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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: I invite Dr. Byrne to respond on behalf of Ulster Bank.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: I note that none of the three witnesses answered Deputy McConalogue's question about whether the banks have become more competitive as a result of last year's SBCI loan scheme. Would they like to comment now on whether they have become more competitive as a result of the loan scheme that was introduced by the SBCI last year?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: Deputy Penrose is bouncing to get in with the next lot of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: I will let the Deputy back in shortly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: Thank you. Carry on, Deputy Penrose.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: Before we move on to Mr. Butler, Deputy Penrose asked a question regarding the increase in the percentage of overdraft. If one goes from a €10,000 overdraft to a €15,000 overdraft, does the interest rate go up?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Cullen. Mr. Ashmore can conclude on the points Deputy Penrose referenced in regard to the schemes, which is a valid area.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Shortages and Drought Issues: Discussion (4 Sep 2018)

Pat Deering: I thank Mr. Ashmore. As there are no further questions, I thank Mr. Farrell and Mr. Butler from Bank of Ireland, Mr. Buckley and Ms Brennan from Allied Irish Bank, Dr. Byrne and Mr. Cullen from Ulster Bank and Mr. Ashmore from the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland for appearing before us today.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies (12 Jul 2018)

Pat Deering: 14. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the efforts he is making with his EU colleagues to secure an increase in the CAP budget post 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31159/18]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fodder Crisis (12 Jul 2018)

Pat Deering: 31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the quantity of fodder imported under import scheme in 2018; the way in which this compares with a similar scheme in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31158/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Vaccination Programme (12 Jul 2018)

Pat Deering: 484. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 277 of 3 July 2018, when he expects this to take place; and when the vaccine will be made available to teenage boys [32244/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action: Election of Chairman (11 Jul 2018)

Pat Deering: That will never-----

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (10 Jul 2018)

Pat Deering: 389. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding general practitioners charging medical card holders for blood tests; and if persons are not required to pay for the service, the way in which payments already made will be refunded. [30048/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (10 Jul 2018)

Pat Deering: 679. To ask the Minister for Health when he will publish the review of the fair deal pricing mechanism; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30903/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Review (10 Jul 2018)

Pat Deering: 680. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce an independent appeals process under the fair deal scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30904/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Recruitment (10 Jul 2018)

Pat Deering: 681. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the position of the role of healthcare assistants from the ineligible categories of employment for employment permits list and their removal from this list on a controlled basis (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30905/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services (10 Jul 2018)

Pat Deering: 682. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to review the decision not to implement a full courier service for collection of blood samples from general practitioner surgeries (details supplied) in County Carlow; the reason this is not being considered; the counties which do not have the facility in which blood and samples for laboratory testing are not collected directly from a surgery; and...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan Implementation (10 Jul 2018)

Pat Deering: 749. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when a broadband service will be available in Ballydarton, Fenagh, County Carlow. [30049/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)

Pat Deering: Let me interrupt as I wish to seek clarification on the €250 million figure. The initial cost of the buildings was €100 million which I understand was the tendering price and of which €87 million has been spent so far. It is like buying a car by hire purchase. The delegates should correct me if I am wrong, but the Government will start to pay once the contract has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Contractual Arrangements for Public Sector Infrastructural Projects: Discussion (5 Jul 2018)

Pat Deering: There will be an investment of €100 million and the cost will be €250 million over 25 years.