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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Election of Vice Chairman (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose Deputy Jackie Cahill to be Vice Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the representatives of the two organisations for making presentations to us. Ms Maher has mentioned that significant imports of fruit and vegetables are required in the horticulture sector to meet domestic demand. Across which product lines is demand meeting supply? I understand there has been an issue with ensuring a sufficient supply to meet the market for lamb. I ask the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 398. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a service in a hospital (details supplied); if the HSE plans on implementing such a service here in the future; the reason it is currently not in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15370/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 420. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15500/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Issues (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the joint paper on the better functioning of the food supply chain from seven eastern European countries which was discussed at the recent EU Agriculture Ministers meeting in March 2017. [14908/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 446. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the planned establishment of two market observatories for sugar and crops, cereals, oilseeds and protein crops at EU level. [14909/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 447. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an overview of the concrete proposals discussed at the first exchange of views on the future design of the Common Agricultural Policy at the March 2017 EU Agriculture Ministers meeting. [14910/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Issues (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 448. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the joint position by a dozen delegations at the recent EU Agriculture Ministers meeting which called for greater flexibility in the implementation of voluntary coupled aid and enhanced subsidiarity at national level, to grant coupled support in certain agricultural sectors that are particularly important for economic,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific actions he is planning and the timeline for the greater use of dairy futures markets as a tool to allow farmers to hedge against increasingly volatile prices. [14912/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure the all-island animal health and welfare strategy is maintained in a hard Brexit scenario; and the status of discussions he has had with authorities in the UK and Northern Ireland in this regard. [14913/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the principle of relative stability under the Common Fisheries Policy; and any impact Brexit will have in this regard. [14914/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 452. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the educational criteria required to be eligible for participation in the 2017 national reserve. [14915/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 453. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual breakdown of funding allocated under the fishery harbour and coastal infrastructure development programme to each fishery harbour centre and other fisheries-related marine infrastructure in each of the years from 2011 to 2016 and to date in 2017, in tabular form. [14917/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a recent European Parliament fisheries committee draft report calling for the UK to adhere to EU rules after Brexit by making a North Sea fish stocks plan contingent on the Common Fisheries Policy. [14918/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Projects (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the deployment of a rural development programme scheme to incentivise volunteering activities in rural areas following the recently launched European Solidarity Corps programme. [14919/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a formal application has been made to the European Commission for forgotten farmers as a group with specific disadvantage under the national reserve in the same way that old young farmers are currently provided for. [14920/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to issues regarding the submission of online basic payment scheme applications; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that details with regard to a person's approval for GLAS 3 are not showing up on their basic payment scheme online application form, meaning affected persons cannot complete...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 467. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the queries raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15063/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 472. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made on an application under tranche 4 of the TAMS scheme for a person ( details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15149/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if students who sit examinations for educational courses that qualify young farmers for a green certificate before the end of 2017 will be eligible to apply to the 2017 national reserve and young farmers scheme before the upcoming May deadline; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15247/17]