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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: To come back on that point, it is not good enough to say that the backlog is the key priority in the review group's recommendations. It is the priority that deserves the biggest amount of resources and top priority in the context of getting movement. I do not believe, just because the Minister is saying that is the key one and that he is moving on it, that it is acceptable that we leave the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister might listen. There are 30 recommendations. If some of them, as the Minister indicated, require further consultation with the sector-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: If it is extremely difficult to meet that six-month target, let us get a response from the Minister as part of an implementation plan outlining the reason for that and the steps he will take to deal with the matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: We have a report with 30 recommendations. However, by and large, most of the report will gather dust on the shelf before we deal with it in more detail, apart from the couple of key pressing matters with which the Minister is dealing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: I ask the Minister to come back to the joint committee with a comprehensive response to the 30 recommendations made. I would like to receive in writing the fleshed out responses the Minister will give us and an implementation plan for the recommendations.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: It may not take the application of massive resources simply to have a timeline and a plan to implement the report which is sitting on the shelf.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: Will the Minister go into the matter in a little more detail? He has indicated that 38 applications are in the finfish sector and that the sector will be requested to submit before the end of the year an environmental impact assessment to the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: Will the Minister take us from the point where the sector will submit an environment impact assessments at the end of the year and give us a timeline and the targets he will be working from for the completion of applications and the making of decisions on them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: I accept that, but will the Minister give a general idea of the timescale about which we are talking?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: In other countries the process can be completed within a two-year period, but in Ireland the sector is only being asked for an assessment this year.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: We know that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: How long is a piece of string?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Licensing Review Process: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (23 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: On the implementation plan, is the Minister agreeing to come back to tell us where the Department stands on it?

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (24 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: My question is for the Minister for Justice and Equality and concerns Carndonagh Garda station in north Inishowen, and the need for a new-build station on a greenfield site to replace the one that is there at the moment. Garda management has indicated that it believes the current building has a short future, and as such it is essential that a new build is put in place to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Capital Expenditure Programme (24 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 64. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the level of capital expenditure which will be allocated for infrastructure projects in County Donegal; the timeframe for these allocations; the projects for which funding will be provided; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43654/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: EU Funding (24 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 93. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if he has held discussions with the European Commission in relation to the possible allocation of additional funding for the Border region in view of the particular challenges that will arise in the area following Brexit and the need to improve infrastructure to assist existing businesses remain competitive; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (24 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on issues raised in correspondence by an organisation (details supplied). [44011/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (24 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 270. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has carried out investigations on the future of pet travel arrangements between the UK and here in the event of a no-deal Brexit; if the current arrangements will be maintained in such circumstances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44096/18]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Reserve (25 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 61. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason pay is being held up for members of the Defence Forces Reserve; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44243/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Catchment Flood Risk Assessment and Management Programme (25 Oct 2018)

Charlie McConalogue: 117. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform his plans to establish a national support mechanism for the maintenance of rivers and watercourses in order to ensure that flood relief works can be carried out in affected areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44275/18]