Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Bus Éireann Services

Martin Kenny

602. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason the Bus Éireann Expressway service does not stop at the Expressway stop in Tullaghan, County Leitrim. [25769/17]

Bus Éireann Services

Martin Kenny

603. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will request that the Bus Éireann Expressway service stops at the Tullaghan Expressway stop in County Leitrim at all its scheduled times. [25770/17]

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

Martin Kenny

553. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for the seafood processing capital investment scheme; the number of applications that were not accepted to the scheme in increments (details supplied) in each of the years 2014 to 2016, in tabular form; the amount that was allocated in each of these years [24206/17]

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

Martin Kenny

554. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 471 of 28 March 2017, the reason much of the approved funding under the seafood processing capital investment scheme was not drawn down. [24207/17]

Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan

Martin Kenny

555. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount which has been allocated for payment to persons under the latest hen harrier scheme in each of the years 2014 to 2016 in tabular form; the projections for 2017 and 2018; the way in which the funding will be spent; and when persons will receive payment. [24208/17]

Beef Industry

Martin Kenny

556. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the establishment of an independent regulator to deal with allegations of price fixing relating to the beef industry could be carried out within the existing consumer protection agencies; and the expected annual cost of such a measure. [24209/17]

Energy Efficiency

Martin Kenny

585. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if he will consider making grant aid available 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. [24210/17]

Naval Service Vessels

Martin Kenny

679. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the capacity of each of the Naval Service patrol vessels (details supplied) to board super trawlers to inspect their catch and methods and ensure their compliance with EU directives and quotas. [24205/17]

Fishing Industry

Martin Kenny

500. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Brexit negotiations include a request for increased quota and support funding for fishing in view of the fact Ireland will be the most affected EU member state when British waters and quota are removed from the EU; if the Common Fisheries Policy quota and supports to 2020 will be increased in these circumstances; if he envisages quota and supports increasing post-2020; and if he will allocate funding to fishers in the absence of an EU increase in quota and supports. [22861/17]

GLAS Issues

Martin Kenny

203. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an extension to the timeframe for planting hedgerows and coppicing hedgerows will be provided under the GLAS scheme in view of the fact there is a shortage of hedging plants here and farmers need more time to source them before planting. [22441/17]

Departmental Agencies Funding

Martin Kenny

509. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cost of the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency in each the years 2013 to 2016; and the EU and Exchequer funding for the agency and projected spending from 2017 to 2019. [21427/17]

Fisheries Protection

Martin Kenny

510. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency funding under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund will be renegotiated at the end of the current Common Fisheries Policy; and if extra powers to deal with super-trawlers will be requested from the EU authorities. [21428/17]

Fisheries Protection

Martin Kenny

511. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in the absence of the capability by the Sea Fisheries Protection Agency to board large foreign vessels, he will seek EU approval of the right to impound vessels while inspections take place. [21430/17]

Fishing Industry Development

Martin Kenny

512. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the allocations from his Department to support research and development in fisheries and seafood production in each of the years 2012 to 2016, in tabular form. [21431/17]

Fisheries Protection

Martin Kenny

513. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if in Brexit negotiations there is a request for increased quota and support funding for fishing; if the Common Fisheries Policy quota and supports to 2020 will be increased in these circumstances; his views on whether quota and supports will increase after 2020; and if he will allocate funding from the Exchequer to fisheries in the absence of an EU increase in quota and supports. [21433/17]

Inland Fisheries Stocks

Martin Kenny

572. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the allocations of funding from his Department to promote hatcheries and spawning beds to facilitate restocking native fish species in each of the years from 2008 to 2016 in tabular form. [21432/17]

Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan

Martin Kenny

576. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the allocations from his Department to support research and development in renewable maritime energy such as wave and tidal power and offshore wind in each of the years 2012 to 2016 in tabular form. [21431/17]

Tourism Funding

Martin Kenny

602. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocations from his Department to support research and development in coastal tourism in each of the years 2012 to 2016, in tabular form. [21431/17]

Fisheries Protection

Martin Kenny

675. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence his plans to increase investment in naval surveillance to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing by foreign vessels, including having inspectors on board with access to all areas of these vessels in territorial waters. [21429/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Martin Kenny

2. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure there will be transparency regarding the outcome of the review of areas of natural constraint and that all farm organisations will be consulted before its final approval and prior to approval being sought from the European Union; and if the category of mountain type land will be retained after the review. [21382/17]

Medicinal Products Reimbursement

Martin Kenny

173. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if there are negotiations taking place with the relevant drug company for the supply of a drug (details supplied) which is licensed here but not reimbursed by the HSE and which is the treatment recommended for a person (details supplied); if not, the reason therefor; and if he will consider making the drug available to the person on a trial basis until a decision to approve reimbursement is made. [21196/17]

Agriculture Scheme Administration

Martin Kenny

224. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the issue of persons applying for GLAS with outstanding applications being blocked from making applications to the basic payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21311/17]

Laboratory Facilities

Martin Kenny

225. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on keeping a regional veterinary laboratory open in the north west in view of the essential nature of the services offered by the laboratory to farmers in the region. [21312/17]

Drainage Schemes

Martin Kenny

226. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if during the renegotiation of the Common Agriculture Policy after 2020, the Government will seek the inclusion of land drainage schemes on marginal land. [21313/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Martin Kenny

227. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the difficulties in meeting the obligations for the designation of areas of natural constraint against a new set of biophysical parameters as he stated at the recent meeting of the Council of EU Agriculture Ministers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21314/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Martin Kenny

228. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the stage at which it was decided that the State could not meet its obligations with regard to the maps which were promised in mid-2017 in the review of the areas of natural constraint scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21315/17]

Greyhound Industry

Martin Kenny

1197. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the proportion of the total number of greyhounds that tested positive for prohibited substances, from 2013 to 2016 and to date in 2017, that are recorded by Bord na gCon-Irish Greyhound Board as having no case to answer; and the circumstances that would lead to a positive test result but a finding of no case to answer. [19915/17]

Fishing Vessel Safety

Martin Kenny

316. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grants available for persons safety schemes; the amount allocated to them; and the participation rate for these schemes for the past 20 years. [18550/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Martin Kenny

319. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the review of areas of natural constraint; when he envisages the completion of the review; and his plans to consult the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the farm organisations and other stakeholders before submitting maps and the results of the review to the European Union for approval. [18591/17]

Inland Fisheries Ireland Expenditure

Martin Kenny

332. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the amount spent in the past ten years, per annum, on the restocking of hatcheries and rivers; and the areas in which it has been spent. [18551/17]

Marine Accidents

Martin Kenny

338. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of lives lost involving commercial fishing in the past 20 years, by location and year, in tabular form. [18549/17]

Agriculture Schemes

Martin Kenny

591. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if on signing up to CAP II he agreed to the implementation of a clawback on the leasing of entitlements; if so, the reason he has not implemented such a clawback; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16278/17]

Laboratory Facilities

Martin Kenny

610. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if service users and providers will be permitted to have an input in the terms of reference for the cost benefit analysis of the regional veterinary laboratories; and if these bodies will include the IFA, the ICMSA, INHFA, VOA and Impact; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16759/17]

European Maritime and Fisheries Fund

Martin Kenny

471. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Irish draw-downs under the seafood processing capital investment scheme; the number of persons who availed of the scheme in increments (details supplied) in 2014, 2015 and 2016, in tabular form; the total amount that could have been drawn down by Ireland in each of these years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15124/17]

School Transport

Martin Kenny

138. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the detail of the school transport rate payable to a provider, per kilometre, per child; and the way this compares with the grant payable to parents to transport their children the same distance to school. [14330/17]

Disadvantaged Status

Martin Kenny

262. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) is not designated as a DEIS school. [13008/17]

Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies

Martin Kenny

1023. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of each of the sub-sectors of agriculture to which the Common Agriculture Policy 2014-2020 is allocated; the associated amounts allocated to each sub-sector; the amount of matching funding made available in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and for 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12944/17]

Exceptional Needs Payments

Martin Kenny

1025. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the other sub-sectors within farming that have received allocations from the European Commission for each of the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019; the sub-sectors in which co-financing is also available with regard to the European Commission's announcement in July 2016 that it would support Irish farmers affected by the livestock crisis with €11.1 million and relaxed state aid rules in order that the national Exchequer could co-finance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12946/17]

Direct Payment Scheme

Martin Kenny

1037. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address matters (details supplied) with regard to the European Commission's figures on direct payments for 2015. [13202/17]

Animal Diseases

Martin Kenny

1082. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cases of mycoplasma bovis that have been brought to the attention of his Department for each year since 2007, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13775/17]

Animal Diseases

Martin Kenny

1083. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his Department’s strategy for containing the mycoplasma bovis disease; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13776/17]

Animal Diseases

Martin Kenny

1084. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports that his Department provides to farmers who discover mycoplasma bovis disease in their herds; if his Department offers preventative guidance to farmers in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13777/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Review

Martin Kenny

2. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will ensure that in the current review of areas of natural constraint the designation of mountain-type land will be retained; and if he will ensure payments in line with the more severe natural constraints in these areas. [12478/17]

Animal Disease Controls

Martin Kenny

13. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, in view of the fact the disease control measures for avian influenza are being implemented on an all-Ireland basis, he will lift the compulsory housing order on poultry on 16 March 2017 as is being done in Northern Ireland. [12338/17]

Food Exports

Martin Kenny

15. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the prices being received by Irish farmers are not reflective of the quality of produce (details supplied); and his further views on whether the marketing of Irish meat is placing sufficient emphasis on the unique quality of the produce in a European Union context. [12339/17]

Common Agricultural Policy Review

Martin Kenny

43. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to seek a €200-per-head payment for suckler cows in the review of the Common Agricultural Policy. [12337/17]

DEIS Eligibility

Martin Kenny

125. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) is not designated as a DEIS school. [12511/17]

HSE Waiting Lists

Martin Kenny

93. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health his plans to deal with the waiting lists for diagnosis by the child and adolescent mental health service in counties Sligo and Leitrim. [12136/17]

Mental Health Services Staff

Martin Kenny

99. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health his plans to provide adequate staffing for the child and adolescent mental health service in the Sligo-Leitrim region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12135/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Martin Kenny

469. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will have a diagnosis for their condition. [11226/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

Martin Kenny

470. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been seen only once in two and a half years by CAMHS in Sligo. [11227/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

Martin Kenny

471. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when a person (detail supplied) will be assessed by CAMHS and receive a diagnosis. [11228/17]

Autism Support Services

Martin Kenny

473. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) had to privately seek a diagnosis of autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and sensory processing disorder. [11235/17]

Autism Support Services

Martin Kenny

474. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not receiving the appropriate therapy and treatment for autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and the sensory processing disorder associated issues they are experiencing. [11236/17]

Autism Support Services

Martin Kenny

488. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not receiving autism services. [11308/17]

Occupational Therapy

Martin Kenny

261. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason the early intervention team could not provide a person (details supplied) with occupational therapy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10604/17]

Occupational Therapy

Martin Kenny

262. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason the parents of a person (details supplied) were not permitted to employ a private occupational therapist and avail of the early intervention team's services at the same time, when the early intervention team was unable to provide occupational therapy. [10605/17]

Occupational Therapy

Martin Kenny

263. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive an autism service worker. [10606/17]

Mental Health Services

Martin Kenny

264. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was not assessed or diagnosed over a three year period after being referred to CAMHS by their general practitioner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10607/17]

Autism Support Services

Martin Kenny

265. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has received neither autism services nor occupational therapy after diagnosis [10608/17]

Autism Support Services

Martin Kenny

266. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive the autism services and occupational therapy that they require [10609/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

Martin Kenny

269. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason the CAMHS psychologist has not assessed a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10612/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

Martin Kenny

270. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) was prescribed ADHD medication for three years by a CAMHS psychologist without their condition being monitored during this period. [10613/17]

Mental Health Services Provision

Martin Kenny

271. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) is not receiving therapy. [10614/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Martin Kenny

630. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) has been waiting since 2012 to be reviewed for a diagnosis of autism; when this review will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10256/17]

Health Services

Martin Kenny

631. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health when a person (details supplied) will receive necessary speech and language therapy, counselling, occupational therapy and pain analysis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10257/17]

Laboratory Facilities

Martin Kenny

680. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the review of veterinary laboratories being carried out was initiated by his Department or by him; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9956/17]

Laboratory Facilities

Martin Kenny

681. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will open the regional veterinary laboratory in Sligo after the review of the veterinary laboratories. [9957/17]

Fishing Industry

Martin Kenny

711. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the current vessel monitoring system reporting interval can be reduced from one-to-two hours to eight minutes for vessel tracking. [10338/17]

Fishing Industry

Martin Kenny

712. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if switching off the vessel monitoring system and automatic identification system is an offence; and the penalties that result following prosecution. [10339/17]

Fishing Industry

Martin Kenny

713. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number incidents of pot losses that have been reported to State agencies as a result of towing by larger vessels over the past five years. [10340/17]

Fishing Industry

Martin Kenny

714. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the State agency which has responsibility to investigate the loss of static fishing gear caused by larger mobile, towed fishing gear. [10341/17]

Fishing Industry

Martin Kenny

715. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the mechanisms in place to facilitate fishermen seeking compensation for pots lost to large vessels. [10342/17]

Brexit Issues

Martin Kenny

122. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the estimated cost of policing a hard Border after Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5605/17]

Back to Education Allowance Applications

Martin Kenny

322. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the case of a person's (detail supplied) application for back to education allowance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5898/17]

Young Farmers Scheme

Martin Kenny

2. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allow young farmers who have enrolled but not necessarily completed an approved educational course to avail of payments on the basis that the EU has confirmed that the educational requirement for the young farmers scheme is a rule set at national level. [5063/17]

Commonage Framework Plans

Martin Kenny

21. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the commonage implementation committee will meet; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4852/17]

Farm Inspections

Martin Kenny

22. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farms selected for remote sensing eligibility inspections in 2016; the way in which they were selected; the length of time it takes from selection to the results being relayed back to his Department; the date that such inspections commenced; and the date they finished. [4851/17]

Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme

Martin Kenny

32. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the criteria being used in an Irish context to determine which areas will be designated as areas of natural constraint and the proposed implementation of the 10% allowance. [4853/17]

Poultry Industry

Martin Kenny

36. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has considered the possibility of a vaccination programme for commercial poultry against avian influenza; and if so, his plans in that regard. [4854/17]

Afforestation Programme

Martin Kenny

279. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the position regarding his Department demanding clawback from persons who, with the aid of forestry companies, in some cases decades ago, planted land and have been grant aided ever since, but with the introduction of remote sensing technology have now been accused of overclaiming in respect of an area and have been asked to repay within a very short period, despite original acceptance of the area by the Department and despite claims for grant aid being made in good faith; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5052/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Martin Kenny

454. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the waiting times for assessments with the early intervention team in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if all children were assessed within the target timeframe of three months during 2016. [3780/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Martin Kenny

455. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if a full early intervention team is currently available in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and the waiting times for each of those team members. [3781/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Martin Kenny

456. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the actions or measures that have been carried out to reduce waiting times in counties Sligo and Leitrim while vacancies exist in the early intervention team. [3782/17]

Services for People with Disabilities

Martin Kenny

457. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health if he will ensure that extra resources are provided to recruit an additional autism therapist in the Sligo and Leitrim area in view of the fact that there are currently more than 35 families with children who have been diagnosed with autism on a waiting list for this vital specialist service. [3783/17]

Dental Services

Martin Kenny

531. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the number of schoolchildren in south Leitrim that have received a routine dental check between 1 September 2016 and 31 December 2016; the number of schoolchildren in south Leitrim that have received a routine dental check between 1 September 2015 and 31 December 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4028/17]

Health Services

Martin Kenny

469. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Health the reason an essential facility for the care of vulnerable persons with dementia (details supplied) run with the support of the Alzheimers' Society of Ireland, at Kilglass, Enniscrone, County Sligo for the past four years will cease to operate from 24 February 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2865/17]

Fish Imports

Martin Kenny

536. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that much of the seafood stocked in supermarkets is coming from Thailand, in particular from Samut Sakhon, which is known to use practices commonly termed modern-day slavery; and if his attention has been drawn to the fact that a recent International Labour Organization report estimated 10,000 migrant children aged between 13 and 15 years work in the city and another UN agency study found that nearly 60% of Burmese labourers toiling in its seafood processing industry were victims of forced labour. [2850/17]

Fish Imports

Martin Kenny

537. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that no seafood stocked in supermarkets here from Thailand has been caught or processed using practices commonly termed modern-day slavery; the safeguards in place to ensure that consumers are not unwittingly purchasing seafood that was caught or processed using such practices; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2851/17]

Fuel Laundering

Martin Kenny

221. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the amount of excise foregone to the Exchequer from the illegal use of green diesel here in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41021/16]

Fuel Inspections

Martin Kenny

222. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the actions being taken to detect the illegal use of green diesel; the number of detections in each of the years 2011 to 2015 of such illegal activity; the actions taken as a result of any such detection; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41022/16]

Fuel Laundering

Martin Kenny

223. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Finance the annual cost of resources, including staffing and equipment, for the customs section of the Revenue Commissioners related to the policing and enforcement of illegal fuel laundering of green diesel, in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41023/16]

Disability Allowance Eligibility

Martin Kenny

576. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will intervene to assist a person (details supplied) to have their assessment for disability allowance recalculated in order that the person is not forced to quit their job and sign on for a jobseeker's payment which would be financially better for them compared to the current rate of their disability allowance. [41640/16]

Pesticide Use

Martin Kenny

1361. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the World Health Organization said last year that pre-harvest desiccation with glyphosate, as recommended by Teagasc, is probably carcinogenic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41323/16]

Pesticide Use

Martin Kenny

1362. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the fact that glyphosate has been linked to non-Hodgkins lymphoma, is a suspected endocrine disrupter and is banned in 11 countries, including France and the Netherlands. [41324/16]

Pesticide Use

Martin Kenny

1363. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the origin of the advice from Teagasc to farmers to engage in pre-harvest desiccation for all varieties of wheat, oats, barley, peas, oilseed rape and linseed. [41325/16]

Pesticide Use

Martin Kenny

1364. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the prevalence of the use of glyphosate here and if he has concerns regarding same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41326/16]

Pesticide Use

Martin Kenny

1365. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to introduce legislation to strengthen safety of farmers and consumers from chemicals such as glyphosate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41327/16]

Harbours and Piers Development

Martin Kenny

1427. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the real need to develop facilities at Greencastle Harbour and Leenan Pier in County Donegal; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that his Department's funding system for piers and harbours severely curtails Donegal County Council's ability to carry out the necessary improvement works; and if he will urgently review this funding system. [1235/17]

Fuel Laundering

Martin Kenny

1461. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the annual cost related to the clean up and restoration process due to fuel laundering - extracting the green dye from diesel - due to the environmental consequences and waste pollution related to the extraction process in each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41024/16]