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Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Rural Development Programme
Charlie McConalogue
25. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria he is considering for the design of a new scheme for sheep farmers, under the rural development programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21617/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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TAMS Applications Data
Charlie McConalogue
42. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received, in total, under targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2; the total number of approved applications; the number of applicants that have received payments to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21291/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Climate Change Policy
Charlie McConalogue
51. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking with his European colleagues to ensure agriculture and forestry are considered as interdependent pillars in upcoming European Union climate policy discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21292/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Departmental Legal Cases
Charlie McConalogue
66. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he is considering to ensure fair inspections for farmers following a recent court ruling regarding Common Agricultural Policy payment inspections; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21290/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Rural Development Programme
Charlie McConalogue
71. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria being considered for the design of a new scheme for sheep farmers under the rural development programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21289/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Credit Availability
Charlie McConalogue
77. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers will be able to avail of affordable loan credit from domestic and European Union funding sources in order to bridge liquidity gaps; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21288/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Beef Industry
Charlie McConalogue
241. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures he is taking to ensure beef farmers receive a fair price for their produce following recent price dips; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21604/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Animal Identification Schemes
Charlie McConalogue
242. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale for a sole supplier for the electronic identification tagging for cattle; if he considered a model for multiple suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21605/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Cereal Sector
Charlie McConalogue
243. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he will take to ensure tillage farmers break even on their produce in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21606/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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TAMS Administration
Charlie McConalogue
244. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on ring-fencing moneys under the sheep-fencing element of the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 for farmers with flocks only; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21607/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Milk Supply Regulation
Charlie McConalogue
245. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the expected European Union dairy package to be announced at the next European Council meeting relating to voluntary milk supply measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21608/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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GLAS Administration
Charlie McConalogue
246. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reverse the 50% cut to participants in respect of low input grassland pasture and the suspension of hedge planting under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme 2. [21609/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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TAMS Eligibility
Charlie McConalogue
247. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue approvals to farmers who applied for tranche 3 under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme which closed on 24 June 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21610/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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TAMS Administration
Charlie McConalogue
248. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allow grant aid to be paid where part approvals were issued and work has been completed but where there are other investments on the farmer's application in recognition of the serious cash flow issues on dairy farms under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21611/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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GLAS Payments
Charlie McConalogue
249. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing outstanding payments for 2015 under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21612/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Legal Proceedings
Charlie McConalogue
250. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a recent court case on land eligibility (details supplied); his plans to review similar type cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21613/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Rural Development Programme Projects
Charlie McConalogue
251. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will open up the locally led agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21614/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
Charlie McConalogue
69. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the reason he is allowing a situation to arise at Letterkenny University Hospital where the necessary infrastructure and staff are not being provided to the orthodontic department there and as a result clinics are being cancelled on a continuous basis and waiting lists are growing; why there is no radiography equipment available in-house for the orthodontic department at the hospital; when a full complement of six dental nurses will be made available to the orthodontics department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20457/16]
Tue, 12 Jul 2016
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Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility
Charlie McConalogue
681. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of an appeal under the 2015 national reserve scheme by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20825/16]
Thu, 7 Jul 2016
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Health Services Staff Recruitment
Charlie McConalogue
212. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health when the Health Service Executive will fill a post (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20410/16]
Thu, 7 Jul 2016
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Farm Safety
Charlie McConalogue
306. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of funds allocated by the Health and Safety Authority for farm safety initiatives in 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20134/16]
Wed, 6 Jul 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Administration
Charlie McConalogue
236. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that certain considerations of importance to hill farmers (details supplied) are taken into account in the final submission of the new draft sheep scheme for approval by the European Union Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19948/16]
Wed, 6 Jul 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
Charlie McConalogue
238. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue a payment to a person (details supplied) under the Scottish derogation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19976/16]
Wed, 6 Jul 2016
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Farm Safety
Charlie McConalogue
259. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount of money the Health and Safety Authority spent on farm safety initiatives and the number of inspections it carried out in each of the years 2011 to 2016 to date, in tabular form; her views on the growing number of farm fatalities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20081/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Site Acquisitions
Charlie McConalogue
189. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when he will secure a site for a school (details supplied); the expected timeline for completing the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19380/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility
Charlie McConalogue
316. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring means testing rules to pre-budget 2012 levels under the farm assist scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19699/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Rural Social Scheme Expenditure
Charlie McConalogue
317. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of restoring the rural social scheme to 3,000, 3,500, 4,000, 4,500, 5,000, 5,500 and 6,000 places; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19700/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Charlie McConalogue
427. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health his discussions with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine regarding the concerns of farming organisations about the viability of the family farm in meeting the costs of nursing home care under the fair deal scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19698/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Nursing Homes Support Scheme
Charlie McConalogue
570. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health when the interdepartmental group will report following submissions by farming organisations regarding the fair deal scheme: its progress to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19701/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility
Charlie McConalogue
586. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on an application by a person (details supplied) under the young farmers scheme. [19214/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Young Farmers Scheme Eligibility
Charlie McConalogue
588. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal under the young farmer scheme by a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19252/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Administration
Charlie McConalogue
592. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered a provision to enable farmers on mountain type land to apply for a top-up due to the higher cost in delivering measures in a hill type situation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19388/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Administration
Charlie McConalogue
593. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the approximate cost if hill ewes were eligible for a top up in the amounts of €2.50, €3, €3.50, €4, €4.50 and €5 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19389/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Administration
Charlie McConalogue
594. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all sheep farmers will have equal access to the same measures under any new scheme that is envisaged to be rolled out in 2017 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19390/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Rural Development Programme Data
Charlie McConalogue
608. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have applied to the knowledge transfer group scheme under the rural development programme 2014-2020 to date, in each of beef, sheep, dairy, tillage, equine and poultry sectors; the targeted number of groups formed; the number of groups finalised to date; the reason for extending the deadline for participation in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19694/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data
Charlie McConalogue
609. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of the areas of natural constraints scheme; if the cutbacks to the scheme that applied since 2008 and to the disadvantaged areas scheme which preceded it were reversed and the level of payments under the scheme returned to the 2007 level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19695/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Beef Data Programme
Charlie McConalogue
610. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the calculations his Department conducted pertaining to the average payment per animal under the beef data and genomics programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19696/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Suckler Welfare Scheme Data
Charlie McConalogue
611. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average payment per animal under the suckler welfare scheme; the number of participants; the total funds allocated and drawn down under the suckler welfare scheme; the funds allocated and drawn down in each year of the scheme's existence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19697/16]
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
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Inland Fisheries Regulation
Charlie McConalogue
615. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the reasons Inland Fisheries Ireland are seeking to prohibit an angling practice at a location (details supplied); if representatives from Inland Fisheries Ireland will meet with an angling club (details supplied) to consult on the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19319/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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Farm Assist Scheme
Charlie McConalogue
23. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will reverse the changes made to farm assist with respect to income disregards given that it has had a serious negative affect on the income levels of already struggling farming families; if he will carry out an analysis to assess the impact that the changes have made on those families; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18688/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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Medical Card Applications
Charlie McConalogue
202. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health when he will complete a review of a medical card application for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18938/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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GLAS Applications
Charlie McConalogue
233. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue a payment to a person (details supplied) under tranche 1 of the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18854/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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Agrifood Sector
Charlie McConalogue
247. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the immediate contingency steps he will take to safeguard the interests of the Irish agrifood sector following the decision by United Kingdom voters to leave the European Union in the recent referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19041/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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Beef Exports
Charlie McConalogue
248. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the immediate contingency steps he will take to safeguard Irish beef exports, including the live cattle trade, given the large volume that goes to this market following the decision by voters in the United Kingdom to leave the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19042/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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UK Referendum on EU Membership
Charlie McConalogue
249. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the first meeting of the consultative committee of stakeholders will take place following the decision by voters in the United Kingdom to leave the European Union in the recent referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19043/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Charlie McConalogue
250. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out by county to date in 2016 the number of applications received to date under tranches 1, 2 and 3 of the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II; the number of applications that have received part approvals thus far; the number of applications that have received full approvals thus far; the number of participants that have received payments to date; the number of payments that have not issued yet; when outstanding payments will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19044/16]
Thu, 30 Jun 2016
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TB Eradication Scheme
Charlie McConalogue
251. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the action he will take to protect the health and welfare of farm animals given the current deer population and associated tuberculosis levels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19045/16]
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Building Regulations
Charlie McConalogue
50. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government for an update on the work to date of the expert panel set up to examine the Mica issue; when he expects the panel will be in a position to report its findings to his Department; to put a redress scheme in place to provide financial assistance to affected homeowners; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18296/16]
Wed, 29 Jun 2016
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Illness Benefit Appeals
Charlie McConalogue
131. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Social Protection when he will forward a file for a person (details supplied) to the Social Welfare Appeals Office regarding the illness benefit scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18660/16]
Tue, 28 Jun 2016
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Tax Reliefs Data
Charlie McConalogue
82. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons who availed of tax relief under the disabled drivers and disabled passengers scheme in each of the years 2013 to 2016 to date by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18038/16]