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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Responsibility for the designation of lands is a matter for the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage in the first instance. My Department does not have a role in compensating farmers for the designation of their lands. I do, however, recognise that designated lands, by being categorised as part of a Europe wide network of sites known as NATURA 2000 sites under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The budget allocation for the period 2014-2020 for LEADER was €250m for the seven year period. An additional €70m was made available for LEADER in 2021 and 2022 under the transitional arrangements. A further indicative allocation of €180 million for the LEADER Programme is proposed for the 2023-2027 period under the CAP Strategic Plan. Therefore, the funding over the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 649 and 650 together. Both Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, and I take the forestry licensing issue extremely seriously and it is a top priority in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Significant time and resources continue to be devoted to dealing with the backlog and this is beginning to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am committed to brining greater levels of transparency to the supply chain. The Deputy will be aware of the commitment in the Programme for Government to establish a new office of National Food Ombudsman, or equivalent, which will enforce the Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) Directive. This office will also have a role in analysing and reporting on price and market data in Ireland. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Glyphosate is an EU-approved active substance for use in plant protection products. It is a matter for public bodies to decide to use authorised products containing glyphosate if they consider that its use is necessary and providedthat the relevant provisions of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive are complied with. Authorised uses for glyphosate products will be reviewed again by all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Protected Disclosures (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of Protected Disclosures received in my Department in the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 are as follows: Year Number of Disclosures Received 2018 1 2019 2 2020 4

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The rules for the identification of equines are governed by commission Regulation (EU) 2016/429, supplemented by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 and Commission Implementing Regulation 2021/963. Equines are required to be identified with a passport within 12 months of their date of birth, or on permanently leaving the holding of their birth, whichever is the earlier date....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Social Enterprise Sector (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is making €1.5m in funding available for 2022 under the Rural Innovation and Development Fund (RIDF) to finance current expenditure on approved projects in rural areas. The following is a summary of the activities to be supported in 2022. Female Rural Entrepreneurs An allocation of €244,000 is being provided for this initiative in 2022. The funding will allow...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 656 and 657 together. I was very pleased to recently publish the report of the Chair of the Beef Taskforce. The report clearly sets out that the group satisfied its remit in monitoring and progressing the implementation of the actions agreed by stakeholders in the beef sector agreement of 15thSeptember 2019. The TaskForce had a dedicated and diligent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Circular 08/2021, which issued to Registered Foresters on in June this year, outlined work my Department had carried out in reviewing systems for the preparation of Appropriate Assessment Screening Determinations, Appropriate Assessment Reports and Appropriate Assessment Determinations. These are the ecological assessments of forestry licence applications. Improvements were made to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In the last twelve months, including December, 2020, 3,917 licences have been issued. The tables below show the information sought and also includes forestry road licences as these are also dealt with by my Department. - Private Afforestation Coillte Afforestation Private Felling Coillte Felling Private Roads Coillte Roads ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Forest road application licences are not received in relation to afforestation. Typically existing farm tracks and entrances are used to provide access for machinery involved in site development for tree planting. Thinning and felling operations typically require forest road licences in order to create access for the relevant machinery and also to enable wood mobilization. Tree...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reviews (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: A number of financial supports are available to farmers who experience a TB breakdown. The main element is the On Farm Market Valuation Scheme which compensates eligible herd-owners up to the market value an individual animal would have attained on the open market at the time of breakdown. My Department officials attend marts nationwide each week to collect sales data. This data is then...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is aware of this issue. The applicant has been contacted and my Department is working to resolve this matter as quickly as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am pleased to advise the Deputy that following a competitive public procurement process, I have recently appointed ‘The Agile Executive', a consortium comprising experts from Munster Technological University and Donegal Yarns, to conduct a review of the potential demand in domestic and international markets for wool based products such as insulation and fertilisers. The Agile...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: A forestry application is considered complete once it is publicly advertised on the Department's website. The date advertised is the date when it is acknowledged to the applicant and their Registered Forester. Since 1stJanuary 2018, my Department has advertised 2,994 afforestation applications and 2,387 forest road applications. Of these, 2,076 afforestation and 1,777 forest roads have been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The challenge of generational renewal is widely recognised both at national and EU level with the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) citing it as one of the nine key objectives. The Programme for Government and the Food Vision 2030 strategy also highlight the challenge of generational renewal and propose a number of actions to address this issue including maintaining the strong level of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I refer the Deputy to my answer to Parliamentary Question number 739 of 23rdNovember, in which I outlined details of the current scheme which supports those forest owners whose plantations are affected by ash dieback. As outlined my Department introduced the Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (RUS) in July 2020. The new Scheme provides the forest owner with a broader range of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The sheep sector is a key part of our €14bn agri-food industry. Sheep farmers play an enormous role in driving a balanced regional economy.It is for this reason that supporting this sector remains a key aim of me and my Department. Results from the Teagasc National Farm Survey shows that in 2020 family farm incomes on sheep farms increased by 24% on 2019 levels driven by improved...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (7 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department broadly welcomes the European Union soils strategy and fully supports the vision of the strategy to achieve healthy soil ecosystems by 2050. Many of the objectives and actions are in line with existing policy and targets including the EU Biodiversity strategy 2030, the Climate adaption plan, along with the Common Agricultural Policy. The recently launched National Soil Sampling...