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

Charlie McConalogue: The introduction of a grant to compensate for providing an environmental report during the application assessment process is currently being developed by my Department and expected to be introduced shortly. This is per the recommendations in the MacKinnon report. Separately, a feasibility study on different payment approaches is also currently being undertaken. When this work is...

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

Charlie McConalogue: A budget of €10 million has been allocated to the pilot Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme. The Programme aims to cover the cost of approximately 80,000 to 100,000 soil samples at an average cost of €105 per sample. With a maximum of 16 samples per farm, it was anticipated that over 7,500 applicants would be accepted into the Programme. The application period closed on 8th...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The pilot Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme is a substantial, innovative and ambitious programme with over 7,800 farmers approved to participate. The Letter of Approval issued to approved participants informed them that their Soil Sampling contract runs to 31st December 2022. I am fully aware of progress under this pilot through my Department's regular engagement with the service...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (8 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland's CAP Strategic Plan was made available to stakeholders, and published at the following link: www.gov.ie/cap, on Wednesday 2nd February.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Code (8 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: One of a range of measures within the Housing for All Strategy, the objective of the Residential Zoned Land Tax is to provide an incentive to landowners to build homes. It applies only to serviced land that is zoned suitable for residential development. The Department Of Housing, Planning and Local Government estimates that it is expected to impact 7,000 hectares to 8,000 hectares of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Government remains in close and on-going contact on this issue with the UK Government, with Northern Ireland representatives and with the European Commission and EU partners, but I have not had direct contact with my counterpart in Northern Ireland, since the order to stop checks issued. The instruction by the Minister of Agriculture in Northern Ireland to cease post-Brexit sanitary...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pigmeat Sector (3 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Senator O'Reilly for raising this very important issue, and for having raised it with me since it has emerged and become more acute. The continued development of the pigmeat sector, as the Senator knows, is a priority for me, given the pivotal role the industry plays in the national economic context, which he clearly outlined in his contribution. It is one of the largest agrifood...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Pigmeat Sector (3 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I again thank Senator O'Reilly for putting this issue on the agenda. The sector is very strong in his home county of Cavan and the constituency of Cavan-Monaghan, as is the poultry sector. Those two counties are shining lights in terms of driving forward the opportunities in the agrifood sector and are leaders regarding poultry and pigs. I am very much aware of the pressures farmers in his...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department does not provide direct supports for contractors but, as small businesses, they are of course eligible for the same supports as every other small business. In relation to capital investments for on-farm developments, I would like to clarify that the EU regulations that provide for the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) under the Rural Development Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (3 Feb 2022)

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

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am committed to helping the Forgotten farmers cohort. The Programme for Government ‘Our Shared Future’ contains a commitment to seek to resolve the issue of support for the category of farmers known as Forgotten Farmers. I have asked officials in my Department to examine options to address the issue of forgotten farmers both through the next CAP and also through other measures...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (3 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 472 and 473 together. Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001, is a commercial State Body responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The Irish Horse Racing Industry Act 1994 and The Code of Practice for the Governance of State Bodies 2016 (Remuneration and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland's draft CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027 which lists the range of interventions currently being proposed, was submitted to the EU Commission on 31st December 2021. As you may be aware, one of the intervention proposed therein is an agri-environment climate measure (AECM). This proposed measure includes a Rare Breeds action. The details of the proposed scheme are...