Results 7,881-7,900 of 24,092 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (26 Apr 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the bilateral meetings he has had since 1 January 2018 with agriculture Ministers from other member states in which he discussed CAP funding post 2020; the date of each meeting in which this was raised in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18480/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (26 Apr 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a report (details supplied) that the European Commission will propose a cut of 6% in CAP funding; and his further views on national co-funding of Pillar 1 or a higher co-funding of Pillar 2 to make up a shortfall in CAP funding as some farm organisations have proposed. [18481/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (26 Apr 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the fact that the EU has moved to ban imports from 20 Brazilian meat plants; and his plans to ensure that his counterparts at EU Council level reject a Mercosur agreement that has beef and poultry as a component. [18482/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Administration (26 Apr 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date under EU CAP regulations that all balancing payments under RDP schemes such as GLAS and sheep welfare must be issued for eligible participants in a calendar year. [18483/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (26 Apr 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 173. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the ex ante assessment for the use of financial instruments in the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund operational programme; the timeframe for completion; if the evaluation will be published; the number of the seven ex ante assessment steps which have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Apr 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 174. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an overview of the sustainability support and advisory programme; and the criteria for interested applicants. [18485/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (26 Apr 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 175. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS plus participants; and when their contracts will end. [18486/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Investment Bank Loans (26 Apr 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers will be able to access the €400 million fund to support investment in Europe’s agricultural sector via the European Investment Bank; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18487/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (26 Apr 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position of Ireland in respect of draft EU origin labelling legislation. [18488/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Vacant Sites Levy (26 Apr 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 249. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government his plans to issue a circular clarifying the criteria regarding the vacant site levy designation for agricultural land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18525/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the Commissioner and his colleagues. I thank him for taking the time to meet both committees. I acknowledge the importance from a national point of view of having him in the role of Agriculture Commissioner. I also acknowledge the work he is doing in regard to putting the next CAP programme together, which by and large is amenable to Irish national interests and will be welcomed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Engagement with EU Commissioner Mr. Phil Hogan (26 Apr 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the Commissioner and his colleagues. I thank him for taking the time to meet both committees. I acknowledge the importance from a national point of view of having him in the role of Agriculture Commissioner. I also acknowledge the work he is doing in regard to putting the next CAP programme together, which by and large is amenable to Irish national interests and will be welcomed...

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: I ask the Taoiseach for an update on the commitment made by Fine Gael during the most recent general election that if it was re-elected, it would abolish the universal social charge, USC, at a cost of €4 billion. Having been elected on that promise and now that the Government is two years into its mandate, I ask the Taoiseach where that commitment stands, considering that it will cost...

Order of Business (1 May 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: That has no bearing on the election promises made by Fine Gael.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (1 May 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 291. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide a clinic in Letterkenny University Hospital for the administration of injections for macular degeneration (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18958/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Availability (1 May 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 319. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a drug (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19115/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (1 May 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 326. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal in respect of a GLAS payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18642/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Community Services Programme (1 May 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 405. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development when the community services programme administered through Pobal will be open to new applications; if a tidy towns committee will be eligible to apply for staff through this programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18966/18]

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: In the last couple of hours the European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources, Mr. Günther Oettinger, has announced the multi-annual framework for the EU budget from 2020 to 2027, which includes a proposed 5% cut to CAP over that seven-year period. If that 5% that has been proposed by the European Commission is add to an average of 3% inflation over those seven years, that could...

Questions on Promised Legislation (2 May 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: We will have to ask the Minister, Deputy Doherty.