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Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (13 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 664. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of an application under the community child care subvention programme by an organisation (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay in processing same; when payment can be expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39915/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (13 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 677. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status regarding the Defence Forces' use of the drug Lariam; if a distinction was made as to which serving members of the Defence Forces were provided with the drug; if the Defence Forces will continue to use the drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39645/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of plans for the refurbishment of a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39240/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers to date that have applied to join GLAS III, and in each respective tier, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39301/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers participating in the beef data genomics scheme that have completed a beef carbon navigator, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39302/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers to date enrolled in GLAS that have had their applications approved and are still waiting for their 2016 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39303/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers that enrolled in the ANC scheme broken down by each respective area designation, mountain type land, more severely handicapped lowland, less severely handicapped lowland and areas of specific constraints (islands), in tabular form; the payment rate for each respective area designation; the total amount...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of Irish beef exports to the United States in monetary value and volume to date in 2016; the total amount of manufacturing beef per this breakdown; the original 2016 targets for this market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39305/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: House Sales (7 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the process of a sale of a house when the person has not registered with Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38965/16]

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I join with my colleagues in supporting the Bill and commend, in particular, Deputy Ó Cuív for his commitment to the Bill, which is consistent with his tremendous commitment to island communities in his capacity as a Deputy and, previously, as a Minister. I know the Deputy has been pushing this legislation over the past couple of years. He first proposed such a Bill in May 2014,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Chairman. I have a number of points. First, the allocation of €80 million on an annual basis to the horse and greyhound sector is significant. I acknowledge the role that horse racing and the greyhound industries play in rural Ireland and the way the sector has been built up. State funding and support from the State has played an important role and it is important...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Sustainability Impact Assessment: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for his comprehensive overview of the challenge and the potential quotas for next year. They will be up for debate at the Council of Ministers next week. Near the end of his presentation the Minister outlined that the potential overall employment impact from what is on the table could be between 350 and 400 part-time and full-time jobs. That shows the significance...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Effect of Bad Weather on Grain Harvest: Irish Farmers Association (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Mr. Healy and the strong delegation from the IFA, both as witnesses and in the Gallery, for attending. I welcome them here. It is a pity that we have to be here at this stage. It is the first week of December and the fact that tillage farmers are in crisis is old news and something that should have been dealt with a long time ago. The reason we are here is because the crisis...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister and his officials for attending. I apologise for the delay in my arrival. I have a few points to raise. I am conscious that I missed the Minister's opening statement, but regarding his identification of the €33 million he is reallocating, the second largest reallocation seems to relate to Bord Iascaigh Mhara. Proportionally, the amount involved is quite large...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Yes, but discussion on the overall Estimate and the amount of funding that may be available is an appropriate opportunity to ask the Minister about this issue. Regarding a potential additional underspend, can the Minister indicate whether there will be - or, at this stage, whether his Department envisages there to be - an underspend at the end of the year in respect of his Department's Vote?...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I shall make a couple of follow-up points in terms of my previous questions. I ask the Minister to clarify whether there will be an underspend in his Department's projections come 31 December in terms of budget 2016. We have debated the rural development programme a number of times, particularly the overall envelope for the seven year cap for GLAS. I wish to specifically refer to the...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I talked specifically with tillage farmers about what they want.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: In terms of the proposal for credit, I specifically mentioned that farming organisations called for a crisis fund to be made available to the tillage sector. The Minister seemed to dismiss the fact that the request was made and claimed they wanted to be included in the low interest rate fund.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: If the Minister had made a request to the European Union, would it not have been possible to secure flexibility to have a crisis fund? I understand the French authorities have made specific requests to be allowed to support French tillage farmers.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2016
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I asked the Minister whether the provision of €20 million for the World Food Programme meant that we would not have to provide €20 million for the programme next year. I would also like him to clarify specifically that no direct payments to the banks to cover the cost of the reduced interest rate will be made from the €24 million being provided for the Strategic Banking...