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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (13 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Mr. Comer for his very comprehensive presentation. I welcome him as president and Mr. John Enright as general secretary. I have a couple of follow-up questions. On the issue of the voluntary milk reduction scheme, Mr. Comer indicated that he feels that it should be something that should be permanently part of the landscape. Does he see a downside in that being used as a key tool...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (13 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I concur with the Chairman in thanking the Macra delegation for a comprehensive presentation to us here today covering the issues. Mr. Finan might elaborate on the issue of the shortage of education and training places at present, his perception of that and what needs to be done to address it. Mr. Finan referred to it in his presentation but I ask him to go into it in more detail. An...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pre-Budget Submissions: Discussion (13 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the president and delegation from the ICSA for their comprehensive presentation and patience in staying with us. This has been a long meeting. I am interested in the ICSA perspective on the income crisis and the €11 million EU livestock fund that is to be matched by the Department. How useful is that and what approach should be taken to it?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 149. To ask the Minister for Finance to amend the relevant regulations governing the application of VRT so as to ensure a number of cross-Border health workers who are provided with a leased vehicle by their employer (details supplied), which is necessary for the performance of their duties, and are not currently being granted an exemption from VRT, can avail of same; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 207. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to continue to extend eligibility to free transport to children from an area (details supplied) in order that they can continue to avail of free transport to their current secondary school, pending the outcome of the Governments review of the school transport scheme. [23981/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Provision (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 211. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills to ensure that no bus routes are discontinued due to the continuing implementation of the nearest school rule introduced in 2012 (details supplied) in advance of the new school term pending the outcome of the Governments review of the school transport scheme. [23992/16]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Air Pollution (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 262. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government when a reply will issue to correspondence (details supplied) regarding a ban on using smoky coal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23611/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Prescriptions Charges (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 502. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made regarding a prescription charge refund which has been ongoing since 2014 for a person (details supplied). [23659/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Applications (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 702. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the sheep technology adoption programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23480/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Applications (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 705. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) under the sheep technology adoption programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23484/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Applications (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 707. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) under the sheep technology adoption programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23489/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Applications (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 710. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status of a sheep technology adoption programme appeal for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23516/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Technology Adoption Programme Applications (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 712. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied) in relation to the sheep technology adoption programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23519/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies Board Appointments (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 728. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of an open competition process to commence for the appointment of a new chief executive officer to an organisation (details supplied); if this has received sanction and approval from the organisation's board and his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23933/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies Board Appointments (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 729. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of a business case submitted to his Department by an organisation (details supplied) for the reappointment of its chief executive officer; if he will provide details of same; the details of previous examples for such an extension being granted by his Department for organisations under its remit; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Statutory Instruments (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 730. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the implementation of a revised Statutory Instrument 125 of 2016 which he has committed to introducing in a manner which will ensure that no penalty points will be applied to an owner's licence unless the matter has been decided upon in the courts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24028/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 733. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total programme funding allocated to the payments under areas of natural constraints, ANC, scheme in each year over the 2014-2020 period in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24118/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 735. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide in tabular form the baseline targets set down for the agrifood sector and in each sector where available by the Food Harvest 2020 strategy according to new jobs to be created, primary output, exports levels and value added; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24120/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 736. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide in tabular form the last figures at hand with respect to progress on attaining baseline targets set down for the agrifood sector and in each sector, where available, by the Food Harvest 2020 strategy, according to new jobs to be created, primary output, exports levels and value added; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications Data (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 737. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide in tabular form the number of applications received, in total, under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 on a county basis; the total number of approved applications; the number of applicants that have received payments to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24122/16]