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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Recruitment (8 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 1176. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for recruitment within the fertiliser section within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19305/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Recruitment (8 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 1177. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for recruitment within his Department; the positions and vacancies due to be filled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19306/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (8 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 1194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the GLAS 2 scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19857/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Heat Incentive (8 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 1243. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the second phase of the renewable heat support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19152/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Renewable Heat Incentive (8 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 1244. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the provision of woodchip boilers under the second phase of the renewable heat support scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19153/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (8 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 1355. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of the progress of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 (details supplied); when she expects same to be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19138/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Working Family Payment (8 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 1500. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if a person (details supplied) is due arrears concerning a working family payment following a social welfare appeal that was allowed on 25 January 2019 on the grounds that their employment took place under a contract of service and is insurable at class A; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19932/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme (8 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 1553. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the final report on the review of the tenant purchase scheme will be available; the reason this has not been published to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19149/19]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Rental Sector Strategy (8 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 1554. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to Parliamentary Question No. 660 of 19 February 2019, the status of proposed regulations with particular reference to rural areas with no rental demand; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19178/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (9 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a compensation package will be introduced for beef farmers in view of the significant decrease in prices and incomes since autumn 2018 from the impact of Brexit; and if a formal application been submitted to the EU Commission for exceptional or market disturbance aid. [20275/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (9 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: Go raibh maith agat, a Chathaoirligh. This is to ask the Minister when a compensation package will be introduced for beef farmers, considering the significant decrease in prices and incomes since last autumn from the impact of Brexit. I also ask the Minister to clarify whether a formal application has been submitted to the European Commission for exceptional or market disturbance aid....

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (9 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: There is very little detail from the Minister as to when exactly farmers can expect to receive the support they need. As the Minister should know, farmers needed this support months ago, not in the next number of weeks or months, because Brexit has been happening and impacting on the beef sector over the last period. Unfortunately, the Minister and the Government have not been recognising...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (9 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister states it is not correct that the Government has not done anything. He states there are two strands to his response, namely, the European Commission's response and the Government's response. I put to the Minister that neither strand has delivered a response in support of the agrifood sector and of the beef sector in particular. The Minister mentioned the ANC scheme but all...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (9 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 13. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the price beef farmers are receiving for their produce from factories; the details of recent discussions at the beef forum; the actions and deadlines agreed; the steps being taken to protect beef farmers from a hard Brexit and a Mercosur deal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20060/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (9 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: What are the Minister's views on the price the beef farmers are receiving for their produce from factories? I ask the Minister to provide details on the recent discussions at the beef forum, including any actions and deadlines agreed at that forum. I also ask him to update the House on steps that are being taken to protect beef farmers from a hard Brexit and a Mercosur deal.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (9 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for his reply. I note that while he covered the engagement had with the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Hogan, regarding the fallout from Brexit, he gave very little attention to the other part of the question relating to the beef forum and any actions, timelines or deadlines agreed at the most recent meeting of same. That is because the beef...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Beef Industry (9 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: The reason that stakeholders have not attended recently meetings is that they have lost faith in the beef forum. They have also lost faith in the Minister and his party in the context of making national agriculture policy work for farmers. They have seen that the beef forum has been little more than a talking shop. One of the key commitments made by the Government, through the Minister's...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (9 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: This is a question for the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. Once again it unfortunately relates to the lack of progress and delivery on a redress scheme for the estimated 5,000 homeowners in Donegal and Mayo affected by mica. I raised this with the Minister of State, Deputy English, before the Easter recess. He indicated that he hoped the scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Programme for Government Initiatives (9 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 21. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the programme for partnership Government commitment to seek recognition from the European Commission for forgotten farmers as a group with specific disadvantage under the national reserve in the same way that old young farmers are provided for. [20059/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (9 May 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason farmers are not paid for the fifth quarter, that is, remaining pieces of an animal carcass which are not being used for meat production. [20057/19]