Results 17,501-17,520 of 24,207 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies (29 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is possible to transfer moneys allocated under pillar 1 to pillar 2 and vice versa under EU CAP regulations. [30771/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (29 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will report on the Mercosur talks; the steps he is taking to protect beef farmers; his views on whether beef should not form part of a potential Mercosur deal; and if he raised the matter at the last EU agriculture ministers meeting. [30772/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (29 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of dairy farmers participating and not participating respectively in the sustainable dairy assurance scheme by county, in tabular form; the expected duration of the scheme; the consequence for farmers who do not join the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30773/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme (29 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of EU member states that have a suckler cow welfare scheme in operation under the RDP; and the details on the average payment per cow if available. [30774/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Courses (29 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of new training officers being employed to provide green certificate courses in each county; the number of persons on the waiting lists for these courses by county; the timeframe for the placement of these new officers; the start date for the commencement of new courses, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (29 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 237. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons employed directly and indirectly in the agrifood industry based on the latest data to date in 2017. [30776/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (29 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of companies that have completed the Brexit barometer to date in 2017, by company larger than SME size, SME size, medium size and micro size companies, in tabular form. [30777/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia Strategy (29 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of international Bord Bia offices abroad; the location of same; the number of full-time and part-time staff employed in each; and the costs of offices and staffing for each international office on an annual basis, in tabular form. [30778/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (29 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 240. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on coupled supports for disadvantaged regions as laid out in a report (details supplied). [30779/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (29 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 298. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the progress with regard to the core principles for the confidence and supply arrangement regarding the strengthening of the social inclusion and community activation programme and in developing the new community development schemes for rural areas. [30769/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (28 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 44. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to allocate a specific marketing budget to Fáilte Ireland to promote County Donegal specifically, further to the county being nominated by a magazine (details supplied) as the coolest place on the planet to visit in 2017 and Donegal Airport being named the second most scenic airport in the world; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (28 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 48. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will liaise with Fáilte Ireland to ensure that there is a marketing budget put in place to further promote County Donegal further to the county being nominated by a magazine (details supplied) as the coolest place on the planet to visit in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29937/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (28 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 94. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to carry out a full review of the disabled drivers and passengers scheme in view of the restrictive criteria of the scheme which in some cases bar persons with debilitating conditions such as MS, spina bifida and so on from availing of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30345/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Carer's Benefit Applications (28 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 275. To ask the Minister for Social Protection when a decision will be made on a carer's benefit application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30245/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the SFPA for the presentation. I have a question on the issue of penalty point applications. I know this has been an ongoing issue. There has been a lot of anger from fisherman about the fact that, when penalty points are applied, they are applied immediately. Even if the fishermen in question are eventually acquitted in any subsequent court case, the penalty points still stand....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The SFPA carried out 2,500 fishing vessel inspections last year. A total of 80% of the fish caught in Irish waters is landed in other countries. Are the type of ships to which Senator Mac Lochlainn referred all in the category that catch the 80%? It was indicated that 12 to 15 inspections were carried out last year and this year on super trawlers. What proportion of the catch is caught by...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Annual Report of Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority: Discussion (27 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: If Mr. O'Mahony was to highlight a compliance risk to a landing state, is it the SFPA's experience that the landing states generally act on that or is it haphazard?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the four witnesses to the committee and thank Mr. Kelly for his presentation. I commend him on the tremendous research and documentation that he has put in front of us for consideration. I have a few questions. My understanding of voisinage previously was that it affected the zero to 12-mile zone and that the practice meant that UK registered boats were able to fish inside the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: There is an issue with a number of boats, especially in County Donegal, that bought licences in good faith under the old system. At that stage it was legal and perceived to be so - obviously, it has been knocked down as not being legal in the delegates' case - and those boats are now in a position where they are restricted in fishing within that zone. Many of them are of the smaller type...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (27 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 98. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the current projected commencement date and completion date for the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29466/17]