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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Redeployment (10 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 479. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of agricultural technical officer appointments which have been made in Counties Galway, Mayo and Roscommon in 2016 and to date in 2017; the number of agricultural technical officer vacancies in counties Galway, Roscommon and Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42954/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (10 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 506. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the latest data with regard to progress on attaining baseline targets set down for the agrifood sector and in each sector in which data is available in the Food Harvest 2020 strategy, by new jobs to be created, primary output, export levels and value added in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42442/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (10 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 507. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the 2017 national reserve and young farmers scheme, by county, in tabular form. [42443/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (10 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 533. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if a golf club (details supplied) will receive funding from the sports capital programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42529/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): National Broadband Plan Implementation (4 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the position regarding the commitment to provide high speed broadband to every house and business in County Donegal; the deadline for same; the number of homes and businesses which currently have access to high speed broadband; the number of additional homes and businesses which will get access to high speed broadband...

Questions on Promised Legislation (4 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The report of the expert panel on defective blocks was presented to the Government and published in June. It deals with up to 5,000 homes in County Donegal which are affected by defective blocks because of their mica content. A small number of homes in County Mayo are similarly affected. The report notes that remediation works will be required in order to address the problem. Has the...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (4 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 66. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when his Department first announced plans to introduce the national broadband plan; the dates on which various Ministers held press conferences to publicise it; the expected commencement and completion dates given by ministers at each of these press conferences; the projected commencement and completion dates; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Community Services Programme (4 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 216. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason an organisation (details supplied) was not invited to make a business case to Pobal for funding from the community services programme; the steps it should take in order that the organisation can meet the criteria; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42058/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Water and Sewerage Schemes Funding (4 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 227. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if financial assistance is available for persons to install filters for private wells; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42112/17]

Animal Welfare: Motion [Private Members] (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the motion tabled by Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan and the Independents 4 Change and we support many of the points in it. We are putting forward an amendment, however, which reads:To delete all words after “Dáil Éireann” and substitute the following:“ recognises:— the robust regulatory framework in place under the Animal Health and Welfare Act...

Other Questions: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister had a go at Deputy Mattie McGrath earlier for using a script. Specifically, my question is whether the Minister will include those who are excluded. They include farmers who have lost potato crops, cereal crops and second-cut silage and those whose farm road networks have been extensively damaged. There is no rational explanation as to why the Minister is including some and...

Other Questions: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: There is simply no defence and the Minister has not given one. He has given no explanation as to why he is excluding farmers. He has not at any stage attempted to give a defence. The best argument he could mount was that we could never cover 100% of all losses or 100% of farmers. The reality is that, in a number of cases on the Inishowen Peninsula, the Government is covering 0% of...

Other Questions: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: Why is the Minister ignoring and leaving behind some farmers?

Other Questions: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: One can.

Other Questions: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: They were surveyed. The Minister is just ignoring them.

Other Questions: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will include in the financial assistance scheme farmers who lost grain crops, potato crops or second cut silage crops or had farm road networks destroyed in the County Donegal flooding on 22 August 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41679/17]

Other Questions: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: This question is to ask the Minister if he will include in the compensation scheme announced for those farmers affected by the very severe and unprecedented flooding in the Inishowen area on 22 August farmers who have lost grain crops, potato crops or second cut silage crops or had farm road networks destroyed. With regard to the response, and the Minister mentioned the script earlier to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Minister knows, Bord Bia has published estimates for the impact of the underlying weakness of sterling on exports for 2016, which demonstrates a fall in the value of trade as result totalling €570 million, with exports to the UK dropping by 8%. IBEC estimates this equates to up to 5,000 jobs. The Irish Farmers Association, IFA, has been very clear as well in outlining how the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I was well aware of the schemes funded under the de minimisrules. The Minister pointed that out in his first and second replies. I have specifically asked about Commissioner Hogan's comments and invitation to countries most affected by Brexit-related currency changes. Has the Minister made an application in this respect or will he do so? I still have not received an answer on that. An...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: That was in 2016.