Results 7,121-7,140 of 23,978 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (7 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 890. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if flexibility will be allowed with regard to the administration of the BDGP scheme to allow a young farmer to change farming enterprise without having to repay the payments received to date for participation in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45834/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (7 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 897. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the terms and conditions for the TAMS scheme for agricultural sheds are too onerous with regard to the required specifications (details supplied); if this is affecting the uptake of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45887/17]

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

Charlie McConalogue: 898. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of all consultants commissioned by his Department since June 2016 to complete reports on Brexit; the cost of the reports; the date of commission; the expected publication date of same, in tabular form; and if all such reports have been published. [45900/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 909. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the smart farming initiative currently in operation (details supplied); the number of participating farmers; the Exchequer contribution to date to this initiative; and the details of the reduction in CO2 emissions and improved returns by farmers participating in the scheme. [46104/17]

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

Charlie McConalogue: 910. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons approved into the green low carbon agri environment scheme to date; the average annual payment per person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46105/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (7 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 923. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of discussions he has had with his colleague in the Department of Health regarding changes to be introduced in 2018 relating to the fair deal nursing home support scheme; and his plans to cap the current fair deal contribution on farm and business assets at three years. [46238/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Issues (7 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 924. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of EU level developments regarding reauthorising glyphosate. [46239/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements Application (7 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 925. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a transfer of entitlements application by a person (details supplied) will be fully assessed; the reason the application has not been processed to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46283/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Severe Weather Events (7 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 933. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the decision not to provide compensation for farmers that lost their potato and grain crops as a result of the flooding in County Donegal in August 2017 will be reconsidered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46429/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Flood Relief Schemes (7 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1035. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding will be provided for a club (details supplied) which had its training pitches destroyed in the recent floods in Inishowen; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46430/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Capital Programme Administration (7 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1064. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the funding measures available for sports buildings in order to help enable disability access; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46872/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Family Resource Centres (7 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1103. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will meet with family resource centres to address concerns (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45960/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobsPlus Scheme (7 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1173. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her enhancement plans (details supplied) for the JobsPlus scheme for the over 50s; the number of years will the subsidy of €10,000 will be paid; when the new scheme will come into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [45649/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: School Services Staff (7 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1292. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a school's (details supplied) request for a traffic warden will be accommodated in view of the fact of the increased numbers now attending the school; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46284/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Upcoming CAP Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (7 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I join the Chairman in welcoming the officials from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and thank them for their presentation, much of which focuses on the leaked European Commission communication. That is understandable because it is probably a good signpost as to the direction the Commission wishes to take in reforming the Common Agricultural Policy, CAP. Since the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Upcoming CAP Negotiations: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (7 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The €100,000 cap is in the programme for Government to be worked towards. Has there been progress in that regard?

Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Data (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 38. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all RDP 2014 to 2020 funding will be fully expended by the end of 2020 in all RDP schemes; if the targets for scheme participation levels will be reached; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47190/17]

Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Data (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I want to ask the Minister if he expects all of the rural development programme monies from 2014 to 2020 to be fully expended by the end of 2020 across all rural development programme schemes and if all targets for scheme participation levels will be reached. I would appreciate if the Minister would update us on that matter.

Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Data (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister continues with the fallacy that all is hunky-dory with the rural development programme when it is clear that he and the Government are failing to live up to the promises they made about spending on the programme and the participation rates across the various schemes. At present, only 30% of the funds have been used, which means that €2.7 billion of the funds promised to...

Priority Questions: Rural Development Programme Data (8 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: How much will that add up to at the end of five years?