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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (11 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: 42. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the status of the rural regeneration and development fund. [51872/18]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (11 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: An announcement was made in recent weeks that there were almost 300 applications for category 1 of the rural regeneration and development fund and that there were some 18 approvals of projects throughout the country. I would like to have more information on where matters stand in regard to the other categories and when more announcements will be made.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (11 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: The announcement of funding for 18 projects is welcome. However, there were 125 shovel-ready projects in category 1 and, therefore, many disappointed communities did not get funding. With regard to category 2, the Minister might give more detail on when he expects to put butter on that sandwich. We need something to happen quickly because people have to get moving on this. At the moment...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (11 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: I never said that.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Regional Development Initiatives (11 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: 58. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the progress made on the key objectives of the Atlantic economic corridor task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51870/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Project Ireland 2040 Funding (11 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: 67. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development if allocations of funding by his Department are guided by Project Ireland 2040; if not, if funding is allocated on an ad-hoc basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51871/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (11 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: 397. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) will receive the outstanding 15% of GLAS payments for 2016 and 2017 and the 2018 advance payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51745/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc 2017 Annual Report: Discussion (11 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: I apologies for missing the early part of the meeting; I had to attend another event. I thank Professor Boyle for his contribution. I would like a steer on one issue. Teagasc does a good deal of research, which is the potential for different uses of land. I am interested in the further development of that research. Research and development are the buzz words we hear everywhere. I am...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (12 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: This morning several cross-Border agencies appeared at the rural affairs committee and in the AV room, including the Irish Central Border Area Network, the Centre for Cross Border Studies and people from the east Border region. All of them were coming with a deep concern, particularly in the context of Brexit. There is a commitment in the programme for Government to continue to fund these...

Anti-Evictions Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: I am glad to speak on this Bill tonight and to support it. The key focus is on notices to quit and the sale of properties. There are numerous instances all over the country of people who have been renting properties for a lengthy period who are receiving notices to quit in the post because the property is being sold, often to a vulture fund. They are given one month's notice but cannot...

Consumer Credit (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: I thank Deputy Pearse Doherty for bringing forward this Bill. It is clear where and the way in which this issue has the most impact in our society. The main people who will deal with these moneylenders are women because they are the ones who sort out the household budget. Often it is around the managing of that budget that much of this borrowing takes place. Women borrow to purchase a new...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Equipment (12 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: 184. To ask the Minister for Health the cost of hiring a machine from the UK for Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin, for a procedure (details supplied); the number of times it is hired in a year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52351/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Effects of Brexit on Border Region: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: I thank the witnesses for their contributions this morning. I am very conscious in particular of the work of ICBAN in my region in Leitrim where cross-Border work has been taking place for many years. It has had a huge impact and been very positive for many communities and various sectors, including for local authorities, health services and all of those areas which have benefitted. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Effects of Brexit on Border Region: Discussion (12 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: We need to come at this issue at the right scale. The problem in the past is that it has been bitty. I often think it is almost like research and development is the buzzword nowadays. We have an awful lot of research. Many organisations, including those represented at today's meeting, have come up with methods to resolve issues and sort stuff out. I suggest that such efforts almost need...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (18 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: 669. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of residential properties owned by Leitrim County Council; the size of the properties; the number of properties occupied; the number of vacant properties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53262/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Data (18 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: 670. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of residential properties owned by Leitrim County Council in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53264/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (18 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: 671. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on the housing list of Leitrim County Council on 31 December in each of the years 2008 to 2017 and to date in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53266/18]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Local Authority Housing Waiting Lists (18 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: 672. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the number of persons on the housing list for Leitrim County Council who have been on it for periods (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53278/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Beef Sector: Discussion with Irish Farmers Association (18 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: I thank the representatives of the IFA for their presentation and report. I am very conscious of the importance of the suckler cow sector. Leitrim has five marts whose staple is selling weanling calves with farmers coming from other parts of the country to buy them and bring them away because our land generally is not good enough to finish the cattle. While there may be suckler enterprises...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Beef Sector: Discussion with Irish Farmers Association (18 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: On a related matter, the €40 payment per cow that was delivered in the budget was a payment for an action. We are €160 short of the €200 payment which is sought. Are the witnesses satisfied that such a payment of €160 must be linked to an action? The Minister, Deputy Creed, and others point out that issues such as state aid rules come into play when money is...