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- Other Questions: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: There is simply no defence and the Minister has not given one. He has given no explanation as to why he is excluding farmers. He has not at any stage attempted to give a defence. The best argument he could mount was that we could never cover 100% of all losses or 100% of farmers. The reality is that, in a number of cases on the Inishowen Peninsula, the Government is covering 0% of...
- Other Questions: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: Why is the Minister ignoring and leaving behind some farmers?
- Other Questions: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: One can.
- Other Questions: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: They were surveyed. The Minister is just ignoring them.
- Other Questions: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: 41. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will include in the financial assistance scheme farmers who lost grain crops, potato crops or second cut silage crops or had farm road networks destroyed in the County Donegal flooding on 22 August 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41679/17]
- Other Questions: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: This question is to ask the Minister if he will include in the compensation scheme announced for those farmers affected by the very severe and unprecedented flooding in the Inishowen area on 22 August farmers who have lost grain crops, potato crops or second cut silage crops or had farm road networks destroyed. With regard to the response, and the Minister mentioned the script earlier to...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: As the Minister knows, Bord Bia has published estimates for the impact of the underlying weakness of sterling on exports for 2016, which demonstrates a fall in the value of trade as result totalling €570 million, with exports to the UK dropping by 8%. IBEC estimates this equates to up to 5,000 jobs. The Irish Farmers Association, IFA, has been very clear as well in outlining how the...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: I was well aware of the schemes funded under the de minimisrules. The Minister pointed that out in his first and second replies. I have specifically asked about Commissioner Hogan's comments and invitation to countries most affected by Brexit-related currency changes. Has the Minister made an application in this respect or will he do so? I still have not received an answer on that. An...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: That was in 2016.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: The most underspending Department in the whole of Government. That is this year's figures.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: 34. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government formally submitted an application to the European Commission for EU state aid to help the agricultural sector and farmers following Brexit related currency changes or applied for CAP market disturbance funding following the UK referendum to leave the EU. [41892/17]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: As the Minister will know, the countries most affected by Brexit currency exchanges have been recently invited by the European Commissioner, Mr. Phil Hogan, to apply for EU state aid to help the agricultural sector. Has the Government formally submitted an application to the European Commission for EU state aid to help the agricultural sector and farmers following Brexit related currency...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: 32. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position on the programme for Government commitment to increase areas of natural constraint, ANC, scheme funding by €25 million in 2018; and if payments will reflect the constraint of land type. [41891/17]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: As priority questions had to be submitted by the middle of last week in advance of news breaking that the European Commission planned to offer up to 70,000 tonnes of beef in the South American trade negotiations as part of the Mercosur deal, it was not possible to table a question on that matter to be dealt with today. Therefore, I raised the matter with the Taoiseach earlier. That is why...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for his response which seems to indicate that the following through on the €25 million commitment in the programme for Government in 2018 is optional and up for discussion rather than non-negotiable. I would have thought that if there was a commitment in the programme for Government, it would have been sealed and done and dusted. It should not be up for...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: I am disappointed that this issue has not been nailed down at this stage. For what does the commitment in the programme for Government stand? I remind the Minister that it is his party's programme for Government. If it commits to the provision of an additional €25 million in ANC funding for 2018, it is a poor reflection on the priority attached to agriculture that a week prior to...
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: By using some of the funding not spent in the Minister's Department.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed) - Priority Questions: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Funding (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: There will be plenty of pennies left behind this year as a result of the underspend-----
- Order of Business (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: The Taoiseach will be aware of speculation regarding the European Commission's plan to offer a 70,000 tonne tariff rate quota as part of the Mercosur offer to South American countries for beef. That is extremely concerning and would be detrimental to our agriculture and the sector if it was followed through on. What engagement has the Taoiseach had with the European Commission with...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Aid (3 Oct 2017)
Charlie McConalogue: 67. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the Government has formally submitted an application to the European Commission for EU state aid to help the agricultural sector and farmers following Brexit related currency changes; and if an application has been made for CAP funding under market disturbance provisions following the UK referendum to leave the EU. [41682/17]