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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the attached table.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for an afforestation licence and the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme was received in May 2021.  Parts of the site required exclusion due to the type of vegetation found.  An updated bio map was submitted, with the areas excluded.  In addition to this there is the possibility of Marsh Fritillary present on site.  A site survey for this butterfly was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reviews (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, a review of the potential demand for wool-based products such as for insulation and fertilisers in domestic and international markets is one of the initiatives included in the Programme for Government.  Following the €100,000 commitment for this review in Budget 2021, I initiated a public consultation in March 2021 to identify the terms of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Promotion (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that Ministerial Trade Missions, lead by my Department, are an important tool in the development, diversification and expansion of Ireland's agri-food export profile.  Unfortunately, the public health challenges we have faced since early 2020 due to the pandemic have severely inhibited the opportunities to have in-person Trade Missions to our key...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: International Relations (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department uses workforce planning processes to identify critical resources necessary to formulate long-term strategic policy development to encourage the continuing prosperity of Ireland’s agri-food sector, including the fisheries sector.  Workforce planning is a key tool in enabling my Department to anticipate current and future staffing needs. The Workforce plan aims to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.  The question raised by the Deputy is an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.   A breakdown of the RCÉ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.  The question raised by the Deputy is an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Seirbhísí Oileán (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I láthair na huaire, tá cónaitheoirí Oileáin Árann, trí ionadaithe Chomharchumann Forbartha Árann Teo., Comhar Caomhán Teo., Coiste Páirceála Carranna Inis Oírr agus Inis Meáin, ceadúnaithe chun páirceáil in Ionad Chalafort Iascaigh Ros an Mhíl.  Cosnaíonn an ceadúnas seo €10 sa bhliain...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The planting of trees has the potential to play a significant part in our environmental priorities especially water quality, biodiversity and climate. As outlined in the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) tree planting actions have been included in both Pillar 1 and Pillar 2. The new Eco-Scheme (Pillar 1) includes a tree planting option as part of the menu of options that farmers can choose...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The regulatory review of the licensing process is an important initiative which is being carried by a consultant with legal and environmental expertise,   under the auspices of  Project Woodland. As you  may be aware Project Woodland was launched in February, 2021 and aims to improve the forestry licensing system as well as developing a shared vision for woodland...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Along with Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, it is my aim 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 who 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: Forestry Sector (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Climate Action Plan 2021 sets an afforestation target of 8,000 hectares per year which builds on the significant amounts of afforestation carried out since the 1990s. This target is ambitious when compared to recent afforestation rates and will be challenging to meet in the next decade. However, my Department is committed to addressing the current barriers which has resulted in low...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1999, 2000 and 2001 together. The following table sets out imports of chemical fertilisers from 2014 to November 2021. (Data for December 2021 is not yet available from CSO, but is expected during February): Year Tonnes 2014 1,480,399 2015 1,458,926 2016 1,425,462 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Eco-Schemes were included in the EU CAP Strategic Plan Regulation for the first time as part of the next CAP (2023-2027).  Under the Regulation, they must be funded from within Pillar 1 of the CAP budget. In line with the CAP Strategic Plan Regulation, I have decided to allocate 25% of Ireland’s Direct Payments envelope to the Eco-Scheme annually, which equates to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2003 and 2004 together. The position of farmers in each county that would be comparatively better off with a 100% convergence option versus the 85% convergence option in both the first and final year of convergence remains as stated in Parliamentary Question 55062/21 and Parliamentary Question 56451/21 with the caveats of the data modelling outlined. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has invested heavily in additional resources and in process improvements, alongside Project Woodland, to increase licence output.  This has had the desired effect with a marked increase in licences issued last year.  In fact, we reached our target for 2021, issuing 4,050 forestry licences. Much of that output has been felling licences, which reflects the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware licence output in my Department was affected by Court judgements and their interpretation which led to a much more onerous Appropriate Assessment procedure and  the need for ecological input for the majority of licences.   This is reflected in the  decreased number of licences issued in 2020.  In order to address the delays which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: There are 24 afforestation  applications on hand with my Department  with an area of less than 1 hectare.  It is my objective to increase and encourage interest in small scale planting by removing the licensing requirement for areas not greater than one hectare, which may prove to be a barrier to such planting and be considered onerous and complex.   Such an exemption...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry Programme 2014-2020 (extended to end 2022) contains a target of supporting 30% broadleaf planting annually. An average of 27% broadleaves has been planted during the programming period to date. The earlier years of the programme saw lower rates of broadleaf planting averaging 20% in 2015. I am pleased to say this figure has increased each year reaching 41% in 2021.  ...