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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]

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

Charlie McConalogue: 738. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who have submitted data notifications under the beef data and genomics programme 2015; the number who have submitted the required genomic testing under the same programme to date; the number of farmers who have received payments to date for 2015; the amount paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

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

Charlie McConalogue: 739. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who applied to join the beef data and genomics programme in each year since the programme commenced; the number of these who have informed his Department that they wish to leave the programme; the number of farmers of the remainder who have failed to furnish any genomic testing results to date; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Genomics Scheme (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 740. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to consider re-opening the beef data and genomics scheme to new applications, given that participation rates are well below the original participation target set; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24125/16]

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

Charlie McConalogue: 741. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost in 2017 of permitting young farmers who are less than 40 years of age, who have been farming for five years or more and who do not qualify for the 60% TAMS grant aid rate to qualify for an intermediary grant aid level of 50%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24126/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (21 Jul 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 829. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of development of tourism facilities at Malin Head, County Donegal; when phase 2 works will commence and finish, the progress being made on development of the plans for phase 3; and the total funding allocated so far and indicated funding for future works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24016/16]

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

Charlie McConalogue: On the European allocation of €11 million, there is a need for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to confirm that domestic funding will be provided to match it. In terms of the different pressures that are out there, what is Mr. Healy's recommendation as to how the funding should be spread across the different sectors? There are particular difficulties for dairy, which...

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: Stamp Duty (16 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 350. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the age of the stamp duty exemption for young farmers from 35 years of age to 40 years of age, in line with the recent changes in the Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26386/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (16 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 351. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of farmers who availed of the various tax reliefs, specifically in the income tax, stamp duty, capital gains tax and inheritance tax codes for farmers, for the most recent year that this information is available, in tabular form; the cost of each relief to the Exchequer for that year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26387/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 352. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the feasibility of simplifying the tax code in order that farmers whose gross income from farm payments and sales is less than €30,000, for example, would have the option of making a detailed tax return or choosing a system based on average gross margin on declared income for different types of farming as assessed by Teagasc each...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 353. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined and costed the feasibility of permitting an investment in co-operative shares to be exempt from income tax and instead to tax such shares at the point of sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26389/16]