Parliamentary questions

Local Authority Charges Review

Éamon Ó Cuív

361. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a rates revaluation will be carried out on a premises (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46550/13]

Local Authority Charges Review

Éamon Ó Cuív

362. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform when a rates revaluation will be carried out on a premises (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46551/13]

Flood Prevention Measures

Éamon Ó Cuív

363. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the legal obligations on farmers to keep drains and rivulets flowing through their land cleared to stop flooding on other people's land upstream; the agency with responsibility for enforcing such law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46555/13]

Environmental Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

587. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if a person (details supplied) in County Galway who is participating in the Twelve Bens-Maam Turk complex scheme that is due to finish at the end of this month, is permitted to put sheep back up on the mountain at the end of the Twelve Bens-Maam Turk complex scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46443/13]

Scéimeanna Teanga

Éamon Ó Cuív

599. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil sé i gceist aige líon na scoláireachtaí do ghasúir chun freastal ar scoileanna dara leibhéal ar an hoileáin a mhéadú ó 30 go 60 don scoilbhliain 2014-15 ag cur san áireamh tábhacht na scéime seo d'inmharthanacht na n-oileán Gaeltachta, do na scoileanna dara leibhéal ar na hoileáin agus don Ghaeilge ar na hoileáin chomh maith leis an éileamh atá ar an scéim; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [46510/13]

Scéimeanna Teanga

Éamon Ó Cuív

600. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén fáth ar laghdaíodh an deontas a íoctar le teaghlaigh a choinníonn scoláirí faoin scéim scoláireachtaí do scoileanna dara leibhéal ar na hoileáin; an bhfuil sé i gceist an deontas a mhéadú arís ag cur san áireamh an costas ard maireachtála ar na hoileáin; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [46511/13]

Environmental Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

601. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if all limits on stock and farming practice on the Nephin Beag range and the Maam Turks-Twelve Bens have been lifted; if not, the restrictions that remain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46558/13]

Grazing Rights

Éamon Ó Cuív

602. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the legal basis on which he is refusing to pay compensation to farmers in the Nephin Beag range and the Maumturks-Twelve Bens range where they can prove there are continuing residual losses over the next five years, due to the destocking imposed by his Department on them which ceased this autumn, as these farmers can only restock their farms by breeding sheep on the hills, as any purchased sheep would not remain on a strange hill; if he is willing to enter negotiations with the farmers affected or their representatives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46559/13]

Grazing Rights

Éamon Ó Cuív

603. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the restrictions that will apply on Natura 2000 commonage sites in 2014 regarding farming practices and stock numbers; the compensation scheme in place to compensate farmers for these restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46567/13]

Garda Vetting Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

739. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when Garda vetting clearance will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45910/13]

Garda Vetting Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

740. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when Garda vetting clearance will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45911/13]

Garda Vetting Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

741. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when Garda vetting clearance will be provided in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45912/13]

Prisoner Transfers

Éamon Ó Cuív

797. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the average time it takes for the repatriation of Irish prisoners serving sentences abroad to be transferred to Ireland once the initial application is received by his Department; the reason for the delays in such repatriation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46563/13]

EU Issues

Éamon Ó Cuív

798. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the action he intends taking in this jurisdiction to comply with EU framework decision 2009/947 in relation to the transfer of probation sanctions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46564/13]

Prisoner Transfers

Éamon Ó Cuív

799. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason Irish prisoners serving indeterminate sentences for public protection in Britain cannot transfer to serve their prison sentences in this jurisdiction; if he intends changing the law to facilitate their transfer by allowing for the conversion of the sentences on transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46565/13]

Afforestation Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

875. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if payments will be made under the 2013 disadvantaged area based payment and the 2013 single farm payment on lands that were planted with forestry in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45953/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

876. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the disadvantaged area scheme for 2013 will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; if any reduction in stocking levels under his agri-environment option scheme 3 plan has been taken into consideration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45954/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

895. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department received equine passports from a person (details supplied) in County Galway in respect of their 2013 disadvantaged area based scheme; if these passports have been examined in the context of the applicant's minimum stocking density requirement; when payment is likely to issue to the person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46209/13]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Conditions

Éamon Ó Cuív

908. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer in agri-environment option scheme 2 will be allowed amend their AEOS 2 plan following the ending of the Twelve Bens-Maam Turk complex scheme to provide for extra stock on the mountain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46444/13]

Scéim Feirmeoireachta

Éamon Ó Cuív

913. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cé mhéad ceadúnas um fheirmeoireacht éisc an bhradáin atá i bhfeidhm maidir le cuan Chill Chiaráin; cé leis gach ceadúnas; cén uair a eisíodh iad; cén fhaid a mhairfidh na ceadúnais; an raibh gá ag chuile cheann acu le ráiteas tionchair timpeallachta faoi rialacha Natura 2000 ó tharla gur ceantar SAC agus SPA an cuan seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [46509/13]