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- Other Questions: Technological Universities Data (29 Mar 2018)
Pat Deering: What financial supports will be available from the Department to encourage the formation and development of technological university consortia? The Technological Universities Bill 2015 was signed into law by the President in the past number of weeks, which is good news. I compliment the Minister of State and the Minister on the work they have done to bring it to this stage. What financial...
- Other Questions: Technological Universities Data (29 Mar 2018)
Pat Deering: I thank the Minister of State for her reply. The signing of the Bill into law in the past number of weeks is an important first step. The next stages are equally as important. It is essential that the process moves on at pace in the south east, to which she alluded, now that the initial legislative roadblock has been removed. She outlined funding streams. Does she have a specific...
- Other Questions: Technological Universities Data (29 Mar 2018)
Pat Deering: I thank the Minister of State for her clarification of that matter. I accept her point that some consortia are ahead of others for one reason or another. However, if a consortium gets left behind, will funding still be available to it even if the others have drawn down money?
- Public Accounts Committee: Business of Committee (29 Mar 2018)
Pat Deering: Pure Fianna Fáil.
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Curriculum (29 Mar 2018)
Pat Deering: 52. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps he will take to increase the uptake of STEM, science, technology, engineering and mathematics; if schools will be supported to modernise their science labs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14365/18]
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018) Pat Deering: The meeting has been convened to consider the Revised Estimate for Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine, which was referred by the Dáil to the committee with the instruction to report back to the Dáil not later than 19 April 2018. I welcome the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Michael Creed, and his officials and thank them for attending and for briefing...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018) Pat Deering: We will now commence with questions on programme A. We will try to stick to each programme if at all possible. In posing questions, members should clearly state the subhead to which they are referring so that it is easier to deal with the matter and to limit their questions to one subhead at a time allowing us to get as much value as possible out of the time space we have. The first...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018) Pat Deering: Does Deputy McConalogue have any questions?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018) Pat Deering: In respect of the TB issue, correct me if I am wrong but has there been an increase in the number of cases of TB in recent times? Will the Minister comment on that?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018) Pat Deering: The figure refers to restricted herds.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018) Pat Deering: How many animals were affected?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018) Pat Deering: Does Deputy Healy-Rae have a question on animal health issues?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018) Pat Deering: Does the Minister want to wrap up on this issue?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018) Pat Deering: The second programme area is the farm payment schemes. Do the members have any questions? I call Deputy Kenny.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018) Pat Deering: Before I come back to the Minister, I would like to ask him about the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS. Does he have a breakdown of the number of farmers who have been paid out of the different tranches? What is the position today on the different tranches? We are almost at the end of March. The Minister might then address the topics members have highlighted.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018) Pat Deering: Is there a backlog?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018) Pat Deering: The target was-----
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018) Pat Deering: Does the Minister understand?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018) Pat Deering: Is there an IT issue that is causing a delay in payments for some applicants?
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (27 Mar 2018) Pat Deering: That is not my understanding. Some people have been approved for payment but because they are outside the payroll or some such reason they cannot be paid. Is that the case?