Parliamentary questions

Direct Payment Scheme Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

925. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position of farmers in relation to their entitlements post-2014 where they leased out their entitlements in 2013 and did not make a claim for single farm payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46573/13]

Rural Environment Protection Scheme Statistics

Éamon Ó Cuív

926. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers broken down by county leaving the REP scheme and the agri-environment scheme in the years 2013 to 2018, inclusive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46574/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

927. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who applied for disadvantaged area scheme payments and single payments, broken down by county in 2013; the number paid to date; the amount paid in each county under each scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46575/13]

Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

928. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total allocation of funds since its inception to the TAMS scheme; the amount applied for under this scheme; the amount paid to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46576/13]

Common Agricultural Policy Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

929. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocation of funding under each measure of axis one, two, three and four of the Common Agricultural Policy programme 2007-2014; the amount spent under each measure to date; the latest date for making drawdowns under CAP 2007-2014 in respect of each measure; if he is satisfied that the full allocation granted to Ireland will be drawn down by those dates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46577/13]

Agriculture Schemes Penalties

Éamon Ó Cuív

930. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of penalties imposed on farmers under each of the following schemes in the years 2011, 2012 and 2013, REP scheme, agri-environment option scheme, single farm payment and disadvantaged area payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46578/13]

Forestry Grants

Éamon Ó Cuív

931. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of forestry planting grant and forestry premium applications in the Sliabh Aughty area due to the ongoing discussions and investigations of the National Parks and Wildlife Service of the possible effect of forestry planting on the population of hen harriers in this region; when it is likely that his Department will be in a position to issue a decision on these applications; if compensation will be paid to the applicants for the loss of income caused by the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46579/13]

Land Parcel Identification System

Éamon Ó Cuív

948. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of the 950,000 land parcels that have been reviewed to date as part of the EU ordered review of land parcels going back to 2008; the number of these that have over-claims assessed; the number of herd owners in question; when will the review be complete; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46825/13]

Land Parcel Identification System

Éamon Ó Cuív

949. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average percentage over-claim assessed against herd owners in the national review of land parcels for agricultural schemes ordered by the EU; the average disallowance or penalties involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46826/13]

Land Parcel Identification System

Éamon Ó Cuív

950. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of appeals lodged to date against over-claims assessed against herd owners as part of the EU-ordered review of land parcels; when it is hoped to finalise these appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46827/13]

Land Parcel Identification System

Éamon Ó Cuív

951. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of the loss of EU funding that would have been incurred here if it had not been agreed to review the total 950,000 land parcels that are at present being reviewed by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46828/13]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

952. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the 2013 disadvantaged areas based scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46829/13]

Agriculture Schemes Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

953. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the alleged over-claim for the years 2008 to 2013, inclusive, against a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the percentage of over-claim; the total claw-back under REPS, disadvantaged area based scheme and the single farm payment scheme; the way in which this over-claim was calculated in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46830/13]

Agriculture Schemes Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

954. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the 2013 disadvantaged area based scheme and the single farm payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46831/13]

Disabilities Services Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

1043. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the funding provided for the disability sector in 2013 and the proposed funding for 2014 based on the estimates presented to Dáil Éireann as part of the budget process; the amount of new funding that will be provided next year for school leavers; the way it is intended to ensure full services for persons with a disability in 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45748/13]

Prescription Charges

Éamon Ó Cuív

1162. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that where a prescription for one medication requires two tablets of different dosage these different dosage tablets are being considered as separate items for the purpose of the prescription charge for medical card holders; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46552/13]

Medical Card Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

1163. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason when assessing income of applicants for medical cards the Health Service Executive will not accept a P21 issued by the Revenue Commissioners but insist on a notice of assessment from the Revenue Commissioners when the Revenue Commissioners only issue P21s where a person’s self-employed income is a subsidiary income; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46560/13]

National Lottery Funding Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

1164. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on application by Galway mountain rescue for national lottery funding in view of the urgent need for a replacement vehicle (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46561/13]

Dental Services Waiting Lists

Éamon Ó Cuív

1189. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the waiting time for dental treatment for children and teenagers under the free dental scheme for children; the children and services covered by this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46754/13]

Dental Services Waiting Lists

Éamon Ó Cuív

1190. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health if all primary school children still receive free dental check-ups as part of a national programme; the frequency of these check-ups; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46755/13]