Results 17,701-17,720 of 23,978 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (30 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payment being issued to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the basic payment scheme 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15871/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (30 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if it is possible to proceed to add additional participants to the knowledge transfer group up to the maximum level of 18 persons with regard to the knowledge transfer group scheme in the event that a person in a knowledge transfer group dies or is deemed ineligible to join a group; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Laboratory Facilities (30 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 234. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the working group reviewing his Department's general laboratory services and its recommendation to close three regional veterinary laboratories in counties Limerick, Kilkenny and Sligo; if he will ensure that all such facilities remain open to ensure the highest levels of animal disease surveillance is accessible on a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Knowledge Transfer Programme (30 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 235. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to extending the 31 May 2017 deadline for completion of works and actions under the knowledge transfer group scheme in view of the fact knowledge transfer group facilitators have called for such an extension to cater for the heavy bureaucratic workload required and considering that the online system...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (30 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 236. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in receipt of GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 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 number of GLAS recipients who have yet to receive payment by county; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data (30 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 237. 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 number of AEOS recipients who have yet to receive payment, by county; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Data (30 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 238. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of expenditure incurred to date under the TAMS, targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, 2 scheme since it was launched on an annual basis in tabular form; the annual amount of funding originally allocated for each respective year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15890/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Data (30 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, 2 on a county basis in tabular form; the number of approved applications; the number of payment claims lodged; the number of payment claims which have been approved for payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15891/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Council Meetings (30 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 241. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the specific EU Council of Agriculture Ministers meetings at which he made the case for the need of a Brexit financial support package for Irish farmers during the UK’s two year exit phase from the EU and subsequent transition phase, specifically under Article 219 of the CMO regulation, since taking office;...

Topical Issue Debate: Laboratory Facilities (29 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister of State for his response. As Deputies Eamon Scanlon and Tony McLoughlin will attest to, there is grave concern over the proposals, particularly in the north west. Deputy Eamon Scanlon and I have met farming representatives on numerous occasions to hear those concerns, in addition to the very real concerns over any impact the proposals would have on the utilisation of...

Topical Issue Debate: Laboratory Facilities (29 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Ceann Comhairle's office for selecting this Topical Issue matter for discussion today. I was concerned to read in last Thursday's edition of the Irish Farmers' Journal that the expert working group reviewing the Department's current network of regional veterinary laboratories is recommending the closure of three, namely, those in Sligo, Limerick and Kilkenny. This would be a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Election of Vice Chairman (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose Deputy Jackie Cahill to be Vice Chairman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the representatives of the two organisations for making presentations to us. Ms Maher has mentioned that significant imports of fruit and vegetables are required in the horticulture sector to meet domestic demand. Across which product lines is demand meeting supply? I understand there has been an issue with ensuring a sufficient supply to meet the market for lamb. I ask the...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 398. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the provision of a service in a hospital (details supplied); if the HSE plans on implementing such a service here in the future; the reason it is currently not in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15370/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 420. To ask the Minister for Health when a decision will be made on a medical card application by a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15500/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Issues (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the joint paper on the better functioning of the food supply chain from seven eastern European countries which was discussed at the recent EU Agriculture Ministers meeting in March 2017. [14908/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 446. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the planned establishment of two market observatories for sugar and crops, cereals, oilseeds and protein crops at EU level. [14909/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 447. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an overview of the concrete proposals discussed at the first exchange of views on the future design of the Common Agricultural Policy at the March 2017 EU Agriculture Ministers meeting. [14910/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Issues (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 448. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the joint position by a dozen delegations at the recent EU Agriculture Ministers meeting which called for greater flexibility in the implementation of voluntary coupled aid and enhanced subsidiarity at national level, to grant coupled support in certain agricultural sectors that are particularly important for economic,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (28 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific actions he is planning and the timeline for the greater use of dairy futures markets as a tool to allow farmers to hedge against increasingly volatile prices. [14912/17]