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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Issues (30 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Let me be clear on this, the Minister and his predecessor have breached their commitment to farmers to spend €1.45 billion on GLAS by the end of 2020. That is what the Minister committed to and that is what he is backing away from. The net outcome of that is that farmers and farm families will not benefit from that income because it will not be spent by 2020 and will be kicked out...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Issues (30 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Why is the Minister not paying GLAS payments? He is not paying them because he was too slow to get the scheme up and running.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: GLAS Issues (30 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: No. It is certainly not.

Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (30 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 11. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland's new agrifund will be available for farmers to be drawn down; the outcome if all funds are not drawn down in the window for which the fund will remain open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37707/16]

Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (30 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I would like the Minister to give the House an update on the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland's new agrifund. When will it be available to farmers to draw down funding? Where exactly is it at the moment? Does the Minister expect it to be taken up in full? If not, will he extend the period of time that is available for qualification purposes?

Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (30 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for his reply. Can he give us an update on when exactly he expects banks to issue loans to farmers and these moneys to end up in farmers' accounts? It has been reported in the media that the timeframe for the scheme is being pushed out. It has been indicated that it will not be up and running until April or May. The idea underpinning the fund is that it will alleviate...

Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (30 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: They have also asked for a crisis fund.

Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (30 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: What about those in crisis, including tillage farmers?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (30 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers participating in the beef data genomics scheme that have completed a beef carbon navigator; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37706/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Severe Weather Events (30 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 25. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the emergency funding that will be made available to tillage farmers in view of recent severe weather; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37709/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (30 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current uptake of commonage farmers in the GLAS scheme; the number of commonage management plans submitted to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37708/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Wise 2025 Strategy (30 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 35. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will undertake a review of Food Wise 2025 considering the targets in the strategy were forecast on the assumption that the UK remains within the European Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37705/16]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Eligibility (30 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 108. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the way in which the proposed six year limit for future RSS participants will be applied to existing participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37912/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (1 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 54. To ask the Minister for Health if the Saolta group has developed a urology strategy for the north west in particular to ensure that there is a consultant urologist for Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37776/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (1 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 88. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to appoint a consultant urologist for Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37775/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (1 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers to date who have applied to join GLAS III, and in each respective tier, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38258/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (1 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding tillage farmers and the criticism surrounding the min-till requirement, which is acting as deterrent from enrolling in GLAS plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38259/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grocery Industry Regulation (1 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 263. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure that supermarkets and retail multiples do not repeat below-cost selling of vegetables in the run up to the Christmas period as occurred previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38260/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (1 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the latest discussion at EU level regarding EU 2030 GHG emissions targets and the role of agriculture in contributing to carbon sequestering. [38261/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (1 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 265. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers under the areas of natural constraints scheme and basic payments scheme that have yellow card cases and are awaiting approval from the Commission before processing of their 2016 payments can take place if approved by county in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38262/16]