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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry.  The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI and I have requested my officials to refer the question to them for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry.  I have asked my officials to explore the relevant issues with the agency in question in the first instance.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The requested information has previously been provided by the Department to a number of the named individuals and it can be provided directly to the other named individuals if they make a request to the Integrated Controls Division of the Department. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named above is an applicant in the Department’s Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) with a contract start date of 1st January 2019. When processing an Organic Farming Scheme payment, the reference area is used to calculate the payment due.  Where the claimed area is greater than the reference area, a reduction and/or a penalty may apply. The determined area is the area of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Convergence will be a mandatory provision in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) commencing in 2023. Member States are required to ensure that, by 2026, all payment entitlements reach a minimum convergence level of 85%, creating a more levelled distribution of payments.  Member States will also be required to set a maximum value of individual payment entitlements. The funding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: On 29thOctober my Department received notification of elevated/exceptional mortalities at a salmon farm in Bantry Bay. My Department, in conjunction with the Marine Institute, is examining the matter as a priority. I can confirm that a Veterinary Inspector has visited the site and samples were taken from live / moribund fish and are under investigation.  Pending completion of my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (10 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the statistics published on the ISPCA's website, which are a testament to the organisation's valuable work in the protection of welfare of animals throughout Ireland. As the largest animal welfare organisation in the country, the ISPCA has always played an important role in protecting animal welfare nationally and has a long-standing, good relationship with my Department. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An afforestation licence was issued in April, 2021 to the applicant and this decision was appealed to the independent Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC). The FAC operates independently of my Department. I have been informed that the FAC received four valid appeals against the decision of my Department to approve this afforestation application and heard the appeals on 14 September 2021. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Performance Management and Development System (PMDS) is a Civil Service wide tool. The outputs from this process are individual to each staff member, as this is an internal performance management tool, used by managers to set goals, monitor performance and address performance issues.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: On 27 August (last Friday in August), the number of forestry licence applications on hand was 6,041, which was broken down between private applications (including Coillte roads) at 3,838 and Coillte tree felling at 2,203. Not all these licences could be considered to be in backlog, as there is a public consultation process to be taken account of and time needed to assess properly all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Insurance Coverage (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Insurance is not a matter for the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine. I have been informed however by Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) of the significant insurance issues arising within the sport horse industry. In 2020, Horse Sport Ireland convened an Insurance Working Group to consider the issues facing the organisation and their wider affiliate family in the context of insurance indemnity...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I advise the Deputy that all matters to do with acquisition and disposal of leases are statutorily a reserved function of the Board of An Bord Bia which, under Section 6(2) of the Bord Bia Act, has the power, with my consent, to acquire, hold and dispose of property. I am satisfied that An Bord Bia, in its acquisition of a new lease, has complied fully with the process and all applicable...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Electricity Generation (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Microgeneration has an important role to play in empowering and driving engagement and participation of not only farmers but communities and domestic households in the generation of renewable electricity as part of the energy transition. The importance of microgeneration in mitigating against carbon emissions has been reflected in the inclusion of targets for this area in the recently...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Change Policy (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The recent launch of the Climate Action Plan 2021 has highlighted a series of actions for all sectors of the economy which must be implemented to place Ireland firmly on the pathway to a more sustainable future. Our combined efforts to implement these actions and achieve ambitious targets will create a cleaner, greener economy and society, while also protecting society from the devastating...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Bovine TB is caused by a bacteria called Mycobacterium bovis (M bovis), with infection endemic in cattle and badgers in Ireland. Birds are not susceptible to infection with this bacteria, and so cannot become carriers. While many mammalian species may become infected with M bovis (including humans), these are generally spillover infections rather than the result of ongoing circulation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 703 to 705, inclusive, together. Coillte is operationally independent of the Department and the management of their forest estate is a matter for the company. Under Section 14 of the Forestry Act 1988, ‘the company shall submit to and agree with the Minister each year a programme for the sale and acquisition of land and the sale of timber, whether...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Government’s new Climate Action Plan sets out a 22% - 30% reduction in agricultural GHGs by 2030, based on a starting point of 23MT, to bring emissions into a range of 16-18 MT by 2030, an absolute reduction of between 5 and 7 MT. The term 'stabilisation' in the context of the Deputy's question refers to the Government's position on maintaining a stable herd. Looking back over...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 707 and 717 together. The pier at Helvick Harbour is owned by Waterford City & County Council and responsibility for its maintenance and development rests with that local authority in the first instance and its parent Department, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage thereafter. My Department provides funding to assist...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Following many successful years of reducing bovine TB levels to the benefit of Irish farmers, there is a concerning incremental increase in the disease since 2016. In 2020, herd incidence (on a year-to-date basis) breached 4% for the first time since 2012 and reactor numbers exceeded 20,000 – the highest number since 2009. There are positive indications of progress though; the TB...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (9 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 709 and 710 together. As I am sure the Deputy is aware, scientific assessments of sea-fish stocks, including inshore stocks, are carried out by the Marine Institute. The Marine Institute is the statutory body whose function is inter alia to undertake sea-fisheries research, assess and advise on the sustainable management of marine fisheries resources in the...