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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The LEADER Programme is a key rural development tool for supporting the economic and social development of rural communities, by providing the resources necessary for communities to support their own development and create capacity at local level. The budget allocation for LEADER under the previous Rural Development Programme (RDP) for the seven-year period 2014-2020 was €250 million....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The above named applicant submitted application for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 and payment has issued under each of these scheme years. However, the applicant's agent requested a review of certain parcels that were claimed in these applications. This review is currently ongoing and will be completed shortly. Once completed, the applicant will be informed of the outcome and any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is fully committed to supporting sustainable, One Health, One Welfare initiatives in line with the Programme for Government and Working Together for Animal Welfare, Ireland's Animal Welfare Strategy 2021-2025. In this context, DAFM supported three equine education modules with funding of almost €20,000 provided to the Urban...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 764 and 765 together. As the Deputy is probably aware, the European Parliament’s ANIT Committee has concluded its work and has voted on its report and recommendations. The recommendations of the ANIT Committee, if they were to be implemented in full, would be particularly challenging. This report will next be presented to a plenary session of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 766, 767, 771, 772, 782 and 784 together. It is standard accounting practice that towards the end of a fiscal year spending Divisions within the Department will review their commitments for the remainder of the year and release funds that are not committed nor are unlikely to be committed. The funds released will be disbursed for other commitments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme was submitted on behalf of the persons named in October, 2020. The application was referred to the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). As the site is partly within a designated site, the Department is obliged to seek specific approval from NPWS. This approval is currently awaited and we have issued another reminder to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: EU Regulation 1380/2013 (the basic Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) regulation), sets down that the European Commission will report to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning of the CFP by the end of 2022. I have made it clear, most recently during the Commissioner's recent visit, that the CFP must take stock of the disproportionate impacts imposed on the Irish fishing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The current requirement in place under EU and national legislation, and that has been in place since the 1960s, is that all herds undergo at least one annual herd screening test. In herds where disease is suspected or confirmed, this will result in extra tests until my Department officials are satisfied that all relevant TB measures specific to that herd / area have been fulfilled. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As set out in the Climate Action Plan, the Government will continue to promote afforestation to increase planting to a rate consistent with realising our 2030 climate ambition and to contribute to achieving carbon neutrality no later than 2050. To achieve this, my Department fully recognises the need for afforestation to be complimentary to CAP. As set out in the Programme for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 774, 775 and 778 together. Tackling the backlog in forestry licenses remains a key priority for my Department and I am pleased to report the significant progress has been made in the past year, particularly on felling and road licences. Since that Oireachtas Committee meeting on 29thJanuary to 10thDecember, my Department has issued a total of 447...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The afforestation scheme under the Forestry Programme 2014 - 2020 provides a range of multi-functional benefits which contribute to our national economic, environmental, recreational and societal objectives. The afforestation scheme provide for funding for different types of forests including productive forests, agroforestry, forestry for fibre, and native woodland establishment. It...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: EU Regulations governing the administration of Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases remote sensing (e.g. satellite inspections), are completed before any payments issue. The 2021 application of the person named was selected for a remote sensing eligibility inspection. This required verification of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware of Project Woodland, which is tasked with improving the forestry licensing system and the creation of shared vision for forestry into the future. In terms of licensing, an important initiative is the in-depth review of the forestry licensing system being carried out by a consultant with legal and environmental expertise. It will review the existing statutory...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In March this year, my Department received a batch application of some 1,800 licences from Coillte. These applications were for their clear fell programme for 2022 and 2023. Coillte has now received nearly 90% of their licensing requirement for 2022 and I understand they recently held their contract event, where sawmills received half of their supply of logs from the company for 2022. To...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Tackling the backlog in forestry licenses remains a key priority for my Department and I am pleased to report significant progress has been made in the past year, particularly on felling and road licences. The investment in resources and continual improvement has had a positive impact with a significant increase in licence output in recent months. This has brought our output to 3,894...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In keeping with my commitment to review and enhance the equine identification and tracing system, as set out in Ireland's Animal Welfare Strategy 2021-2025, I initiated the undertaking of the first annual equine census in November 2021. The initial purpose of the census is to establish a link between each equine kept in the State and the premises on which it is kept on census date. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is the consent authority for tree felling licences, which are a legal requirement before the felling of any tree or trees. In the years in question, my Department issued 1,717 (2020) and 2,711 tree felling licences. These are broken down by county and whether they are issued to Coillte Teo or private landowners in the tables below. Tree felling licences issue with varying...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Common Fisheries Policy, EU fishing fleets are given equal access to EU waters and fishing grounds subject to allocated fish quotas and the rules of the CFP. There are restrictions on access within the 12 nautical miles zones of Member States including Ireland. Quotas for the various stocks are allocated for management areas - that is, ICES areas, rather than Member States' EEZs....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The application of fertilisers to land is regulated by the Nitrates regulations SI 605 2017. These regulations provide for the use of organic fertilisers as well as chemical fertilisers to growing crops when ground and weather conditions allow. Certified analysis of any fertiliser used should be available to farmers so that they can optimize the use of nutrients. There are currently no...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (14 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department only permits animals to be transported in compliance with the legislation. Department officials and inspectors monitor compliance through a system of official controls, including advance checks of paperwork and veterinary checks, of the livestock vessel, and of all animals before they travel, along with retrospective checks on GPS and temperature records. In the case of...