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EU Council Meetings (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Taoiseach may have heard the saying, "Is mór idir é agus an chosúlacht". He said in his reply that the proposals are tabled by the President of the European Council, Mr. Van Rompuy. The public has the impression, however, that the people putting forward the proposals are the French President, Mr. Sarkozy, and the German Chancellor, Ms Merkel, whose six-point agenda will be pushed at...

EU Council Meetings (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Taoiseach referred to the attendance at the Council of Europe meetings. A detailed survey was done of those meetings when we were in the Government and we were the fifth best attenders at them.

EU Council Meetings (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will put a question now, but it is important to correct the record. The Taoiseach spoke about the €100 billion being put into our banks. Would he not agree that what happened had nothing to do with a fiscal deficit in Ireland? In fact, we would have complied during the good years with all the new rules that are being brought in here. What happened is that banks in the centre of...

EU Council Meetings (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Has the Government succeeded in negotiating the sharing of the burden with the reckless lender as well as the reckless borrower?

EU Council Meetings (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Fifth place out of 27 is not bad.

Order of Business (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I wish to raise an issue under Standing Order 26 to ask the Taoiseach when he will provide Government time to debate an issue of serious importance on the Order Paper, namely, the misinformation given to the House by the Minister of Education and Skills on 12 January with regard to the Water Services (Amendment) Bill. I am sure the Taoiseach will agree that to misinform the House is a...

Order of Business (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: -----even if it happened inadvertently it is vital that the record be corrected and I ask the Taoiseach that this matter be dealt with expeditiously.

Order of Business (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Sorry-----

Order of Business (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I know there cannot be debate on it but the issue I have raised-----

Order of Business (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I want to clarify for the Taoiseach-----

Order of Business (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: We will continue to raise this-----

Order of Business (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: -----even if it takes me five years to get this corrected on the record-----

Order of Business (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: -----because the Minister misinformed the House.

Order of Business (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I will resume my seat and I will raise the issue every day until-----

Animal Stocking Levels (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: I thank the Minister, Deputy Deenihan, for coming to the House to respond to what I have to say on this issue. He will be aware that the correct sheep and cattle stocking levels on hill farms in the west of Ireland have been a matter of contention since the sheep premium was introduced in the 1970s. The introduction of the sheep premium caused two problems. The incentive to increase...

Animal Stocking Levels (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Like many answers I get these days, it is beagánín débhríoch, ambiguous.

Animal Stocking Levels (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: With no disrespect to the Minister, I was the first. The then Minister, Michael D. Higgins, brought in a directive and talked about destocking but I dealt with the issue. I do not mean any disrespect. The Minister might remember visits I paid to Kerry where I met farmers-----

Animal Stocking Levels (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: The Minister, in his reply, stated: "It is expected that all interventions in Mayo and Galway can end in November 2013 and cross-compliance norms will apply thereafter." Will this include the Twelve Bens-Garraun and Maamturk mountains SACs, since these are in County Galway? He also stated: "An essential component of the grazing package is that farmers must maintain sustainable stock numbers...

Animal Stocking Levels (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: That is the issue.

Animal Stocking Levels (24 Jan 2012)

Éamon Ó Cuív: Is that true?