Results 18,401-18,420 of 23,978 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Risk Management (17 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 249. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a Government study around the feasibility of introducing a voluntary farm building relocation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35682/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Protection Agency Reports (17 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 250. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the EPA report, Ireland's Environment - An Assessment 2016, regarding meeting climate change targets including greenhouse gas emissions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35683/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Protection Agency Reports (17 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 251. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the EPA report. Ireland's Environment - An Assessment 2016; if Food Wise 2025 targets are still achievable in view of the analysis outlined on meeting climate change responsibilities; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35684/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Protection Agency Reports (17 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 252. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the EPA report, Ireland's Environment - An Assessment 2016, and the analysis on economically viable farms in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35685/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agri-Environment Options Scheme Data (17 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 253. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers enrolled in the agri-environment options scheme, AEOS, whose contracts will end in 2018, by county, in tabular form; if he will permit such farmers to join GLAS under a fourth round; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35686/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (17 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 254. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers that enrolled in the crop damage assessment form in 2010, in tabular form; the way the scheme operated; if he will provide a breakdown of national Exchequer and EU funding; the timeline for getting EU approval for this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35687/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (17 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 255. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an overview of the process involved including at EU level in transferring moneys allocated from one rural development programme scheme to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35688/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Applications (17 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 256. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the total €1.4 billion programme funding allocated to green low-carbon agri-environment scheme up until 2020 will be fully drawn down; if any unspent GLAS funds will be kept within the 2014-20 RDP window and not transferred to post-2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35689/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Expenditure (17 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 257. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether the target, as announced in budget 2016, of €250 million to be spent annually on the GLAS programme when 50,000 farmers are enrolled will be realised in 2017 and the remaining years of this RDP; if not, the reason; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35690/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (17 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 258. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a breakdown in tabular form of the specific programme funding for AEOS, GLAS, REPS and organics in 2017 following budget 2017, where it was announced that €241.7 million had been allocated for agri-environmental schemes for 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35691/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (17 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 259. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of the latest EU proposals regarding the definition of an active EU farmer and application at member state level; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35692/16]

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 29. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of a new building for a school (details supplied); when construction will commence and be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34884/16]

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I ask the Minister for an update on the status of a new school and, in particular, the purchase of a site for a three-school campus in Buncrana, County Donegal, to facilitate Crana College secondary school, Gaelscoil Bhun Cranncha primary school and Coláiste Chineál Eoghain, which is a Gaelscoil secondary school.

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister for his response. I raise the issue with him to try to ensure top priority is given by his Department to securing and purchasing a site so the other stages of the three-school campus project can proceed. Of the three schools, Gaelscoil Bhun Cranncha has been very successful since it was established in the early 2000s but it has been operating from the premises of a...

Other Questions: Schools Building Projects Status (16 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: The urgency with which this is addressed is crucial because of the need of the three schools involved and also because the way it has been handled up to now by the Department leaves a lot to be desired. If we go back three years, a site had been identified at that stage but the Department then restarted the clock, went back to basics and restarted the whole process of identifying a site. It...

Questions on Proposed Legislation (16 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to refer to the price increases relating to grain farming as a result of the bad weather. It is estimated that up to 500 farmers have lost their entire crops. There are significant issues in the supports that are required to keep those farmers in business. I know that the IFA and other farming organisations have been in touch with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Accommodation (16 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 67. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will provide a progress report on negotiations to secure a site for the building of a new school (details supplied); when construction will commence and be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34885/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Equipment (16 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 120. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his Department's position regarding school lockers being adapted to accommodate helmets (details supplied); if his Department has discussed this with the Road Safety Authority and the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35398/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Environmental Policy (16 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 140. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government the measures his Department is taking at policy level to encourage and incentivise rain water harvesting (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35292/16]

Written Answers — Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: Údarás na Gaeltachta Expenditure (16 Nov 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 169. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if she will provide a list of the Údarás na Gaeltachta supported companies in County Donegal that received moneys under the capital grants scheme in 2015 and to date in 2016, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35362/16]