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

Charlie McConalogue: I can confirm that officials in my Department attended a Harvard programme during the period specified.   The programme was coordinated by the Senior Public Service Support Team within the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER). Officials in my Department's Learning and Development function are liaising with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform to obtain the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) formed part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. It provided for funding of up to €300 million over the six-year programme and addressed widely acknowledged weaknesses in the maternal genetics of the Irish suckler herd, made a positive contribution to farmer profitability and reduced the greenhouse gas intensity of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the information sought by the Deputy is an operational matter for Teagasc, I have referred the matter to Teagasc for direct reply.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is attached in tabular form, as requested. The figures in the table include both deep sea containers and roll on-roll off freight units. Containers/freight units may contain several consignments of interest to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, each requiring separate controls, thus the number of controls is considerably higher than...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The transportation of meat carcasses for human consumption is governed by the EU Regulation (EC) No. 853 of 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin, the conditions of Regulation (EC) No. 178/2002 laying down the general principles and requirements of food law, establishing the European Food Safety Authority and laying down procedures in matters of food safety,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is presented in the table below which shows the number of participants and the total expenditure by scheme and by year. Please note that the figures in relation to the Results-based Environment-Agri Pilot (REAP) project and the Green Low-carbon Agri-environment Scheme (GLAS) is presented by the Scheme year (that is, the amounts shown are what was paid...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I advise the Deputy that while I cannot share personal details relating to an individual, I can state that my Department engages and cooperates fully with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner. I can assure the Deputy that had that organisation issued an instruction or given advice to my Department, including in relation to former employees, it would have been implemented promptly.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Brexit Inshore Fisheries Business Model Adjustment Scheme was developed in response to the recommendation by the Seafood Task Force for a deminimis short-term support scheme for the inshore sector to help it deal with the difficult trading conditions that have arisen because of Brexit.  It will also help the sector transition to longer-term restructuring measures.  It...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine had made significant progress to deliver a licensing system which meets the needs of all those who apply for forestry licences. This is regardless of whether that application comes from a private individual or company which wishes to plant trees, a forest owner who wishes to fell their crop, or Coillte who...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) is recognised as a global threat to health, livelihoods, food security and the achievement of many of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The second One Health National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (iNAP2) was developed after stakeholder engagement and one of its five strategic objectives is to promote research and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: It is a high-level priority of my Department to deliver Ireland’s second One Health National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance 2021-2025 (iNAP2), in conjunction with the Department of Health and stakeholders, to mitigate the impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Several projects are currently underway in the iNAP2 that use and build upon research findings and data generated...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: In the case of felling licences, a licensee is required to erect a notice at the entrance to the land to which the licence relates, upon commencement of the works advising the public that tree felling is being carried out in accordance with that licence. There are no statutory provisions requiring the licensee to provide the Department with notification of when the permitted project is to be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2021 my Department issued 1,534 Coillte felling licences. These were scheduled to be utilised in each of the years 2021, 2022 and in 2023. The total volume of all these licences together accounts for the 5 million cubic metres referenced in the question. The figures for the total volume actually felled during 2021 are a matter for Coillte.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. I have referred the matter to Coillte for direct follow up with the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: TAMS has proven itself to be a really important and popular scheme which has driven important farm investments. To date, expenditure under TAMS II has exceeded €379m. Payments under the TAMS II scheme continue to issue on an ongoing basis. TAMS continues to be a hugely successful and beneficial scheme, and I am delighted that it will continue in 2023 in a bigger and better way with a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As you know, following a public consultation process in which over 900 submissions were received, the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine announced in December 2018 that vessels over 18m 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 for vessels over 18m targeting sprat...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 317 and 318 together. The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is the agri-environment climate measure which forms part of Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027. Farmers may apply for one of the approaches available under ACRES, namely the ACRES Co-operation approach, available to farmers in eight defined high priority geographical...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pension Provisions (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and as such is operationally independent from my Department. I have referred the query to Coillte for direct follow-up with the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Horse Board (IHB) is a co-operative society made up of individual shareholders and is registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act. The IHB is an affiliate of Horse Sport Ireland. However, the IHB operates independently of my Department and therefore the running of their elections is a matter for the organisation itself.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 321 and 322 together. I am aware of the pressures impacting the forestry sector and met with representatives last week to explain progress towards finalising the new Forestry Programme for the period 2023 to 2027 and to reiterate my commitment to supporting the sector. A thriving and resilient private forestry sector will continue to be central to the...