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

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for raising this topic. The approval and uses of creosote as a wood preservative were recently reviewed under the EU Biocidal Products Regulation. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is the Competent Authority in Ireland with responsibility for this legislation. The EU review process, which was managed by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), resulted in a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: At a European level the number of women in farming has been slowly increasing. 2016 data suggests that, on average, around 30% of farms across the EU are managed by a woman, but with some considerable differences between Member States. The Census of Agriculture 2020 reported that just 13% of farm holders in Ireland are female. I am very pleased that, for the first time, Ireland’s...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for raising this topic. The approval and uses of creosote as a wood preservative were recently reviewed under the EU Biocidal Products Regulation. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is the Competent Authority in Ireland with responsibility for this legislation. The EU review process, which was managed by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), resulted in a...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that in November 2022, my colleague Minister of State Pippa Hackett with overall responsibility for the Forestry sector, announced funding of €1.3 billion for the Forestry Programme 2023 – 2027. The new Programme will be the means by which we implement our Forest Strategy to 2030, which in turn has been informed by the Shared National Vision for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland is one of the most food secure countries in the world. In fact, Ireland has come second of 113 countries assessed for food security, according to the latest Global Food Security Index. The issue of maintaining food production has been the subject of much discussion in the context of the Government's economy-wide target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030. My position...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, the current Programme for Government includes a commitment to fully explore fibre crops such as hemp and consider whether these crops have a viable market. To fulfil that commitment, my Department carried out a consultation in 2021 to examine the commercial viability of growing hemp for fibre use only. The report on this consultation was published in December 2022. ...