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

Charlie McConalogue: 464. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the name, costs, date of commission, date or expected date of publication and name of the external consultant of all external reports commissioned by his Department since March 2011. [40897/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Inspections Data (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 543. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount spent by the Health and Safety Authority on farm safety initiatives and the number of inspections in each of the years 2011 to 2015 and to date in 2016, in tabular form; her views on the growing number of farm fatalities; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40868/16]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Health and Safety Inspections Data (16 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 544. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the amount allocated by the Health and Safety Authority for farm safety initiatives in 2016 and 2017; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40869/16]

Questions on Proposed Legislation (15 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Tánaiste knows it has been a difficult year for the farming community across various sectors. The tillage sector especially has suffered much pressure this year, particularly those tillage farmers who lost crops along the western coast due to the wet weather during the harvest. I have raised this several times. Tillage farmers continue to raise the need for a crisis fund with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Irish Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors: Discussion (13 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Mr. Power for his presentation. He outlined the tariffs that might be applied, but will he elaborate on their exact nature across various sectors, including agriculture? A particular threat is that in the event that there is a hard Brexit there is a likelihood that Britain will conduct trade deals with other countries, particularly in North and South America, for food imports, in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Impact of Brexit on Irish Agriculture and Fisheries Sectors: Discussion (13 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the four representative organisations for their presentations. As previous speakers noted, the implications of a hard Brexit would be stark. Given that the dairy sector is largely operating in a global market, does Mr. Comer envisage that it will be more sheltered from the repercussions of Brexit than other agriculture sectors? As the issues related to beef have been thrashed out,...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance (13 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 447. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the structure of the replacement scheme for the motorised transport and mobility allowance; when he expects this to be finalised and announced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39658/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Eligibility (13 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 557. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason farmers who did not have commonage included as part of a 2014 basic application cannot avail of the GLAS scheme, yet farmers who have acquired land since 2014 are able to avail of the GLAS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39877/16]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Renewable Energy Incentives (13 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 593. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his plans for the introduction of a renewable heat incentive for the production of solar electricity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40032/16]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Community Childcare Subvention Programme (13 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 664. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the status of an application under the community child care subvention programme by an organisation (details supplied) in County Donegal; the reason for the delay in processing same; when payment can be expected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39915/16]

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Defence Forces Medicinal Products (13 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 677. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the status regarding the Defence Forces' use of the drug Lariam; if a distinction was made as to which serving members of the Defence Forces were provided with the drug; if the Defence Forces will continue to use the drug; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39645/16]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Garda Stations (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 149. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the status of plans for the refurbishment of a Garda station (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39240/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 221. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers to date that have applied to join GLAS III, and in each respective tier, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39301/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 222. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers participating in the beef data genomics scheme that have completed a beef carbon navigator, per county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39302/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Data (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 223. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers to date enrolled in GLAS that have had their applications approved and are still waiting for their 2016 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39303/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme Data (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 224. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers that enrolled in the ANC scheme broken down by each respective area designation, mountain type land, more severely handicapped lowland, less severely handicapped lowland and areas of specific constraints (islands), in tabular form; the payment rate for each respective area designation; the total amount...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (8 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 225. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of Irish beef exports to the United States in monetary value and volume to date in 2016; the total amount of manufacturing beef per this breakdown; the original 2016 targets for this market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39305/16]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: House Sales (7 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 121. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government if he will clarify the process of a sale of a house when the person has not registered with Irish Water; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38965/16]

Electoral (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2014: Second Stage [Private Members] (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I join with my colleagues in supporting the Bill and commend, in particular, Deputy Ó Cuív for his commitment to the Bill, which is consistent with his tremendous commitment to island communities in his capacity as a Deputy and, previously, as a Minister. I know the Deputy has been pushing this legislation over the past couple of years. He first proposed such a Bill in May 2014,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2016: Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Dec 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Chairman. I have a number of points. First, the allocation of €80 million on an annual basis to the horse and greyhound sector is significant. I acknowledge the role that horse racing and the greyhound industries play in rural Ireland and the way the sector has been built up. State funding and support from the State has played an important role and it is important...