Results 7,501-7,520 of 23,978 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Management Plans (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: 468. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of commonage farmers who have completed a commonage management plan, CMP, by county, in tabular form; the number who have not completed a CMP; the number who have received 85% and 15% 2017 GLAS payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5493/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Management Plans (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: 469. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of commonage farmers, by county, in tabular form; the number who have applied to GLAS 1, 2 and 3; the number who have had their applications processed by county; the number by county who have received and not received 2017 GLAS payments, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5494/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Management Plans (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: 470. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of commonage farmers who have applied to GLAS 1, 2 and 3; the number who have had their applications processed; the number who have and have not received 2017 GLAS payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5495/18]
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farmers Charter (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: 471. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the farmers' charter between his Department and farming organisations agreed on payment dates for RDP schemes in 2017 and 2018; if so, the dates agreed upon; and the payment dates for each scheme that have and have not been met. [5496/18]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: I thank the officials for coming in and for their presentation today. It is a very timely meeting and it is important that we have it because it is crucial that the independent report commissioned by the Minister is moved on and that we see those recommendations acted upon and implemented. As I know, and Senator Mac Lochlainn and Deputy Pringle will know, there is potential in aquaculture,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: What is the issue on the Northern Irish side of Lough Foyle? What is the situation there with regard to the foreshore and the administration of it?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: Do we contest the Northern Irish foreshore?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: I have a couple of other questions. I refer to foreshore licence application timelines and the implementation plan following on from the recommendations of the report. How are we going to implement it? The other thing is the six-month timeline. What issues does the witness feel are blocking that? Has the new aquaculture legislation started? The recommendation was that would commence...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: What is the timeline for an application to be decided?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: What is the timeline for foreshore licences for other matters such as dredging ports etc.?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: Yes, of course.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: Are a lot of those consecutive as opposed to concurrent?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: What timeline is achievable given the legal requirements for getting a licence?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: Am I right in saying the timeline will be 43 to 81 weeks with the streamlined architecture?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: It is less than one to two years. It is under two years.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: Is that 43 to 81 weeks for oysters and salmon? Is that a similar timeline?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: How long does an EIS normally take?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: Is that normally done in advance of the application?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: I refer also to the two points on the implementation plan and the new legislation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Process: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Feb 2018)
Charlie McConalogue: I thank Dr. Beamish for his comprehensive answers. I am concerned about the need for the implementation plan to be finalised and published. I take his point that many of these recommendations will be more medium term and so on and that some will be more achievable. The priority has to be to get the licences renewed and issued. Resources need to be allocated to that. Some of these...