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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Aid (16 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 424. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has raised recently with the Minister for Finance issues regarding the cumulative lifetime cap of €70,000 on the amount of tax relief that can be availed of by young farmers as enacted in the Finance Act 2018; if there are changes foreseen in the applicability of this provision in view of the fact that there is a need...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (16 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 425. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on afforestation contracts as set out by an organisation (details supplied) with regard to the redigitisation of forest areas resulting in farmers' payments being reduced. [17276/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (16 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 426. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 313 of 29 March 2018, the latest data, excluding land used for tillage farming; and the number of farmers in each band of the range for the average BPS value per hectare. [17282/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (16 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 427. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the Hilton quota regime in operation since 2009 pertaining to US and Canadian hormone-free beef exports annually to the EU in terms of tonnage and value from each country; and the amount of the annual quota that has been used each year by country in tabular form. [17283/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Landings (16 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 428. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to designate a port (details supplied) as a designated port; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17319/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (16 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 432. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated first and full-year cost of a proposal (details supplied). [17363/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (16 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 433. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to change technical files (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17367/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: Would it make sense if we took all the questions in one group and then returned to the speakers instead of proceeding member by member?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I am sorry to interrupt. We will see how it goes. If the discussion becomes elongated, we can go back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the representatives of the ICSA and Macra na Feirme and I thank them for their presentations and contributions to the committee's hearings on the future of the beef sector. There are two key ways beef farmers earn their income. One is the CAP, which is important and essential. Obviously we can identify the current challenges in terms of funding and the need for that to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Beef Plan Movement and Meat Industry Ireland for coming in, making presentations and contributing to this important work in respect of the committee's objective of trying to put together a report which will help to provide a sustainable and profitable future for the beef sector. I also acknowledge the strong work the Beef Plan Movement has done in engaging with farmers. It has...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: If the overall market is softening, why are prices here falling below the European average? The price should be softening everywhere. I did not refer to the differential between Ireland the and UK market in my initial comments. Will Mr. Carroll address that as well?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (16 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: There was also the issue of the 125 km rule on the movement of category 1 waste.

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (11 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I have a question for the Minister of the State at the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, Deputy English. As he well knows, at this stage the patience of homeowners in Donegal who are affected by mica defective concrete blocks is well run out. They have been waiting for a long time for the Government to come forward with a scheme. Will the Minister of State confirm it is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Marine Institute (11 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 151. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 208 of 8 November 2018, if the tender has been awarded; and the status of the vessel. [17135/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies Funding (11 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 152. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding allocated in 2019 to each specific State agency under his aegis, including Bord Bia, Bord Iascaigh Mhara, the National Milk Agency, Teagasc and the Marine Institute by current and capital funding in tabular form. [17136/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (11 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 153. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 387 of 29 November 2017, the first and full year costs of the proposals in tabular form. [17137/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (11 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 154. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date for each of the action points agreed in the beef roundtable in November 2014 (details supplied); the details of each such action point that has been completed, not completed or is ongoing, respectively; and the revised deadlines for action points not delivered by the original timeframes in tabular form. [17138/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (11 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 155. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated annual cost and seven year cost if the Exchequer were to fill the deficit caused by the proposed cut to Ireland’s pillar 1 direct payments and pillar 2 rural development programme allocations for the next CAP programme post-2020 following the publication of the 2018 MFF proposals for the 2021-2027 period; and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Schools Healthy Living Strategies (11 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 156. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has spoken to his ministerial colleagues regarding content in the green schools content regarding meat and dairy consumption for children. [17141/19]