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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: So the lay owner could own the client list.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: Is it the case that a lay owner can decide to close a practice even if the person who holds the certificate of suitability does not wish to do so? Informing the decision by the council to permit lay ownership is the fact that it is the council's belief the ownership has no influence on the provision of veterinary services. If a lay owner can close a practice against the wish of the vet who...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: If it is not a dispute between two vets subject to the code of conduct but one between lay owners, the latter do not have any responsibility regarding the code or the welfare of animals, yet it appears they can make a decision to close down a practice and prevent veterinary medicine from being provided.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: That is fair enough.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I take the point but ownership certainly has an influence on the provision of veterinary services whenever laypersons are involved. We have seen it come into play already that lay ownership has an influence. That goes against the grain of what the council is trying to achieve and oversee. Only vets should have control. With the change that has been made, allowing lay ownership to come...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: If the council cannot control matters such as price and yet allows owners who will be driven by profit, it cannot have control. I have seen it in my own county. The fees for out-of-hours calls increase to €500. Vets cannot feasibly be available to carry out their duties in that situation. The council does not have control over ensuring veterinary services are available whenever...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: Does that apply even where the customer is not a client of the practice in question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: Where a veterinary practice decides to drop customers who are not profitable, where do those people go to get a service?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Council of Ireland Report: Discussion (24 Sep 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: The danger with lay ownership, which we are starting to see, is that smaller clients are being dropped while larger customers are retained. In that scenario, only the unprofitable clients are available to a new practice. In a situation where there is not an oversupply of vets, we will not see vets setting up in areas where the pickings are slim. The movement towards lay ownership is...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (25 Sep 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: To add to what Deputy Martin Kenny said, many farmers did not apply for the BEAM scheme because they were not in an environmental scheme. The Minister needs to re-open the GLAS scheme to allow these farmers access to it because many of them are losing out on income as a result of not being in it. As stated by Deputy Kenny, they were also precluded from entering the BEAM scheme if they do...

Written Answers — Department of Health: HSE Staff Recruitment (25 Sep 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 121. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 416 of 21 May 2019, the status of the recruitment of a key worker for teenagers with physical sensory disabilities in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38979/19]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions Legislation (26 Sep 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 78. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 197 of 2 October 2018, when the new guidance on the implementation of section 52(6) and (7) of the 2012 Act will be finalised; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39118/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Payments (26 Sep 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an ANC payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39157/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (26 Sep 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount involved if all applications submitted to the beef emergency aid measure scheme were approved; and the value for approved applicants to date. [39264/19]

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (1 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: My question is for the Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy English, and relates to the lack of progress on the establishment of a mica redress scheme for the 5,000 home owners in Donegal whose houses are affected by mica in defective blocks. The Government has treated these homeowners disgracefully. Next Tuesday marks the first anniversary...

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I support the motion tabled by the Green Party. The performance of the Government on forestry has in no way lived up to the targets set in Food Wise 2025 or the annual targets set out in the forestry programme. Food Wise 2025 indicated a target of 15,000 ha to be planted per year. The annual target has since been reduced to 6,000 ha to 8,000 ha. There is no doubt that we must look at the...

Forestry Sector: Motion [Private Members] (1 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: Time flies when you are having fun.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Court Sittings (1 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 247. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the OPW has carried out a recent assessment of Carndonagh Court House, Carndonagh, County Donegal; if issues have been identified; if so, his plans to remedy same; the timeframe involved; if the OPW will work with the Courts Service to ensure a temporary venue is made available in Carndonagh and that court sittings...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Healthcare Infrastructure Provision (1 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 323. To ask the Minister for Health the status of works at a community hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39323/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (1 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 435. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated from Exchequer funding to support the establishment of producer organisations in each sector in each of the years 2016 to 2019 in tabular form; and the annual amount drawn down in each sector to date in 2019. [39342/19]