Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

375. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the requirement in the new beef data and genomics programme that 80% of bulls used for artificial insemination are to be 4 or 5 star, if he will include in the scheme all imported new bulls under 60% reliability as eligible for the requirements of the scheme, regardless of star, until proven; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19963/15]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

376. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the requirement under the new beef data and genomics programme that 80% of bulls used for artificial insemination are to be 4 or 5 star, if he will include in the scheme all new imported sires without progeny; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19964/15]

Scéim um Roghanna Comhshaoil Talmhaíochta

Éamon Ó Cuív

381. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a íocfar deontas faoin Scéim um Roghanna Comhshaoil Talmhaíochta, AEOS, do 2014 le feirmeoir i gContae na Gaillimhe (sonraí leis seo); cén fáth go bhfuil moill ar an íocaíocht seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [20086/15]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

383. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment under the agri-environment options scheme will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20095/15]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

390. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change the terms and conditions of the beef data and genomics scheme, in view of the farmer dissatisfaction with the terms and conditions of the scheme; if he will extend the closing date for applications of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20126/15]

Agriculture Scheme Penalties

Éamon Ó Cuív

391. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form by county, the number of farmers who had penalties imposed against them as a result of the land parcel identification system review 2008 to 2013 under the single payment scheme and disadvantaged areas scheme; the number who had overclaims of less than 3%; more than 3% and under 20%; more than 20% and under 50%; and over 50%; the number who had multi-annual penalties imposed against them in each group; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20128/15]

Agriculture Scheme Penalties

Éamon Ó Cuív

392. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide, in tabular form by county, the number of farmers who had penalties imposed on them under the 2014 single farm payment scheme and disadvantaged areas scheme; the number who had overclaim of less than 3%; more than 3% and less than 20%; between 20% and 50%; and over 50%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20129/15]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

393. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis for the clawback of €172.57 assessed against a person (details supplied) in County Galway under the disadvantaged areas scheme; the years the overpayment relates to; the number of hectares overclaimed; the total eligible hectares; the penalty imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20130/15]

GLAS Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

394. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown by county of the number of completed applications received by his Department by the closing date of the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; the total number of applicants who registered for the scheme; the selected actions; the reason the number registering and selecting actions but not submitting a completed application was so high compared to the completed applications; when data will be available as to the average amount of money each applicant will be entitled to under the scheme; the number of farmers who have selected green low-carbon agri-environment scheme+ actions; the number of farmers in both schemes with commonage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20131/15]

Land Parcel Identification System

Éamon Ó Cuív

395. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of the penalty imposed under the land parcel identification system review on a person (details supplied); the parcel numbers of the land parcels in question; the years involved; the reason for declaring the land ineligible; when a decision will be made on a review of this case; the amount of the land involved that is commonage; the number of claimants in the commonage in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20132/15]

Single Payment Scheme Administration

Éamon Ó Cuív

441. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied), who had a cross-compliance inspection in 2011-2012, was subsequently informed in July 2014 of an overclaim under a land parcel identification system review; the size and percentage of the over-claim; the amount of penalties that will attach to this over-claim, broken down by year and scheme; when the appeal of the system's appeals committee will be decided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20701/15]

Herd Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

442. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers with suckler cows, broken down by the number of cattle as follows, 0 to 10, 11 to 20, 21 to 30, 31 to 40, 41 to 50, 51 to 60, 61 to 70, 71 to 80, 81 to 90, 91 to 100, 101 to 150, 151 to 200, and greater than 200; the number of applications received under the beef data genomics programme to date; in view of the number of applications received, if he will defer the closing date of the programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20702/15]

Harbours and Piers Development

Éamon Ó Cuív

443. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when approvals will issue for the local authority harbour development programme 2015; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20703/15]

Naturalisation Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

487. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when an application for naturalisation, submitted by a person (details supplied) in County Galway, will be decided; the reason for the delay in considering this application, in view of the fact that the applicant's mother was approved Irish citizenship; the financial hardship being experienced by this applicant, specifically due to the fact that she is unable to access Student Universal Support Ireland funding, pending naturalisation, and is also unable to take up work experience abroad, connected to her studies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20108/15]

Hospital Appointments Administration

Éamon Ó Cuív

746. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to assist persons who live up to 50 miles from a hospital and who are in receipt of a social welfare payment, particularly elderly persons who have to pay for travel to and from hospital appointments, particularly when these appointments are frequent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20744/15]

Departmental Funding

Éamon Ó Cuív

1050. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a decision will be made on an urgent application by Galway County Council in respect of urgent works required on the road near the pier at Cill Mhuirbhigh, Árainn, Contae na Gaillimhe; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19849/15]

Seirbhísí Eitilte

Éamon Ó Cuív

1058. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta cén uair a bhfuil súil aici go ndéanfar cinneadh maidir leis na hiarratais ar an tseirbhís aeir go hÁrainn; an bhfuil sí ar an eolas faoin imní atá ar phobal Oileáin Árann faoi na tairiscintí atá á lorg; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [20112/15]

Disadvantaged Areas Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

186. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the 2014 disadvantaged areas scheme in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19191/15]

Derogation Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

207. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) in County Limerick, who commenced farming in October 2013, will be entitled to entitlements under the Scottish derogation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19579/15]

Medical Card Applications

Éamon Ó Cuív

380. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health whether he is willing to take up an issue with the Health Service Executive in relation to its medical card processes, following an incident where an application was made (details supplied) in County Mayo to the medical card section of the executive and where, subsequently, on refusal of the application, this Deputy's office contacted the executive with a request for a review on behalf of the applicant, on 18 February 2015, and where, on following up on the matter again, this Deputy was informed that the review request had been received, but that the executive had now closed the file, as further information had not been provided, despite the fact that the executive admitted that it had not requested this information from the applicant or this Deputy's office; where now the executive is seeking a new application, despite its mistake; if he will insist on this decision being reconsidered by the executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19760/15]