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Other Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 8. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the specific plans she has in place to minimise the impact of Brexit in County Donegal; the engagement she has had with IDA Ireland to ensure it secures new investment in County Donegal in view of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6183/17]

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 16. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to minimise the impact of Brexit in County Donegal; the engagement she has had with the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to ensure they secure new investment in County Donegal in view of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6184/17]

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I ask the Minister to update the Dáil on her work in relation to this issue.

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for her response. It is particularly important that the Government is aware of the challenges posed by Brexit for counties such as Donegal because of its geographic location and the fact that over 95% of the county's border is with Northern Ireland as opposed to bordering the Republic. There is no doubt that Brexit poses a significant challenge for the whole island but...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: With regard to the commentary we have seen so far on the Border issue, especially from Prime Minister May and domestically about not having a return to the borders of the past, it does not count for a lot. If one drills down, nobody is clear on what they are talking about. As I have outlined previously to the Minister, 7.5% of workers in Donegal actually work in Northern Ireland. 6...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there have been a number of write-offs with regard to recouping paid funds in each of the years since SUSI was formed in relation to discovered overpayment of maintenance grants by SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6445/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Data (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 143. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of farm assist payments and the total amount paid in each county in each of the years from 2012 to 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6583/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there is a 100% penalty on payments such as ANC in cases in which the sheep census is not returned by the appointed date; if he has the flexibility to consider a graduated system of penalties as is the case with other late penalties applied to payments; the current regulatory requirements regarding such penalties; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 226. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 610 of 5 July 2016, and the variables used to calculate such figures, the detail of the approximate additional annual increase in funding needed for the farm assist scheme to attain compensation set at a maximum level of €200 in scenarios (details supplied); and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 227. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 applicants that have received 85% of their total 2016 payment; the number of persons that have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting a 2016 payment; the total number of GLAS recipients that have yet to receive payment per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6585/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 228. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of AEOS recipients by county that have received their total 2016 payment; the number of persons that have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting a 2016 payment; the total number of AEOS applicants that have yet to receive payment per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of participants under the national reserve scheme in each year to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6587/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 230. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total budget allocation for each year under CAP Pillar 1 2014 to 2020 for young farmers under the national reserve scheme; the total amount drawn down in each year and to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6588/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 231. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of participants under the young farmers scheme in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6589/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total budget allocation for each year under CAP Pillar 1 2014 to 2020, inclusive, for participants under the young farmers scheme; the total amount drawn down in each year and to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6590/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated number of young farmers who have and do not have a green certificate, who are under 40 years of age but have been farming for more than five years and who are not permitted from accessing measures under CAP for young farmers, including being able to apply for the national reserve and for top-up entitlements; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of hectares currently eligible under the basic payment scheme, BPS, and greening scheme per county; the total percentage of eligible land per county covered by the scheme out of total national land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6592/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average support per hectare under the basic payment scheme, BPS, and greening scheme per county; the euro per farm holding in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6593/17]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 282. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence if he will sanction an amendment to the headdress uniform (details supplied) for use by the Reserve Defence Force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6556/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (14 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 192. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when an announcement will be made regarding the summer works scheme for 2017; the amount of funding which will be available for the scheme; the priority and category of works which will be grant aided; if new applications can be made by schools for consideration for funding under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6984/17]