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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Eligibility (6 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the supports available through his Department that may assist a person with their third level fees (details supplied); if there is European funding to support this particular person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17164/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (6 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 279. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of an annual breakdown of total actual expenditure incurred in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017 between total EAFRD funding and total national Exchequer funding to each scheme under the Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020 (details supplied), in tabular form; the details of budget allocations...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (6 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 280. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of an annual breakdown of total actual expenditure incurred in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017 between total EAFRD funding and total national Exchequer funding to each measure under the Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020 (details supplied), in tabular form; the details of budget...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (6 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 281. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of an annual breakdown of total EAFRD funds committed under the Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17298/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (6 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 282. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of an annual breakdown of total actual expenditure incurred in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017 on the Pillar 1 payments under the basic payment scheme, in tabular form; the details of budget allocations in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; the details of annual budget allocations for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (6 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 283. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons in receipt of GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 payments who have received 85% of their total 2016 payment, by county, in tabular form; the number of persons who have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting their 2016 payment; the total number of GLAS recipients that have yet to receive payment by county;...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data (6 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 284. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who applied for AEOS who have received their total 2016 payment, by county, in tabular form; the number of persons who have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting their 2016 payment; the total number of AEOS recipients who have yet to receive payment by county; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (6 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 288. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the annual amount of funds originally allocated for each of the years 2014 to 2020 under the Rural Development Programme 2014 - 2020; the total actual expenditure incurred in each of the years 2014 to 2016 and to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17451/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Fund for Strategic Investments (6 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 289. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the potential investment projects his Department put forward to the Department of Finance task force report for the European Fund for Strategic Investments in each year since it was established. [17452/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Biofuel Availability (6 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 290. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on the movement at European Commission level to phase out conventional crop based biofuels; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17308/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: Deputy Troy cannot be here today and sends his apologies. Fianna Fáil take road safety very seriously. We have taken many steps through policy and legislation to try to address and change behaviour over the years. That is evident from the establishment of the Road Safety Authority, the campaigns that were put in place in that regard and the halving of annual road deaths between 2005...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I ask the Minister to comment on the point I made. He makes the case that the fact the punishment for drink-driving is three penalty points rather than disqualification for a period of at least three months is leading to more people falling into this category and, as I think he said in his opening remarks, abusing that provision. Given the figures, how does he back up his case that this is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: Every measure that can help address the culture and reduce road deaths is welcome and must be considered. The Minister's key point is that the 50-80 mg range is being abused in some way. There were 613 fixed penalty notices issued last year. Meanwhile, more than 8,000 people were actually arrested for drink-driving. This equates to 12 or 13 times more people who were way over the limit...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: General Scheme of Road Traffic (Fixed Penalty - Drink Driving) Bill 2017: Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport (5 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: If there were 35 road deaths between 2008 and 2012 in the 21-80 mg range, how many of them were under the 50 mg level under the fixed penalty points system?

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (5 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 50. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the progress regarding securing a site for the three school campus in Buncrana, County Donegal; when a site is expected to be purchased; the timeframe for works to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16547/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (5 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 298. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16940/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Mackerel Quota Allocation: Iasc Mara Teoranta (4 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the witnesses to the committee. In regard to the legality of the Iasc Mara Teoranta proposal, is it legitimate that the Department would be able to direct where the quota would go? I presume the witnesses have checked that out and I would appreciate if they would flesh out how that works in particular. In regard to the mackerel catch, will they explain where the catch is landed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Mackerel Quota Allocation: Iasc Mara Teoranta (4 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective is absolutely laudable in terms of making sure as much processing as possible can happen on the island. The jobs and the added value come from that. The objective is one that we have to be pursuing. We must try to exploit the opportunity that exists in this regard. If I heard Mr. Groonell clearly, he is saying that up to 12,000 tonnes of the quota to which different...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Mackerel Quota Allocation: Iasc Mara Teoranta (4 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I take Mr. Hoctor's point but we are talking about competition on open markets where one company has to compete against another, and we see that with state aid rules across all sectors and businesses. If a company in France, Spain or wherever has to buy fish on the open market and another company in Ireland gets quota, which comes from the State, that has the potential to be considered a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion (4 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I have a question prohibiting the use of mobile phones. In what circumstances is the provision relevant?