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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has an Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy in place. The AI policy has been communicated to all staff. My Department continues to comply with guidance provided by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on the use of and application of AI, including Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI). Training on the use of AI is in development and will be provided to staff in due...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application under the ACRES Co-operation stream, and was approved into Tranche 1 of the scheme. An interim payment of €5,000 issued to the person named in February 2024. The balancing payment claim associated with this herd has not yet cleared all the necessary validations. Department officials are actively examining the case to allow the payment to be...

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

Charlie McConalogue: It is not possible to provide the information requested by the Deputy in the required time. The information is currently being compiled and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

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

Charlie McConalogue: In response to the Deputy's question, please see the following table, setting out the address and Eircode of each property that is directly occupied by my Department. It should be noted that with regard to two of the properties - Bow Street, Dublin 7 and International House, Dublin Airport - these are not solely occupied by my Department. The remaining office space in these buildings is...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Budget 2025 saw the allocation of €30m in funding to support a Tillage and Horticulture payment for crops planted for the 2024 harvest. Payment is expected to issue in Q1 2025.

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

Charlie McConalogue: At present it is not intended to review the options for LESS spreading technologies available under TAMS 3. My Department recently changed the terms and conditions of the scheme to make all farmers who have a stocking rate of less than 170kg N/ha eligible to apply. In TAMS 3, Low Emissions Slurry Spreading (LESS) equipment will continue to have its own standalone investment ceiling and an...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being prepared and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy when it is available.

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department will finalise this requested information and send it directly to the Deputy within 10 working days. This entails reviewing each of the 792 applications that had licences approved for the single consent system.

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department supports the provision of essential training and skills development for those working, or intending to work, in the Irish commercial seafood sector in a number of ways. My Department funds two National Fisheries Colleges of Ireland operated by our national seafood development agency Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), in addition to a range of other training and development supports...

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

Charlie McConalogue: There was no suspension in beef payments in early December 2024. The maximum number of participants that could be paid under both schemes (as set out below) was paid in December 2024. If the Deputy has a specific case(s), he can provide it to my Department. The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) aims to provide support to beef farmers to improve the environmental sustainability of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Last August I published “Water and Agriculture - a collaborative approach”. It outlines a summary of the collaborative and unprecedented approach being taken at present to improve Irish water quality from an agricultural perspective. As set out in that document, at the EU Nitrates Committee in December, in line with the process set by the European Commission, Ireland...

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

Charlie McConalogue: ACRES advance payments for the 2024 scheme year commenced on 22 November 2024, when payments totalling €123.7 million were made to 28,294 Tranche 1 participants. Currently, a total of €172.1 million has been paid in advance payments in respect of the 2024 scheme year to 39,826 ACRES participants that have cleared all the required pre-payment checks. A total of €246.9...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The principle of competitive tendering for Government contracts is used by The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the acquisition of goods and services. This is a requirement in accordance with the Directive on Public Procurement and the European Union (Award of Public Authority Contracts) Regulations 2016. Central to those procedures is the requirement to allow fair...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not issued any public contracts to the company (details supplied) over the last 10 years.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The number of horses slaughtered in 2024 was 919 of which 641 were notified as thoroughbred horses. The Department does not have a record of the racing history of those notified as thoroughbred horses. The licence of Shannonside Foods, which was the only approved equine slaughter plant, was revoked on animal welfare and equine traceability grounds in June 2024 and no horses have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (7 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland as a member of the European Union recognises the importance of halting and restoring the world's forests from the devastating impacts of deforestation. While Ireland does not intend to make a specific country pledge to the Bonn Challenge, it does recognise this important role this initiative has played in encouraging actions to restore degraded forests in many countries around the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (7 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: When travelling from the UK to Ireland with a pet dog, the owner must ensure the following: The dog must be microchipped. The dog must be administered a rabies vaccination, after being microchipped. The person must wait until the appropriate immunity has developed, as stated by the datasheet of the vaccination given, which must be at least 21 days after the primary vaccination is given,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (7 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: If an individual is bringing a dog into Ireland from the UK, it must be treated for tapeworm by a vet between 1 and 5 days before arrival in Ireland. If the individuals means of travel are delayed and the 5-day window has been exceeded, the individual should get a second tapeworm treatment completed.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2006, the EU introduced a restructuring mechanism intended to reduce overall production of sugar, acknowledging the then global over supply and resultant low prices being achieved. Ireland secured €353 million as part of the reform package with some €220 million being distributed to beet growers and a further €6 million to machinery contractors in the sector.] ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The key recommendation of the Review of Market Opportunities for Irish-Grown Wool-Based Products was the establishment of an independent, all-Island wool council. The Irish Grown Wool Council was formed on 5 April 2023 and is an independent stakeholder-led Council. Members of the Council represent a wide range of different industries and interests from within the wool sector including...