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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (12 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 530. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an appeal by a person (details supplied); when a decision can be expected on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6498/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Appeals (12 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 559. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of on an ANC appeal by a person (details supplied); when a decision can be expected on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6973/19]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome Mr. Scallan and Ms Scallan and Mr. Doyle from ICOS. The witnesses have outlined the importance of the live export sector to our beef industry. There is massive price pressure on beef farmers this year and it is proving to be the most difficult year of many difficult years in recent history. There will be massive pressure on the industry unless live exports grow in comparison with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: What is the peak time for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: How is it going so far compared with last year? Unless additional lairage capacity is sourced in the very short term, what numbers are likely to be exported over the coming months? How many operate in the space in which Mr. Scallan operates? How many people are in the business of exporting calves? Mr. Doyle and ICOS do a lot of important work in this area. There are issues around mart...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports: Discussion (12 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: How close will the lairage facilities have to be?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (7 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 69. To ask the Minister for Finance if the criteria for the disabled drivers and passengers scheme will be amended in view of the concerns that have been outlined by the Ombudsman regarding the equity of the scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6130/19]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Disabled Drivers and Passengers Scheme (7 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 70. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of applications received under the disabled drivers and passengers scheme in each of the past five years; the number of these which were successful and unsuccessful, respectively; the number of appeals submitted; the number of successful appeals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6131/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Cross-Border Health Initiatives (7 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 163. To ask the Minister for Health if he has held discussions regarding the future of the cross-Border directive, in particular regarding patients accessing services in Northern Ireland post-Brexit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6064/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Sanctions (7 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 205. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the funding provided by the European Union to support farmers and the agricultural sector in member states affected by the Russian embargo in each of the years 2011 to 2018, in tabular form; the countries that received such aid; the sectors in this regard, respectively in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards Regulation (7 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 206. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken following confirmation that unsafe meat has been exported to 12 EU countries (details supplied). [6231/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (7 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of Mercosur talks. [6232/19]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (7 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the WTO tariff that would apply for exports to the UK for sectors (details supplied) in the event of a no-deal Brexit; and the estimated value that such tariffs would have over the course of a calendar year. [6233/19]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Food Wise 2025 Strategy (7 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 209. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment his views on the confirmation he gave that a carbon target for agriculture will be set (details supplied); the discussions he had in this regard; and the impact on Food Wise 2025 targets. [6230/19]

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Ceann Comhairle for exercising his discretion. My question is to the Minister for Education and Skills on the programme for Government commitment to develop our schools, in particular the three-school campus in Buncrana. Will the Minister confirm that progress is being made and whether the Department is still seeking to purchase the priority site?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (6 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: Of course, preparedness cannot mitigate all of the massive disturbances that Brexit will bring but that is no excuse for not being fully prepared. Unfortunately, it seems that although the national message has been that we must prepare for the worst but hope for the best, the approach of the Government over the past two years has been to spend far more time hoping for the best than preparing...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (6 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingencies being operationalised and the supports that will be in place to safeguard farmers and the agrifood sector here in all scenarios, including a no-deal, hard Brexit by 29 March 2019; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5798/19]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (6 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: In light of Brexit being only six weeks away, what contingencies and supports are being put in place by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to safeguard farmers and the agrifood sector in all scenarios including, and in particular, a hard Brexit?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Brexit Supports (6 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: Most of the Minister's response to my question is old news in the sense that it is the same response we have been getting for two years, particularly with regard to market diversification and the loan schemes that have been put in place but which, in many ways, have not been delivered up until now. The response does not give any sense of the urgency associated with the fact that we are six...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Staff (6 Feb 2019)

Charlie McConalogue: 15. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of SPS and fisheries control officials who will be operational on 29 March 2019, out of the planned recruitment of 116 staff for SPS and fisheries controls as agreed on 18 September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5725/19]