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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 476 and 489 together. Tree Felling, in all cases, is the responsibility of the land owner or the person felling the tree to ensure that they are acting within the law. None of the exemptions granted under Section 19 of the Forestry Act 2014 serve to remove any restriction on the felling or removal of trees under (a) the Planning and Development Acts 2000...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Reviews (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has responsibility for approximately20 pieces of primary legislation passed by the Oireachtas in the relevant time period. While legislation under the remit of my department is constantly kept under review as a general policy, no statutory provision was included in any of the legislation in question requiring that a statutory review of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) carry out a statutory Roundwood Removals Survey conducted under the Statistics (Roundwood Removals Survey) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 112 of 2021). This survey collects information from Forest owners, forestry consultants, management companies, harvesting contractors and sawmills. Information for the years 2015 to 2021 is displayed in the table below....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The facilities and and breeding flock of the person named do not meet the Model Health Certificate requirements as stipulated by the competent authorities in the UK. The individual has been provided with detailed information from Enniscorthy Regional Veterinary Office (RVO) on the matters which must be addressed to meet the Model Health certificate requirements. I encourage the named person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy may be aware that the Government has committed €1.3 billion to the new Forestry Programme, which is the biggest and largest funded Forestry Programme ever introduced by any Government here, and it has been designed to have an emphasis on close to nature forestry and to ensure that farmers will be its primary beneficiaries. The Forestry Programme 2023 - 2027 is subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine published the Forestry Licensing Plan 2022 in February last year. The plan informed stakeholders of our targets for the delivery of afforestation, felling and forest road licences, and of our commitment to reducing the backlog. There is obvious merit in signalling to forest owners, landowners, and the forest sector our intentions as regards...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, in December 2018, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine announced that vessels over 18 metres would be excluded from trawling in inshore waters inside the six nautical mile zone and the baselines from 1 January 2020. A transition period of three years for vessels over 18 metres targeting sprat was allowed to enable adjustment for these vessels, as the sprat...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Within the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP), the term conditionality refers to the legislative requirements and minimum standards that farmers in receipt of CAP payments must comply with in the period from 2023 to 2027. This replaces the so called “Cross Compliance” requirements in the previous CAP. The conditionality requirements in the CSP are implemented using two mechanisms:...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: ACRES is the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme and is an agri-environment climate measure in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027. There are two approaches within the Scheme: - ACRES Co-operation, which applies in eight mapped zones, that are areas of high nature value, hold significant carbon stores and are home to some of the most pristine waters in the country, and -...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 485 and 486 together. Circular 21/2022, as issued by my Department for Registered Foresters and other stakeholders, and Circular Letter EUIPR03/3033, as issued by the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage for Local Authorities and other planning bodies, are intended to explain the legislative changes brought about by the Planning and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the previous two reconstitution schemes for Ash Dieback a total of €9.2 million has been expended by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The Deputy will be aware that the my Department recently launched an interim scheme for the Reconstitution of Ash Dieback. This scheme includes the following enhanced measures. - Enhanced site clearance grant rate, increased to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Regulations (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, policy responsibility for road safety lies within the Department of Transport and responsibility for deer and other wildlife resides with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) , within the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I am aware of the importance of the sustainable management of our national deer population for agriculture, as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is not involved in the regulation of unicorporated agriculture associations.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, I introduced the Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) in 2021 as a pilot measure. The purpose of the scheme is to chop straw and incorporate it into the soil, thereby improving soil organic matter with which a lot of additional environmental and climate change benefits are associated. These include increased carbon storing potential, recycling nutrients to tillage...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) provides funding for capital investments on farms and will be in place for 5 years with a budget of €370m. The Tillage Capital Investment Scheme (TCIS), due to open this month, will have a wide range of tillage investments available for grant aid at a rate of 40%. Eligible applicants can also avail of grant aid for the tillage...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: At the outset it is important to acknowledge that pesticide use in Ireland is relatively low compared to many EU Member States and Ireland is making good progress in reducing chemical pesticide use as measured by EU indicators. My Department has put in place a range of measures to achieve more sustainable use of pesticides in Ireland as required by Directive 2009/128/EC. These measures...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Teagasc has statutory responsibility for the provision of education, research and advisory services to the agricultural sector. Its programmes and activities are developed in conjunction with clients and partners and is overseen by the Teagasc Authority who are collectively responsible for leading and directing Teagasc activities. The Authority comprises a Chairman and 10 ordinary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I introduced the Tillage Incentive Scheme (TIS) in 2022, in response to the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia. The Scheme is a support measure to incentivise an increase in domestic cereal production thereby reducing dependency on imports. In 2022, just under €10.1 million was paid out to 3,622 farmers on an area of approximately 25,000 hectares under the Scheme. Since its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, a person is prohibited from causing unnecessary pain or suffering or endangering the health and welfare of any animal. The Act also provides that a person having possession of an animal must ensure that the animal is kept in a manner that safeguards its health and welfare. All legislation under the remit of my Department is kept under...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (9 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Brexit Voluntary Permanent Cessation Scheme was open to licence holders of fishing vessels that are registered on the Irish sea-fishing boat register in the polyvalent or beam trawl segments, held a valid sea-fishing boat license issued by the Licensing Authority for Sea-Fishing boats at the date of application and vessels which were 10 years or more in age at the time of application. ...