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Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Suckler Welfare Scheme Data
Charlie McConalogue
1618. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants under the suckler welfare scheme in each year of existence on a county basis, in tabular form; the total funds allocated and drawn down under the scheme in each year of the scheme's existence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26384/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme
Charlie McConalogue
1619. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received, in total, under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 on a county basis in tabular form; the total number of approved applications; the number of persons that have received payments to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26385/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Food Imports
Charlie McConalogue
1620. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the beef import quotas and other food quotas agreed from Canada to the EU under the CETA trade agreement; if Irish farming interests are sufficiently protected under this deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26390/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Agriculture Industry
Charlie McConalogue
1621. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the immediate steps being taken to safeguard Irish agrifood jobs in light of several closures recently attributed to the currency changes post the Brexit vote in the UK. [26391/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Beef Exports
Charlie McConalogue
1622. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total value of Irish beef sales to the USA on a month by month basis in 2015 and 2016; the original targets set out; if he is satisfied with the figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26392/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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EU Funding
Charlie McConalogue
1623. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures that farmers will be able to avail of to drawdown funding under the €11 million EU conditional aid package; when this scheme will be available for farmers to apply; the sectors which will be eligible; if a national Exchequer top-up will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26393/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Applications
Charlie McConalogue
1691. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment further to correspondence (details supplied) when a final reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25566/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements
Charlie McConalogue
1801. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the position regarding the conversion of Irish driver licences in British Columbia in Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25645/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Road Projects Status
Charlie McConalogue
1848. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Bonagee link road in Letterkenny, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26346/16]
Fri, 16 Sep 2016
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Road Projects Status
Charlie McConalogue
1849. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Manorcunningham to Lifford dual carriageway, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26347/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Tax Code
Charlie McConalogue
149. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Finance to amend the relevant regulations governing the application of VRT so as to ensure a number of cross-Border health workers who are provided with a leased vehicle by their employer (details supplied), which is necessary for the performance of their duties, and are not currently being granted an exemption from VRT, can avail of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24056/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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School Transport Eligibility
Charlie McConalogue
207. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to continue to extend eligibility to free transport to children from an area (details supplied) in order that they can continue to avail of free transport to their current secondary school, pending the outcome of the Government's review of the school transport scheme. [23981/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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School Transport Provision
Charlie McConalogue
211. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills to ensure that no bus routes are discontinued due to the continuing implementation of the nearest school rule introduced in 2012 (details supplied) in advance of the new school term pending the outcome of the Government's review of the school transport scheme. [23992/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Air Pollution
Charlie McConalogue
262. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) regarding a ban on using smoky coal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23611/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Prescriptions Charges
Charlie McConalogue
502. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding a prescription charge refund which has been ongoing since 2014 for a person (details supplied). [23659/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Applications
Charlie McConalogue
702. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the sheep technology adoption programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23480/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Applications
Charlie McConalogue
705. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the sheep technology adoption programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23484/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Applications
Charlie McConalogue
707. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the sheep technology adoption programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23489/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Applications
Charlie McConalogue
710. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of a sheep technology adoption programme appeal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23516/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Applications
Charlie McConalogue
712. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in relation to the sheep technology adoption programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23519/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Departmental Agencies Board Appointments
Charlie McConalogue
728. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of an open competition process to commence for the appointment of a new chief executive officer to an organisation (details supplied); if this has received sanction and approval from the organisation's board and his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23933/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Departmental Agencies Board Appointments
Charlie McConalogue
729. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of a business case submitted to his Department by an organisation (details supplied) for the reappointment of its chief executive officer; if he will provide details of same; the details of previous examples for such an extension being granted by his Department for organisations under its remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23934/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Statutory Instruments
Charlie McConalogue
730. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation of a revised SI 125 of 2016, which he has committed to introducing in a manner which will ensure that no penalty points will be applied to an owner's licence unless the matter has been decided upon in the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24028/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments
Charlie McConalogue
733. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total programme funding allocated to the payments under the areas of natural constraints, ANC, scheme in each year over the 2014-2020 period in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24118/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Agrifood Sector
Charlie McConalogue
735. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide in tabular form the baseline targets set down for the agrifood sector and in each sector, where available, by the Food Harvest 2020 strategy according to new jobs to be created, primary output, exports levels and value added; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24120/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Agrifood Sector
Charlie McConalogue
736. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide in tabular form the last figures at hand with respect to progress on attaining baseline targets set down for the agrifood sector and in each sector, where available, by the Food Harvest 2020 strategy, according to new jobs to be created, primary output, exports levels and value added; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24121/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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TAMS Applications Data
Charlie McConalogue
737. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide in tabular form the number of applications received, in total, under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 on a county basis; 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. [24122/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Beef Data Programme
Charlie McConalogue
738. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have submitted data notifications under the beef data and genomics programme 2015; the number who have submitted the required genomic testing under the same programme to date; the number of farmers who have received payments to date for 2015; the amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24123/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Beef Data Programme
Charlie McConalogue
739. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who applied to join the beef data and genomics programme in each year since the programme commenced; the number of these who have informed his Department that they wish to leave the programme; the number of farmers of the remainder who have failed to furnish any genomic testing results to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24124/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Beef Genomics Scheme
Charlie McConalogue
740. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider reopening the beef data and genomics scheme to new applications, given that participation rates are well below the original participation target set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24125/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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TAMS Expenditure
Charlie McConalogue
741. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost in 2017 of permitting young farmers who are under 40 years of age, who have been farming for five years or more and who do not qualify for the 60% TAMS grant aid rate to qualify for an intermediary grant aid level of 50%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24126/16]
Thu, 21 Jul 2016
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Tourism Promotion
Charlie McConalogue
829. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of development of tourism facilities at Malin Head, County Donegal; when phase 2 works will commence and finish; the progress being made on development of the plans for phase 3; the total funding allocated so far and indicated funding for future works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24016/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Agriculture Scheme Appeals
Charlie McConalogue
392. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of cases referred to the Agriculture Appeals Office in the period 2013 to 2016 to date broken down by respective scheme, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23224/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Farm Inspections
Charlie McConalogue
393. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farm inspections carried out in 2014, 2015 and to date in 2016, by county, in tabular form. [23225/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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GLAS Data
Charlie McConalogue
394. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of 2015 green low-carbon agri-environment scheme applicants that have not passed all of his Department’s pre-payment validation checks for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23226/16]
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Rural Development Programme Funding
Charlie McConalogue
395. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress on submitting an amendment to Ireland's rural development programme at European Union level to create financial instruments to utilise the European Investment Bank as a guarantor in order to provide affordable credit to farmers; the approximate timetable to operationalise these financial instruments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23227/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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School Funding
Charlie McConalogue
313. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reassert his Department's commitment to ensuring that a school (details supplied) is provided with appropriate accommodation on the site of the former boys' national school in Moville, County Donegal; and if he will ensure that his Department engage proactively with the board of management to ensure that the additional challenges presented by a recent fire at the site can be addressed and a plan agreed to ensure completion of the project. [22760/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Charlie McConalogue
469. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's allowance review for a person (details supplied). [22696/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Ambulance Service Data
Charlie McConalogue
570. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the amount of money spent by Letterkenny University Hospital on private ambulance services in each of the years 2014 and 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22026/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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TAMS Administration
Charlie McConalogue
708. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when rubber slat mats will become eligible for grant aid under targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 as per the programme for Government commitment; the date live applications can be submitted under such a scheme; when eligible participants will receive payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22097/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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EU Regulations
Charlie McConalogue
709. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered with other agencies under his remit examining the possibility of offering national certification to EU organic standards emanating from European regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22098/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Consultancy Contracts
Charlie McConalogue
725. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the name, costs, date of commission, date or expected date of publication and name of the external consultant of all external reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011 in tabular form. [22199/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Beef Data Programme
Charlie McConalogue
726. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 610 of 5 July 2016, and the variables used to calculate such figures, the detail of the approximate additional annual increase in funding needed for the scheme in question to attain compensation set at a maximum level of €200 for the first ten animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22200/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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EU Funding
Charlie McConalogue
767. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of member states that have amended their respective 2014-20 RDPs to create financial instruments to draw down on affordable EU credit lines; if an Irish amendment is being considered to the submission in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22756/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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Basic Payment Scheme Payments
Charlie McConalogue
787. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be reimbursed moneys regarding an overclaim under the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22885/16]
Tue, 19 Jul 2016
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GLAS Payments
Charlie McConalogue
788. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22892/16]
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Carer's Allowance Applications
Charlie McConalogue
125. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Social Protection the status of a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) under the carer's allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21885/16]
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Medicinal Products Reimbursement
Charlie McConalogue
162. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Health the reason a medication (details supplied) has been removed under the medical card scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21656/16]
Thu, 14 Jul 2016
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Renewable Energy Feed in Tariff Scheme Applications
Charlie McConalogue
246. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when a final reply will issue further to correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21755/16]
Wed, 13 Jul 2016
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Agrifood Sector
Charlie McConalogue
23. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the immediate contingency steps he is taking to safeguard the interests of the agrifood sector and Common Agricultural Policy payments, following the decision by the United Kingdom to exit the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21616/16]