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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Imports (23 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: 179. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 247 of 14 of November 2018, when a reply will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3201/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Imports (23 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: 180. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department records sheep that are imported at the point of entry; if not, the point at which they are recorded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3206/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Premium Payments (23 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: 181. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of forestry premiums paid on forestry in County Leitrim under the categories of premiums paid to farmers and landowners that live in County Leitrim and premiums paid to others that do not live in the county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3209/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Benefits Eligibility (23 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: 239. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the reason persons that are in receipt of a pension from the UK or other EU states are not entitled to the living alone allowance or the household benefits package; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3199/19]

National Broadband Plan: Motion [Private Members] (22 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: I live in rural Ireland and most people there have completely lost faith in the possibility that broadband will be delivered. It is a reality. That is not to say that many people do not have some service, as they might have broadband coming from a pylon or something that is grand during the day but when evening comes and children start doing their homework, the service goes to nothing. It...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: As the Taoiseach will be aware, there is a considerable problem in regard to recruitment and retention in the health services. In the past week or so, I was contacted by a family who have a child with autism who really need help. The child and adolescent mental health services, CAMHS, are dealing with them but they have not got a school-age psychologist, or even a school-age psychology...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (22 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: In this day and age, it is not good enough.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (22 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: Not enough of them.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Psychological Assessments Waiting Times (22 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: 305. To ask the Minister for Health the number of children waiting to see a psychologist as part of the early intervention assessment in counties Sligo and Leitrim; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2333/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development
Common Agricultural Policy: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: I thank Mr. Hayes for his presentation. The clear purpose of the CAP is to support agriculture. It started as a cheap food policy but also had the objective of maintaining family farms. It has this dual role to play. We all agree that a cap of €60,000 on the maximum payment is needed. We must also acknowledge it will not be a windfall. It will put a little bit more money back...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Rural and Community Development: Joint Meeting of the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Joint Committee on Rural and Community Development
Common Agricultural Policy: Discussion (22 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: I thank Mr. Hayes for his presentation. The clear purpose of the CAP is to support agriculture. It started as a cheap food policy but also had the objective of maintaining family farms. It has this dual role to play. We all agree that a cap of €60,000 on the maximum payment is needed. We must also acknowledge it will not be a windfall. It will put a little bit more money back...

Government's Brexit Preparedness: Statements (17 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: I am glad to have the opportunity to speak on this today because I represent a Border constituency which stretches right around the Border. One of the main areas is the central Border area region. A couple of weeks ago I visited the Irish Central Border Area Network, ICBAN, in Enniskillen and spoke to the CEO there about the difficulties it has at present with the funds available to try to...

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (16 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: On the same matter, in Sligo University Hospital the diabetic dietician has at present been allocated to do other work in the hospital to cover maternity leave. There are type 1 diabetes patients waiting to do the Berger course, which they need to do in order to use the pump. One man contacted me who is waiting 18 months. The pump has been delivered to the hospital but he cannot do the...

Rural Crime: Motion [Private Members] (15 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: We support the motion. I thank its proposers for tabling it. The issue of rural crime affects people in practically every part of Ireland because Ireland is largely a rural country. In many of our towns and villages, even reasonably-sized towns, we have issues with crime, especially with burglary. That affects many people living in rural areas in a very negative way. When a house is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Action Plans (15 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: 769. To ask the Minister for Health the way in which he plans to reduce waiting times for gynaecology in Sligo University Hospital (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1512/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Delays (15 Jan 2019)

Martin Kenny: 772. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) will receive an appointment at the earliest opportunity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1517/19]

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Repossessions (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: Repossession through the courts is one part of the issue but many repossessions occur when people agree to hand back their house under duress. They are put under huge pressure with which they are unable to cope. There is often a narrative that a person whose home is repossessed must be some type of scoundrel or be in terrible trouble. That implication is being made in this case....

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Home Repossessions (19 Dec 2018)

Martin Kenny: What happened in County Roscommon is evidence of what is seen in many parts of the country. People are very angry that the banks which bankrupted the country are sending in security firms to evict people from their homes in the most abusive manner. While the security firm in this case is based across the Border, many of the security firms involved in other places are based in Dublin, Carlow...

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...