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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 765, 773 and 798 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. ACRES is a well-funded and farmer-friendly scheme which I am excited to see roll out. It will be an important income support for our farm families while also helping...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Budget 2023 (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The current Programme for Government has set an ambitious target to achieve 7.5% of the utilisable agricultural area under organic production, which is also consistent with the target proposed by Food Vision 2030. There has been a significant increase in the allocation for the Organic Farming Scheme in 2023. Under the new CAP, for the years 2023-2027, I have secured a budget of €256m...

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

Charlie McConalogue: On 16th June 2021, the UK and Australian Governments announced that they had reached a political agreement in principle for a new UK-Australia trade agreement. The agreement has not yet been ratified or entered into force. I note that the agreement provides for significant new market access for Australian goods exports to the UK. This is also the case for the most sensitive agriculture...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the agriculture sector was assigned a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030 based on a 2018 baseline of 23MT CO2 eq. This reduction in emissions will contribute to the economy wide reduction of 51% by 2030. This is an ambitious and challenging target for our sector but one that I believe we can reach with farmers keen to continue to play a...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not now, nor has it ever in the past, held human resources or other related records regarding staff members in semi-state bodies, including records relating to their individual terms of employment, be that pay and related aspects, including (but not limited to) redundancy terms or payments.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (25 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 €377m. 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: Agriculture Schemes (25 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Support under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is payable upon activation of an eligible hectare per payment entitlement. In general terms, an eligible hectare is one that is used for an agricultural activity or, where the area is also used for a non-agricultural activity, is predominantly used for such activities. An area is predominantly used for agricultural activity, if that activity...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Support under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is payable upon activation of an eligible hectare per payment entitlement. In general terms, an eligible hectare is one that is used for an agricultural activity or, where the area is also used for a non-agricultural activity, is predominantly used for such activities. An area is predominantly used for agricultural activity, if that activity...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested is being retrieved and will be forwarded to the Deputy as soon as possible.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the National Dairy-Beef calf programme is to support decision-making on farms through better quality data on herd performance, to increase the economic and environmental efficiency of beef from the dairy herd, and to facilitate further the integration of the dairy and beef sectors by providing support for farmers who are rearing progeny from the dairy herd. It is exchequer...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The table below details the allocations for specific beef sector schemes from 2019 - 2023. It does not include the exceptional aid schemes in this period €78 million for BEAM (Beef Exceptional Aid Measure) in 2019 and €50 million for the BFP (Beef Finisher Payment scheme) in 2020. It also must be recognised that beef farmers can avail of a range of other schemes under the RDP...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the swans in question were submitted to my Department under its Avian Influenza (AI) Surveillance Programme, a year-round programme which acts as an early warning system for the presence of AI in our wild bird population. The aim of the programme is to inform the Department’s risk assessment of the threat posed by the AI virus to poultry and captive birds. ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department constantly monitors the needs of the agri-food sector. Along with regularly meeting with representatives of the sector, holding formal consultations and attending public forums, we monitor developments in farm incomes, viability, structures, key commodities, food industry trends and other key economic indicators. My Department prepares and publishes an Annual Review and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 781 and 785 together. My Department constantly monitors the needs of the agri-food sector. Along with regularly meeting with representatives of the sector, holding formal consultations and attending public forums, we monitor developments in key economic indicators. My Department prepares and publishes an Annual Review and Outlook (ARO), which provides...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am committed to supporting farmers of all sizes and types in all parts of the country. I believe the incoming CAP is a well-funded and farmer-friendly CAP that will support our farm families over the next five years. A range of measures are included in Ireland’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) strategic plan to benefit small and medium sized farms: - Complementary Redistribution...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Continuing to grow market opportunities for dairy, meat and seafood products at home and abroad is a key goal of Food Vision 2030, the overall strategy for the future development of the agri-food sector. To support the strategic goals of developing and diversifying agri-food export markets, Bord Bia received an allocation of €55m in Budget 2023. This funding will enable Bord Bia...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for raising this important topic. Farm safety is a major issue and continues to be the most dangerous occupation in terms of fatalities in the workplace, with children and the elderly particularly vulnerable. There has been an average of 20 fatal incidents per year on Irish farms over the last ten years. There was a significant reduction in 2021 when there were 10...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I remain confident that the outlook for the Irish dairy Industry remains very positive. The Irish dairy sector is robust, sustainable and modern. It is well placed to meet the challenges we face into in the time ahead. Despite the negative impacts of Brexit, COVID-19 and the Ukraine/Energy-crisis, the industry has proved to be remarkably resilient. The industry continues to grow and evolve...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Irish sheep farm families produce a world-class product that is in demand across many global markets, and I am very conscious of the important role that the sheep sector plays in the continued growth and development of our agri-food sector. According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) sheepmeat exports worth approximately €385 million, or 57,737 tonnes were exported in 2021,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I have provided significant support to the pig sector this year as all pig producers have had to deal with enormous pressures in recent months. As the Deputy will be aware, on the 23rd March 2022, the EU Commission announced the provision of exceptional adjustment aid to producers in agricultural sectors which have been impacted by Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. The...