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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Risk Management (12 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Coastal protection works and any decisions concerning seawalls at Magheraroarty Co. Donegal are a matter for the local authority concerned. The Coastal Protection funding scheme is administered by the Office of Public Works and would appear to be the appropriate funding avenue for a sea wall project.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (7 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am very aware of the challenges the Inshore sector is facing at the moment. My Department has provided a range of supports to the inshore fleet over the past few years, funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR), and will continue to provide supports to this fleet as further schemes are developed and implemented under the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In line with the commitment in the Programme for Government, a flagship environmental scheme, namely the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), was launched last year. There was exceptional demand for entry into the Scheme, which demonstrates the interest of farmers to take on actions to address climate, biodiversity and environmental issues. While it was initially planned to take in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (7 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is the lead for 148 of the actions in the Agriculture, Food, and the Marine chapter of the Programme for Government: Our Shared Future. As of June 2023, I can report that 68% of these as either “target achieved” or “substantial action undertaking & ongoing”, with another 27% reported as “commenced & progressing”. While...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The ‘Standards for Felling and Reforestation’ document was circulated to the forestry sector in October 2019. These Standards immediately replaced measures relating to tree felling, as set out in the previous ‘Forest Harvesting & the Environment Guidelines’ originally published in 2000. The 2019 ‘Standards for Felling and Reforestation’...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 281 to 284, inclusive, together. My Department investigate all reports of forestry-related water pollution incidences and have a protocol for acute forest and water incidents. This protocol is outlined in my Department’s document ‘Forests & Water – Achieving Objectives under Ireland’s River Basin Management Plan...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry Act 2014 provides the main legal and regulatory framework for forestry in Ireland. The Forestry Act 2014 defines deforestation as the conversion of a forest into land that is not a forest. The regulation of forestry is necessary in order to protect forests and also to ensure that forestry operations and activities are carried out in compliance with the principles of sustainable...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Forestry in Ireland operates within a legal and regulatory framework – the Forest Act 2014 and the Forestry Regulations 2017 (SI No 191 of 2017). Tree felling licences carry an obligation to replant the area felled. The requirement to obtain a tree felling licence with an obligation to replant after felling has facilitated, in part, sustainable forest management, in all but the most...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) is designed to improve the environmental sustainability of beef rearing at farm level and thereby improve the overall genetic merit of the national beef herd. The policy objective of this intervention is to accelerate genetic and sustainability gains delivered through previous support schemes for the beef sector. Genomic selection is central...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry Programme 2023-2027 is the most ambitious Programme to date, when compared to its predecessors. It offers new and revised schemes, which are reflected by the increased payment rates contained within this Programme. These increased rates are intended to incentivise the behavioural changes required, whilst also reflecting the new terms and conditions associated within these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The afforestation scheme in the previous forestry programme outlined the types of land suitable for afforestation in the document ‘Land Types for Afforestation (2017)’. A maximum peat depth of 50cm was applied, for certain site types only. This maximum peat depth did not apply to fertile sites classified as Grant Premium Category 2 (GPC 2) to GPC 12, nor did it apply in all GPC...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Over the past three and a half years the country, and the agrifood sector in particular, has faced three significant challenges: the closure of the hospitality and food service sector for long periods worldwide during COVID-19; the disruption to trade with our nearest and most important agrifood trading partner as a result of Brexit; and the significant increases in input costs, especially...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (6 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Officials in the Records Branch inform me that the decision to grant academics access to Land Commission Records on a case by case basis was taken in or around November 2022. I am informed that there have been nine requests for access since that time and all nine have been granted. However, only six of the nine academics accepted the invite to attend Records Branch.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (6 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Officials in Records Branch inform me that requests for academic access to Irish Land Commission records can be made by contacting the Records Branch at the following email address: recordsbranch@agriculture.gov.ie. Requests for academic access are dealt with on a case-by-case basis and granted at the discretion of the Department. The matters that will be considered by my Officials when...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (6 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Officials in Records Branch inform me that currently requests for academic access to Irish Land Commission records are dealt with on a case-by-case basis and granted at the discretion of the Department. There are no immediate plans to expand academic access to Irish Land Commission Records. My Department plans to procure specialist archival advice with a view to ascertaining how best...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Professional Qualifications (6 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Farm Advisory System (FAS) was established to ensure that Advisers have the appropriate skills, knowledge and competency to provide suitable advice to farmers on a range of issues including but not limited to, land eligibility, Conditionality, scheme applications and to help farmers to meet their obligations and avoid financial reductions under EU and nationally funded Schemes. Article 15...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (6 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The changes introduced as part of the Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022, allowed the introduction of Regulations to facilitate small scale planting of native tree areas without the need to first obtain an afforestation licence. Introducing an exemption for the afforestation in certain circumstances facilitates the exclusion of clearly defined...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (6 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board (IHRB) is the regulatory body for all horseracing in Ireland. The role of the IHRB is provided for under the Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 and subsequent Statutory Instruments. The question raised by the Deputy is a matter for this organisation.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (6 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings. There is an indicative budget of €370 million available for the period 2023-2027, and all investments must be linked to Climate, Environment or Animal Welfare. To date the total expenditure for TAMS in 2023 has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (6 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 138 and 139 together. Certain beef herds are defined by my Department as Controlled Finishing Units (CFUs) in the context of the Bovine TB Eradication Programme. Currently, there are 421 beef herds designated as CFUs. A monthly breakdown of annual CFU kill numbers at DAFM-approved plants from 2017 onwards is published on my Department's website in the section...