Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Nitrates Usage

Michael Fitzmaurice

436. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if persons who have the low-emission slurry spreading, LESS, scheme as one of their actions in the GLAS programme and who have slatted sheds with full tanks may use the rain gun; if he will extend the slurry season to accommodate these persons whose land is currently too wet to facilitate the spreading of slurry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2851/18]

Excise Duties Yield

Michael Fitzmaurice

55. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance the revenue generated from the sale of petrol and white diesel in each of the years 2014 to 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2195/18]

Excise Duties Yield

Michael Fitzmaurice

56. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Finance the excise generated, either actual or estimated, from non-commercial vehicles for petrol and diesel for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2209/18]

Forestry Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

144. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of private forestry in each county that his Department is funding (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2191/18]

Forestry Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

145. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of forestry owned by Coillte in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2192/18]

Forestry Grants

Michael Fitzmaurice

146. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of afforestation premium that was paid nationally in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2193/18]

Forestry Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

147. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of forestry in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2194/18]

Legal Services Regulation

Michael Fitzmaurice

482. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he has received report 1 on multidisciplinary practices and report 2 on certain matters relating to barristers from the Legal Services Regulatory Authority; if so, when he expects to bring these before Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54364/17]

Garda Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

541. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the Garda stations around the country that cannot use the PULSE system due to lack of broadband in their area, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54972/17]

Agriculture Scheme Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

1147. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied) for GLAS and BPS; the reason the payments are delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54678/17]

Basic Payment Scheme Payments

Michael Fitzmaurice

1151. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is seeking affidavits from persons who have had their single farm payments held up due to mountain fires; his plans to ensure all persons are paid in view of the fact that this method is both unworkable and unthinkable; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54976/17]

GLAS Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1179. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in receipt of Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environmental Scheme, GLAS, payments 1, 2 and 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1118/18]

GLAS Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1180. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average payment in Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme1, 2 and 3 combined in monetary terms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1119/18]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1181. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that have moved from the Agri-Environment Options Scheme to the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme, GLAS, that had not finished their full term in AEOS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1120/18]

Agri-Environment Options Scheme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1182. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money saved when persons moved from the Agri-Environment Options Scheme to the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme, GLAS, without finishing the full term in AEOS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1121/18]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1183. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of animals and average herd size in the beef data and genomics scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1122/18]

Beef Data and Genomics Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1184. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the yearly spend in each year of the beef data and genomics programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1123/18]

Sheep Welfare Scheme Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1185. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that have applied for the sheep welfare scheme; the number of sheep which this scheme includes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1124/18]

Teagasc Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1186. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding provided to Teagasc each year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1125/18]

Teagasc Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1187. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the types of funding administered by Teagasc; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1126/18]

TAMS Administration

Michael Fitzmaurice

1188. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement a scheme for mats for slats under Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme, TAMS, in accordance with the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1127/18]

Herd Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1189. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of suckler cows here on 31 December 2017 by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1128/18]

Crop Losses

Michael Fitzmaurice

1190. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who applied for the aid for grain producers affected in 2016 by the wet conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1129/18]

Crop Losses

Michael Fitzmaurice

1191. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who were paid under the aid for farmers that lost grain crops in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1130/18]

Common Agricultural Policy Reform

Michael Fitzmaurice

1192. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to front load the first 20 hectares in the new Common Agricultural Policy pillar 1 document that will start in 2020 and is being negotiated this year in order to protect small family farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1131/18]

TAMS Expenditure

Michael Fitzmaurice

1193. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money paid out in the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme, TAMS, each year from the announcement of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1132/18]

GLAS Expenditure

Michael Fitzmaurice

1194. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money paid to private planners and Teagasc respectively for the delivery of the one-day training course, not including the funds paid to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1133/18]

Knowledge Transfer Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1195. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of money paid to Teagasc and private planners respectively to provide courses in knowledge transfer, excluding what was paid to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1134/18]

Knowledge Transfer Programme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1196. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the spend administered to persons for knowledge transfer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1135/18]

GLAS Issues

Michael Fitzmaurice

1197. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is reopening the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme, GLAS, in early 2018 in view of the underspend in the overall GLAS budget; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1136/18]

Agriculture Schemes

Michael Fitzmaurice

1198. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement a suckler cow scheme of €200 per cow in view of the apparent decline in numbers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1137/18]

Fodder Crisis

Michael Fitzmaurice

1199. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will implement a fodder crisis scheme in view of the serious shortage of fodder in parts of the west; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1138/18]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1200. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which the €25 million fund for the Areas of Natural Constraint, ANC, Scheme will be distributed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1139/18]

Forestry Grants

Michael Fitzmaurice

1201. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the State is taking carbon credits from forestry sown privately and in private ownership in view of the fact the grant application terms and conditions do not refer to the State being able to use credits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1140/18]

Farms Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1203. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on new data showing that the number of farmers in the west of Ireland has decreased by 41% since 1997; his plans regarding this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1142/18]

Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1204. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement a scheme to help persons in danger of losing their farms who cannot access credit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1143/18]

Motor Tax Collection

Michael Fitzmaurice

1350. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason he will not allow vehicles to be taxed monthly to help hard-pressed families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1427/18]

Motor Tax Collection

Michael Fitzmaurice

1351. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason his Department will not give the taxing-of-cars contract to An Post in order that it may help keep small post offices open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1428/18]

Road Network

Michael Fitzmaurice

1352. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to bring forward a scheme to cut all roadside trees above two metres (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1442/18]

Carer's Allowance Appeals

Michael Fitzmaurice

1572. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason a person (details supplied) who submitted a carer's allowance appeal on 2 August 2017 has not had a decision on this appeal; the reason the file was not submitted to the appeals office until October 2017; the expected date that this file will be allocated to a deciding officer for decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54444/17]

Community Employment Schemes Operation

Michael Fitzmaurice

1659. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to allow flexibility for employees on community employment schemes who have reached 65 years of age to remain in employment in those schemes even though they may have completed six years of employment in order that they can continue in employment until they become eligible for pension. [1693/18]

Fuel Allowance Eligibility

Michael Fitzmaurice

1678. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if all employees on rural social schemes are entitled to fuel allowance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1954/18]

Planning Guidelines

Michael Fitzmaurice

1736. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when the statutory instrument pertaining to the rules applying to the change of use of buildings from commercial to residential property will be enacted. [54940/17]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1771. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of new builds completed by councils only not including houses bought from private or other sources in 2017 for social housing purposes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1407/18]

Social and Affordable Housing Data

Michael Fitzmaurice

1772. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of new builds finished in 2017 for social housing purposes by each county council; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1408/18]

Rural Resettlement Scheme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1773. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of persons seeking housing in cities that are willing to move to rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1409/18]

Rural Resettlement Scheme

Michael Fitzmaurice

1774. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government his plans to introduce an upfront payment to vacant rural houses that councils could put in place a five year agreement if persons are willing to move to those areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1410/18]

Local Authority Boundaries

Michael Fitzmaurice

1775. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if he will be making a decision on the boundary between counties Roscommon and Westmeath; if so, when (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1411/18]

Building Regulations

Michael Fitzmaurice

1776. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government when proposals will be brought forward that apartment blocks or commercial buildings can be built higher; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1412/18]

Building Regulations

Michael Fitzmaurice

1777. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government the number of stories high he plans to allow new builds in cities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1413/18]