Parliamentary questions

Beef Industry

Éamon Ó Cuív

18. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the steps he has taken to resolve the beef price crisis that has caused farmers to blockade factories; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42803/14]

Agriculture Scheme Administration

Éamon Ó Cuív

23. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress made to date in resolving issues in relation to commonages potentially affecting both Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 payments under the Common Agricultural Policy 2014-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42801/14]

Horticulture Sector

Éamon Ó Cuív

39. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he has taken to avoid a situation similar to last year where supermarkets significantly discounted vegetable prices below their production costs in the run up to Christmas and did significant damage to the horticulture industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42805/14]

Social Welfare Benefits

Éamon Ó Cuív

44. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Galway participating on the job initiative scheme is entitled to the Christmas bonus as announced in the recent budget; the reason for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43367/14]

Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste

Éamon Ó Cuív

62. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoi Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste do 2014 le feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí leis seo); cén fáth a bhfuil moill leis an íocaíocht seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [43337/14]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

63. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the disadvantaged area based payment for 2014 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43338/14]

Public Service Contracts

Éamon Ó Cuív

234. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his Department keeps any record of the proportion and value of public contracts won by Irish-based enterprises for services to the public sector; if there has been any change in the past two years in this proportion and value; the steps being taken to ensure with new procurement procedures and more centralised procurement that the small and medium enterprises sector may compete on a fair basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43308/14]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

279. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be paid their 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 disadvantaged area payment in view of the fact that their 2010 payment issued recently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43306/14]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

280. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2014 single farm payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; when a decision is due on the appeal of the 2013 single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43307/14]

Mobility Allowance Review

Éamon Ó Cuív

333. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a replacement scheme for the mobility allowance scheme will be put in place; the reason for the delay with this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43626/14]

Medical Card Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

419. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application in respect of a person, (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43217/14]

Severe Weather Events Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

18. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the total amount of funding approved for works by his Department arising out of the storms last January; the amount claimed to date by local authorities; the amount expended to date by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42022/14]

Office of Public Works Projects

Éamon Ó Cuív

27. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason his Department has given permission to the Office of Public Works to prefund projects of a capital nature arising from the storm damage last January when similar expenditure arising out of same storm damage approved by other Departments is not allowed to be prefunded under the rules laid down by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42023/14]

Single Payment Scheme Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

93. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the single farm payment and disadvantage area based payment for 2014 will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42491/14]

Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste

Éamon Ó Cuív

97. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoin Scéim Íocaíochta Aonair agus faoi Scéim na Limistéar faoi Mhíbhuntáiste do 2014 le feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí leis seo); cén fáth a bhfuil moill leis an íocaíocht seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [42611/14]

Single Payment Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

98. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the single farm payment scheme and the disadvantaged area based scheme for 2014 and any other agriculture payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42612/14]

GLAS Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

102. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the GLAS+ top-up payment will be automatically paid to GLAS participants whose land is designated SPA, SAC or NHA; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42637/14]

Hospital Transfers

Éamon Ó Cuív

162. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health to outline the progress being made regarding a transfer in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway to the Central Mental Hospital, Dublin from a hospital in the UK; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42505/14]

Architectural Qualifications

Éamon Ó Cuív

232. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will facilitate the registration of persons with long experience as architects under a grandfather provision even if their qualifications do not fulfil the full requirements for newly qualified architects, in view of their proven track record and experience; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42638/14]

Local and Community Development Programme Project Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

233. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide funding through the SICAP or through any other programme under his Department to facilitate the continued operation of the development companies on the non-Gaeltacht islands of Bere, Sherkin, Clare, Inishturk and Inishbofin, which between them were allocated in excess of €460,000 this year through Comhar na nOileán; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42639/14]