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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (14 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 567. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bilateral meetings he has had with his other European ministerial colleagues regarding fishing quotas and safeguarding Irish fishing interests ahead of the December 2017 Council of Fisheries ministers meetings. [53978/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Meetings (14 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 573. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of bilateral meetings he has had with other European ministers in his portfolio regarding fishing quotas and safeguarding Irish fishing interests ahead of the December 2017 Council of Fisheries Ministers meetings. [53984/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Programme for Government Implementation (14 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 569. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of progress towards the programme for Government commitment that the green cert will be reviewed to ensure it is fit for purpose. [53980/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Programme for Government Implementation (14 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 570. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of progress towards the programme for Government commitment to seek recognition from the European Commission for forgotten farmers as a group with specific disadvantage under the national reserve in the same way that old young farmers are currently provided for; and the number of meetings he has had with Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Programme for Government Implementation (14 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 571. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of progress towards the programme for Government commitment to support for further action at EU level to deliver greater transparency and fairness in the food supply chain; and the number of Council of Agriculture Ministers meetings at which he has raised this subject with colleagues. [53982/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Programme for Government Implementation (14 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 572. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of progress towards the programme for Government commitment to explore the potential for the development of onshore close containment fish farming as an emerging technology. [53983/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Programme for Government Implementation (14 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 574. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of progress towards the programme for government commitment to continuing to explore the potential development of an all-island label to successfully address the problems associated with so called nomad cattle; and the number of North South ministerial meetings at which he raised this subject with colleagues. [53986/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Code (14 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 687. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the status of progress towards the programme for Government commitment to review the fish assist scheme in recognition of the irregular earning patterns of fishermen. [53985/17]

Questions on Promised Legislation (13 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to again raise with the Taoiseach the plight of the many home owners whose homes were built using defective concrete blocks. There are several thousand such home owners in County Donegal. The blocks are defective as a result of a mineral, mica, being present in them. As the Taoiseach knows, an expert panel was established to consider the issue and it reported to the Government. I...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (13 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 234. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to extend the community childcare subvention programme to children that are in receipt of a medical card in cases in which their parent is not in a receipt of a medical card; if not, the reasons therefor; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53320/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome Mr. Leamy and his colleagues here today, and I thank them for their presentation. It is good to see a return being delivered to the State over recent years in the form of a financial contribution. That is a positive development. The move to ensure Coillte's landbanks and resources are better utilised for multiple purposes, such as for recreation and tourism, adds value which we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: Perhaps the witness would respond to my question on unenclosed land and the thresholds in that regard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte's Annual Report for 2016 and Climate Change: Discussion (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: In regard to carbon sinking, it was mentioned to me that unenclosed land produces more carbon than forestry? Is this true?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Compensation Schemes (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 120. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 131 of 17 November 2017, if his department has received legal clarification with regard to the issue (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52614/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 146. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a response will issue to an interim reply (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52620/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Trade Agreements (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 236. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if she will be supporting a final agreement with Mercosur countries in which beef is a component of such a deal. [52780/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 256. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the recruitment of a consultant (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52639/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 375. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the approximate additional annual increase in Exchequer funding needed for the beef data and genomics programme if compensation were to be fixed at rates (details supplied), in tabular form. [52695/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Review (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 378. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the suggestion following the publication of the CAP communication of the future of food and farming on degressive payments; and his understanding of this proposal and the principle of degressive payments. [52769/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Review (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 379. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the suggestion following the publication of the CAP communication of the future of food and farming of a compulsory capping of direct payments taking into account labour to avoid negative effects on jobs. [52770/17]