Results 17,721-17,740 of 24,092 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (13 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown of each scheme that has a coupled payment operated by his Department under pillar 1 of current CAP; the breakdown of annual expenditure for each year of the current CAP and the actual expenditure incurred to date, in tabular form; the number of participants in each such scheme; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Suckler Welfare Scheme Payments (13 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 301. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on a €200 annual payment for suckler cows to ensure the sustainability of the national herd via a combination of a coupled payment in the context of the next CAP in addition to payments for farmers for actions under a suckler cow welfare scheme and or a beef genomics scheme; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (13 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 302. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will reopen the beef data and genomics programme for new participants in view of the fact the scheme is running 35% behind the participation target and a large underspend is likely as a consequence; and if so, when this will commence. [19055/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (13 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 303. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the position regarding the process of reviewing qualifying areas for the areas of natural constraint scheme; if his Department has completed the mapping exercise; when the maps will be published; the consultation that will be undertaken with farmers on the review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19056/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Expenditure (13 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 304. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the commitment made by his Department to spend €250 million per year on GLAS when the scheme is fully subscribed will be delivered in 2017; if not, the reason therefor; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19057/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cereal Sector (13 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will introduce crisis aid funding to tillage farmers that had their crop destroyed due to severe weather in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19058/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cereal Sector (13 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 306. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date for the next national tillage forum with stakeholders with a view to introducing a crisis aid fund for tillage farmers that had their crop destroyed or badly damaged by severe weather in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19059/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Direct Payment Scheme (13 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 307. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on CAP regulation 1306/2013 and the way all administrative controls must be completed before direct payments can issue to farmers even those that have not been selected for on-the-spot checks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19060/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Penalties (13 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 308. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on current CAP penalties relating to cross compliance and the way in which some farmers are of the view that it is not fair that a non-compliance of animal related cross compliance requirement causes penalties to all area based payments and vice versa; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19061/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (13 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 309. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on CAP regulation 1306/2013 (Art. 75(1)(4)) and the way in which from 2018 no advanced RDP payments can be made before 16 October; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19063/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (13 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 310. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on CAP regulation 1307/2013 and the current hectare thresholds for greening requirements and their impact on smaller sized farms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19064/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (13 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 311. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that have enrolled to date in GLAS 3 by county, in tabular form; the details of a breakdown between tier 1, 2 and 3 per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19065/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (13 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 312. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in receipt of GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 that have received 85% of their total 2016 payment, by county, in tabular form; the number of persons that 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; and if he will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data (13 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 313. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons that applied for AEOS that have received their total 2016 payment, by county, in tabular form; the number of persons that have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting their 2016 payment; the total number of AEOS recipients that have yet to receive payment by county; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (13 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 341. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the number of premises nationally forecasted to be covered by the national broadband plan and by commercial high speed broadband services, marked blue, amber and light blue on the latest high speed broadband map, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19062/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Undocumented Irish in the USA (12 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 52. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his discussions with US officials regarding immigration reform, in particular the plight of undocumented Irish citizens in the US; his plans to meet US officials in the near future to discuss this further; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18004/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Recruitment (12 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 95. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will review the process for the recruitment in a case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18637/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Departmental Correspondence (12 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 129. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his views on the points raised in a letter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18386/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: DEIS Status (12 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 130. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) did not receive DEIS status; his plans to award DEIS status to this school; if he has put an appeals process in place for schools such as this to appeal the recent decision not to provide them DEIS status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18389/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Summer Works Scheme Applications (12 Apr 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 131. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if a school (details supplied) will be granted funding under the summer works scheme; his plans to announce the beneficiaries of the summer works scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18395/17]