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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (7 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 708. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the approximate additional annual increase in funding needed for the sheep welfare scheme to attain compensation at amounts per ewe (details supplied), in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11735/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (7 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 709. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of moneys allocated and expended under the pilot waste processing facilities scheme of the Rural Development Programme 2000-2006; the total number of participants; the specific criteria that were down for grant aid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11736/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (7 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 710. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if additional actions would be required by participants if current funding levels were increased over the amount that has been ringfenced over the 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme for the sheep welfare scheme in order to increase payment rates; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11737/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Issues (7 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 797. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she has raised the future status of the UK as a member of the European Chemicals Agency with her UK and EU counterparts; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11354/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Systems, Governance and Procedures in Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome Mr. Kavanagh, Ms Eade and Mr. Morris and thank them for making the presentation. I acknowledge some members of HRI's board. Deputy D'Arcy spoke about some of the issues we dealt with at length at a previous meeting. I think we all agree that the process and corporate governance at that time left a bit to desired. It is important that lessons are learned by HRI. I acknowledge...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Systems, Governance and Procedures in Horse Racing Ireland: Discussion (7 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Capital Programme (8 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 98. To ask the Minister for Health the additional resources he will allocate to Letterkenny General Hospital in view of the fact that the full capacity protocol has been implemented again on 28 February 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11817/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (8 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 120. To ask the Minister for Health when a second consultant breast surgeon will be appointed to Letterkenny General Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11825/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

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 and fishing sectors ahead of the UK’s move to leave the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12573/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: What are the immediate contingency steps the Minister is taking to safeguard the interests of the Irish agriculture and the agrifood and fishing sectors ahead of the UK’s move to exit the EU, and will he give a full update on his activity in that respect?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for his response. He has clearly outlined the importance of Brexit for the Irish agrifood sector and the fishing industry. I do not need to reiterate that the agrifood sector is the largest indigenous employer as we face the threat that Brexit poses, in particular to our beef industry, with more than half of beef exports, one third of our dairy exports and exports from...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: If the Minister were to plough a field, he would not sit on a Massey Ferguson 135, capable and all as it might be. He would need the equipment underneath him to deal-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: -----with the challenge in front of him. The Minister is simply-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: -----not resourcing his Department and its agencies sufficiently to meet this massive challenge for our country and for the agrifood sector.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: There is an adage that attack is the best form of defence. People often revert to this strategy when they have difficult positions to defend. The Minister is seeking positive suggestions. I have pointed out some very serious ones he should adapt, among them proper resourcing of his Department and the agencies that have a key role to play in this regard. He did not address my point about...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: -----engaging on a bilateral basis with other countries in this regard.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: We need to see proper resourcing. I ask once more will the Minister allocate-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: -----additional staff to Bord Bia? Regarding his internal Brexit unit-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: -----will he also allocate additional staff-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: -----to properly reflect the massive challenge-----