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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (30 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) provides the framework for the long-term conservation and sustainability of fish stocks around our shores and is designed to ensure the long-term sustainability of fishing in Ireland and throughout EU waters. The CFP specifically calls for the progressive restoration and maintenance of populations of fish stocks above biomass levels capable of producing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (30 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I launched a Brexit Temporary Fleet Tie-up Scheme in September 2021 on foot of the recommendation for such a scheme in the Report of the Seafood Sector Task Force - Navigating Change (October 2021). The Scheme was established as a targeted measure for certain segments of the fishing fleet to mitigate the loss of income in 2021 arising from the significant quota reductions under the Trade and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (30 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Johne’s disease is present in Ireland. Recent research conducted in Ireland would suggest that just over a quarter of herds contain at least one positive animal. A voluntary disease control programme, the Irish Johne’s Control Programme (IJCP), is available for all herds to participate. The programme is coordinated and administered by Animal Health Ireland on behalf of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (30 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: A voluntary national Johne’s disease control programme is coordinated and managed by Animal Health Ireland on behalf of stakeholders. My Department does not capture national disease incidence figures. A review of cattle carcases submitted to the Department's laboratory service in 2017 identified that nine carcases - 1.6% of overall submission - were diagnosed with Johne's disease.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (30 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Johne’s Disease is listed in Part B of the S.I. No. 130/2016 - Notification and Control of Diseases affecting Terrestrial Animals (No. 2) Regulations 2016. As such, Johne’s Disease control is not subject to compulsory regulation. The Department provides support to the voluntary Irish Johne’s Control programme (IJCP) which is coordinated and managed by Animal Health...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (30 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Johne’s Disease is caused by infection with Mycobacterium avian subspecies paratuberculosis. Vaccination against Mycobacterium aviam subspecies paratuberculosis is not available in Ireland. The use of vaccination for Johne’s Disease would interfere with the results of tests under the National Tuberculosis Eradication programme. Thus, there are no plans to licence a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (30 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department provides financial support to the voluntary national Johne's Disease control programme, which is open to all farmers. This does not extend to financial support to remove positive animals; there are no current plans to put such support in place.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Consideration is currently being given to the organic measures that will be supported under the new CAP Strategic Plan. It is my intention to ensure that any organic measures contained in the next CAP will address such deficits in order to meet market demand and ensure sustainable development. I also want to build on the success to date and achieve our commitment to align...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (30 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Nitrates Regulations (S.I. 605 of 2017) farmers are obliged to farm within the limit of 170kg of nitrogen per hectare (or 250kgs/N/ha for those who hold an approved derogation). One of the measures farmers can take to reduce nitrogen levels is to export slurry to another holding. The deadline for submission of all livestock manure movements is the 31st December 2021 (the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 764 and 765 together. Ireland's National Forests Inventory (NFI) in 2017 records the area of forest in Ireland as 770,020ha or 11% of the land area. Conifer species are the dominant forest type and make up 71.2% of all forests. Broadleaved forests represent 28.8%. The table below lists the area and percentage of forest cover per county based on estimates from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: EU Regulations governing the administration of Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes/GLAS 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 persons named was selected for a remote sensing eligibility inspection. The application is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 767 to 769, inclusive, together. 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 its nine key objectives. Food Vision 2030, the new strategy for the agri-food sector (gov.ie - Food Vision 2030 – A World Leader in Sustainable Food Systems)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The challenge of generational renewal is widely recognised at national and EU level, with the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) citing it as one of its nine key objectives. I believe that supporting young farmers and facilitating generational renewal is critical to ensure a bright future for the agri-food sector. Obviously this also concerns older farmers and while there are a number...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The EU Regulation 1306/2013, and in particular Articles 111 – 114, requires that Member States ensure the annual ex-post publication of all beneficiaries of CAP (Common Agriculture Policy) funding. In accordance with legislation, the information shall remain available on a single website for two years from the date of its initial publication. EU Regulation No 908/2014 states that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (25 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government 2020 includes a commitment to bring forward legislation that prohibits fur farming in the State. There are three active farms in the State that breed and rear mink for the purposes of pelting for the fur industry. The statutory prohibition on fur farming will, in particular, impact these three farms who are currently operating a lawful business. For this reason,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (25 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Snails intended for human consumption are defined in EU food regulations as terrestrial gastropods of the species Helix pomatiaLinné, Helix aspersaMuller, Helix lucorum and species of the family Achatinidae (Paragraph 6.2, Annex 1, Reg EC 853/2004). My Department has no flexibility in respect of the classification of snails for human consumption. In Ireland, all food intended for human...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I understand that the Deputy may actually be referring to the AECM (which appears to an acronym for the European Association of Guarantee Institutions). AECM means, in the context of the draft regulation for the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) period, an agri-environment-climate measure and is the working title of a proposed intervention included in Ireland’s draft CAP...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am aware of the establishment of the Social Economic Environmental Forestry Association of Ireland (SEEFA) and of their requests in terms of Irish forestry. Let me say how seriously both myself and Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, take the forestry licensing issue. Significant time and resources continue to be devoted to dealing with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The table below indicates the number of farmer/non-farmer applicants that chose to establish forestry in the years 2015 to 2020. The table shows the overall number of newly established forestry sites has been in decline recently. There could be many reasons for this as farmers have many options open to them to manage their land, including the lease or sale of lands. Non-farmer applicants...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (25 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has appointed a Director of Forestry with direct responsibility for forestry policy and operations on 22ndNovember 2021. The newly appointed Forestry Director is reporting to the Assistant Secretary General in my Department who has responsibility for both GLAS and forestry.