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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (27 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: The Minister has clarified that and it was a key question. Was it the case that when the first renewal was given to extend the term from seven to 14 years, there was a condition attached to it that under no circumstances should there be a further renewal? If that was the case, the Minister has indicated that in its press statement HRI says the board had mandated a previous chairman of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (27 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Ultimately, this comes down to the issue of appropriate corporate governance. I asked the Minister a question earlier and he has not yet answered it. When the first renewal of the CEO's contract was agreed in 2011, was a direction given that there would be no further renewal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (27 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Okay. A key issue is-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (27 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: -----whether it was made clear. We would need further detail in this regard because it is an important point. We need clarification on whether it was made clear in 2011 that there would be no further renewal. The Minister said earlier that there are numerous good questions that we must put to the board of HRI and I agree with him on that. I also have a good question for the Minister,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (27 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: The key question to be answered by the Minister, as someone who gives €60 million a year to Horse Racing Ireland, is whether he believes this was appropriate governance? Does he believe it was appropriate that the matter of the CEO's contract was mandated solely to one individual, the Chairperson, that the mandate was then simply inherited by the next chairperson and that that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (27 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: While we have the Minister here today, a key question is whether he believes how this was handled by the chairperson of Horse Racing Ireland was-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reappointment of CEO of Horse Racing Ireland (27 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: Does the Minister believe it was acceptable governance?

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (27 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 148. To ask the Minister for Finance his views on adopting proposals as suggested by farming organisations such as the Irish Farmers' Association and the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association on income tax averaging as per their 2017 budget submissions; if his officials have analysed the operability of these measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26452/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Reliefs Availability (27 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 155. To ask the Minister for Finance if there is a flat rate expense available for primary teachers who teach physical education in their curriculum in view of the fact that there is an allowance available for secondary teachers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26542/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (27 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 234. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will reconsider his decision not to grant emergency works funding to a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26501/16]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Emergency Works Scheme Applications (27 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 235. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of an emergency works application for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26511/16]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Internships (27 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 468. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the detail of internships in his Department that might be suitable for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26649/16]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mobility Allowance (27 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 684. 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 more than three 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. [27040/16]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Rural Development Programme Funding (27 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 770. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 246 of 16 June 2016, that in order to include a financial instrument as a measure in the rural development plan, an ex ante evaluation is necessary which can take between three months to a year to complete, the progress to date on this task; the approximate timeframe for the completion of this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (27 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 790. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to increase the level of financial support available to farmers faced with a positive identification, PI, under the BVD eradication programme given that the costs of disposal of an infected calf and the replacement of the animal is in the region of €500; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26702/16]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Swimming Pool Programme Funding (27 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 874. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if funding is still in place for a leisure centre under the swimming pool programme (details supplied) in County Donegal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26565/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Stamp Duty (16 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 350. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to change the age of the stamp duty exemption for young farmers from 35 years of age to 40 years of age, in line with the recent changes in the Common Agricultural Policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26386/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Data (16 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 351. To ask the Minister for Finance the number of farmers who availed of the various tax reliefs, specifically in the income tax, stamp duty, capital gains tax and inheritance tax codes for farmers, for the most recent year that this information is available, in tabular form; the cost of each relief to the Exchequer for that year; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26387/16]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 352. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined the feasibility of simplifying the tax code in order that farmers whose gross income from farm payments and sales is less than €30,000, for example, would have the option of making a detailed tax return or choosing a system based on average gross margin on declared income for different types of farming as assessed by Teagasc each...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (16 Sep 2016)

Charlie McConalogue: 353. To ask the Minister for Finance if he has examined and costed the feasibility of permitting an investment in co-operative shares to be exempt from income tax and instead to tax such shares at the point of sale; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26389/16]