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Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Small and Medium Enterprises Supports
Terence Flanagan
216. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding credit for small businesses; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14009/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Company Returns
Terence Flanagan
217. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the position regarding audits (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14098/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Action Plan for Jobs
Peadar Tóibín
218. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide, in tabular form, a list of the organisations that have made submissions to his Department on the proposed innovative manufacturing facility, as set out in the Action Plan for Jobs; if the Industrial Development Agency, Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland have submitted their proposal for the establishment, governance and funding of the facility; and if he will provide details of the next steps for progressing this commitment. [14109/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Action Plan for Jobs
Peadar Tóibín
219. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the criteria being used in the selection of the National Advanced Manufacturing Centre; the number that are proposed; if it will be on one site; when the decision will be made; when is it expected that the centre will be up and running; and the expected value of this centre to the regional economy. [14137/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Work Permits Eligibility
James Bannon
220. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on removing the position of chiropractor from the ineligible list of occupations for work permits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14284/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Work Permits Eligibility
James Bannon
221. Deputy James Bannon asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on adding the position of chiropractor to the high-skilled occupation list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14285/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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IDA Site Visits
Dara Calleary
222. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of site visits by IDA Ireland client or prospective client companies, in tabular form and on a county basis, for the first three months of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14540/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Employment Rights
Thomas P. Broughan
223. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on measures to tackle zero-hour contracts; when legislation will be brought before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14681/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Industrial Disputes
Michael Healy-Rae
224. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will intervene in a dispute in a company (details supplied) to reach a solution which would be acceptable to all parties involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14809/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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EU Directives
Eric J. Byrne
225. Deputy Eric Byrne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to set out his plans to transpose the European Union directive on part-time work into Irish law; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14815/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Industrial Disputes
Terence Flanagan
226. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on a matter (details supplied) regarding collective bargaining; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14865/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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EU Programmes
Finian McGrath
227. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to set out the reason for not implementing the social entrepreneurial axis under progress microfinance of the employment and social innovation programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14871/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Irish Language
Seán Kyne
228. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation to set out his views on the type and extent of training being provided to the cohort of staff identified as proficient in providing services to members of the public who wish to transact with the Department through Irish. [14888/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Local Enterprise Offices
Seán Kyne
229. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will report on the status and operation of the protocol between his Department and Údarás na Gaeltachta regarding the work of and supports provided by local enterprise offices in Gaeltacht areas. [14889/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Semi-State Bodies Dividends
Billy Timmins
230. Deputy Billy Timmins asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he will provide a list of the semi-State commercial companies under his control; the policy of a dividend payment to the Exchequer from each company; the dividend paid by each company to the Exchequer for each year from 2000 to 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14967/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Bord na gCon Expenditure
Michael Healy-Rae
231. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details on the total salaries being paid to the Irish Greyhound Board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14618/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Aquaculture Development
Clare Daly
232. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of his acknowledgement that no radical change in the aquaculture sector was to be expected from the Seafood Development Programme 2007 to 2013 if he will refuse to continue to co-fund this policy, which cannot provide significant employment, has had sustained falls in production and is destructive to the environment, and to instead direct these resources into tourism and angling industries here, which have a proven record of job creation in coastal communities and serious potential for growth. [14922/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Seirbhísí Farantóireachta
Éamon Ó Cuív
233. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén réiteach fadtéarmach a dhéanfar chun páirceáil fheiliúnach a chur ar fáil saor in aisce d’oileánaigh i gcalafort Ros an Mhíl; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [13864/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Applications
Noel Harrington
234. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the position regarding a single farm payment for 2014 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13878/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
Charlie McConalogue
235. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the outcome of a site inspection in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13880/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Common Fisheries Policy
Clare Daly
236. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is representation from environmental non-governmental organisations on the discard implementation group to advise on the issues arising in the effective implementation of the new policies; and if not, the reason for their exclusion, in view of the fact that under the new Common Fisheries Policy, stakeholders have a right of consultation when European Union countries decide the rules for fishermen in their region. [13892/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Milk Supply Regulation
Brendan Griffin
237. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the reason a person (details supplied) in County Kerry was disqualified as a milk supplier in the mid-1990s; and if he is satisfied that the case was handled correctly. [13895/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Grassland Sheep Scheme Applications
Tom Fleming
238. Deputy Tom Fleming asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will examine and expedite a payment under the grassland sheep scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13907/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Appeals
Brendan Griffin
239. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if penalties applied to 2013 and 2014 single farm payments in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13912/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Scéim um Roghanna Comhshaoil Talmhaíochta
Éamon Ó Cuív
240. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén pionós faoin Scéim um Roghanna Comhshaoil Talmhaíochta atá curtha ar fheirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí leis seo); cén fáth ar cuireadh pionós air; cén méid pionóis atá i gceist; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [13947/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Scéim um Roghanna Comhshaoil Talmhaíochta
Éamon Ó Cuív
241. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a dhéanfar íocaíocht faoin Scéim um Roghanna Comhshaoil Talmhaíochta le feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí leis seo); cén fáth a bhfuil moill ar an íocaíocht seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [13948/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
Martin Ferris
242. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out his plans to adopt Article 4(1)(h) of European Union Regulation 1307/2013 to help flexibility, standards and objective criteria regarding land eligibility in marginal land, commonages and hill areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13967/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Rural Development Programme
Finian McGrath
243. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if applications are open for the recently announced €200 million fund by the European Union Commissioner, Mr Phil Hogan, for Irish farmers and agri- and rural businesses; and the process to apply. [13977/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Food Safety Standards Regulation
Clare Daly
244. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will prohibit the use of glyphosate herbicide as a result of its toxic impact. [13981/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
Michael Creed
245. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the reason a person (details supplied) has been the subject of a €1,300 fine under the single farm payment for 2013; if the original notification of alleged over-claim was the subject of a formal appeal by that person's agent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13989/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Rural Development Programme
Gabrielle McFadden
246. Deputy Gabrielle McFadden asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the European Commission is launching its roadshow to explain the workings of a new guarantee system to ensure access to credit for farmers as a result of a new memorandum of understanding agreed between the European Union and the European Investment Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14000/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments
Michael Ring
247. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to explain the reason an overpayment under the disadvantaged areas scheme 2013 has been notified to a person (details supplied) in County Mayo, following a review by his Department; if the person has an option to seek a review of the overpayment notification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14013/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Ministerial Appointments
Martin Ferris
248. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out his views on the statement by the Minister of State with responsibility for rural affairs to the Joint Committee on Environment, Culture and the Gaeltacht to the effect that she was recently assigned to the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government; and the person who assigned the Minister of State. [14016/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Forestry Premium Payments
Áine Collins
249. Deputy Áine Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a forestry premium payment. [14023/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Departmental Funding
Michael McCarthy
250. Deputy Michael McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the funding allocated in respect of an organisation (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14025/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Appeals
Charlie McConalogue
251. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of an appeal under the 2013 single payment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14069/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Appeals
Charlie McConalogue
252. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of a review under the 2014 single payment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14070/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
Charlie McConalogue
253. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the outcome of an on-site visit under the 2013 single payment scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14072/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Eligibility
Brendan Griffin
254. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on correspondence regarding entitlements in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14079/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility
Finian McGrath
255. Deputy Finian McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will take Article 4.1.H of Pillar 1 legislation into consideration, which allows for local conditions and so on to be taken into consideration where grasses and herbaceous forage are not predominant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14105/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments
Paul Connaughton
256. Deputy Paul J. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a payment under the agri-environment options scheme for 2014 was not paid in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14123/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Departmental Legal Cases
Thomas P. Broughan
257. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department's position on proposals made by a company (details supplied) in County Dublin; and his plans to support smoked fish production and other similar initiatives at Howth Harbour in County Dublin. [14130/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Tony McLoughlin
258. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protection measures currently being discussed by his Department and European Union agriculture officials to protect Irish consumers from inferior agriculture products during the negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14136/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Irish Language
Terence Flanagan
259. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to promote the use of Irish in his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14168/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Aquaculture Data
Martin Ferris
260. Deputy Martin Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of aquaculture operations that exist on land in this State; the location of same; the number of persons who are employed in them; the species that are being farmed; and the criteria for licensing them. [14226/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Nitrates Usage
Dan Neville
261. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding nitrates regulations and penalties being imposed in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14261/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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Single Payment Scheme Data
Robert Troy
262. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in counties Longford and Westmeath in receipt of the single farm payment; and the percentage these farmers were under in 2014, for example €10,000 to €20,000, €20,001 to €30,000, €30,001 to €40,000, €40,001 to €50,000, €50,001 to €60,000 and so on. [14298/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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GLAS Data
Éamon Ó Cuív
263. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of fully completed applications under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme received to date, under each tier; the average proposed grant per annum being sought in each case; if he will provide a breakdown per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14327/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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GLAS Administration
Éamon Ó Cuív
264. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to facilitate all commonage farmers who wish to submit an application under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, tier 1, by the deadline of 3 July 2015, considering no planners have yet been approved by his Department to complete the commonage management plans, as is mandatory under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14354/15]
Wed, 15 Apr 2015
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GLAS Payments
Éamon Ó Cuív
265. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the fact that the deadline for applications under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme is 22 May 2015, if he will guarantee that all applicants who have initiated their application by then will receive their first payments before the end of 2015; and if not, the timeframe for payments over the lifetime of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14355/15]