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Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Expenditure Reviews (10 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 173. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his capital spend review will include consideration of additional funding for investment in marine harbours and ports owned and managed by local authorities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22394/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (10 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22255/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (9 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the two organisations before the committee. I thank them for their presentations and commend them for their outstanding work throughout the country. The ISPCA in its submission and comments stated it is not in favour of criminal sanctions. When we went through the heads of the Bill at previous meetings we focused on the administrative burden of criminal sanctions, and how these...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme: Discussion (9 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I do not want to go over the points already made. It strikes me from what has been said that the structure of the fund is such that the margin to the banks at the end of the day is similar to what they would get in the normal course of lending. The product to the farmer is cheaper, but the margin for the banks is the same. Whether they were to lend through the Strategic Banking Corporation...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme: Discussion (9 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: Mr. Cunningham mentioned that the bank negotiated with SBCI on the average loan term of the book and that the issue was discussed. Let us take the figure of €65 million that Bank of Ireland received. Did Bank of Ireland receive that figure on guesstimated average loan?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Cashflow Support Loan Scheme: Discussion (9 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: It was not based on all of that €65 million being in six years.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan (9 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 78. 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. [21561/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (9 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 85. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources 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 current projected commencement and completion date; and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (9 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 365. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application on discretionary grounds for a person ( details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21458/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Reviews (9 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 394. To ask the Minister for Health when a reassessment of a medical card application by a person (details supplied) will be finalised; the reason the medical card section is requesting further financial information from the person despite the application being finalised and the request for review clearly seeking for the application to be reviewed on health grounds with a view to awarding a...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Review (9 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 479. To ask the Minister for Health the reason a replacement scheme for the mobility allowance has yet to be announced; if the new scheme will be announced before the summer recess of Dáil Éireann; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22005/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (9 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 515. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21453/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (9 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 534. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied); if this will be processed without further delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21604/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (9 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 554. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal under the national reserve scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21795/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Payments (9 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 555. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal in respect of AEOS and single farm payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21910/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (9 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 557. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) has not been in receipt of an ANC payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21924/17]

Other Questions: Live Exports (4 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I concur with the Minister on the importance of live exports and it is incumbent on us to do everything we can to ensure services are in place to facilitate them. I welcome the fact that live exports are up this year and I welcome the reduction by the Minister of veterinary fees on calves. Given the success of that, I suggest the Minister look at removing the veterinary fee altogether as it...

Other Questions: Live Exports (4 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 8. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of new rules for the movement of cattle being purchased in marts for live export to Northern Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that these changes are affecting the trade in live cattle to Northern Ireland; if he will review the restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21037/17]

Other Questions: Live Exports (4 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: This question concerns the more restrictive animal movement rules introduced by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the purposes of cattle going for live export into Northern Ireland. Can the Minister update the House on those increased restrictions? Does the Minister accept that it has been having an impact on live exports of cattle to Northern Ireland, particularly in...

Other Questions: Live Exports (4 May 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for his response, and I join him in welcoming Mr. Healy here today with his colleagues and congratulate him on his election. It was a competitive election, fought by Ms Odile Evans as well. I wish Mr. Healy very well for his term ahead, and I have no doubt it will be successful. I also commend his predecessor, Mr. Seán Finan, for his term as well. Can I ask...