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Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Dairy Sector
Charlie McConalogue
2121. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of dairy ingredient imports from the UK excluding Northern Ireland in 2019 to 30 June 2019, in tabular form. [34275/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Imports and Exports Data
Charlie McConalogue
2122. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of beef exports to Northern Ireland in 2019 to 30 June 2019, in tabular form. [34276/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Imports and Exports Data
Charlie McConalogue
2123. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of beef imports from Northern Ireland in 2019 to 30 June 2019, in tabular form. [34277/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Imports and Exports Data
Charlie McConalogue
2124. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of beef exports to the United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland in 2019 to 30 June 2019, in tabular form. [34278/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Imports and Exports Data
Charlie McConalogue
2125. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of beef imports from the UK excluding Northern Ireland in 2019 to 30 June 2019, in tabular form. [34279/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Imports and Exports Data
Charlie McConalogue
2126. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of pork exports to Northern Ireland in 2019 to 30 June 2019, in tabular form. [34280/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Imports and Exports Data
Charlie McConalogue
2127. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of pork imports from Northern Ireland in 2019 to 30 June 2019, in tabular form. [34281/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Imports and Exports Data
Charlie McConalogue
2128. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of pork exports to the UK excluding Northern Ireland in 2019 to 30 June 2019, in tabular form. [34282/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Imports and Exports Data
Charlie McConalogue
2129. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of pork imports from the UK excluding Northern Ireland in 2019 to 30 June 2019, in tabular form. [34283/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Imports and Exports Data
Charlie McConalogue
2130. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of lamb exports to Northern Ireland in 2019 to 30 June 2019, in tabular form. [34284/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Imports and Exports Data
Charlie McConalogue
2131. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of lamb imports from Northern Ireland in 2019 to 30 June 2019, in tabular form. [34285/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Imports and Exports Data
Charlie McConalogue
2132. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of lamb exports to the United Kingdom excluding Northern Ireland in 2019 to 30 June 2019, in tabular form. [34286/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Imports and Exports Data
Charlie McConalogue
2133. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the volume and value of lamb imports from the UK excluding Northern Ireland in 2019 to 30 June 2019, in tabular form. [34287/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Beef Industry
Charlie McConalogue
2134. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cattle slaughtered in 2019 to 30 June 2019, in tabular form, which originated from factory feedlots at approved beef exporting plants; and the percentage of such cattle from the total national beef kill. [34288/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Departmental Data
Charlie McConalogue
2135. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of associated costs, including production costs, of a magazine published by his Department in a national newspaper (details supplied); the person or body involved in drawing up the publication; the way in which it is being distributed; the cost of the distribution; the number of national, farming and local newspapers that the magazine will be published in; the cost of same; if there is an online campaign; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34289/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Beef Industry
Charlie McConalogue
2136. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the qualifying criteria for the beef emergency aid measure, BEAM; when applications will open and close for BEAM; and when first approved payments will issue in 2019, by quarter. [34292/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Beef Industry
Charlie McConalogue
2137. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to excluding factory feedlots, factory owned cattle and proposals under the BEAM. [34293/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Beef Industry
Charlie McConalogue
2138. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to proposals by some farm organisations (details supplied) to include prime beef animals from all enterprises under the BEAM. [34294/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Beef Industry
Charlie McConalogue
2139. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he contacted the European Commission regarding the possibility of further funding considering beef prices have further decreased since May 2019 and that ongoing losses are putting livelihoods in danger. [34295/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Sheepmeat Sector
Charlie McConalogue
2140. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the opening of the Japanese market to Irish sheepmeat; and the export targets he has set. [34296/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Bovine Disease Controls
Charlie McConalogue
2141. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 718 of 11 July 2019, the number of participants in tuberculosis, TB, funded schemes (details supplied) on an annual basis in each of the years 2016 to 2018 and to date in 2019; the allocation for each such scheme annually; and the expenditure in each year and to date in 2019. [34297/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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Beef Imports
Charlie McConalogue
2142. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the agreement by the EU with the United States of America for the tariff quota of imports of hormone free beef into Europe (details supplied); the annual quantities in tonnes that will be permitted into the EU; and the position Ireland took. [34298/19]
Tue, 23 Jul 2019
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EU Directives
Charlie McConalogue
3036. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht her views on proposed EU legislation (details supplied); if she will enter into consultation on the proposals with farmer organisations and rural representative groups in view of the significant replacement costs that will be incurred to meet the new requirements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34261/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Flood Relief Schemes
Charlie McConalogue
229. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if there are grants available to assist homeowners to carry out flood defence works to protect their homes from flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30642/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Brexit Supports
Charlie McConalogue
437. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of food businesses that applied for working capital under the Brexit loan scheme which opened in March 2018; the number of such businesses sanctioned financing to date; and the value of same. [31208/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Brexit Supports
Charlie McConalogue
438. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation the number of farmers in addition to food businesses who applied to the future growth loan scheme which opened in March 2019; the number of farmers and such businesses sanctioned financing to date; and the value of same. [31209/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Fisheries Protection
Charlie McConalogue
710. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the 2017 and 2018 annual breakdown in tabular form in tonnage and financial terms of all species caught in the 0 to 6 mile zone. [31201/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Agriculture Scheme Data
Charlie McConalogue
711. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the financial allocations on an annual basis under the 2014-2020 RDP for schemes (details supplied); the annual amount expended on the schemes in each year since established; the number of active participants in each scheme; and the number of approved applicants that subsequently withdrew from each scheme in tabular form. [31202/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Pilot
Charlie McConalogue
712. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the beef environmental efficiency pilot scheme by the closing deadline by county in tabular form; the number of applications approved and not approved; and the number of approved applications in which payments have issued. [31205/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Data
Charlie McConalogue
713. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cows registered to the beef environmental efficiency pilot scheme, including all calves born up until 30 June 2019 that are eligible in tabular form. [31206/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Charlie McConalogue
714. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 by county and tranche in tabular form; the number of approved applications by county; the number of payment claims logged by county; the number of payment claims approved for payment by county; the funds allocated to the scheme under the 2014-2020 RDP; the amount expended to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31207/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Trade Agreements
Charlie McConalogue
715. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a final completed sustainability impact assessment of the Mercosur trade agreement will be completed by the European Commission; if only an inception report has been completed to date; and if five stages remain to be completed before the final sustainability impact assessment report is completed. [31210/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Sheepmeat Sector
Charlie McConalogue
716. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on prices farmers are receiving from factories for lamb; and his further views on suggestions that imported lamb is being used to undermine prices to local factory suppliers. [31211/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Basic Payment Scheme Data
Charlie McConalogue
717. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who will receive 2017 basic payment scheme refunds under the financial discipline rule by county; and the value of these refunds by county. [31212/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Bovine Disease Controls
Charlie McConalogue
718. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on increased farmers' costs from a programme (details supplied). [31213/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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TAMS Data
Charlie McConalogue
719. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tranche 13 applications to the TAMS scheme by county; and the number of applications approved and not approved to date. [31214/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Bovine Disease Controls
Charlie McConalogue
720. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position Ireland will take with respect to the new EU animal health law Delegated Act to impose 30 day pre-movement testing for TB on all herds that are more than six months tested; if he has consulted with farm organisations on this; and the likely increased costs that this regulation will cause. [31215/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Trade Agreements
Charlie McConalogue
721. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the national allocations for Mercosur countries arising from the increased beef access of 99,000 tonnes from the Mercosur deal into the EU. [31216/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Trade Agreements
Charlie McConalogue
722. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Mercosur deal will result in the levy under the Hilton quota being reduced to zero from 20% on beef imports into the EU; and the allocations for Mercosur countries under the quota in addition to prime beef cuts. [31217/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Farm Assist Scheme Data
Charlie McConalogue
917. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of farm assist; the amount paid by county in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31203/19]
Thu, 11 Jul 2019
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Social Welfare Benefits Data
Charlie McConalogue
918. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of recipients of fish assist; the amount paid by county in each of the years 2010 to 2018 and to date in 2019, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31204/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Road Projects Status
Charlie McConalogue
66. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Bonagee link road project in County Donegal; when the project will commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29429/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Road Projects Status
Charlie McConalogue
104. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the progress of the A5; the funding made available for the project; when funding will be made available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29428/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Revenue Commissioners Staff
Charlie McConalogue
149. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Finance the number of persons the Revenue Commissioners recruited since January 2019, by grade and county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29144/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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VAT Rate Application
Charlie McConalogue
169. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Finance his plans to change the hospitality VAT rate to 9%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29788/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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School Services Staff
Charlie McConalogue
251. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding school secretaries and caretakers being made direct employees of his Department; the latest engagement he has had with representative groups on the matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29705/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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National Educational Psychological Service
Charlie McConalogue
252. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills when an educational psychological assessment will be carried out for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29707/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Medical Aids and Appliances Provision
Charlie McConalogue
351. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health his plans to make the FreeStyle Libre device available to all patients with type 1 diabetes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29123/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Hospitals Building Programme
Charlie McConalogue
353. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the status of plans regarding a community hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29131/19]
Tue, 9 Jul 2019
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Orthodontic Services Waiting Lists
Charlie McConalogue
375. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the number of children waiting on orthodontic treatment by grade and length of waiting time at Letterkenny University Hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29241/19]