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Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Supports (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I will be having a meeting with the team in my Department shortly for a full update on all of the work I have asked them to do and to progress. The same team has been working on rolling out all of the various new schemes which are opening week-on-week. I have sought to give as much certainty as possible to those farmers in the forgotten farmer category that this will happen but I have also...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Agriculture Supports (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: We have received submissions from the various farming organisations on this issue and on how they feel it should be addressed. The various options and ways forward are being looked at by my officials so we do not have full clarity on that yet because a range of options are being looked at. As soon as I have that clarity I will bring it but there has been engagement and we have gathered...

Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Tillage Sector (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Cairns for raising this. I start by again reaffirming my commitment to our domestic tillage sector. It is dynamic, sustainable and world-class and I am committed to securing the long-term future of the sector. I want to see it grow in the years ahead and we understand the tillage sector's importance and how it is an integral component of our industry. We also know it makes...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for raising this important topic. Farmers are the backbone of our food production system, and it is incumbent on all of us in the sector to prioritise their safety and wellbeing. We have made real progress in recent years on improving agriculture’s safety record. However, farming continues to be the most dangerous occupation in Ireland. Fatal incidents on farms...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Pesticide active substances, such as glyphosate, contained in plant protection products are approved centrally at EU level and plant protection products are subsequently authorised for specific uses nationally using robust scientific evaluation and decision-making criteria. The current approval for glyphosate will expire in December 2023. The EU process to consider whether or not to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 63 and 68 together. Social farming is the practice of offering farming and horticultural participation in a farming environment as a choice to people who avail of a range of therapeutic day support services. From visiting social faming hosts and having engaged with those who run the service nationally and locally, I have seen first-hand the huge benefit the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Programme for Government places a positive emphasis on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the opportunity to discuss Coillte's mandate and how it relates to the implementation of Government policy both as a commercial semi-state organisation and of course on our land-use and environmental priorities. It is essential that its mandate continue to be flexible, multi-purpose and responsive to the issues of the day as part of a long-term land-use strategy. In my role as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: It was encouraging to see the phenominal level of interest in the National Liming Programme with almost 41,000 applications received by the closing date of 20 April 2023. This is a clear indication of the importance farmers now place on optimising soil health and improving their environmental sustainability. It was a show of real environmental strength by farmers who are keen to take...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for her ongoing interest in this matter and as you are aware, the Irish Grown Wool Council was formally launched on 5th April 2023. The Wool Council is an independent stakeholder-led Council comprising of stakeholders from across the wool sector including primary producers, farming organisations and industry representatives from both the Republic of Ireland and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am committed to the promotion of tree planting, including in relation to the protection and enhancement of biodiversity within our forests, for climate change, wood production, economic development, employment and quality of life. As Deputies may be aware, extensive work has been undertaken to date in the development of a new future for forestry in Ireland. Ireland has now for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Spending Code (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is likely to be aware, all policies designed in the Department are aligned with the principles as set out in the “Public Spending Code”. The code sets out a broad range of parameters for policy design and appraisal techniques including, as the Deputy will be aware, values for the shadow price of carbon using an abatement cost model to value Green House Gas...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: We are a world famous food-producing nation. We are globally focussed and are committed to safe, sustainable and nutritious food for customers across the world. Food Vision 2030 includes several actions to develop overseas market opportunities, and envisages a sustainable increase in the value of Irish agri-food exports to €21 billion by 2030, driven by increased value rather...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government (PfG): 'Our Shared Future'committed to a land use review to ensure that optimal land use options inform all relevant government decisions. This land use review is also outlined in the Climate Action Plan 2021. The review was designed to be carried out in two distinct phases. Phase 1 was an evidential review and the Phase 1 report, which was published on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I have long supported the cohort of farmers known as the forgotten farmers and I have committed to assisting them who find themselves, in many cases, in this situation through no fault of their own. We have developed a preliminary outline of a proposal to provide support to the forgotten farmer group. There are a number of issues to be addressed, for example, the funding required and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tree Remediation (25 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. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine does not offer funding for the removal of roadside trees, but...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the new and ambitious €1.3bn Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will replace the previous Programme which expired at the end of 2022. The new Programme will benefit farmers, rural communities and the wider climate and environment for years to come. Subject to State Aid approval from the European Commission and the completion of the ongoing Strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I established the Food Vision 2030 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: It is Government policy that Coillte, as the State forestry company, should play a leading role in addressing our climate change and biodiversity challenges as a core part of its remit. This is set out clearly in the Shareholder Letter of Expectation which I issued to the company last June, together with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform as the other shareholding Minister....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Farming and the agri-food sector is a hugely important aspect our economy but also our society. It is a sector that drives economic growth in every rural parish in every county of the country. Agri-food sector is Ireland’s largest indigenous exporting sector, playing a vital role in Ireland’s economy. The sector accounts for almost 7% of Gross National Income (GNI) and 9% of...