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Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (13 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 677. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status regarding the Defence Forces' use of the drug Lariam; if a distinction was made as to which serving members of the Defence Forces were provided with the drug; if the Defence Forces will continue to use the drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39645/16]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Irish Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors: Discussion (13 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Mr. Power for his presentation. He outlined the tariffs that might be applied, but will he elaborate on their exact nature across various sectors, including agriculture? A particular threat is that in the event that there is a hard Brexit there is a likelihood that Britain will conduct trade deals with other countries, particularly in North and South America, for food imports, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Irish Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors: Discussion (13 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the four representative organisations for their presentations. As previous speakers noted, the implications of a hard Brexit would be stark. Given that the dairy sector is largely operating in a global market, does Mr. Comer envisage that it will be more sheltered from the repercussions of Brexit than other agriculture sectors? As the issues related to beef have been thrashed out,...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (15 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Tánaiste knows it has been a difficult year for the farming community across various sectors. The tillage sector especially has suffered much pressure this year, particularly those tillage farmers who lost crops along the western coast due to the wet weather during the harvest. I have raised this several times. Tillage farmers continue to raise the need for a crisis fund with...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 172. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a request by a school (details supplied) for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40734/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Funding (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 173. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a request by a school (details supplied) for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40735/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Funding (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 174. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a request by a school (details supplied) for funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40736/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Nitrates Usage (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 193. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the regulatory position regarding the stocking rate limit of 170kg organic nitrogen per hectare. [40896/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies Expenditure (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 439. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated between current and capital expenditure allocated for all State agencies and bodies under his aegis for 2016 and 2017, including Bord Bia, Bord Iascaigh Mhara, the National Milk Agency, Teagasc and the Marine Institute, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40870/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Recruitment (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 440. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of additional staff to be taken on in his Department and in all individual State agencies and bodies under his aegis in 2017; the total cost of hiring additional staff in his Department and in each individual State agency or body; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40871/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 441. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 farmers who have received 85% of their total 2016 payment; the average payment made to these farmers; the percentage payment made to them; if GLAS+ payments have been made to date; if not, when they will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40872/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 442. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the total number of persons who have enrolled to date in GLAS 3; if he will provide a breakdown between tiers 1, 2 and 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40873/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 443. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the total number of tier 3 farmers who have applied to GLAS 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40874/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 444. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 1 December 2016, if the 1,566 yellow card cases will have their applications processed before the end of 2016; if so, if they will receive their 2016 payment before December 2016; if cases are processed after 31 December 2016, when payments will issue in 2017; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Expenditure (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the total budget amount allocation in 2017 for the GLAS, BDGP, TAMS, AOES and REPS programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40876/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 446. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out in tabular form the breakdown of total expenditure incurred to date in 2016 and the annual amount of funds originally allocated to the schemes (details supplied) under the Rural Development Programme 2014-20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40877/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 447. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set down the number of farmers that joined the first, second and third tranche of the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme who are eligible for GLAS+ payments; the estimated average payment that will be due to each eligible farmer for GLAS+ payments; when these payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 448. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether priority access is being provided to approximately 2,000 farmers that did not get into GLAS 2 in view of the fact the previous Minister gave a commitment to the effect that those persons would receive priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40879/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of the progress towards the programme for Government commitment to propose a lowering of the cap on basic payments from €150,000 to €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40880/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of the progress towards the programme for Government commitment to propose a lowering of the cap on basic payments from €150,000 to €100,000; the number of Agriculture Council meetings at which he raised this subject with his EU colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40881/16]