Results 6,641-6,660 of 23,978 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1697. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the maximum payment that can be granted to any one person for the greening payment under pillar 1 here in one scheme year; the total greening payment values in 2016 according to amounts (details supplied); and the number of herdowners paid, in tabular form. [28503/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Data Protection (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1698. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if concerns have been raised to his Department or by the Data Protection Commissioner regarding issues concerning confidential details of persons and livestock information that is displayed at marts and shared with processors. [28504/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farmers Charter (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1699. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has examined putting the farmers' charter of rights on a statutory footing with respect to CAP and RDP payments being delivered by agreed timelines; if this is possible under current EU regulations; and the articles in CAP regulations that legislate for payment timelines. [28505/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Fund for Strategic Investments (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1700. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the drawdown on European funding arising approved projects included in Ireland's project list submitted to the EIB Commission member state special task force on developing an investment project pipeline in the EU that his Department contributed to. [28507/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Fund for Strategic Investments (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1701. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department put forward no projects to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investment in each year since it was established; and if no EFSI funding has been drawn down. [28508/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1702. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the cross-compliance rules under CAP regulations 1306/2013 and 1307/2014; the percentage of beneficiaries that must be checked via on-the-spot controls including rural development programme schemes; his views on a matter (details supplied). [28509/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1703. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process regarding the sale of Harold’s Cross greyhound stadium to the Department of Education and Skills; the site valuations received; the discussions he has had with the Irish Greyhound Board, breeders, owners and other stakeholders during this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28510/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Exports (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1717. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the WTO tariffs that would apply for fish exports to the UK for each stock in relation to which such data is available in the absence of a trade agreement being formalised between the UK and EU within the two year period after Article 50 is triggered and if Britain decides to leave the single market and customs union at that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1718. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28958/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Driver Licensing Exchange Agreements (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1816. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if an agreement has been finalised with British Columbia on the conversion of driver licences; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26662/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Social Welfare Payments Administration (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 2065. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the reason deductions cannot be deducted from a person's weekly income when a maintenance order is in place and is not being complied with and the person is in receipt of a social welfare income; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28388/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 2068. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the approximate cost of changing farm assist means-testing rules in order that irrespective of the source of farm income the first €3,000 will be disregarded and the balance will be means tested at 50%. [28452/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Amendment) Bill 2017 and Fish Quotas: Discussion (20 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the witnesses for their attendance today and for their very comprehensive presentations. I will deal first with the voisinageissue. There has been quite a bit of concentration by all of the presenters on what the reinstatement of the agreement would mean. I ask the witnesses to elaborate further on their experience of what it has meant until now, in terms of its practical...

Questions on Promised Legislation (21 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The Taoiseach will be aware that the expert panel on mica reported in the last couple of weeks. Its report indicated that between 1,000 and 5,000 homes in Donegal are affected by defective blocks as a result of high mica content and that 700 homes in Mayo are affected by defective blocks as a result of pyrite content. Unfortunately, at all stages over the past three or four years the...

Other Questions: Diabetes Strategy (21 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 47. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to create a centre of excellence in diabetes care in the north west in view of the fact that there is no centre of excellence in diabetes care north of the Dublin to Limerick line; his further plans to increase the level of staffing in the diabetes team in Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27785/17]

Other Questions: Diabetes Strategy (21 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: It is welcome that the Minister is due to meet the Donegal Diabetes Association next week and has met its representatives previously. Commitments were made to try to ensure services would be improved. My question focuses on what the Minister and the Government are doing to support diabetes services in County Donegal. In particular, what is the position on the Minister's commitment to...

Other Questions: Diabetes Strategy (21 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: For children with diabetes, there is no centre of excellence in paediatric diabetes care north of the Limerick to Dublin line. Services are quite limited and in no way sufficient to meet the number of children in the county or the north west who need them. It is often considered at official level that if a service is provided in Galway, patients in County Donegal are covered. I know that...

Other Questions: Diabetes Strategy (21 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister and look forward to discussing the matter further with him with the Donegal Diabetes Association next Wednesday. I highlight the impact on children with diabetes in County Donegal of not having a paediatric consultant endocrinologist in Sligo. It means that insulin pump therapy is not available to newly presenting children under the age of five years with type 2...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (21 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 77. To ask the Minister for Health if the necessary funding will be provided in order that St. Joseph's, Ramelton and Lifford community hospitals in County Donegal can meet HIQA standards and at a minimum retain their existing bed capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27784/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Farm Household Incomes (22 Jun 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures which will be taken to meet the challenge of addressing the pressing issue of farm incomes in view of the current crisis in farm incomes and severe market volatility across most sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28360/17]