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Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: -----engaging on a bilateral basis with other countries in this regard.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: We need to see proper resourcing. I ask once more will the Minister allocate-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: -----additional staff to Bord Bia? Regarding his internal Brexit unit-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: -----will he also allocate additional staff-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: -----to properly reflect the massive challenge-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: -----Brexit poses to our agrifood industry?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: How many of them are in the Brexit unit?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: There are three in the Brexit unit.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: It is simply underresourcing-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: He could engage bilaterally.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: It certainly is.

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister might not like what we are saying-----

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 1. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the immediate contingency steps he is taking to safeguard the interests of the Irish agrifood and fishing sectors ahead of the UK’s move to leave the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12573/17]

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: What are the immediate contingency steps the Minister is taking to safeguard the interests of the Irish agriculture and the agrifood and fishing sectors ahead of the UK’s move to exit the EU, and will he give a full update on his activity in that respect?

Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for his response. He has clearly outlined the importance of Brexit for the Irish agrifood sector and the fishing industry. I do not need to reiterate that the agrifood sector is the largest indigenous employer as we face the threat that Brexit poses, in particular to our beef industry, with more than half of beef exports, one third of our dairy exports and exports from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 17. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency steps he is taking to safeguard the interests of the agrifood sector, CAP payments and the fishing sector following the decision by the UK voters to leave the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12356/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 29. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons enrolled under the beef data genomics programme; if he will reopen the scheme for new participants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12355/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 31. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons that have not received 85% of their total 2016 payment under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, 1, GLAS 2 and the agri-environment options scheme, AEOS; the reason for this delay; if the commitment made by his Department to spend €250 million per year on GLAS, when the scheme is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Laboratory Facilities (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 36. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if, following the recently completed review of the veterinary laboratory services, he will ensure that all such facilities remain open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12357/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (9 Mar 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 42. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of 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; if he will ensure consultation is undertaken with farmers on the review in advance of submitting maps to the EU and in advance of any...