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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation Provision (18 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: 93. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an application for works by a school (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16926/18]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Brexit Supports (18 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: 107. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the work that has been done by her Department to date in relation to combatting trade deficits which may be experienced by suppliers and companies in counties Longford and Westmeath and the midlands post-Brexit; the number of staff that have been working on this issue across agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Eligibility (18 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: 190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a requirement when applying for a TAMS grant in relation to a TAMS approved machine (details supplied) that the balance of the cost must be financed through cash; if hire purchase or a pre-authorised loan can be considered as appropriate part finance when applying for a grant; and if he will make a statement on the...

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: -----notes the unique vulnerability and exposure of agriculture-------

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: ------to fluctuations in the weather. If one looks at the detail-----

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: -----there has been 80% more rainfall in some parts of the country over the first three months of the year, while soil temperatures must be above 6 degrees for adequate growth. However, the motion firmly places the blame on the Government and contains nothing about sustainable solutions. It has not one word about agritaxation. There is no detail in terms of the supports that were brought...

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: Critically, it asks for hardship funds for small and medium-sized farms but offers no detail of the criteria or costings for such funds. It is devoid of any detail. We need real, sustainable solutions.

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: The Minister stepped in with a-------

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: I cannot get a chance to articulate my point.

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: I am putting on the record the lack of detail in the motion and I would like to have the chance to fairly articulate that point.

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: Very clearly in terms of the action the Minister has-------

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: I did not get to articulate my point. I just wish to make two more points.

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: I will make two more points. The Minister has shown that he is prepared to change when change is needed and that was clearly demonstrated by the fodder transport scheme. He was not afraid to do that. As regards the money being put behind this problem, fodder is coming into the country and work is being done. Low-cost credit schemes are available and the Minister is working hard on the issue.

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: When we are putting forward solutions and discussing them in the House they must be credible, fair and sustainable.

Fodder Shortage: Motion [Private Members] (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: I want to make clear, as someone who was brought up on a family farm, that I know first-hand the difficulties and anxieties that farmers face when fodder is in short supply. It is also very important that we make it clear that farmers who are in difficulty should step forward. However, the motion is very bland. Its lack of detail is absolutely amazing. The second line of the motion states...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Registration of Births (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: 163. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the statutory footing which compels those seeking a foreign birth registration certificate to provide State identification in order for their application to be processed; if his Department has examined the possibility that most minors under 16 years of age do not have State identification, which is normally a driver licence or a passport;...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: 252. To ask the Minister for Finance if a person (details supplied) is entitled to consolidation relief; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15847/18]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Drainage Schemes Status (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: 312. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 62 of 18 January 2018, the status of works on the river (details supplied). [16515/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Funding (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: 467. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if funds will be released to a body (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16612/18]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Fines Data (17 Apr 2018)

Peter Burke: 547. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the monetary value of the outstanding court fines owed to the Exchequer for the past five years in each court district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15782/18]