Results 17,041-17,060 of 24,203 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Funding (9 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 215. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budget allocation for TAMS II in 2017; and the expenditure realised to date. [47543/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hen Harriers Threat Response Plan (9 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 216. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the new hen harrier scheme; when details of the new scheme will be published and open for applications; when the first payments will issue; the budget allocated under the rural development programme 2014 to 2020 to this scheme; and the amount of funding expended to date under the relevant rural development programme...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (9 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 230. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a sports capital funding application by a club (details supplied); when funding announcements will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47426/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (9 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 279. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the report on the review of the tenant purchase scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47388/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): GLAS Payments (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I would certainly encourage farmers to submit their nutrient management plans. They have been given notice and now have an opportunity to do so. While the Minister is keen to focus on that aspect of the requirements, he is not so keen to delve into the handling by his Department and himself of the commonage management plan process and the facility for submitting plans. As he pointed out,...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): GLAS Payments (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister states that farmers and planners were well forewarned. However, the Department was also well forewarned. Perhaps the Minister will explain the reason the "submit" button did not go live until 12 October, less than three weeks before the deadline.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): GLAS Payments (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: Yes, but the problem is that farmers, many of whom had to wait months on end for their GLAS payment last year and need the 85% advance payment by the end of this year, will not receive the 85% payment until the commonage management plans have been submitted. Surely it is possible to make the 85% payment pending the submission of the commonage management plans. Why should farmers always...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): GLAS Payments (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: Why could the plans not be uploaded before 12 October?

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): GLAS Payments (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 45. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to ensure there will be no delays in advancing 2017 GLAS payments in view of the fact that the issues being encountered are beyond the control of commonage farmers and relate to the online system for submitting commonage management plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47099/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): GLAS Payments (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: Will the Minister ensure there are no delays to the advanced 2017 GLAS payments? Issues are being encountered that are beyond the control of commonage farmers relating to the online system for submitting commonage management plans. As the Minister is aware, we have almost 9,000 participants in the GLAS scheme who have commonage attached to their holdings. The advance payments of 85% are...

Priority Questions: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 40. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the programme for Government commitment to propose a lowering of the cap on basic payments. [47191/17]

Priority Questions: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: Will the Minister update the Dáil on the progress on the programme for Government commitment to propose a lowering of the cap on basic payments to €100,000 for which the Minister said he would try to secure the support of his European colleagues?

Priority Questions: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister's response does not outline the efforts that he has made to achieve the commitment in the programme for Government. It sounds as though he is content to kick the matter to touch until the next CAP programme and stand over yet another broken promise from this Government to farmers. It is the Minister's own programme for Government. It was a firm commitment, and while it may...

Priority Questions: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister will be aware of the adage, "If you don't ask, you won't get". In this case, it sounds as though the Minister did not ask and that he was quite happy not to get it. That commitment is done and dusted and counts for nothing in the programme for Government because it is clear from the Minister's answer that it will not happen in the current CAP programme. On the wider issue in...

Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Data (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister continues with the fallacy that all is hunky-dory with the rural development programme when it is clear that he and the Government are failing to live up to the promises they made about spending on the programme and the participation rates across the various schemes. At present, only 30% of the funds have been used, which means that €2.7 billion of the funds promised to...

Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Data (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: How much will that add up to at the end of five years?

Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Data (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: What is the figure?

Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Data (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: Tell me the total figure.

Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Data (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: When every last GLAS farmer is paid, what will the total figure be?

Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Data (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister must be looking in the mirror.