Results 17,541-17,560 of 24,207 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme Eligibility (22 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 19. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the programme for Government permitting young farmers that are under 40 years of age that have been farming for more than five years from accessing measures under CAP for young farmers including being able to apply for the national reserve and for top up entitlements; the reason for their exclusion; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Expenditure (22 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 23. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the commitment made by his Department to spend €250 million per year on GLAS when the scheme is fully subscribed will be delivered in 2017; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28155/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme (22 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeframe to introduce a crisis aid fund to tillage farmers that had their crop destroyed due to severe weather in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28154/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Information and Communications Technology (22 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 37. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has reviewed his Department's information technology payments systems in view of the problems faced by persons submitting applications and drawing down payments for GLAS, the KTG scheme, TAMS and so on. [28153/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (22 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 52. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to safeguard the interests of the agrifood and fishing sectors ahead of the UK’s move to leave the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28152/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (22 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent adoption of the European Parliament of revised climate change targets that reduce the contribution of carbon sequestering via planting of trees and carbon storage in soils in meeting emission targets; his further views on proposals by MEPs to set 2020 as the starting point as opposed to 2005 for 2030...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (22 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the appointments made to State boards under his auspices in the period 1 May 2017 to 16 June 2017, by appointee name, position and relevant State board; the appointment process for each such appointment; and the State boards under his auspices in which vacancies remain unfilled. [29407/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Communications (22 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a revised ministerial briefing will be published and downloadable on his Department's website. [29408/17]

Other Questions: Diabetes Strategy (21 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 47. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to create a centre of excellence in diabetes care in the north west in view of the fact that there is no centre of excellence in diabetes care north of the Dublin to Limerick line; his further plans to increase the level of staffing in the diabetes team in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27785/17]

Other Questions: Diabetes Strategy (21 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: It is welcome that the Minister is due to meet the Donegal Diabetes Association next week and has met its representatives previously. Commitments were made to try to ensure services would be improved. My question focuses on what the Minister and the Government are doing to support diabetes services in County Donegal. In particular, what is the position on the Minister's commitment to...

Other Questions: Diabetes Strategy (21 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: For children with diabetes, there is no centre of excellence in paediatric diabetes care north of the Limerick to Dublin line. Services are quite limited and in no way sufficient to meet the number of children in the county or the north west who need them. It is often considered at official level that if a service is provided in Galway, patients in County Donegal are covered. I know that...

Other Questions: Diabetes Strategy (21 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister and look forward to discussing the matter further with him with the Donegal Diabetes Association next Wednesday. I highlight the impact on children with diabetes in County Donegal of not having a paediatric consultant endocrinologist in Sligo. It means that insulin pump therapy is not available to newly presenting children under the age of five years with type 2...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The Taoiseach will be aware that the expert panel on mica reported in the last couple of weeks. Its report indicated that between 1,000 and 5,000 homes in Donegal are affected by defective blocks as a result of high mica content and that 700 homes in Mayo are affected by defective blocks as a result of pyrite content. Unfortunately, at all stages over the past three or four years the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (21 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 77. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary funding will be provided in order that St. Joseph's, Ramelton and Lifford community hospitals in County Donegal can meet HIQA standards and at a minimum retain their existing bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27784/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Fish Quotas: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the witnesses for their attendance today and for their very comprehensive presentations. I will deal first with the voisinageissue. There has been quite a bit of concentration by all of the presenters on what the reinstatement of the agreement would mean. I ask the witnesses to elaborate further on their experience of what it has meant until now, in terms of its practical...

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Leader Programmes (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 71. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht the value of projects approved fully to date in 2017 under the Leader programme 2014 to 2020 in County Donegal; the expenditure by her Department on projects to date in 2017 in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27607/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Vehicle Registration (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 336. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will instruct the Revenue Commissioners to apply a temporary exemption from VRT to employees working for an organisation (details supplied) in Northern Ireland that reside here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28848/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 411. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will review his Department's school transport policy in order to allow students from an area (details supplied) to avail of free school transport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26537/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Fees (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 412. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will make arrangements with Bus Éireann to facilitate families to have the option of making payments on school transport fees on a monthly direct debit basis in order to help families that find the cost of making such payments in two instalments difficult; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26569/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Redeployment (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 428. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a person (details supplied) is eligible for panel rights; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26653/17]