Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

Apprenticeship Data

Michael Collins

141. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills the number of apprentices enrolled per apprenticeship programme developed since 2017. [28851/19]

Apprenticeship Data

Michael Collins

142. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills if equality of allowances will be sought for all apprenticeships in Budget 2020; the estimated cost in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28852/19]

Animal Identification Schemes

Michael Collins

260. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the NBAS31B form has been removed from use by his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28401/19]

Ship Disposal

Michael Collins

182. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a matter relating to an abandoned trawler at a location (details supplied) will be investigated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24662/19]

Rural Regeneration and Development Fund

Michael Collins

29. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development if County Cork, in particular west Cork, will receive a fair share of funding in the next round of rural regeneration and development funding in view of the fact that in the second round of rural regeneration and development funding announcements, west Cork was passed over and received no funding for community-type projects even though projects were ready to go or shovel-ready. [22899/19]

Animal Identification Schemes

Michael Collins

228. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the four residencies rule is a private arrangement between organisations (details supplied); if so, if the decision to display residencies on mart boards is not a directive from his Department and there is no directive currently in place directing marts to continue displaying this information; the reason his Department is providing information in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21009/19]

Beef Industry

Michael Collins

231. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the requirements for the beef roundtable in view of the current crisis; the reason an organisation (details supplied) has not been included on the forum; when it will be included in the forum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21129/19]

Animal Identification Schemes

Michael Collins

232. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department facilitates the four-movement rule being displayed on mart display boards by providing movement history; the legislative basis on which his Department shares the data; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21130/19]

Beef Industry

Michael Collins

233. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address matters relating to heifers that are purchased for fattening in feedlots that arrive in calf (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21132/19]

Beef Industry

Michael Collins

234. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address matters relating to the beef roundtable (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21133/19]

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Michael Collins

1147. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the compulsory introduction of seaweed to the diet of cows in a bid to comply with the ordered reduction in air pollution figures based on recent studies (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18676/19]

Foreshore Licence Conditions

Michael Collins

211. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government if the licence granted to a company (details supplied) for the mechanical harvesting of kelp in Bantry Bay overrides all other licences operating in the area; if fishermen who leave their fishing equipment in the kelp-cutting licence area do so at their own risk; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17036/19]

Schools Recognition

Michael Collins

105. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Education and Skills his plan to give State recognition to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11187/19]

Garda Stations

Michael Collins

32. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the progress made in the reopening of Ballinspittle Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49979/18]

Brexit Issues

Michael Collins

4. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the joint British and EU position is that sea fisheries are to be dealt with separately from trade in accordance with the wording of Article 6, paragraph 1, of the withdrawal agreement (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51347/18]

Beef Industry Irregularities

Michael Collins

189. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the factories that were penalised to date in 2018 for excessive carcase trimming; when the farmers whose cattle were wrongly trimmed and as result have not been fully paid will be informed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51348/18]

Local Improvement Scheme Funding

Michael Collins

4. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to allocate extra funding to the local involvement and community involvement schemes in 2018. [26019/18]

LEADER Programmes Funding

Michael Collins

212. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development the steps he will take to ensure that Leader funding is not politicised (details supplied). [26020/18]

Community Employment Schemes Supervisors

Michael Collins

98. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a date has been set for a meeting of the high-level forum on community employment supervisor pensions; if his attention has been drawn to the anger and frustration of community employment supervisors and assistant supervisors; his views on whether their contribution to improving the life chances of scheme participants and to their overall local communities is not being properly recognised at the end of their career in spite of a Labour Court ruling in their favour; his views on whether the Government may be undermining the Labour Court by ignoring its recommendation; and the steps he will take to bring a resolution to the matter. [20264/18]

Nursing Homes Support Scheme

Michael Collins

185. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health when the changes to the fair deal scheme will be introduced that will allow the scheme to be backdated three years for nursing home residents that pass on their farms and businesses to relatives. [20353/18]