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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: If the Minister had made a request to the European Union, would it not have been possible to secure flexibility to have a crisis fund? I understand the French authorities have made specific requests to be allowed to support French tillage farmers.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I asked the Minister whether the provision of €20 million for the World Food Programme meant that we would not have to provide €20 million for the programme next year. I would also like him to clarify specifically that no direct payments to the banks to cover the cost of the reduced interest rate will be made from the €24 million being provided for the Strategic Banking...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: If there was a crisis fund and a farmer availed of it, he or she simply would not be able to avail of the loan fund as well. Therefore, under de minimusrules, the Minister would not be prevented from using some of the underspend in this year's current budget to provide a crisis fund to the tillage sector.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Yes. The same farmer just would not be able to avail of it twice. A farmer in crisis because he or she lost the crop who avails of the crisis fund would therefore be debarred from availing of the loan fund. Just to be clear, my view from what we have just teased out is that there is nothing under the de minimusrules which prevents the Minister from providing a crisis fund to the tillage...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: The €20 million being front-loaded into next year's budget for the World Food Programme means €20 million less out of next year's budget will go into that programme instead.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Has the Minister factored in that €20 million for the 2017 World Food Programme? Back at budget time, had the Minister factored in that €20 million would not be spent next year but would, instead, be taken out of this year's current spend?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: To be clear-----

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister could make the choice to put €15 million of this year's current budget underspend into the World Food Programme for next year and top that up next year with €5 million out of the €20 million which has been allocated in budget 2017 to put towards that programme next year anyway. He could use the €5 million freed up to put a crisis fund in place this...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: No, I am not.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: House Sales (7 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the process of a sale of a house when the person has not registered with Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38965/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of plans for the refurbishment of a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39240/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers to date that have applied to join GLAS III, and in each respective tier, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39301/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 222. 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, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39302/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers to date enrolled in GLAS that have had their applications approved and are still waiting for their 2016 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39303/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers that enrolled in the ANC scheme broken down by each respective area designation, mountain type land, more severely handicapped lowland, less severely handicapped lowland and areas of specific constraints (islands), in tabular form; the payment rate for each respective area designation; the total amount...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of Irish beef exports to the United States in monetary value and volume to date in 2016; the total amount of manufacturing beef per this breakdown; the original 2016 targets for this market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39305/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance (13 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 447. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the structure of the replacement scheme for the motorised transport and mobility allowance; when he expects this to be finalised and announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39658/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (13 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 557. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason farmers who did not have commonage included as part of a 2014 basic application cannot avail of the GLAS scheme, yet farmers who have acquired land since 2014 are able to avail of the GLAS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39877/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (13 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 593. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the introduction of a renewable heat incentive for the production of solar electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40032/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (13 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 664. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of an application under the community child care subvention programme by an organisation (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay in processing same; when payment can be expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39915/16]