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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: To be clear, pillar 1 is static. We fought hard against this.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Pillar 1 is static. When something is static, then, if there is inflation, that will erode it. Pillar 2 is up 20% at European level. We put it up 50% at national level.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Pillar 1 is static. If there is any inflation, then that erodes it. Regarding pillar 2, we have put it up by 50% at national level-----

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Unless the Deputy has a magic ball I do not have that allows him to know what is going to happen in the next five or six years in the context of inflation, and he will have many careers post his political one if he can project in this way, all we know is that this has been a year that has seen challenging inflation levels. What I can do, and what I have done as the Minister, is to deliver an...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I certainly hope this is not eroded over the course of the next five years.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: We are opening this up. The sheep welfare scheme for next year will be for €12 per ewe and it will be for all comers that apply. When profiling the CAP for the next five years, we make the best estimate we can concerning how it will work. This scheme will run based on €12 per ewe. Equally, the Deputy will know as well as I do the representations from sheep farmers seeking to...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: It is 8,000 ha.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I would be very happy if 8,000 ha were to be planted next year because we have not been meeting these targets. This is why we have significantly step-changed in this regard. We have discussed the licensing challenge, which was no help at all and which we have worked hard to resolve. We are now combining what will be an efficient licensing system with a strong and attractive new forestry...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: If we can deliver 2,500 more hectares next year, and bring the total up to 8,000 ha, then I would be very happy with that outcome next year. We are getting there and we are building this activity, and this would be a good step-change. We can then look at progressing from there.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: We want to ensure they go to the farmer.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: A framework is being considered at European level concerning how carbon credits, carbon sequestration and carbon trading can be organised.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective here is to ensure these elements remain with the farmer.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Fitzmaurice for the various points that he has made and for the questions he has asked. At the outset, I recognise the fair wind, the proportionate commentary and the balanced assessment he has given to CAP. I recognise and acknowledge that and he has been fair in relation to the strengths, weaknesses and challenges around what it means and, importantly, what it will mean for...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: It will be within the next day that-----

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2022
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (9 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: -----I expect to bring clarity to that. I am working with a team on that at the moment. Within the next day, there will be clarity on that. I acknowledge the work that planners have done. They are going flat to the mat on weekends and everything. It is an issue of needs must here, because we only have a certain window and because we want to get as many in as possible for next year. We...

Creeslough, County Donegal: Statements (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: At 3.18 p.m. on 7 October 2022, a moment happened that will be etched into the souls of the people of Donegal for generations. Ten people going about their daily routine had their lives cut short in an event that spread across the world. The lives of young Shauna Flanagan Garwe and her dad Robert Garwe, Catherine O’Donnell and her son James Monaghan, Leona Harper, Jessica Gallagher,...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The ACRES scheme is one that the Deputy has promoted strongly and will be of significant benefit to farmers in his constituency. Indeed, it has been warmly welcomed and embraced by farmers across the country. It is a logistically tight timeframe in relation to making applications. It is necessarily so because of the timeframe involved in getting approval for it from the European Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am pleased to advise that I have secured a package of €1.318 billion for forestry which will support the biggest and best-funded Forestry Programme ever in Ireland. This is the outcome of detailed discussions with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform which are ongoing since earlier in the year and formally commenced in June. This funding guarantees continued payments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Pensions (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I can confirm that a letter on this matter was sent to this individual of my Department on 10th October 2022.  This letter was re-issued by registered post on the 26th of October and confirmation of delivery has been received. To facilitate payment of preserved pension entitlements to this person, my department requested details on the person's employment/service record from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (8 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, It is illegal to crop the ears of a puppy or dog of any age. Ear-cropping is a cruel and unnecessary mutilation, causing the dog pain and suffering at the time the ears are cropped, and often leads to lifelong discomfort and recurrent infections. We are currently undertaking legal consultation with the intention of adding additional...