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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (1 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Controlled Finishing Units (CFUs) as part of the bovine TB Eradication Programme are subject to enhanced biosecurity measures and can only sell direct to slaughter. The kill number figures at European Union approved slaughter plants originating in Controlled Finishing Units are rounded to the nearest 500 because the figure is a dynamic figure and changes from week to week as herds...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (1 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The very significant rise in fertiliser prices in the last year and particularly in recent months, is particularly concerning.  I am closely monitoring the situation.  In October 2021, I requested Teagasc to lay out a credible roadmap to assist farmers in the short-term, as well as offering a longterm solution in the move to reduce dependency on chemical fertiliser.  I was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (1 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The most recent Technical Agricultural Officer (TAO) recruitment campaign was advertised on 24th July 2020 by the Public Appointments Service on behalf of the Department. A significant number of appointments have been made from the panels created for each county and it is envisaged that those panels will continue to give rise to further appointments throughout much of 2022. While there are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (1 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The EU’s Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organisation scheme offers recognised Producer Organisations in the fruit and vegetable sectors (not potatoes) to claim 50% aid from the EU for pre-approved Operational Programmes up to a value of 4.1% of the Value of their Marketed Product. Such aid is paid retrospectively and after claims have been checked and verified by my Department. ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The total number of Dublin-based active Food Business Operators on DAFM’s Horticulture Register is 301. This figure is comprised of 126registered Food Business Operators producing fruit and vegetables and 176registered Food Business Operators producing honey (one registered Food Business Operator producing both). A breakdown of the commodities produced is provided in tabular form...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Last November, as part of Project Woodland, my Department engaged the services of an external body with expertise in legal and environmental legislation to conduct a legal and regulatory review of forestry licensing.This external review is well underway and includes a review of the requirement for legal consent for thinning and forest roads. The final report is due in February. Along with...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In 2021, my Department issued 2,877 tree felling licences. Of these, 1,532 were issued to Coillte Teo and the remaining 1,341 issued to private applicants. Since the start of this year, the Department has issued 112 tree felling licences to private applicants and 72 to Coillte.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested is set out in the attached table Type of polling undertaken Proposed/existing policy Commercial Cost € A nationally representative, face to face, quota sample of 1,000 adults (aged 16+) was surveyed, representative of the Irish population. The sample was based on CSO Census 2016 figures for gender, age, region and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is likely aware, the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I have been advised that the records of the Agriculture Appeals Office indicate that an appeal was received from the person named in 2014 and an oral hearing was held in September 2014 in relation to the appeal. A decision on the appeal issued in November 2014. In December 2016,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Our pig farmers have always been remarkably resilient but I am acutely aware of the challenges they are facing at present. The average price paid for pigs in Ireland has fallen in recent months, in line with trends across the EU. The 2021 average price was 8.71% lower than that of 2020. As of 16th January, the average grade E pig price came in at 141.02 €/100kg, 9.15% lower than...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The owner of the forestry concerned has been in touch with my Department in relation to removing areas planted under the above-referenced application. The forest owner advised that a plot was to be removed from the claimed area. The debt incurred was notified and has been repaid by the applicant. The area of forest has been amended and will be reflected in future premium payments. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I deeply value the role of our island farmers. They play a key role in supporting our agri-food sector as well as playing a very important role in ensuring a vibrant island life. The current Young Farmers Scheme commenced in 2015 and is scheduled to operate until the end of 2022. The scheme provides an additional payment to eligible young farmers based on the number of payment entitlements...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Jan 2022)

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

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (26 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 206 and 207 together. Food Vision 2030 sets out the 2030 vision for Ireland’s Agri-Food Sector. It includes targets in relation to inorganic fertiliser including ‘emissions associated with chemical fertiliser use to reduce by more than 50% by 2030.’ Table 1: Measures that will contribute to reducing the use of inorganic nitrogen ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) formed part of Ireland's Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and was extended to the transition period of 2021/22. The objectives of the measure are to lower the intensity of GHG emissions by improving the quality and efficiency of the national beef herd and to improve the genetic merit of the national beef herd through the collection of data and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Woodlands for Waterdocument describes how the Native Woodland Establishment Scheme could be used to protect and enhance streams, rivers and lakes. The document sets out a number of water-related ecosystem services newly creatednative woodlands can deliver, such as protection against nutrient and soil runoff from adjoining lands, bank stabilisation and the restoration of the riparian...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (26 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has neither rented nor bought any warehousing space in the UK in order to mitigate against the negative effects of Brexit. I note that the Deputy refers to the Tricoya venture. Coillte, (through Medite, their wholly owned subsidiary), is a member of the consortium developing a facility in the UK to manufacture the raw material for supply to their Medite Tricoya Extreme (MTX)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Forestry in Ireland operates within a legal and regulatory framework. This is necessary in order to protect forests and to ensure that forestry operations are undertaken sustainably. When a forest owner seeks to clearfell an area, they must submit a felling licence application detailing the proposed activities, which are considered by my Department. Environmental legislation has led...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (26 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I take it that the Deputy is referring to land sold by Coillte since 1989. 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: Coillte Teoranta (26 Jan 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.