Expenditure Allocation 2013: Vote 30 - Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (25 Oct 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That was a constructive change and I agree with it.