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Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadcasting Sector Regulation (14 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 402. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his plans to appoint a television regulator (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47940/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child and Family Agency Services (14 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 450. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of a residential unit (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48015/17]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Action Plan for Rural Development Funding (14 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 453. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development his plans to provide renovation grants to restore properties in small towns and villages as part of the Government’s promised plan to revive rural areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47970/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Employment Support Services (14 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 473. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her views on the points raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48014/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Guardian's Payment Applications (14 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 483. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of a guardian's payment application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48072/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospitals Funding (15 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 74. To ask the Minister for Health if approval will be forthcoming for a request for additional funding of €1.8 million for Letterkenny University Hospital in order to enable it to open an additional 20 bed ward and staff it appropriately to address an issue with persons having to wait on trolleys for hospital admission. [47979/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (15 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 215. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection her plans to change the criteria whereby a person that has means included in their social welfare calculation payment does not qualify for the Christmas bonus; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [48264/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Undocumented Irish in the USA (16 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 6. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his discussions with American officials in respect of immigration reform and, in particular, the plight of undocumented Irish citizens in the United States of America; his plans to meet with American officials in the near future to discuss this further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48306/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Undocumented Irish in the USA (16 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I am sure the Minister is aware of the importance of this issue to many families across the country, and in particular to their loved ones in America. We need to keep the pressure on, particularly in light of increased difficulties arising from the stance President Trump has taken on the issue recently.

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Undocumented Irish in the USA (16 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for his response. The political landscape for making progress on immigration reform and achieving some improvement for the undocumented Irish and progress towards legalising their situation has become more difficult since President Trump took office. Certainly he appears to be a very difficult man to talk to and make progress with. It does emphasise, and makes all the...

Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Other Questions (Resumed): Undocumented Irish in the USA (16 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for his response. It is important that the Minister, the Minister of State, Deputy Cannon, and Deputy Deasy, who has a useful role, look at other options, and work with the committee on foreign affairs in the Oireachtas to try to ensure there is parliamentarian to parliamentarian engagement with politicians in the US and see whether there are other ways this can be done....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Labelling (16 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 141. To ask the Minister for Health his views on the introduction of a voluntary colour coded nutritional labelling scheme for food products in France; the impact this will have on food exports; and the status of EU level discussions on countries that have introduced similar labelling schemes and the potential issues arising. [48632/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (16 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 412 of 17 October 2017, when a GLAS balancing payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48534/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Management Plans (16 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a planner will be appointed to commonage ground (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48541/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Licences (16 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of plans to introduce a system of penalty points by statutory instrument for fishing vessel licence holders; if he has consulted fishing organisations on this S.I.; the way in which this system will work; the appeals mechanism that will be in place; and when the SI will come into effect. [48626/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Vessel Licences (16 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the definition of serious infringements as referenced in his letter of 1 November 2017 to the Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine on plans to introduce a statutory instrument penalty points system for fishing vessel licence holders. [48627/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (16 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding drawn down to date on an annual basis under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Operational Programme 2014 to 2020 in each county and fishing port, in tabular form; the annual breakdown of funding allocated; the breakdown on all the seafood sectors, that is, fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harness Racing Industry (16 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will act on the recommendations of a report (details supplied) on the harness racing sector; if he will provide seed funding on a pilot basis as recommended in the report; and if he will provide a timeframe for the implementation of these recommendations. [48629/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (16 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the planned implementation timeline for EU animal health regulation 2016/429. [48630/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Research (16 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government has taken note of the latest Teagasc research data which shows that the carbon footprint of Irish produce has been reduced by circa 15% since 1990 and that the nitrogen footprint of Irish produce has been reduced by circa 25% (details supplied). [48631/17]