Results 16,681-16,700 of 23,976 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

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

Charlie McConalogue: 380. 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 an enhanced focus on a redistributive payment in order to be able to provide support in a targeted manner to small and to medium-sized farms. [52771/17]

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

Charlie McConalogue: 381. 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 ensuring support is targeted to genuine farmers, focussing on persons that are actively farming in order to earn their living. [52772/17]

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

Charlie McConalogue: 382. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the new measure agreed following the recent agreement at EU level of omnibus CAP regulations regarding simplification; when the changes will take effect here; and the impact the changes will have on ANC payments in 2018. [52773/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 383. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the fact that the November 2017 Exchequer returns show that his Department was running €129 million behind profile in gross voted expenditure for the first 11 months of 2017. [52774/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 384. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recommendations of the report on the tillage sector by the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine; the timeframe for the implementation of the recommendations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52775/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Communities (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 385. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the recommendations of the 2014 report on promoting sustainable rural coastal and island communities by the Joint Sub-Committee on Fisheries that have been implemented to date; the recommendations of the report that have yet to be implemented; the reason for the delay in that regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

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

Charlie McConalogue: 386. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the State has applied for beef export access to Iran following the recent EU agrifood trade mission to that country; and the other EU countries that have such access. [52777/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 387. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will be supporting a final agreement with Mercosur countries in which beef is a component of such a deal. [52779/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 388. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent reauthorisation of glyphosate; and his further views on the way in which countries that traditionally aligned with Ireland on farm issues did not support reauthorisation in this instance. [52781/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 389. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full-time and part-time staff working directly on the environmental sustainability committee in his Department; the yearly running costs including staffing costs; the number of committee meetings held since it was established; and the current committee membership. [52782/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Data (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 390. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of full-time and part-time staff from his Department that are working directly on the sustainability support and advisory programme; and the annual Exchequer funding that will be allocated to this programme. [52783/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 391. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which funds will be used that the European Commission is returning to member states from unused crisis reserve funds; and the amount Ireland will receive. [52784/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Eligibility (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 396. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person's (details supplied) eligibility for an ANC payment from 2015 will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52991/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Nitrates Action Programme Review (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 531. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the nitrates derogation for farmers and the revised nitrates action programme post-2021. [52778/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Electoral Register (12 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 535. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if a reply will issue to a query (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52596/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (7 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 19. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government the position regarding a previous commitment (details supplied) to implement emergency measures to rehouse home owners affected by the defective blocks issue that are concerned for their own and families' safety; his plans to address the issue of affected home owners having a mortgage when determining eligibility for social...

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Defective Building Materials (7 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 48. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government further to a commitment given by an Taoiseach on 21 November 2017 that the report on defective blocks will be discussed at Cabinet before Christmas 2017, the position regarding the nature of the report he plans to bring to Cabinet before Christmas; if he will bring specific proposals to Cabinet; if the Cabinet will be...

Questions on Promised Legislation (6 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: There is a programme for Government commitment to addressing overcrowding in accident and emergency departments, particularly with regard to spending under the critical unmet need and winter initiative by the Health Service Executive. I raised with the Taoiseach a month ago that Letterkenny University Hospital applied for funding in the summer for 20 additional beds and the staff required...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (6 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 54. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when a site will be purchased to accommodate the three school campus in Buncrana, County Donegal; the timeframe of works to ensure that this school campus is completed as soon as possible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51808/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Care Services Funding (6 Dec 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 236. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the funding support her Department can offer to a community organisation (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52204/17]