156. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will issue payment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1679/16]
155. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will issue payment to persons (details supplied) in County Cork under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1678/16]
146. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive the second instalment of a payment under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1655/16]
900. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the changes envisaged in the renewable energy feed-in tariff in 2016 in order to meet the targets contained in the recently published Energy White Paper; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1309/16]
756. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received an application under the summer works scheme from a school (details supplied) in County Cork; when a decision will be made; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46596/15]
314. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a formal decision on an appeal under the single payment scheme which was the subject of an oral hearing in mid-November 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46510/15]
155. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the carer's allowance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1493/16]
137. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will confirm receipt of an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork and indicate its current status; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1424/16]
89. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why a widow or widower who is in receipt of a State pension (contributory) is not entitled, on the death of a spouse, to a widow’s, widower’s or surviving civil partner’s (contributory) pension; why such a pension is made available to the spouse of a deceased person where the deceased had an entitlement to a State pension (contributory); if he accepts that this denial of entitlement to surviving spouses is a departure from a common feature of both private and public sector pension schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46903/15]
56. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if he will issue a decision on an application under the carer's allowance scheme by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46552/15]
52. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection why an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork was refused under the disability allowance scheme, given the financial hardship involved; if she will urgently review this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46509/15]
548. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education and Skills if she has received a request from the board of management of a school (details supplied) for additional funding towards an approved extension; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45845/15]
215. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the status of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45846/15]
79. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make substantial payments on account, of up to 50%, under the single payment scheme and the disadvantaged areas scheme in cases where administrative checks are expected to be protracted and where no refunds are due to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45494/15]
217. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork whose holding was the subject in previous years of a Department satellite and ground inspection and whose 2015 application was amended accordingly has found that an application has again been the subject of penalty for ineligible grounds; if he will offer a rational explanation for this given the previous approval of the lands involved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44862/15]
128. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for a carer's allowance by a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [45249/15]
125. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a claim for a disability allowance by a person (details supplied) will be facilitated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45210/15]
148. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health why a decision has been taken to refuse access to respite care for users of a service from other regions who have in the past used the service; his views on the case of a person (details supplied) from County Cork who previously accessed the Cheshire home service in Newbridge in County Kildare but who has now been refused access. [44474/15]
134. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if she will extend the starting point of the homemaker's scheme, given the changes to the State pension (contributory) payment scale and the negative impact this is having on women; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44004/15]
289. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when persons (details supplied) in County Cork will receive the next payment under the agri-environment options scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42840/15]
251. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme and the single payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42444/15]
238. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of new work permits and the number of existing permits that have been approved and that have been renewed for the meat industry in 2014 and 2015 to date; why the industry continues to require work-permitted labour; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42841/15]
117. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing a payment under the 2015 basic payment scheme to a person (details provided) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42085/15]
210. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government if he has issued a communication to the National Asset Management Agency regarding its portfolio, and the requirement that it would significantly contribute to a resolution of the social housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42048/15]
199. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Education and Skills to set out the changes made to the pupil-teacher ratio for two-teacher, three-teacher and four-teacher schools; the subsequent modifications which she introduced recently, as they relate to the number of pupils required to retain a teaching post in these schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41904/15]
173. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health when he will make a decision regarding the titles of "physiotherapist" and "physical therapist" in relation to the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005; the recommendation which he has received in this regard from the State regulator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41907/15]
135. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has received representations from Irish cheese producers, particularly from the manufacturers of halloumi cheese, regarding the Cypriot application for protected designated origin status for Cypriot halloumi cheese; if he is aware that the British Government has lodged an objection to this application; if he will do likewise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42046/15]
99. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing a 2015 basic payment to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41906/15]
80. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Finance if he has issued a communication to the National Asset Management Agency regarding its portfolio and the requirement that it would significantly contribute to a resolution of the social housing crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42047/15]
372. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health if dentists will be recruited for the Health Service Executive child dental services in County Cork and County Kerry in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41300/15]
122. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of years she considers a reasonable amount of time to pursue the repayment of an overpayment of a jobseeker's allowance claim; the Statute of Limitations that applies in such instances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41493/15]
96. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment under the 2015 basic payment scheme will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Cork who visited her Department's offices in Portlaoise, in County Laois, and clarified any departmental misunderstandings in connection with the claim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40930/15]
165. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when he expects to publish the revised guidelines on wind farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40789/15]
102. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details provided) in County Cork, under the green low carbon agri-environment scheme, in particular regarding the element therein relating to rare breeds; if approval in this regard relates to draught horses; the requirement in this regard regarding registration of these horses; if it is an option for applicants in these circumstances to opt out of any provision regarding approval under the scheme or notification to his Department; the amount approved under this application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40880/15]
90. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be reached on grant aid for the re-establishment of forestries that were damaged in recent storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40788/15]
275. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payment under the disadvantaged areas scheme and the single payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40235/15]
261. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application under the beef data genomics programme by a person (details supplied) in County Cork will be considered with 2013 as a reference year, given the considerable force majeure issues in 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40078/15]
135. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection if a person (details supplied) in County Cork is entitled to a carer's allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40259/15]
48. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when the entitlement to a disability benefit of a person (details supplied) in County Cork will expire; the entitlements the person will then have to a disability allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39809/15]
156. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of three-litre commercial vehicles for which motor tax has been paid in each of the past five years, by commercial or non-commercial activity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39711/15]
111. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if he will consider extending availability to the free preschool year, as announced in budget 2016, to children born up to the end of August 2012, thereby facilitating their attendance at preschool from September 2015, given that this day coincides with the commencement of the school year after the summer vacation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39761/15]
83. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will arrange to issue payments to a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the 2015 basic payment scheme and the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39710/15]
46. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39712/15]
547. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government his views, that commercial premises with no public water supply should be exempt from a charge by the local authority for non-domestic water; that in circumstances in which such premises only have a domestic supply, any attempt to charge for non-domestic water is, in effect, double billing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39450/15]
296. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 399 and 407 of 3 November 2015, if he will confirm, pursuant to his reply, that in circumstances where a young farmer is taking over a holding which is non-compliant with the nitrates directive, no grant-aid is available to assist with the control of farm yard pollution; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39471/15]
284. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will arrange to issue payments under the disadvantaged areas scheme and the single payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39355/15]
282. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the significant reduction in the rate of payment under the single payment scheme to a person (details supplied) in County Cork; if entitlements bought in 2014 have been included in the calculation of the 2015 entitlement; if leased land has been included in the calculation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39331/15]
257. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payments under the disadvantaged areas and single payment schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39120/15]
253. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive a decision on an application under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39093/15]
252. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Cork will receive payments under the single payment and disadvantaged areas schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39092/15]