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Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I echo and support what Deputy Michael McGrath has said. The commitment to a review is welcome but it should have taken place last year and it is overdue. Unfortunately, this budget has now passed and the opportunity to bring about real action has been missed by the Government. There is an air of complacency over the suite of measures which is in place at the moment. I accept that the...

Finance Bill 2017: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The budget was a tremendous source of disappointment to many in the farming sector and many farming organisations. There were realistic and genuine expectations that something would happen in this budget. There was a belief that there was political will across all parties and a willingness on behalf of the Government to introduce measures to help to equip farmers to deal with income...

Questions on Promised Legislation (22 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: About two months ago, I asked the Taoiseach about the report of the expert panel on defective concrete blocks which had identified that there were some 5,000 homes between Counties Donegal and Mayo affected by defective blocks as a result of mica in those blocks. In some cases, the homes are falling down and crumbling. I asked the Taoiseach two months ago had the report been discussed by...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (22 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 89. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the progress of the A5; if he will report on his engagement with his counterparts in Northern Ireland on this project; the funding that will be made available for this project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49141/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (22 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 92. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the status of the Bonagee link road project in County Donegal; the timeframe for this project to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49142/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Severe Weather Events Response (22 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 182. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the compensation funds available to persons affected by Storm Ophelia (details supplied). [49642/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Documents (22 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 183. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of all internal reports and research studies conducted by his Department and the agencies under his aegis since June 2016 on Brexit; the publication date of all such studies; the reports and research studies that remain incomplete; the date they are expected to be completed; if each one will be published regarding Brexit,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (22 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the report findings by the European Parliament’s AGRI committee (details supplied) that Ireland is the most negatively impacted member state in agrifood trade with the UK from Brexit, with Ireland’s GDP and exports significantly impacted; the position regarding the latest Brexit discussions regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (22 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 185. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 223 and 224 of 26 October 2017 if this information has been collated. [49645/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme Data (22 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of sheep farmers and the number of applications to the sheep welfare scheme; the number of approved applications; the number of applications that did not meet the scheme's criteria; the number of persons who withdrew from the scheme after being approved; the number of persons who have been approved for their 85% advance...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Programme (22 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to publish the final Greyhound Industry Bill 2017 that has already progressed through the pre-legislative scrutiny. [49647/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (22 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the recommendations of the report on the greyhound industry by the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine that have been implemented to date; the recommendations of the report that have yet to be implemented; the reason for the delay in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49648/17]

Topical Issue Debate: Fodder Crisis (21 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister. I am afraid the approach of the Department to emergencies facing the farming community has been very poor in the past and, unfortunately, the Minister seems to be following the same path on this occasion. With the tillage crisis of late 2016, the Minister was exceptionally slow to respond and only in the past few months did he start accepting applications for...

Topical Issue Debate: Fodder Crisis (21 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Deputy Creed, and the Minister of State, Deputy Doyle, for taking this matter. The reason eight Fianna Fáil Deputies have tabled this Topical Issue matter in a joint fashion is because we are extremely concerned about what is happening across different parts of the country, in particular along the west coast, with regard to an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister and his officials for coming before the committee to discuss this issue. The Fianna Fáil Party will be supporting the regulations and we believe it is important to provide this financial support and stimulus to the horse racing and greyhound sectors. Both have reaped the dividends in the past years. As the Minister rightly pointed out, our horse racing and horse...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2017: Motion (21 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: My point, as well as the point made by other members here, is that to enable the Irish Harness Racing Association, IHRA, to carry out that work, respond to the Indecon report and get those structures up and running, there has to be recognition that it is currently voluntary and has no staff. There needs to be seed funding to enable it to take on that work. While it may not be prudent, in...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: National Broadband Plan (21 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 52. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment when his Department first announced plans to introduce the national broadband plan; the dates on which various Ministers held press conferences to publicise it; the expected commencement and completion dates provided by Ministers at each of these press conferences; the projected commencement date and completion date;...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Broadband Service Provision (21 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 62. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the status of the Government's commitment to provide high speed broadband to every house and business in County Donegal; the deadline for same; the number of homes and businesses which have access to high speed broadband; the number of additional homes and businesses which will receive access to high speed broadband in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (21 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 282. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí assigned to a station (details supplied); his plans to increase the number of gardaí in this station in view of the increasing instances of theft in local shops and anti-social behaviour in the area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49305/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Staff Recruitment (21 Nov 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 403. To ask the Minister for Health the timeframe for the recruitment and appointment of a consultant (details supplied) to Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49271/17]