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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank all three organisations for taking the time to come here and putting together their very comprehensive submissions. When looking for a viable future for beef, the key objective must be price. Profitability will provide the sector with a future. We must ensure there is a profit margin which unfortunately is not now the case and has not been for a significant time. If that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: Thank you for your indulgence, Chairman. I will not ask the speakers to respond now but they might respond to the point in future contributions. It is with regard to the differential between ourselves and the British market. We only have Irish beef on the shelves of three of the seven large multiples in the UK. The differential will form part of our report. If the organisations have made...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Future of the Beef Sector in the Context of Food Wise 2025: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I was just saying to my colleague that I could have left when the meeting started to return to Count Donegal, had my dinner and returned before it finished. This has been one of our longer meetings. I thank our guests for their patience and the presentation. Considering that Ireland is such a strong and efficient producer of beef from a carbon emissions point of view, does Mr. Lumley...

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Administration (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 44. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the level of red tape involved in the annual forms that applicants for farm assist are required to fill out and return will be reviewed; if the level of information that is required on an annual basis will be reduced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15366/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 131. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to introduce a three year cap on farm businesses' assets in circumstances in which a family successor commits to continue to farm the asset for a period of six years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15822/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay in issuing same to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15683/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has applied to the EU for the available financial assistance for training officials in performing sanitary and phytosanitary controls as indicated in an EU communication (details supplied); and if preparations are in place for a no-deal Brexit in view of the completion of preparations by the EU for a possible no-deal scenario...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the barriers for beef exports to Iran in view of the fact that a veterinary health certificate for the export of beef was agreed in 2013. [15784/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transport of Animals (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on proposals by an organisation (details supplied) to expand lairage capacity at a location. [15785/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 263. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a reduction to the minimum loan amount from €50,000 for primary agriculture under the future growth loan scheme will be considered in view of the fact that it will be in excess of many requirements for farmers according to a farm organisation (details supplied). [15786/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Administration (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to make provision for working capital to farmers available in a new loan scheme in view of the fact that both the SME working capital Brexit loan scheme and the future growth loan scheme do not allow farmers to drawdown funds for working capital; and if farmers will be permitted to apply to the SME working capital loan...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 265. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual budget allocation to the inshore fisheries conservation scheme in each year since it was established by county in tabular form; the actual annual breakdown of expenditure incurred for each year by county; the 2019 budget allocation; and the number of scheme participants in each year by county. [15788/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Data (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 266. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for the Marine Institute to carry out a study into the stock levels for each specific fishing stock species in territorial waters within zero to six nautical miles of the coast; and the estimated cost of such an exercise. [15789/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Negotiations (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 267. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the issues discussed at the recent Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting regarding the CAP proposals published in June 2018; his views on the proposed convergence in payments to the national average by 2026; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15790/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 268. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average support by hectare under pillar 1 direct payments by county based on the latest available data; the euro per farm holding in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15791/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Subsidies (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 269. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the national average payment in terms of euros per hectare for the basic payment and greening schemes in each year to date of the 2014 to 2020 CAP in tabular form. [15792/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 270. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of recipients of the 2018 basic payment scheme with payment entitlements with an initial unit value less than 90% of the scheme national average by county; and the number in each county that have to date reached 60% or above of the scheme national average based on latest data. [15793/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 271. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an analysis has been carried out to date in terms of a higher payment per hectare for small and medium-sized farmers per the complementary redistributive income support, Article 26; the potential impact on applicants since the EU Commission published CAP regulation COM 2018 392 final on 1 June 2018; and if not, the reason...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 272. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an analysis has been carried out to date in terms of a higher payment per hectare for young farmers who have newly set up under the complementary redistributive income support, Article 26; the potential impact on applicants since the EU Commission published CAP regulation COM 2018 392 final on 1 June 2018; and if not, the reason...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (4 Apr 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 273. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an analysis has been carried out to date on the operability and impact on applicants in terms of introducing a voluntary scheme for the climate and the environment eco-schemes per Article 28 of CAP regulation COM 2018 392 final since published by the EU Commission on 1 June 2018; and if not, the reason therefor. [15796/19]