Results 9,601-9,620 of 23,989 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue
- Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Labour Activation Programmes Data (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: 611. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the number of persons on jobseeker's allowance and JobPath for 12 months or more in Ballybofey, Stranorlar and Killygordon, County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43126/19]
- Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Tenant Purchase Scheme Review (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: 650. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when the final report of the review of the tenant purchase scheme will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43527/19]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: I thank the officials for appearing before the committee. With regard to the overall strategy so far, I ask them to pick out some of the key items on which we have made the most progress. I appreciate we have heard a presentation but I ask them to pick out three or four items that have been very much impacted and significantly developed as a result of the plan. What are the key...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: What about the challenges and disappointments?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: What about disappointments and areas where expectations have not been met and the Department believes more progress could have been made?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: Is Dr. Beamish talking about existing licences for finfish?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: Are there any cases where EISs are complete but waiting in the Department?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: What is the timeline for new finfish applications, from commencement to decision?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: Given that, what does Dr. Beamish expect in terms of the potential for the development of the aquaculture sector in coming times? Is it fair to say that, as a result of the backlog, its development has not happened as it could have?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: What are the plans in the strategy for value growth in coming years?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: Will Dr. Beamish elaborate on the point about the viability of salmon farming?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: How is the target of a twofold increase in aquaculture by 2023 looking?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: Did the target start in 2014?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: Are we at roughly the same level as 2014?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: The Scottish salmon sector has developed much more quickly than ours and their production is about ten times ours. Why are we lagging so far behind?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: Are there any steps the Department can take to develop and assist the salmon sector?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: Since we are discussing the expansion of the sector, much of the salmon that is farmed across the country is processed in north Donegal at the Marine Harvest plant in Fanad. However, it operates at less than 50% of its processing capacity because it does not have enough raw material to keep the plant going. It is tremendous for employment and is perhaps the only significant employer in the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: Is that aquaculture in general?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: Where does it stand at present? I believe there was significant funding to go as far as the planning permission stage and significant design funds were put into it. What is the Department's view in regard to the need for that second centre, from a policy point of view? What is the background as to how it got this far? What is the Department's position?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)
Charlie McConalogue: What can Dr. Beamish say about it today? We do not often get the opportunity to engage in a public forum on the matter.