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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (19 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 260. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the counties to which Ireland currently exports pork, including a breakdown by country, in volume and value in 2016, of total exports in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2440/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (19 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 261. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of applicants to the new sheep welfare scheme by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2441/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (19 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 262. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the countries that Ireland exported food and drink products to in 2015 and 2016 including a breakdown in volume terms and in value of total exports, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2442/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (19 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 263. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the countries from which Ireland imported food and drink products in 2015 and 2016, including a breakdown in terms of the volume and value of total imports, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2443/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (19 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 264. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps he is taking to protect farmers and domestic enterprises in the agrifood sector following the recent Bord Bia report which showed that food exports to the UK were down over €500 million in 2016 due to devaluation of sterling following the Brexit referendum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2444/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Agencies Staff Recruitment (19 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 265. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of additional staff to be taken on in all individual State agencies and bodies under his aegis in 2017, including Bord Bia, Bord Iascaigh Mhara, the National Milk Agency, Teagasc and the Marine Institute; the total cost of hiring additional staff in each individual State agency or body; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Éireann Services (19 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 288. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to ensure that Bus Éireann Expressway services to County Donegal will be protected in view of their importance as a service to the county (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2471/17]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: State Aid (19 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 296. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the current state aid and de minimis thresholds, by enterprise with specific reference to each of the measures, enterprise stabilisation measures, State-backed credit insurance, export trade financing, export credit guarantees and employment subsidy schemes; if she and her Department have had discussions with the Directorate General...

Tillage Farming: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank everyone who contributed here tonight and for the widespread support across the Chamber. I also want to acknowledge the role played by my colleagues, Deputy Cahill, and Senator Paul Daly working alongside me on the agriculture committee. Senator Daly has also pushed this issue in the Seanad. I particularly want to acknowledge the effort made by the farmers who came here today and...

Tillage Farming: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: It is a little early for it.

Tillage Farming: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I move: That Dáil Éireann:notes:— the absolute necessity to support tillage farmers and the rural communities that rely on this sector; — that the continual trend of low grain prices, increased input costs and poor margins over the last number of years has intensified the income crisis and financial hardship in this sector; — that farming organisations have...

Other Questions: School Transport Eligibility (18 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister of State for the offer which I will certainly take up. I look forward to sitting down with him and teasing out this issue. It is unfortunate that this issue was not dealt with last summer, with a new Minister and a fresh approach. This should have been sorted out before now. The Minister of State initiated a review of school transport provision but that review did not...

Other Questions: School Transport Eligibility (18 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 33. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reverse a decision regarding school transport whereby children living in Urris, County Donegal, and who attend or will be attending a school (details supplied) have been advised that their nearest school is now in Buncrana as Bus Éireann used a route over Mamore Gap when calculating the nearest school; and if he will make a...

Other Questions: School Transport Eligibility (18 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: Will the Minister reverse decision which has meant that many children from the Urris area of Clonmady, County Donegal, have to pay for school transport in order to go to the secondary school they have always attended and which is the school nearest to them in a practical sense?

Other Questions: School Transport Eligibility (18 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Minister of State for his response. As we experienced in the last year since the Minister of State, Deputy Halligan, came into office and under the previous Government, I am afraid the response is entirely unsatisfactory and unacceptable. We know what the scheme is and how it is applied. I focused specifically on Urris in this parliamentary question in order to get the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Transport Eligibility (18 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 71. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will ensure that the decision to use a route over Mamore Gap when calculating the nearest school for children living in Urris, County Donegal, is overturned in order that a school (details supplied) can continue to be the nearest school for these children; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1811/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Laboratory Facilities (18 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is conducting a review of the network of regional veterinary laboratories; the status of any review being undertaken; if he will maintain the current regional veterinary laboratory network; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2150/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff Recruitment (18 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: 225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the publicjobs.ie recruitment campaign for technical agricultural officers; the place on the order of merit from stage 1 of candidates currently being called to stage 2; the number of candidates that have been employed; the number being recruited currently; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2151/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU on the Irish Agrifood and Fisheries Sector: Discussion (Resumed) (17 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Professor Matthews for taking the time to present to the committee, as well as for his ongoing research as an agricultural economist and his contribution to the agricultural sector. I have a couple of key questions. Today's well-flagged announcement by the British Prime Minister, Ms Theresa May, on the UK's intention to go for a hard Brexit is, as the witnesses pointed out, quite...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Discussion (17 Jan 2017)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Professor Matthews for his presentation and insights. I would like to focus on his perspective of what does and does not work under the current Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, from Ireland's point of view. If he was to start with a blank page in the morning in terms of what would be positive in the review of the CAP, how would he set it out and structure it? As pointed out by...