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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 there was a crisis fund and a farmer availed of it, he or she simply would not be able to avail of the loan fund as well. Therefore, under de minimusrules, the Minister would not be prevented from using some of the underspend in this year's current budget to provide a crisis fund to the tillage sector.

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. The same farmer just would not be able to avail of it twice. A farmer in crisis because he or she lost the crop who avails of the crisis fund would therefore be debarred from availing of the loan fund. Just to be clear, my view from what we have just teased out is that there is nothing under the de minimusrules which prevents the Minister from providing a crisis fund to the tillage...

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: The €20 million being front-loaded into next year's budget for the World Food Programme means €20 million less out of next year's budget will go into that programme instead.

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: Has the Minister factored in that €20 million for the 2017 World Food Programme? Back at budget time, had the Minister factored in that €20 million would not be spent next year but would, instead, be taken out of this year's current spend?

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: To be clear-----

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: The Minister could make the choice to put €15 million of this year's current budget underspend into the World Food Programme for next year and top that up next year with €5 million out of the €20 million which has been allocated in budget 2017 to put towards that programme next year anyway. He could use the €5 million freed up to put a crisis fund in place this...

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: No, I am not.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Implementation (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 56. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the status of the current projected commencement date and completion date for the national broadband plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38342/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: National Broadband Plan Data (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 72. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources when his Department first announced plans to introduce the awaited national broadband plan; the dates on which various Ministers held press conferences to publicise it; the expected commencement and completion dates given by Ministers at each of these press conferences; the current projected commencement date and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education Grants (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 132. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of plans his Department has to offer supports for families which fall outside the income limits for a student maintenance or fee grant; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38372/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Home Accommodation Provision (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 343. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 614 of 15 November 2016 and 536 of 29 November 2016, if the capital programme for nursing home facilities 2016 to 2021 is an issue of responsibility for the Government and him rather than a service matter for the HSE; if that is the case, if the funding for a new community hospital in Letterkenny is to provide...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Awareness (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 375. To ask the Minister for Health the steps he will take to ensure awareness in the community with regard to the causes and symptoms of Lyme disease and to ensure that the medical profession and health service are equipped to deal with the illness and its presentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38769/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 417. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm that it is possible via the official rural development programme amendment process to seek the transfer of financial allocations between measures as well as between sub measures under the rural development programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38761/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Cycling Policy (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 459. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the actions being taken by his Department to provide safety training for students for cycling at primary school level; the details of his Department's arrangements with Cycling Ireland to facilitate this; if a new course standard is being implemented on behalf of his Department; the funding available to schools for students to avail of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (1 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 54. To ask the Minister for Health if the Saolta group has developed a urology strategy for the north west in particular to ensure that there is a consultant urologist for Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37776/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Consultant Recruitment (1 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 88. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to appoint a consultant urologist for Letterkenny University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37775/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (1 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers to date who have applied to join GLAS III, and in each respective tier, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38258/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (1 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views regarding tillage farmers and the criticism surrounding the min-till requirement, which is acting as deterrent from enrolling in GLAS plus; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38259/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grocery Industry Regulation (1 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 263. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to ensure that supermarkets and retail multiples do not repeat below-cost selling of vegetables in the run up to the Christmas period as occurred previously; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38260/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (1 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the details of the latest discussion at EU level regarding EU 2030 GHG emissions targets and the role of agriculture in contributing to carbon sequestering. [38261/16]