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Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Bovine Disease Controls
Martin Kenny
1138. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to the bovine viral diarrhea, BVD, eradication scheme in each of the years from 2012 to 2017. [54474/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Teagasc Funding
Martin Kenny
1139. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided to Teagasc for the purpose of training farmers in each of the years from 2008 to 2017. [54475/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Departmental Schemes
Martin Kenny
1155. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons waiting for their 2016 applications for all relevant schemes to be processed; the monetary value of the applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55110/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Departmental Schemes
Martin Kenny
1156. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons waiting for their 2017 applications for all relevant schemes to be processed; the monetary value of the applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55111/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Sheep Welfare Scheme Expenditure
Martin Kenny
1157. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of the 2017 sheep welfare budget allocation that was not required; his plans for this unused allocation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55112/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Departmental Schemes
Martin Kenny
1158. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the schemes in his Department that were behind schedule on expenditure at the end of November 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55113/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Land Parcel Identification System
Martin Kenny
1159. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to establish a communication channel for agricultural planners and advisors in order that they can contact the company that digitises maps for his Department in view of the fact that this could help to speed up the correction of issues with digitised maps in applications for agricultural schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55114/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Departmental Schemes
Martin Kenny
1160. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount that has been recovered from persons in all relevant schemes in each of the years 2014 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the areas to which this money is then allocated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55115/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Basic Payment Scheme
Martin Kenny
1161. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to retain the current definition of an active farmer from 2018 onwards after the approval of the omnibus rules by the European Parliament; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55116/17]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Forestry Data
Martin Kenny
1174. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of hectares of afforested land in County Leitrim; the percentage of this land that is agricultural; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1026/18]
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Energy Schemes
Martin Kenny
1256. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to extend grant aid from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland to cover energy efficient re-equipment in poultry, pigs and horticulture not already covered by the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme. [54472/17]
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Fishing Industry Development
Martin Kenny
176. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce a single boat payment to provide income support for sea fishermen related to their fishing boats. [52429/17]
Thu, 7 Dec 2017
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Fishing Industry Data
Martin Kenny
177. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sea fishermen; and the number of Irish-registered sea fishing boats in tabular form. [52430/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Hospital Waiting Lists
Martin Kenny
448. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting for an appointment for surgery for over six months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50544/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data
Martin Kenny
485. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who received funds under the ANC scheme for fulfilling the mountain-type land criterion in 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017. [50079/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme
Martin Kenny
486. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the number of persons receiving ANC payments for mountain-type lands is an indication of the percentage of persons farming on hill land here; and if these farms are bigger or smaller than the average farm size here. [50080/17]
Tue, 28 Nov 2017
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Stocking Densities
Martin Kenny
488. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the statistics on the average stocking rate of farms located on mountain land here, including those that have qualified for ANC payments for meeting the mountain type criterion in each of the years 2015, 2016 and to date in 2017. [50227/17]
Thu, 23 Nov 2017
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Hospital Services
Martin Kenny
159. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when a club (details supplied) in Our Lady's Hospital, Manorhamilton, will be reinstated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49750/17]
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Community Services Programme
Martin Kenny
584. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the percentage of community services programmes generating traded income of 30% or more; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49184/17]
Tue, 21 Nov 2017
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Community Services Programme
Martin Kenny
585. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if it is policy to remove services and support from community services programmes which are unable to generate traded income of 30%; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49185/17]