Results 14,401-14,420 of 23,978 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (16 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers enrolled in the ANC scheme in 2019; the breakdown by each respective area designation, including mountain type land, more severely handicapped lowland, less severely handicapped lowland and areas of specific constraints islands; the payment rate for each respective area designation; the amount of funding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (16 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers enrolled in the ANC scheme in 2019, by county; the number of farmers by county enrolled in the ANC by each respective area designation; the number of applicants to the scheme in 2019; the number of approved applicants by county who have received their 85% advance payment ; the number of approved applicants who...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Childcare Services Funding (16 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 225. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding that will be provided to afterschool providers under the national childcare scheme to pay for the inclusion of support workers such as special needs assistants to safely meet the needs of young children with a disability and or autism that attend an afterschool service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42417/19]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Voluntary Sector Funding (16 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 237. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if sufficient funding will be ring-fenced for a charity (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42480/19]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Budget 2020 (16 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 261. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to budget 2020 the allocations to both the rural social scheme and the farm assist scheme in 2020; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42503/19]

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fish Quotas (15 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I emphasise the importance of ensuring that it is off the ICES advice regarding the figure of 955,000 this year. If that updated figure is used, the equivalent impact on the Irish fishing fleet would be a total allowable catch for mackerel in 2020 of 77,500 tonnes as opposed to just over 55,000 tonnes. This would be a net benefit of €40 million for the mackerel sector so the stakes...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fish Quotas (15 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I ask the Minister for his views on the recent ICES mackerel advice which shows a further increase in the revised scientific advice given in May 2019 for the mackerel TAC for 2020. I also ask whether he will give an assurance to the marine sector that this new advice of 922,000 tonnes will be fully incorporated into the overall TAC quotas for 2020.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Fish Quotas (15 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: It is very concerning that ICES is getting its advice so wrong. The advice it gave last year, which contributed to the formulation of the 2019 TAC, was off the mark by 50% in respect of mackerel. The decision in May to revise the TAC advice from ICES to 20%, as the Minister stated, was not incorporated into the TAC for the Irish fishing fleet. It is now essential that we see the full...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (15 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for his response. As he well knows, the reason we have such a crisis in the beef sector, which led to the protests and pickets over the summer, is the fact that for months, and indeed over recent years, farmers have been consistently losing money, and it is simply not sustainable. Coming out of the negotiation process, the agreement was that the beef task force would...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (15 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: Talking about measures the Minister is introducing for farmers and debating them in the Dáil does not put bread on any farmer's table. I refer to the two schemes the Minister mentioned as providing tremendous support, in his view, to the beef sector, namely, the beef environmental efficiency pilot, which was announced in last year's budget, and BEAM, which was announced prior to the...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (15 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: Not one euro has been paid yet.

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (15 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 54. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount in euro if all applications submitted to the beef emergency aid measure scheme were approved; the euro value for all approved applicants to date; the number of payments that have issued under the 2019 beef environmental efficiency pilot scheme; the total value of all approved applications; the status of the first meeting...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Beef Industry (15 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I ask the Minister the amount of euro involved if all applications submitted to the beef emergency aid measure scheme were approved and how much finance has been approved, the euro value for all approved applications to date, the number of payments that have issued to date under the 2019 beef environmental efficiency pilot scheme and the total value of all approved applications. In addition,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (15 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: All Deputies will agree that the earlier in the year slurry is spread, the more value there is in terms of its nitrogen value and for farmers. As has been pointed out, according to Met Éireann, August was one of the wettest months for six or seven years. Farmers who planned to spread slurry then were unable to do so due to the wet conditions. Although it makes sense to spread earlier...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (15 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 66. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the knowledge transfer scheme will be extended for a further year and opened for applications in 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41971/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (15 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 76. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingencies being operated and supports that will be in place to safeguard farmers and the agrifood sector for all scenarios including a no-deal hard Brexit, including measures in budget 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41969/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (15 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 80. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has formally submitted an application to the EU Commission for market disturbance funding for beef farmers under Article 219 of the CAP in view of the fact that prices have fallen further since May 2019. [41973/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (15 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 81. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the first meeting of the beef market task force will take place; the timeline for implementation of all the actions agreed by farming organisations and the meat industry at talks that concluded on 15 September 2019; if he formally submitted an application to the EU Commission for market disturbance funding for beef farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (15 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 83. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated amount if all applications submitted to the beef emergency aid measure scheme were approved; the value of approved applications to date; the number of payments that have issued and the total value of all approved applications under the beef environmental efficiency pilot; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Home Tuition Scheme Eligibility (15 Oct 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 197. 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. [41840/19]