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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 556 and 560 together. A total of €9.2 million has been expended to date on the reconstitution schemes that my Department has offered for Ash Dieback. These schemes include supports to restore forests planted under the afforestation scheme which had suffered from, or which were associated with plants affected by disease. Last month, an Interim...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 557 and 558 together. I am aware that as ash dieback disease progresses nationally and within individual ash plantations, the potential health and safety risks associated with forest plantations, roadside and parkland ash trees will become an issue of increasing importance for landowners, workers and visitors. My Inspectors have surveyed for ash dieback...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department undertakes the National Forest Inventory (NFI), the purpose of which is to record and assess the extent and nature of Ireland’s forests, in a timely, accurate and reproducible manner. Reliable, current and consistent information is required to inform domestic forest policy, to support forest research and fulfil national and international reporting commitments. The fourth...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The care and management of trees adjacent to roads is the responsibility of the landowner on whose land the roadside trees are growing. It is advisable that landowners make themselves aware of the full legal extent of their land ownership and of any obligations arising from this. My Department does not offer funding for the removal of roadside trees, but has published guidance on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government places a positive emphasis on animal welfare and specifically commits to the continued robust enforcement of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. This Act provides a modern framework for regulating and applying standards in the area of animal health and welfare with 138 prosecutions taken by my Department since its implementation. My Department keeps the Act...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, cattle prices are a commercial matter to be negotiated between buyers and suppliers in the marketplace and the Government has no role in determining commodity prices in the beef sector. Given the export dependence of the sector, beef prices are a function of demand and supply in the domestic and main overseas markets and are influenced by the interplay of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Prior to January 2021, cats, dogs and ferrets entering Ireland from the United Kingdom - as from all EU Member States - had to be microchipped, vaccinated against rabies and accompanied by an EU Pet Passport. Since then, as a consequence of the UK leaving the EU, there are additional requirements for pet cats, dogs and ferrets entering Ireland from Great Britain. There are, however, no...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Plant Protection Products (PPP’s) are authorised in Ireland based on scientific evaluations and decision-making criteria specified in EU Regulation No. 1107/2009, concerning the placing of PPP’s on the market) where safe uses can be demonstrated without posing any unacceptable risk to humans, animals, or the environment. In addition, a National Action Plan (NAP) was put in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler (BEEP-S) aimed to increase the efficiency of Ireland’s suckler herd by improving the data that is collected about the herd. This was a nationally funded scheme in 2022. The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below: County Number of Applicants Per County AveragePayment ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: All beef schemes implemented in recent years have had sustainability as a core objective. The measures designed exclusively the beef sector are outlined below. In relation to current beef sustainability schemes, allocations have been approved to date in 2023 for the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme, the National Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme and the Beef Data and Genomics Programme....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Despite a sustained and welcome increase in the average weekly price of sheep since the end of February, I recognise that sheep farmers are experiencing more challenging market conditions in 2023 compared to recent years. Prices are a matter for negotiation between buyers and sellers but it is encouraging to see that markets are now returning consistently better prices for farmers than at the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Childcare Services (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department oversees the managing of the lease of the crèche located at our Backweston Campus in Celbridge. This is a privately run facility, which is open to staff working on the Campus, as well as children of members of the public. My Department does not have access to, or maintain, any records relating to same, nor does it make any financial contribution to the running of this facility.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I established the Food Vision Dairy Group last year to advance the actions for the dairy sector identified in the Food Vision 2030 strategy, taking account of the requirement for the sector to contribute to achieving the targets set for agriculture emissions in the Climate Act process. The first priority for the Group was to chart a pathway to achieving the legally binding target of a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector provides support to the horticulture sector in the form of grant aid for capital investments in specialised plant and equipment. The Scheme is subject to EU Guidelines for State Aid in the Agricultural and Forestry Sector and in Rural Areas (Agricultural Guidelines). New Agricultural Guidelines came...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the attached table. Company Name External Legal team/ HR specialist/ Accountancy firm/ Consultant Cost € MacGuill & Co Solicitors Legal 929,542 State Claims Agency Legal 54,630 LOUIS...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am advised by my colleague, the Minister for Finance, that Section 98 of Finance Act 1999 provides for a relief from Mineral Oil Tax (MOT) for certain heavy oils and liquified petroleum gas used in horticultural production and mushroom cultivation. Heavy oils within scope of the relief are kerosene, fuel oil and Marked Gas Oil. The relief operates by way of repayment to the fuel user. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 574 and 575 together. I am pleased to apprise the Deputy that the works are continuing well on the Deep Water Quay at Ros an Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre. My Department has carried out a detailed assessment of extending the scope of this project. This included a review by consulting engineers Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions, who are contracted to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Parking Provision (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The issuing of parking permits, for Aran Island residents with a need for parking on the mainland, has been carried out successfully in consultation with the three Aran Islands committees. A permit system is established and in operation. The representatives involved have been advised that they may contact the Fishery Harbour Centre office at Ros a Mhíl to arrange a meeting with officials.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 577 and 579 together. The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 provides a modern framework for applying standards in the area of animal health and welfare and replaced a number of enactments dating back over a century. The Act was passed, after a lengthy and constructive debate in both Houses of the Oireachtas and came into operation on 6 March 2014....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (30 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 578 and 580 together. The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 provides a modern framework for applying standards in the area of animal health and welfare and replaced a number of enactments dating back over a century. The Act was passed, after a lengthy and constructive debate in both Houses of the Oireachtas and came into operation on 6th March 2014....