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Other Questions: Schools Site Acquisitions (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for his response. The campus will accommodate Crana College secondary school, Gaelscoil Buncrana primary school and Gaelcholáiste Chineál Eoghain secondary school. The school authorities are at their wit's end because of the delays in, first, acquiring a site and, second, moving the process forward to the construction of new schools to accommodate their needs....

Other Questions: Schools Site Acquisitions (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: I remind the Minister this is the second occasion on which a site assessment process has been undertaken by his Department. We had one four years ago which was completed by the ETB, where it identified the preferred sites and engaged with the Department with a view to commencing negotiations. The Minister's Department restarted that process and asked Donegal County Council to do the same...

Topical Issue Debate: Fodder Crisis (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: This grouping of Fianna Fáil Deputies has come together jointly to put this Topical Issue to the Minister in order to try to stir him to recognise the very real fodder shortage across the country. Unfortunately, the Minister has shown himself to be very much out of touch with the farming community in respect of how serious an issue it is, having spent most of the past number of months...

Topical Issue Debate: Fodder Crisis (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister's response indicates that he has been sleepwalking on this issue for the past number of months. He still has not woken up to the fact that, as Minister, he must take action and assist farmers across the country who are in trouble. It affects not just individuals, but it is on a collective scale. That requires collective action on the part of the Minister. He must recognise...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Farm Safety (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 242. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the actions and deadline agreed following the first meeting of the farm safety taskforce in tabular form; and the number of meetings the taskforce has planned in 2018. [14852/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 293. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14533/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a knowledge transfer payment for a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; if payment will be processed in view of the circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14684/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 301. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of the original 10,000 farmers who were deemed ineligible for 85% advance GLAS 2017 payments due to the requirement for an applicant to get maps redigitised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14688/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 302. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS applicants who were required to get maps redigitised to become eligible for payments in each of the years 2015 to 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14689/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 303. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of land parcels that had to be redigitised in each of the years 2015 to 2017 to become eligible for GLAS payments in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14690/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 304. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason redigitisation was required, other than in cases in which land parcel identifier numbers on GLAS maps did not correlate with parcels on BPS maps in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14691/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the mapping systems used for GLAS and BPS applications are clashing or proving to be incompatible with each other; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14692/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 306. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the detail of the information technology problems being experienced by his Department and for which his Department has indicated to many farmers as the reason GLAS payments have been delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14693/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Administration (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 307. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount being spent per annum by his Department on information technology systems for both GLAS and BPS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14694/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Administration (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 308. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the same companies have the contracts to supply information technology support for both GLAS and BPS; if not, if this is contributing to delays in GLAS payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14695/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 310. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in receipt of GLAS 1, 2 and 3 who have received the 85% advance payment of their 2017 payment, by county in tabular form; the number of persons that have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting the 85% portion of the 2017 payment; the number of GLAS recipients that have yet to receive this portion...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 311. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in receipt of AEOS payments that have received the 85% advance payment of their 2017 payment, by county, in tabular form; the number of persons that have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting the 85% portion of the 2017 payment; the number of AEOS recipients that have yet to receive this portion...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 312. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 15 February 2018, if all the data requested been compiled. [14839/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 313. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question Nos. 551 and 553 of 14 December 2017, if all the data requested been compiled. [14840/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (29 Mar 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 314. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review of the rural development programme, RDP, targets, both participation and expenditure levels, committed to originally has commenced in view of the passing of the motion supporting the suckler sector on 21 February 2018 in Dáil Éireann; if so, if the two month deadline for the review to be completed will be met;...