Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]

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]

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]

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]

Beef Exports

Éamon Ó Cuív

266. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will account for recent reports that Irish beef exports to the United States of America are unlikely to hit targets set by him, until a licence is extended to include Irish manufactured mince beef; if he will apply for such a licence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14356/15]

Farm Safety Scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív

267. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the farm safety campaigns that are planned with the Health and Safety Authority, in view of the fact that leading industry experts have expressed concern about the likely increase in farm accident numbers, given that milk production is forecast to increase by 50% by 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14357/15]

Agriculture Scheme Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

268. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the provisions that are being made for the many old young farmers who established their holding before 2008, referred to as the forgotten farmers in relation to applying to the national reserve and targeted agricultural modernisation scheme; if he has had discussions with the European Commission regarding designating such persons as a disadvantaged group or force majeure case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14358/15]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Éamon Ó Cuív

269. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a recent European Commission report which recommended reducing the Irish beef herd by 35% and the dairy herd by 5.5%, in order for Ireland to comply with European Union 2030 greenhouse gas emission targets; the effect this would have on the output and profitability of Irish farming; the position he will take at the 2015 United Nations climate conference in Paris, France; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14359/15]

Departmental Schemes

Éamon Ó Cuív

270. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of the deferral announced by European Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Phil Hogan, for the milk superlevy, the payment schemes his Department will put in place for affected dairy farmers, for the period 2015 to 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14360/15]

Alternative Energy Projects

Éamon Ó Cuív

271. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the discussions he has had with the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, in relation to the development of the biogas industry from agricultural waste, in view of its potential to the Irish economy, fuel imports reduction and greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14361/15]

GLAS Eligibility

Éamon Ó Cuív

286. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the presence of any heather in a parcel of land makes it ineligible for inclusion as low input permanent pasture for the purposes of the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14534/15]

HSE Staff Remuneration

Éamon Ó Cuív

462. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health the reason workers in an agency (details supplied) were never paid twilight premium-time payments, although these were promised to them; the reason the Health Service Executive never provided the required funding for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13946/15]

Schools Building Projects Status

Éamon Ó Cuív

737. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Education and Skills the progress made with retendering a project for a school building (details supplied) in County Galway; when a contractor will be appointed to this project; the expected date for the commencement of building; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14861/15]

Leader Programmes Administration

Éamon Ó Cuív

761. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when final announcements will be made in relation to the forthcoming Leader programme; if it is intended to allow all local community development committees to approve grants of up to €500,000 for non-commercial projects, as in the programme for 2007 to 2013; if not, the proposed ceilings for grants in the new programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13943/15]

Leader Programmes Administration

Éamon Ó Cuív

762. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his plans to review the allocation of funding between counties under the new Leader programme, in view of the fact that larger counties with very dispersed populations and high rurality indexes will receive much less funding, per capita, compared to small counties with much smaller rural populations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13944/15]

Leader Programmes Administration

Éamon Ó Cuív

763. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if it will be a condition of the new Leader programme that the Leader programme for the islands will be delivered by an island-based operational company; if not, the reason for the change in policy from the 2007 to 2013 programme; the estimated loss of island-based jobs in the event of an island-based Leader company not delivering the new programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13945/15]

Tenant Purchase Scheme Administration

Éamon Ó Cuív

777. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when the incremental tenant purchase scheme for existing local authority dwellings will be operational; the details of the scheme; the way it will affect existing local authority dwellings; when regulations outlining the new scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14144/15]

Mortgage Lending

Éamon Ó Cuív

797. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government in relation to the new limits for mortgages for residential dwelling units, if he will outline the limits for new mortgages for first-time buyers and for those trading up; if he will indicate the rationale for two categories; the exceptions which are allowed for those who previously had a mortgage, but wish to be classified as a first-time buyer; if owner occupiers who purchased homes at a location (details supplied) in Dublin 13 and lost their savings and-or deposits in that development have been refused the classification of the first-time buyer, as regards higher mortgages; in view of the difficulties experienced in this case, if he will instruct that previous owners of homes at the location be treated as first-time buyers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14538/15]

Private Residential Tenancies Board

Éamon Ó Cuív

821. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the issue of a private dwelling eviction case (details supplied) which has been referred to the Private Residential Tenancies Board as a dispute over rent increase; the rental market percentage increase in the past two years and whether it is well short of 47%; the procedure for a tenant who is faced with an excessive rent increase; the timeframe it takes the board to adjudicate on a rent increase dispute case; what happens in the meanwhile; if the existing rent will continue; if an agreed increase is implemented; if the board provides a guidance on what a temporary increase should be; the minimum notice period for a tenant of two years' duration; if a landlord issues a notice of termination while a dispute on a rental increase of 47% is being processed by the board; the way the system can handle a landlord of many properties acting unfairly who issues a termination notice just because a request for a 47% rent increase is referred to the board; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14822/15]

Comharthaí Bóthair

Éamon Ó Cuív

897. D'fhiafraigh Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív den Aire Ealaíon, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an bhfuil dualgas ar údaráis áitiúla faoi alt 33(2)(c) d’Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla na comharthaí bóthair a chur suas i nGaeilge amháin nuair a bhíonn cuid d’áit lena mbaineann logainm taobh istigh den Ghaeltacht agus an chuid eile taobh amuigh; cén chaoi a bhfuil cead ag Comhairle Contae Chiarraí comharthaí bóthair dátheangacha a chur suas i gcás Dingle/Daingean Uí Chúis; agus an ndéanfaidh sí ráiteas ina thaobh. [13862/15]