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Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Applications (28 Sep 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 244. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of a sports capital application by a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41039/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Schemes (28 Sep 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 253. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development further to Parliamentary Question No. 452 of 13 July 2017, the position regarding the introduction of a renovation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41035/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Departmental Funding (28 Sep 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 256. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if he will provide funding to an organisation (details supplied) that is overseeing the regeneration of an area as a cultural and social hub in County Donegal to employ a full-time administrator to oversee the ongoing projects; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41034/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Dietary Allowance Applications (28 Sep 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 263. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to allow persons in receipt of an old age pension to continue to avail of the diet supplement allowance after they transfer onto their State pension in view of the expense associated with many of the conditions covered by diet supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41038/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Nitrates Usage (28 Sep 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 280. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his views on extending the slurry spreading deadline for exceptional cases in which land has been severely damaged by wet weather. [41204/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (28 Sep 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 281. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 1635 of 26 July 2017, the position regarding the review of the tenant purchase scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41037/17]

Order of Business (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The Taoiseach will be aware of speculation regarding the European Commission's plan to offer a 70,000 tonne tariff rate quota as part of the Mercosur offer to South American countries for beef. That is extremely concerning and would be detrimental to our agriculture and the sector if it was followed through on. What engagement has the Taoiseach had with the European Commission with...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position on the programme for Government commitment to increase areas of natural constraint, ANC, scheme funding by €25 million in 2018; and if payments will reflect the constraint of land type. [41891/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: As priority questions had to be submitted by the middle of last week in advance of news breaking that the European Commission planned to offer up to 70,000 tonnes of beef in the South American trade negotiations as part of the Mercosur deal, it was not possible to table a question on that matter to be dealt with today. Therefore, I raised the matter with the Taoiseach earlier. That is why...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for his response which seems to indicate that the following through on the €25 million commitment in the programme for Government in 2018 is optional and up for discussion rather than non-negotiable. I would have thought that if there was a commitment in the programme for Government, it would have been sealed and done and dusted. It should not be up for...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I am disappointed that this issue has not been nailed down at this stage. For what does the commitment in the programme for Government stand? I remind the Minister that it is his party's programme for Government. If it commits to the provision of an additional €25 million in ANC funding for 2018, it is a poor reflection on the priority attached to agriculture that a week prior to...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: By using some of the funding not spent in the Minister's Department.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: There will be plenty of pennies left behind this year as a result of the underspend-----

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The most underspending Department in the whole of Government. That is this year's figures.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government formally submitted an application to the European Commission for EU state aid to help the agricultural sector and farmers following Brexit related currency changes or applied for CAP market disturbance funding following the UK referendum to leave the EU. [41892/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Minister will know, the countries most affected by Brexit currency exchanges have been recently invited by the European Commissioner, Mr. Phil Hogan, to apply for EU state aid to help the agricultural sector. Has the Government formally submitted an application to the European Commission for EU state aid to help the agricultural sector and farmers following Brexit related currency...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Minister knows, Bord Bia has published estimates for the impact of the underlying weakness of sterling on exports for 2016, which demonstrates a fall in the value of trade as result totalling €570 million, with exports to the UK dropping by 8%. IBEC estimates this equates to up to 5,000 jobs. The Irish Farmers Association, IFA, has been very clear as well in outlining how the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I was well aware of the schemes funded under the de minimisrules. The Minister pointed that out in his first and second replies. I have specifically asked about Commissioner Hogan's comments and invitation to countries most affected by Brexit-related currency changes. Has the Minister made an application in this respect or will he do so? I still have not received an answer on that. An...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: That was in 2016.

Other Questions: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will include in the financial assistance scheme farmers who lost grain crops, potato crops or second cut silage crops or had farm road networks destroyed in the County Donegal flooding on 22 August 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41679/17]