Ceisteanna Parlaiminte

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]