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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (14 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 564. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the grant aid available for persons under current schemes for the protection and maintenance of historical and archaeological monuments on farmland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6899/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (14 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 565. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the detail, since taking office, of each specific Council of EU agriculture Ministers meetings at which he made the case for a Brexit financial support package for Irish farmers during the UK’s two year exit phase from the EU and subsequent transition phase; the date of every such meeting at which this was raised, in tabular...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (14 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 566. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the specific nature of any Brexit financial support package for Irish farmers during the UK’s two year exit phase from the EU and subsequent transition phase; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6901/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (14 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 567. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the export refunds that are in operation currently for beef exports; if he has discussed this at EU level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6902/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (14 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 568. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the way in which some GLAS payments are being delayed for persons that had their land severely damaged from previous heavy flooding; if there is any force majeure provision in operation under current regulations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6903/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Administration (14 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 569. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost to the Exchequer to have payment rates (details supplied) for farmers in mountain and more severely handicapped areas based on current participation levels under the areas of natural constraints scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6904/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (14 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 570. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated cost to the Exchequer to have payment rates and payable areas (details supplied) based on current participation levels under the areas of natural constraints scheme, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6905/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (14 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 571. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of applicants per country to the new sheep welfare scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6907/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (14 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 572. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of participants in the areas of natural constraint scheme according to each area designation, that is mountain type land, more severely handicapped lowland, less severely handicapped lowland and areas of specific constraints (island) by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6937/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (14 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 573. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of land currently designated as eligible under the areas of natural constraint scheme as a percentage of total land, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6938/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (14 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 574. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of land under each area designation, that is, mountain type land, more severely handicapped lowland and less severely handicapped lowland as a percentage of total eligible ANC land, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6939/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (14 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 588. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Donegal under the GLAS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7289/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Telecommunications Services Provision (14 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 602. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources if his attention has been drawn to the poor mobile telephone coverage provided by a company (details supplied) in County Donegal; if this issue was highlighted in the recently published report of the mobile telephone and broadband task force; the steps his Department will take to ensure service is greatly improved in...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 8. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the specific plans she has in place to minimise the impact of Brexit in County Donegal; the engagement she has had with IDA Ireland to ensure it secures new investment in County Donegal in view of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6183/17]

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 16. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation her plans to minimise the impact of Brexit in County Donegal; the engagement she has had with the IDA and Enterprise Ireland to ensure they secure new investment in County Donegal in view of Brexit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6184/17]

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I ask the Minister to update the Dáil on her work in relation to this issue.

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for her response. It is particularly important that the Government is aware of the challenges posed by Brexit for counties such as Donegal because of its geographic location and the fact that over 95% of the county's border is with Northern Ireland as opposed to bordering the Republic. There is no doubt that Brexit poses a significant challenge for the whole island but...

Other Questions: Brexit Issues (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: With regard to the commentary we have seen so far on the Border issue, especially from Prime Minister May and domestically about not having a return to the borders of the past, it does not count for a lot. If one drills down, nobody is clear on what they are talking about. As I have outlined previously to the Minister, 7.5% of workers in Donegal actually work in Northern Ireland. 6...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Payments (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 87. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if there have been a number of write-offs with regard to recouping paid funds in each of the years since SUSI was formed in relation to discovered overpayment of maintenance grants by SUSI; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6445/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Farm Assist Scheme Data (9 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 143. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of recipients of farm assist payments and the total amount paid in each county in each of the years from 2012 to 2016 in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6583/17]