Parliamentary questions

Mortgage Interest Relief Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

101. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Finance the cost in tax forgone of increasing mortgage interest relief for all loans taken out in or after 2004 by 1%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49183/12]

Single Payment Scheme Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

281. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers, broken down by county, that are receiving less than €10,000, between €10,001 and €25,000, between €25,001 and €40,000, between €40,001 and €50,000 and more then €50,00 respectively in single payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49224/12]

Single Payment Scheme Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

282. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers, broken down by county, that have entitlements for single payment per hectare of less than €200 per hectare, between €201 per hectare and €300 per hectare, between €301 per hectare and €400 per hectare, between €401 per hectare and €500 per hectare and more than €500 per hectare, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49225/12]

Animal Disease Controls

Éamon Ó Cuív

286. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of compensation paid in 2011 in respect of all animals that were slaughtered as part of the disease eradication programme broken down by disease type; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49321/12]

Hospital Services

Éamon Ó Cuív

337. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide finance for the setting up of a Huntington's disease clinic here that would include the appointment of a neurologist, a HD specialist nurse, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, speech and language therapist, social worker and neurophysiologist in view of the devastating effect of this illness and the fact that it is an inherited neurological disorder; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49234/12]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

87. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked 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; the number of those refused who have appealed this decision; the number of those who have appealed who have had their appeal decided; the number of appeals that were successful and the number refused, with the figures broken down in each case between the less severely handicapped lowland and coastal areas, the more severely handicapped lowland and the mountain type grazing areas respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48449/12]

Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations

Éamon Ó Cuív

90. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that all decisions on Pillar 1 and 2 of the common agricultural policy will be made at the same time; when the details of the proposed Pillar 2 proposals are due to be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48450/12]

Sheepmeat Sector

Éamon Ó Cuív

94. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sheep that were imported through the port of Larne in Northern Ireland in 2011 and to date in 2012 and transferred directly to meat plants here for slaughter on a weekly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48247/12]

Agriculture Schemes Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

132. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked 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]

School Transport Availability

Éamon Ó Cuív

321. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked 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]

Languages Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

355. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked 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]

Languages Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

356. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked 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]

Schools Building Projects Status

Éamon Ó Cuív

374. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked 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]

Scéim na bhFoghlaimeoirí Gaeilge

Éamon Ó Cuív

611. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta 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 cheist seo práinneach anois mar go bhfuil cinntí déanta nó á ndéanamh ag na Coláistí don bhliain 2013; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [48195/12]

Coimisiún Logainmneacha

Éamon Ó Cuív

612. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén uair a bhfuil sé i gceist aige Coimisiún Logainmneacha nua a cheapadh; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [48196/12]

Coimisiún Logainmneacha

Éamon Ó Cuív

613. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta 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]

Coimisiún Logainmneacha

Éamon Ó Cuív

614. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén uair a cheapfar stiúrthóir nua ar Bhrainse na Logainmneacha ina Roinn; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [48198/12]

Local Authority Housing Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

717. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the 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]

Sheepmeat Sector

Éamon Ó Cuív

907. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked 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]

Agriculture Schemes Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

926. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked 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]