Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Íocaíochtaí Deontais

Éamon Ó Cuív

95. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Talmhaíochta, Bia agus Mara cén uair a dhéanfar cinneadh ar na hachainíocha a rinne sé chuig an Roinn dar dáta an 27 Feabhra 2015 ar son feirmeoir as Gaillimh (sonraí leis seo); céard í an ró-íocaíocht iomlán atá curtha in aghaidh an fheirmeora seo agus cén bhliain den scéim a bhaineann an ró-íocaíocht sin léi; cad é méid an phionóis atá i gceist leis an ró-íocaíocht seo; agus an ndéanfaidh sé ráiteas ina thaobh. [18945/15]

Child Care Programmes Implementation Platform

Éamon Ó Cuív

147. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if payments under the community child care system are being delayed because of the introduction of the new payment system under the Programme Implementation Platform; if he has received complaints regarding this from child care providers; the steps he will take to ensure that they do not have cash flow problems, arising from the delay in payments; if prepayments are made to ensure that such problems are avoided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18997/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

121. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when outstanding payments will issue under the 2014 single payment, the disadvantaged areas scheme and the rural environment protection scheme, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; if there are any appeals lodged in this person's name, with either his Department or the Agriculture Appeals Office, awaiting a decision; the current status of these appeals; when it is likely a decision will be made on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18904/15]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

351. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments due will issue under the 2014 single payment scheme and the disadvantaged areas scheme 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. [18362/15]

Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

356. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason full payments under the 2014 suckler cow scheme and the 2014 beef genomics scheme have not issued in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18446/15]

Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

372. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will meet representatives of the Forgotten Farmers Group, who have requested a meeting with him; if he is willing to grant preferential access to entitlements to these farmers, particularly those who did not receive installation aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18669/15]

Departmental Communications

Éamon Ó Cuív

373. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when information requested by the Department of Social Protection for the purpose of assessing eligibility for a State pension will be provided to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18670/15]

GLAS Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

374. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine based on the experience to date with the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme, the number of applicants he expects to have joined the scheme by the end of 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively; the average payment per farmer it is hoped to achieve; the revised project payments under the scheme for these three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18677/15]

GLAS Expenditure

Éamon Ó Cuív

375. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provision in his Department's 2015 estimates for expenditure under the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme, the beef genomics scheme, and the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme; and the expected out-turn expected with regard to these provisions. [18678/15]

GLAS Data

Éamon Ó Cuív

376. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have indicated actions under the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme, by county, under Tier 1,Tier 2, and Tier 3; the number of these that have commonage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18679/15]

Basic Payment Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

377. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine following the change in land eligibility rules, the estimated additional land that is likely to be applied for, as forage or as arable area, under the basic payment scheme in 2015; the estimated difference the new rules on eligibility of Natura land will make. [18680/15]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments

Éamon Ó Cuív

378. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will be made to farmers under the agri-environment options scheme, whose payments have been held up due to an ongoing investigation of a supplier of trees; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18681/15]

Beef Industry

Éamon Ó Cuív

379. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if fees have been negotiated with the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation, and with planners, in relation to the cost of compliance with the beef genomics scheme; the amount of these fees; the likely cost to farmers of compliance costs with this scheme, including the cost of processing the genetic information; the production of a carbon navigator; the cost of mandatory training courses, and other compliance costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18685/15]

Garda Investigations

Éamon Ó Cuív

419. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the body parts of a human body washed up on shore at Hook Head in County Wexford have been identified; the reason letters and other contacts from a person (details supplied) in County Cork have not been replied to by her Department, in view of the fact the family provided DNA samples; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18703/15]

School Completion Programme

Éamon Ó Cuív

432. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to continue with the school completion programme; the funding that is being provided in 2015 as compared to 2014; when the local management committees will be able to inform groups implementing the programme whether the programme will operate for the forthcoming school year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18702/15]

Ministerial Meetings

Éamon Ó Cuív

604. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he will provide the details of meetings held between himself or any of the Ministers of State in his Department with a company (details supplied); the outcome of these meetings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18684/15]

Broadband Service Provision

Éamon Ó Cuív

618. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if he has had meetings with a company (details supplied); the outcome of these meetings; the likely impact of this company's proposed operations on the roll-out of broadband nationally, under the national broadband scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18683/15]

Rail Network

Éamon Ó Cuív

639. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the instruction he has provided to Iarnród Éireann to protect the land it holds along disused railway lines, and in particular if he has issued an instruction to preserve the integrity of the disused railway lines from Athenry in County Galway to Colooney in County Sligo, from Rathkeale in County Limerick to Tralee in County Kerry, and from Navan in County Meath to Kingscourt in County Cavan, and to prevent encroachment onto State lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18668/15]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

92. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers whose mountain land is accidentally burned before 15 May in any year will be eligible for payment under the basic farm payment scheme and the greening scheme on the basis of force majeure in that year; to set out the situation that would arise if a third party, without the permission of the landholders, started a fire on the land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18074/15]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

93. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the same rules on eligibility of land that will apply to special areas of conservation and special protection areas under the basic farm payment and greening schemes will also apply to natural heritage areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18075/15]