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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (20 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Social farming is the practice of offering, on a voluntary basis, farming and horticultural participation in a farming environment as a choice to people who avail of a range of therapeutic day support services. These operations are run in a number of settings ranging from working family farms, local community initiatives through to more institutional frameworks. Funding is available...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (20 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In March it was announced that 42 vessels had accepted offers made under the Brexit Voluntary Permanent Cessation Scheme. These vessels had a combined total capacity of over 6,700 gross tonnes, equivalent to 84% of the target of 8,000 Gross Tonnes to be voluntarily withdrawn from the Irish fleet that was recommended by the Seafood Taskforce. The total cost for decommissioning these vessels...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (20 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I have been closely monitoring the trends in fuel prices and have engaged with the industry frequently on this matter. It has been a welcome signal, that after peaks in the summer, fuel prices began to fall towards the latter part of 2022 and for 2023 to date have continued to fall and stabilise at levels similar to those experienced prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. During these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (20 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The management and operation of any vessel carrying livestock from Ireland is subject to EU rules, including prior inspection and approval of the vessel by this Department. Ireland has also introduced its own national legislation regulating animal welfare in dedicated livestock vessels, which lays down more stringent controls that go further than those in EU law. Vessels can only be used...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (20 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Central Statistics Office will release the April 2023, Goods Exports and Imports figures on Wednesday 21 June 2023. It is anticipated that there will be revisions to the beef import figures for the first quarter 2023 and for parts of 2022. I will forward directly the requested data when available to the Deputy. Ireland is amongst the largest net exporters of beef in the world and Irish...

Seanad: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Members for scheduling this today. I am pleased to present the Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022 to the Seanad for Second Stage. The Bill was initiated in the Dáil in December 2022 and passed all Stages on 24 May. The Bill implements the programme for Government commitment to ensure fairness, equity and transparency in the food chain by establishing a new...

Seanad: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Second Stage (15 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Best wishes to former Deputy, Mr. Neville. Part 2 comprises sections 7 to 54. Chapter 1, sections 7 to 10, deals with the establishment of provisions that provides that the official name of the office will be an rialálaí agraibhia and that the new office shall be independent in the performance of its functions. Chapter 2, sections 11 to 20, deals with the key functions to be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (15 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 250 to 252, inclusive, together. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is the competent authority for pesticides in Ireland. Pesticide active substances contained in pesticide products (plant protection products or biocidal products) are approved centrally at EU level based on detailed assessments and a rigorous peer review process managed by the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: We, in government, will back them financially and deliver them an income.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Unfortunately, no matter how much the Deputy talks here, he has not put €1 in their pockets. In relation to the-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: If talk was not cheap, Deputy McNamara would be great. It is very cheap in his case.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy knows, ACRES has been a strong success with farmers across this country. It was oversubscribed by 50% and as a Government we stepped forward to make sure that every applicant could participate. The vast majority of farmers in Clare will receive significantly increased payments under ACRES, as they will with all the other scheme I have launched, be that the suckler scheme or...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: We are funding them.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: EU Regulations (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Cahill again for bringing this up today, and bringing these concerns to the table. This is something I have been working on for more than a year since the policy proposals were first published by the Commission. It is something I have been working on with Government colleagues, and with fellow European agriculture ministers at Council of Ministers level. The changes we got...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: EU Regulations (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Cahill for raising this issue this morning. It is really important and every opportunity we get to communicate on it and discuss it is welcome. I absolutely accept that farmers have concerns about it and also that it is easy to create concern about it as well. The opportunity to engage, discuss and communicate where we are at and where we want to go is welcome. I, as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Emergency Planning (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage are responsible for Wildlife Acts, including enforcement of the prohibition on burning land during the nesting season. Fire fighting is a matter for Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services and these are overseen by the National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management at the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 124, 125 and 128 together. In April of last year I was pleased to announce that agreement was reached between my Department and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on a bilateral sheepmeat certificate. This agreement followed many years of negotiation at political, diplomatic, administrative and technical levels, with UDSA recognition in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (14 Jun 2023)

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: Horse Racing Industry (14 Jun 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: Aquaculture Industry (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department considers applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act, the 1933 Foreshore Act (as amended) and applicable national and EU legislation. The licensing process involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisers as well as various Statutory Consultees. The legislation also provides for a...