Results 18,381-18,400 of 24,207 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (2 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 299. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the recent acquisition of a cheese processing plant in Cheshire by a body (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5181/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (2 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 300. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether, as Brexit draws closer, further commercial investments by Irish agrifood businesses will prioritise basing future operational expansions and job creation on mainland Britain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5182/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (2 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 301. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will make an allocation for 2016 and 2017 for young farmers under the national reserve scheme; when he will announce the conditions for such a scheme for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5183/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (2 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 302. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on reported labour shortages in the dairy sector; the policy steps being taken to deal with this by the Government; his views on the number of graduates from agriculture colleges actively seeking employment in the dairy industry; the steps being taken to alleviate this by the Government; and if he will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (2 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 303. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of commonage farmers by county in tabular form; the total number of commonage farmers who have applied to GLAS 1, 2 and 3; the total number of commonage farmers who have had their applications processed by county; the total number of commonage farmers by county who have received and not received GLAS payments; and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Management Plans (2 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 304. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of commonage farmers who have completed a commonage management plan, CMP, by county in tabular form; the total number of commonage farmers who have not completed a CMP; the total amount of commonage farmers who have received GLAS payments to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5186/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (2 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 305. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of commonages under GLAS 1 and 2 that have no planner approved to complete a commonage management plan by county in tabular form; the total number of commonages under GLAS 1 and 2 that have been approved a planner to complete a commonage management plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5187/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (2 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 306. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps his Department is taking to facilitate all commonage farmers who wish to submit an application to GLAS by the extended deadline in view of the fact planners have encountered difficulties logging into the online system or completing commonage management plans as is mandatory under the scheme; if he will ensure that no...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farms Data (2 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 307. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of suckler beef farmers per county in tabular form; the number of suckler farmers enrolled in the BDGP, beef data and genomics programme, per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5189/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farms Data (2 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 308. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in each county that have suckler cows broken down by herd size, zero to ten, 11 to 20, and so on, in tabular form; the number of farmers broken down on the same basis that have applied for the beef data and genomics scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5190/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance Review (1 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 65. To ask the Minister for Health when the replacement scheme for the mobility allowance and motorised transport grant will be announced in view of the fact that a replacement has been three-plus years in the making and that a commitment was given for this replacement in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4265/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (1 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 301. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing the balance of a basic payment scheme payment for 2015 in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4750/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Facilities Provision (1 Feb 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 320. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to Parliamentary Question No. 536 of 22 November 2016, the progress with regard to the building of a stadium (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4739/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentations. In regard to the previous committee's report, which made many very good suggestions, it is disappointing there has not been action on the part of the Department to follow through on those. Arising from this meeting, it will be important that we seek an update in regard to each of those points, as well as an action plan from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Challenges within the Organic Farming Sector: Discussion (31 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: When corresponding with the Department I suggest that we ask it to give a point by point response to the report. I would like the Department to give a specific response to each one of the points that the committee put forward previously.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Legislative Programme (31 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 101. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the passage of legislation on sex trafficking; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3947/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Site Acquisitions (31 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 184. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the progress regarding the purchase of a site for the three school campus in Buncrana, County Donegal; if his department has made any offers to any landowners in relation to a site; when a site is expected to be purchased; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4008/17]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Rural Social Scheme Administration (31 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 342. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the status of his Department's discussions on pay scales for rural social scheme supervisors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4446/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Prevention Measures (31 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 369. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of a revised application regarding the construction of a retaining wall (details supplied); when a decision can be expected on same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3775/17]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Appointments (31 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 374. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if a chair has been appointed to the community sector high level forum or working group which comprises public service management and union interest, which was reconvened in the last quarter of 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4143/17]