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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 that position?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department has not decided what to do but it is under consideration. Is that the case?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I would make the point that it is very necessary and significant funding has already been spent. It could be of great value and I would advocate that it is pushed on. The final point related to fishery harbours, on which spending is very low. There are large local authority piers and harbours, the national centres, which get significant funding. However, coastal county councils have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harnessing Ireland's Ocean Wealth: Marine Co-ordination Group (22 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: Does Dr. Beamish accept that, by and large, the vast majority of funding that goes to those is grant-aided by the Department and that has traditionally been the case? Therefore, the Department's funding very much dictates what can be done and it has been very insufficient, given the potential of many of those smaller piers and harbours to contribute. They may be small in the wider scheme of...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (23 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: My question is to the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy Eoghan Murphy. I am seeking an update from the Minister in regard to the mica redress scheme, which has been long promised for homeowners in Donegal. Some 5,000 people have been waiting for years at this stage for the scheme to be delivered and for houses to be repaired. I ask the Minister to confirm the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (23 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 168. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress being made to open up the Iranian market for beef exports; the trading barriers which remain at international or EU level to transit exports to the country; and the other factors that may be acting as barriers to increasing meat exports to Iran. [43701/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (23 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 169. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 493 of 15 October 2019, the breakdown between Exchequer and EU funding for the allocation in 2020; and the breakdown in funding in 2019. [43702/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (23 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 170. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on comments that Irish product will be displaced from the British market and for Irish farmers to prepare for Brexit and prepare for tariffs on Irish food exports to the UK (details supplied); and the financial supports which will be put in place for farmers immediately in these scenarios. [43703/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (23 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 171. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason Irish farmers, and young farmers in particular, have been locked out of a €1 billion EU loan scheme (details supplied) launched in April 2019; when he first received confirmation that this scheme would not be offered here; if he has had discussions with the Minister for Finance or with the Strategic Banking...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (23 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 172. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 179 of 29 November 2018, the status of developments on the issue; if his Department has completed its analysis on the effect of the changes in the implementation of financial instruments following the adoption of EU Regulation 2017/2393 during the period; and the status of the latest...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Invalidity Pension Applications (23 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 202. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection when a decision will be made on an application for an invalidity pension by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43731/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme (24 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 305. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 533 of 2 April 2019 and taking into account any proposed changes announced in budget 2020, the latest costings regarding the scheme in question over a full calendar year; and the first year costs arising. [44043/19]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 189. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if home tuition will be approved for a child (details supplied) in County Donegal from September 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44452/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Aids and Appliances Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 641. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to remove age restrictions associated with the provision of the FreeStyle Libre device; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45053/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Staff Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 672. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to appoint a lymphedema nurse to Letterkenny University Hospital; if not, his further plans for patients in County Donegal that require the specialist services of such a nurse; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45275/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Primary Care Centres Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 687. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the Buncrana primary care centre, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45335/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Speech and Language Therapy Provision (5 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 689. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to provide adult intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder speech and language therapist posts to cover Inishowen, County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45342/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Appeals (5 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 806. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a decision will be made in relation to a GLAS appeal for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44883/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Applications (5 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 825. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a remote sensing inspection will take place for a person (details supplied) relating to the person's ANC application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45491/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Eligibility (5 Nov 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 1105. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated first and full year cost of changing the farm assist means testing rules in order that irrespective of the source of income the first €3,000 would be disregarded and the balance would be means tested at 50%. [45292/19]