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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: 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 areas, or the ACRES General approach which is available...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Undefined (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The current crisis is challenging established assumptions on food security. Ireland is among the most food secure countries in the world (2ndin the Global Food Security Index for 2022) and is part of the EU single market and participates in the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP), which is the key mechanism for ensuring food security throughout Europe. The EU is largely self-sufficient for many...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am pleased to advise that due to continued high output in forestry licencing this year we have seen considerable reductions in the backlog of forestry licences. The backlog has reduced from 6,000 in August 2021, to 3,700 in January of this year and now stands at 1,639. We are issuing more licences than applications received and this means that the backlog continues to drop, with faster...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: There are a range of supports available to (beef) farmers under the new €10 billion CAP strategic plan beginning in 2023, as well as ongoing supports from Government to buffer families and business from the effects of the ongoing energy and cost of living crisis. In 2023, I provided €5 million for a continuation of the Dairy beef calf scheme which provides payments of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Following a review announced in Budget 2018 by my colleague the Minister for Finance, Pascal Donohoe TD, and in recognition of the Government's commitment to facilitate the development of solar energy projects in Ireland, a revised approach was introduced to qualifying agricultural property for the purposes of agricultural relief from Capital Acquisitions Tax or Capital Gains Tax retirement...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (25 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, it is dependent of the Department and therefore the running of their elections is a matter for the organisation itself.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The €315m Brexit Impact Loan Scheme (BILS) was developed by my Department and the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment (DETE) in partnership with the Department of Finance, the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) and the European Investment Fund (EIF). Available through participating banks and credit unions, it provides loans to Brexit-impacted Irish businesses,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am very aware of the challenges being faced by the fishing sector arising from the increased costs of marine fuel. I met with representative groups from the industry in July, September and again last week to discuss this matter and provide them with a progress report on the schemes being developed to support the fishing fleet and wider seafood sector. These schemes, developed in line with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Carbon measurement at farm level will become ever more important in the context of the recently agreed sectoral emissions ceilings of a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for agriculture and as a mechanism to demonstrate environmental ambition at farm level. Through the Bord Bia Sustainable Beef and Lamb Assurance Scheme (SBLAS) and the Sustainable Dairy Assurance Scheme (SDAS),...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 725, 726, 729, 730, 731, 732, 756, 771, 772 and 783 together. I am 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The new National Forestry Strategy and Forestry Strategy Implementation Plan(including the Forest Programme) has been put out to public consultation and they are available to view now on my Department's website. The aim of the new Progamme is to enable Ireland to use its potential for afforestation to help meet its national emission reduction obligations, while at the same time increasing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the draft Forest Strategy Implementation Planwhich includes the next Forestry Programme for the period 2023 – 2027 is currently undergoing a period of public consultation. Having secured an additional €12 million in Budget 2023 for Forestry to reach a total budget of €112m, the Department is currently engaged in detailed discussions with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the first finding of ash dieback disease in Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has provided support totalling over €7m to owners of ash plantations impacted by ash dieback disease through the ash dieback reconstitution scheme (introduced in 2013) and more recently the Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (Ash Dieback) introduced in July 2020....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the first finding of ash dieback disease in Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAF) has provided support totalling over €7m to owners of ash plantations impacted by ash dieback disease through the ash dieback reconstitution scheme (introduced in 2013) and more recently the Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (Ash Dieback) introduced in July 2020....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Household Incomes (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: According to the latest Census of Agriculture carried out by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in 2020, over 96% of the 135,037 farm holdings in Ireland are operated as “family farms”. CSO define family farms as "farms which are operated as family-based enterprises". With just under 4% of the total, CSO define "Commercial Farms" as "farms registered as companies which paid all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that the current number of staff in the Communications Division of my Department which includes the press office, communications and social media staff, is set out in the table below: Grade Number of staff Principal Officer 1 Assistant Principal Officer 2 Higher Executive...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, in April of 2021, I signed Statutory Instrument SI No. 198 of 2021 which sets out the Regulations to give effect in Irish law to EU Directive No. 2019/633 on Unfair Trading Practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain. At that time, I also established the Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) Enforcement Authority in my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Forests and the establishment of new forests play an important role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The Climate Action Plan 2021 commits to the development of an enabling framework for the potential trading of carbon credits, and which rewards farmers for emissions reductions and carbon removals, including through potential private sector investment. Like many other EU...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 739, 759 and 784 together. I ampleased to advise that this year we have seen considerable improvements in the issuance of forestry licences. To date this year we have issued 3,914 licences which is 92% of our expected output at this point in the year and there are currently 953 approved afforestation licences with nearly 7,000 hectares ready for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I have met with landowners whose forests have ash dieback and I am more than aware of their concerns. Since the first finding of ash dieback disease in Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has provided support totalling over €7 million to owners of ash plantations impacted by ash dieback disease through the ash dieback reconstitution scheme, introduced in...