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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I am satisfied that my Department properly implements the provisions of Circular 4/2013 in respect of staff returning from career breaks. Staff returning from career breaks are included in workforce planning considerations with a view to filling any appropriate existing or forthcoming vacancies in my Department. The Department has reassigned any staff returning from career breaks during...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs. Workforce planning processes are utilised to identify our requirements across all our grade streams and locations, aiming to ensure a long-term, proactive and strategic plan by which current and future staffing needs are addressed. As business needs arise, staff...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is committed to providing a work-life balance and flexibility to its staff, including by considering applications from eligible individuals under the Career Break Scheme in the Civil Service. It is also committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs. Workforce planning processes are utilised to identify our...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department received a request for a review from this herdowner in December, and a detailed reply issued to him on the 15th of January 2025. In this case, the penalty was upheld on review. The review decision letter has informed the herdowner of his right to appeal to the Agricultural Appeals Office if he is unhappy with my Department's decision.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: A request for a review has been received from this herdowner's agricultural adviser. My Department has been in contact, by phone and by letter, with the herdowner to request further information in order to complete the review. All review cases are dealt with on an individual basis and this case will be finalised once the information sought is received.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The annual cost of recruiting two additional senior archaeologists to my Department is approximately €137,976 (non-PPC) or €145,022 (PPC), excluding employer costs.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: A Climate Action Performance Payment, totalling €5,000 per hectare will be paid in three instalments to grant aided ash forest owners who clear their sites and replant through one of the Department’s Ash Dieback Reconstitution Schemes. My Department has received 264 applications for the first instalment of the Climate Action Performance Payment Scheme since this scheme was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Climate Action Performance Payment (CAPP) of €5,000 per hectare, is available to current owners of grant-aided ash forests whose sites have been cleared and replanted with an alternative species through either one of the preceding Ash Dieback Reconstitution Schemes or the current Reconstitution Ash Dieback Scheme 2023 to 2027. The Climate Action Performance Payment is therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The figures below were extracted as per the 06/01/25, and includes each grade of executive officer (including Salary equivalents) and above, by gender, in tabular form as requested. Date of Data Extracted: 06-01-25 Gender Breakdown for Grade EO, equivalent and above for DAFM as per date above: ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The pier at Renard Point is owned by Kerry County Council and as such responsibility for its development and maintenance rests with that local authority in the first instance, and with its parent department, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage thereafter. However, as part of the annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: In December 2018, a transition period to a ban on vessels over 18 metres trawling in inshore waters, inside the six nautical mile zone was announced. A significant part of the objective of this measure was to manage the fishing effort on sprat stocks which are primarily targeted within inshore waters. This measure, however, was the subject of extended legal proceedings the outcome of which,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Any application under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) that requires planning permission is deemed invalid if evidence of full planning permission is not provided at time of application. The terms and conditions of TAMS 3 state that, where planning permission is required, the Department will not accept an application as valid unless documentary evidence of (i) a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The grants for projects funded by my Department in 2024 to the named organisation amounted to €170,076.27.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weather Events (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: At present the Department does not have funding allocated or schemes of supports planned for farmers with damage linked to the recent period of poor weather. In cases where damage to buildings results from storms or weather events, property insurance is the normal primary avenue for assistance or compensation.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The next ACRES payment run in respect of the 2023 scheme year is currently being finalised, and it is expected that payments will reach bank accounts in the coming days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Appointments to State Boards (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table. State Body No of Appointments Basis of appointment Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board 1 Appointed by the Minister following nomination by a prescribed organisation. Agri-Food Regulator 0 Bord Iascaigh Mhara ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The extent of straying equines has reduced significantly and consistently in recent years. Almost 5,000 horses were seized in 2014, reducing to 288 in the period January - September 2024, with figures for 2024 due to be finalised in the first quarter of 2025. Where equine animals are located, including straying animals, my Department’s policy is to adopt a fair and proportionate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The online equine chip checker can be found at: equine-chipcheck.apps.services.agriculture.gov.ie/ This portal allows members of the public to check whether an equine UELN (passport number) or an equine microchip number is valid and listed on the central equine database. All equines habitually resident in Ireland should appear on the chipchecker. Successful searches will return...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The funding provided to Limerick City and Council by my Department in support of the control of horses in each of the years 2019 to 2024, is set out in the table below: Year Amount 2024 €13,650 2023 €10,400 2022 €10,200 2021 €12,650 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Control of Horses Act 1996, local authorities may take a range of actions in relation to equines including prohibiting horses in certain areas, the issuing of licences and the seizure of horses in contravention of the Act. These powers can be used in respect of straying horses, which includes horses put on land without the owner’s permission, including public land. Local...