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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (25 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 222. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to provide capital funding to a project (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31862/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (25 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 224. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason interest on loans, depreciation, etc., are treated as add backs within the student grant scheme for those who are self employed; his plans to change this criteria given that the Revenue Commissioners do not have this specification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31886/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme (25 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 301. To ask the Minister for Social Protection if the new farm assist criteria announced in budget 2017 will be applied to new farm assist applications; if not, the date when the new criteria will come into effect; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31530/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Obesity Strategy (25 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 413. To ask the Minister for Health the funding which will be available to support the implementation of the obesity policy and action plan (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31598/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Clinical Trials (25 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 452. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding which has been ring-fenced in budget 2017 for clinical cancer trials here; the amount of this funding which has been allocated to Letterkenny university hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31873/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Applications Data (25 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 507. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Question No. 1619 of 16 September 2016, the number of applications received, in total, under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2 on a county basis in tabular form; the total number of approved applications; the total number of payment claims lodged; the total number of payment claims that have been approved...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (25 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if further to Parliamentary Question No. 134 of 15 July 2015, he has received a progress report (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31592/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Single Payment Scheme Applications (25 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 513. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a single farm payment application and his Department's engagement with third parties with regard to payments to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31656/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (25 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 524. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 596 of 18 October 2016, if he will provide a breakdown in monetary terms of the total amount of funding being provided from balance sheet support from the SBCI and COSME EU Financial Instrument in the make up of the new €150 million agriloan fund announced in Budget 2017; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Test Waiting Lists (25 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 560. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the reason there is a 20 -week wait when applying to do a driving test in Buncrana, County Donegal; his plans to address this waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31619/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (25 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 603. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will extend the deadline for community child care providers to submit applications to the community child care subvention scheme, in view of the fact that many parents are experiencing delays in receiving their medical cards; the reason community child care providers can only submit applications to this scheme once a year while...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities of Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Discussion (25 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome Mr. O'Driscoll and his team here today and acknowledge at the outset the important work of his Department, the courteous endeavours of his staff and his and his Department's important role over the coming months and years with respect to the implications of Brexit and ensuring that the future interests of agriculture in our country are protected. I have a few questions but, first,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities of Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Discussion (25 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: The current envelope for ANCs is about €225 million. Is that right?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities of Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Discussion (25 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: If a portion of land is taken out as a result of not meeting the criteria, will the pot for ANCs remain the same or reduce? How does that impact on it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities of Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Discussion (25 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: The experience of some of the willow farmers who have planted is that the market does not exist because of a lack of end users. One needs a renewable heat incentive to make it worthwhile for people to install boilers. I understand that the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment will undertake a consultation within a year even though the process has been ongoing for a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Priorities of Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Discussion (25 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Apparently the level of per kW return per cent for a 500 kW boiler is similar to what it is for a 100 kW. One only gets the marginal returns for boilers with a very high capacity. The Department of Communications, Climate Change and Environment mentioned that there would potentially be 3,000 large commercial end users. Even if the Department is targeting that group, if we could ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (26 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 46. 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 provided by Ministers at each of these press conferences; the current projected commencement and completion dates;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Eligibility (26 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 57. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) can avail of the new first-time buyers grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32327/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (26 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 114. To ask the Minister for Health if there are funds available from his Department to assist a person who had surgery carried out privately, within the State, but was previously on the public waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32152/16]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Agrifood Sector (27 Oct 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the immediate contingency steps he is taking to safeguard the interests of the Irish agrifood sector and CAP payments following the decision by UK voters to leave the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32461/16]