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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.

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.

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 527, 528, 529 and 530 together. The horse and greyhound racing industries receive financial support from the State through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund (the Fund) under Section 12 of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001. The Fund is distributed in accordance with Section 12(6) of the Act, with 80% going to Horse Racing Ireland and 20% to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In October 2018, the named individual was notified by this Department that his application under the 2018 Basic Payment Scheme had been selected for a remote sensing inspection. The subsequent inspection findings determined that some of the lands claimed by him were not eligible for payment under the terms of the scheme. In the event of an overclaim, the Department is required under EU...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Carbon farming includes those farming practices that remove CO2from the atmosphere and contribute to the climate neutrality objective. I am keen to see the implementation of a Carbon Farming Framework in Ireland. In order to develop such a framework, some important groundwork needs to be completed in order to set up a quality and successful scheme which aligns with the EU Commission...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is probably aware, primary responsibility for taxation policy lies with the Minister for Finance. However, I work closely with him to ensure that the Government’s agri-food policy objectives are supported wherever possible. Section 664 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for the exemption from tax of certain income earned from the long-term leasing of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Food Vision 2030, our shared stakeholder-led strategy for the future of the agri-food sector includes a goal to “Attract and Nurture Diverse and Inclusive Talent”. This recommends five actions for the sector: employers in the agri-food industry will develop an education, skills and talent attraction and retention strategy; they will ensure decent work and address labour...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Section 12 (4) of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 states that “The Minister shall pay into the Fund out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, in the year 2002 and in each subsequent year, an amount, determined by the Revenue Commissioners, equivalent to the revenue from excise duty on off-course betting paid into the Exchequer in the preceding year or the year 2000 increased by...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that responsibility for wildlife, including deer, lies with the National Parks and Wildlife Service within the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. As Minister for Agriculture Food and the Marine, I am, however, aware of the importance of the sustainable management of our national deer population for agriculture, as well as our nature ecosystems....

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

Charlie McConalogue: The EU regulations (Article 17 of EU Regulation 1305/2013) that provide for the TAMS scheme under the RDP 2014 – 2020, specify that TAMS beneficiaries must be farmers or groups of farmers. The regulatory transitional provisions for support from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) in the years 2021 and 2022 do not alter this definition. These are also the legal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 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. The Government has committed €1.5 billion to ACRES over its duration. It has been confirmed that there will not be an extension granted in relation to any of the actions where fencing is required under ACRES. However, an extension has...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has delivered considerable reductions in the backlog of all forestry licences, as well as reductions in the time taken to process newer files. In August 2021, we had over 6,100 licences on hand for processing and this number has now been reduced to just over 2,500. It continues to reduce each week. In 2022 we issued 4,713 licences, which is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (16 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 and committed to issuing 100 licences, of all types, per week. The Plan committed to issuing 65 felling licences per...