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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has committed to undertaking a mid term review of the current Forestry Programme in 2025. This will be conducted in consultation with all stakeholders. Depending on the outcome of this review, certain proposed changes may be required to be notified to the European Commission under State Aid Rules. These resulting agreed changes will be implemented prior to the end of the current...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (24 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The primary compensation scheme for farmers whose herds are affected by TB is the On-Farm Market Valuation Scheme under which compensation is payable for cattle removed as reactors. My officials have informed me that the herdowner in question entered a breakdown on 18th January 2024 and has had 20 reactor animals removed to date. The herdowner is due to receive two separate payments under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (24 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: While primary responsibility for taxation policy is with the Minister for Finance, I continue to work closely with him on taxation matters relating to the agri-food sector. The tax debt warehousing scheme has offered valuable and practical liquidity support to businesses since it was introduced in May 2020 during the pandemic and continues to support businesses as they recover from the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (24 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: To protect water quality, the Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) for the Protection of Waters Regulations, as amended, sets limits regarding the application of certain nutrients, including Phosphorus to agricultural soils. Since January 2023, all arable land and holdings with a grassland stocking rate greater than 130 kg Nitrogen per hectare in the previous year must be subject to soil...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (24 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Private Veterinary Practitioners (PVPs) are paid for carrying out TB testing on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) on a scale depending on the numbers of animals being tested. The rates are included in the excel spreadsheet attached. Columns A to C refer to the number of animals being tested for TB testing and the corresponding rate. Columns G to I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Advertising (24 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department provides public information about the Department's wide range of schemes, services and policies. This includes public information campaigns with advertising across radio, print, digital media and out of home advertising (OOH). Advertising is placed across both national and local media to communicate this information. This expenditure includes public information campaigns and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (24 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not engaged the services of the company (details supplied) or allocated the company funding or support in any capacity.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Young Farmers Scheme operated from 2015 to 2022 and was replaced under the new CAP from 2023 by the Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers. Under the Terms and Conditions of the scheme, where an applicant is deemed not to be meeting the eligibility criteria of the scheme following an on-the-spot-check, the applicant is excluded from receiving payment for the scheme year...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (23 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI, therefore, the question has been referred to the body for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (23 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Details of my department's 2023 capital spend are outlined in the table below. Table 1: 2023 Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine capital spend. €000 2023 Capital Allocation 456,446 Plus Capital Carryover from 2022 into 2023 27,500 Total 2023 Capital Allocation 483,946 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (23 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The tillage sector is an important and integral component of the Agri-food industry and is a sector that I want to see grow and develop. That is why I established the Food Vision Tillage Group in May 2023 to set out a road map for the sustainable growth and development of the sector to 400,000 ha by 2030 in line with the targets set out in the Climate Action Plan. The Group, which was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (23 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department officials regularly meet farmer representative groups in relation to the issues and challenges being experienced by tillage growers. As well as this engagement, I personally am in contact with the farm organisations directly myself by phone, at meetings and other events regularly and this will continue as long as I am Minister . I am acutely aware of the challenges being...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Following exceptional flooding in the Shannon Callows during summer 2023, on 7 November 2023 I announced the launch of the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme. The aim of the scheme is to support farmers who have lost fodder due to flooding in the region during summer 2023. I have allocated funding of approximately €800,000 which will allow for a payment rate of up to €325 per hectare....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (23 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The responsibility for the development and maintenance of local authority owned piers, harbours and slipways rests with each local authority in the first instance. The primary governance role for local authorities rests with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and any wider funding issues for local authorities should be addressed to that Minister. Over the period 2019 to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Domestic Pets (23 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: All animals entering Ireland are subject to EU sanitary requirements. These requirements are in place to reduce the risk of importation and spread of disease. The requirements for animals generally to enter Ireland are outlined in the EU Animal Health Law, Regulation (EU) 429/2016 on transmissible animal diseases and refer to intra-community trade and imports into the Union. The specific...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (23 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department does not collate the information relating to this query, and as such my Department is unable to answer the Deputy’s question.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The actions in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) which may be considered as ‘the hay meadow measure in ACRES' are Low Input Grassland (LIG) and Low Input Peat Grassland (LIPG), as well as the late meadow bonus (LMB) which is available as part of those actions. The figures requested are presented in the below table: Action No of applications approved...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (23 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Old Irish Goat Society is recognised by my Department as a breed society and approved to maintain a breeding programme for the breed in Ireland. My Department has been proactive in terms of its engagement with and financial assistance to the Old Irish Goat Society. Over five years my Department has supported a range of activities designed to recognise and conserve the Old Irish Goat....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Advance payments to organic farmers commenced on 7th December 2023. To date, approximately 97% of Organic Farming Scheme participants have received advance payments. My Department is working to finalise payments for the remaining 3% of participants. The majority of these payments, including in respect of this case, will issue within the next 3 weeks.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fuel Prices (23 Apr 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Both I and the Government are acutely aware of the cost and inflation challenges faced since Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. These have affected all sectors of the economy and during this time, I announced a number of specific measures to assist the agri-food sector. These included targeted measures that helped Irish farmers at a time of escalating costs. Energy and fuel costs have...