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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 177, 187 and 190 together. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is aware of correspondence from the organisation named regarding Ash Dieback in roadside trees which includes their request for the introduction of a financial support scheme. The care and management of trees adjacent to roads is the responsibility of the landowner on whose land the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 178 and 191 together. The Deputy may be aware that the first confirmed finding of Ash Dieback Disease (Hymenoscyphus fraxineaus) in Ireland was made on 12thOctober 2012 at a forestry plantation site which had been planted in 2009 with trees imported from continental Europe. In March 2013, the Department introduced a Reconstitution Scheme (Chalara Ash Dieback)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (17 May 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 (17 May 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. Under Section 10 of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001, HRI has responsibility for negotiating and awarding contracts for media rights. The arrangement for the assigning...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (17 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the attached table.  In addition to the information supplied in the table, there are cleaning costs at three of my Department offices managed through a facilities management company, which are incorporated into the overall monthly fee charged to the Department by that company.  The contract for these offices is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Water Quality (17 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) is the lead authority for the interim review of the 5thNitrates Action Programme and the associated Nitrates Regulations. However, my Department works closely with them in this regard. During the negotiations of Ireland’s current Nitrates Derogation, and since the European Commission published its Implementing Decision...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (17 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Suckler Brand Development Oversight Group was established, after being agreed upon by stakeholders at Beef Taskforce meetings in September and October 2020, to oversee and advise on the creation and implementation of a distinct brand for suckler beef to be led by Bord Bia. The Suckler Brand Development Oversight Group is chaired by my Department and includes a range of stakeholders from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) is to provide support to beef farmers to improve the environmental sustainability of the national beef herd.  The programme aims to build on the gains delivered in recent years through the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) and the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) by improving the genetic merit of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am a strong supporter of assisting the next generation take over the farm when the time is right to do so. The challenge of generational renewal is widely recognised both at national and EU level. There are challenges both for younger farmers becoming established and older farmers having concerns about future income, taxation issues and the retirement process.   Food Vision 2030,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Properties (17 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Officials in the Lands Branch of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have advised that the registration of the trust property at Castlemaine, on folio KY 24138, was amended in 1983 without Ministerial consent.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (17 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Per Cent for Art scheme is a government initiative, first introduced in 1978, whereby 1% of the cost of any large scale publicly funded capital, infrastructural and building development can be allocated to the commissioning of a work of art. Since 1997 this scheme has been made available to all capital projects across all government departments. The scheme is now administered by the Arts...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (17 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Officials in the Lands Branch of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine have advised that this property does not appear to have been the subject of former Irish Land Commission proceedings and is therefore not held by me in that capacity. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (16 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, I established the Seafood Task Force to examine the implications of the EU/UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement (TCA) for the Fishing and Seafood Industry and Coastal Communities, and to consider initiatives and make recommendations to address those implications. The Task Force published its report in October 2021, recommending 16 initiatives to mitigate the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships (16 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the farm partnership certificate related to his query has been issued.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (16 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In the last two years, 48% of all felling licences issued to private forest owners and 52% to Coillte. In 2022, this figure was closer with 1,686 felling licences issuing to Coillte and 1,607 issuing to private landowners. The Department has delivered considerable reductions in the backlog of all forestry licences as well as reductions in the time taken to process newer files and last year...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (16 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 520 and 521 together. The new and ambitious €1.3bn Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will replace the previous Forestry Programme of 2014-2020 (extended to 2022) which expired at the end of 2022. The Forestry Programme 2023 - 2027 is subject to State Aid approval from the EU Commission and is also subject to an ongoing Strategic Environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (16 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The national forest estate now stands at 11.6% of the total land area, with a wide variety of forest types present. Nationally, conifer species are the dominant species present, representing 69% of the forest area while broadleaved species accounted for 31%. The share of broadleaf species nationally increased by 5.9% between 2006 and 2022. Sitka spruce is the most common species, occupying...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (16 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: Renewable Energy Generation (16 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: FuturEnergy Ireland is a joint venture between Coillte and ESB that was formed in 2021 with the ambition of developing more than 1GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. The Board of FuturEnergy Ireland consists of representatives from Coillte and the ESB together with an Independent Chair. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 it is the responsibility of each organization to form...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (16 May 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.