Results 18,481-18,500 of 24,207 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 444. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 265 of 1 December 2016, if the 1,566 yellow card cases will have their applications processed before the end of 2016; if so, if they will receive their 2016 payment before December 2016; if cases are processed after 31 December 2016, when payments will issue in 2017; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Expenditure (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the total budget amount allocation in 2017 for the GLAS, BDGP, TAMS, AOES and REPS programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40876/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 446. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out in tabular form the breakdown of total expenditure incurred to date in 2016 and the annual amount of funds originally allocated to the schemes (details supplied) under the Rural Development Programme 2014-20; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40877/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 447. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set down the number of farmers that joined the first, second and third tranche of the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme who are eligible for GLAS+ payments; the estimated average payment that will be due to each eligible farmer for GLAS+ payments; when these payments will be made; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Administration (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 448. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether priority access is being provided to approximately 2,000 farmers that did not get into GLAS 2 in view of the fact the previous Minister gave a commitment to the effect that those persons would receive priority; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40879/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of the progress towards the programme for Government commitment to propose a lowering of the cap on basic payments from €150,000 to €100,000; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40880/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of the progress towards the programme for Government commitment to propose a lowering of the cap on basic payments from €150,000 to €100,000; the number of Agriculture Council meetings at which he raised this subject with his EU colleagues; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40881/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry Development (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of the progress towards the programme for Government commitment to support for further action at an EU level to deliver greater transparency and fairness in the food supply chain; the number of Agriculture Council meetings at which he raised this subject with his EU colleagues; and if he will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Reviews (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 452. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of the progress towards the programme for Government commitment to review the Agriculture Appeals Act 2001. [40883/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Courses (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 453. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of the progress towards the programme for Government commitment to review the green cert to ensure it is fit for purpose. [40884/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Young Farmers Scheme (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of the progress towards the programme for Government commitment to seek recognition from the European Commission for forgotten farmers as a group with specific disadvantage under the national reserve, in the same way that old young farmers are currently provided for; and the number of meetings has he had with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TAMS Administration (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of the progress towards the programme for Government commitment to include a measure on clearing drains in the farm safety scheme under TAMS. [40886/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of the progress towards the programme for Government commitment to explore the potential for the development of onshore close containment fish farming as an emerging technology. [40888/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Quotas (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set down the number of bilateral meetings he has had with European counterparts regarding fishing quotas and safeguarding Irish fishing interests ahead of the fisheries Council of Ministers meeting. [40889/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Communities (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 458. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of the progress towards the programme for Government commitment to review the fish assist scheme in recognition of the irregular earning patterns of fishermen. [40890/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 459. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the status of the progress towards the programme for Government commitment to continuing to explore the potential development of an all-island label; and the number of North South ministerial meetings at which he raised this subject with colleagues. [40891/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Eligibility (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the total number of farmers enrolled in the basic payments scheme that have received a payment under, equal to or above figures (details supplied). [40892/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Data (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 461. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set down in tabular form the number of farmers in receipt of areas of natural constraint payments by county; the total number of farmers in each county that enrolled in the ANC scheme, broken down by each respective area designation (details supplied); the payment rate for each respective area designation per county; the total...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Payments (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 462. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the reason only 85% of 2016 GLAS payments are issuing in December 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40894/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Payments (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 463. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to set out the number of BPS payments which were withheld due to LPIS; if any outstanding payments that have been subsequently approved after audit have issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40895/16]