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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (29 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The total number of pigs slaughtered in Ireland in 2022 was 3,541,602. Pig slaughter is carried out at premises approved either by my Department or the Local Authorities. Pigs are stunned prior to slaughter, mainly using CO2gas, in order to ensure loss of consciousness. The methods of stunning and slaughter used in Ireland are in accordance with the relevant EU and national legislation, in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (29 Mar 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 question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (29 Mar 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 question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As part of the development of the CAP Strategic Plan, we have, over the last number of years, carried out a range of public engagements and consultations with farmers and the wider public. These events, both online and in-person, have been designed to brief people on our original proposals including those relating to land eligibility and also to seek feed back on the new rules. Following...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (29 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Hedgerows are a valuable resource on Irish farms, contributing to both our biodiversity and climate ambitions. My Department recognises their value through rewarding farmers and protecting our hedgerows in a number of ways. Under the Eco-Scheme element of the new Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan where farmers will be paid in respect of ‘space for nature’...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I do not agree with the Deputy. We have given consideration to this matter and discussed it on Second Stage. There are no obstacles. The requirements in terms of somebody buying fertiliser north of the Border is the same as somebody buying fertiliser south of the Border. It is just that a person must record and keep a record of whatever fertiliser is on his or her farm, and ensure that...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I will take this. I thank Deputy Ó Cathasaigh for the question. I know this is an issue to which he is strongly committed. I am also very committed to it. The previous Minister, Deputy Creed, initiated a process with regard to banning vessels of a certain size from the six mile zone. I agreed with that policy at the time. I believe it was the right policy. Unfortunately, the...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Quinlivan for the question. This is something I have been working on with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Harris. There is a need and demand for additional veterinary medicine places. We are not training enough domestically to meet the demand. The Minister, Deputy Harris, has initiated a process with the Higher...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Records (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: There are no immediate plans to provide general public access to the Land Commission records that are held in Portlaoise. Given the age and fragility of these paper records it would not be appropriate at this time to grant members of the public access to the records as the records would likely suffer damage as a result of more frequent handling. My officials are planning to digitise the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 Mar 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 Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the organisation charged with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 Mar 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 question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, in December 2018, following a public consultation process, the Minister 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 was allowed for vessels over 18 metres targeting sprat to enable adjustment for these vessels, as the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is a set of rules for managing European fishing fleets and for conserving fish stocks. Under this policy, EU fishing fleets are given equal access to EU waters and fishing grounds subject to allocated fish quotas. Fishing vessels, irrespective of size, must comply with the rules of the CFP, including rules on access and catch limits/quota. In relation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Official Engagements (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I have always operated an open-door policy when it comes to meeting with bodies and groups in the agriculture sector. All requests to meet stakeholders are reviewed on their individual merits. For representative organisations, my office normally likes to see that the group is on a solid footing and has a track record of longevity with records of its past AGMs, an organisation charter and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has received, processed, and paid Form 2 applications for works completed under the 2014-2022 forestry programme. To March 22nd 2023 a total of €41,455,421 was expended from the forestry budget including €2.4 million on first grant (form 2) payments. I can also confirm that system development work has been ongoing and is completed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In October 2019, Coillte and Bord na Móna announced a new initiative to plant approximately 4 million native trees across 1,500 hectares of Bord na Móna land that is no longer used for peat production. Bord na Móna formally ended all peat harvesting on its lands by the end of 2019. As a result of this cessation in peat harvesting, industrial cutover peatlands are becoming...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department did not award any contracts through procurement competitions to companies (details supplied) since 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Official Travel (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the deputy for the question however we are awaiting the final costs to be submitted from the embassies of the various countries that my Ministers of State and I visited as part of the 2023 St Patrick's Day travel. The Embassies arranged accommodation and internal travel which is then billed to the Department. Once the final costs are in I will forward the material to you.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The monitoring and control of fishing vessels within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are matters for the Irish control authorities. Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, all operational issues of this nature concerning sea fisheries control are, as a matter of law, exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority and the Naval Service. As Minister,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that pupils participating in the school milk scheme who attend DEIS classified schools are exempt from a parental contribution for the school milk scheme and receive school milk free of charge. A parental contribution is in place for those pupils attending non-DEIS classified schools. Ireland receives a fixed annual funding allocation for the School Milk Scheme...