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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Rural and Community Development has delegated responsibility for the LEADER programme on behalf of my Department. The LEADER programme will continue to be a key component of the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) from 2023, and my colleague Minister Humphreys is committed to ensuring that the programme continues to play a central role in delivering on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: This is an operational matter for Coillte. As advised directly to the Deputy by Coillte, if this position changes, Coillte will be in contact with the third party who has expressed an interest in buying these lands. I am satisfied that Coillte are in compliance with the Code of Practice for Governance of State Bodies.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Data Protection (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1215 and 1216 together. The Department provides calf registration data and slaughter data to the organisation named on the basis of a ‘Permission Form’ signed by the farmer. Such data is used by the named organisation in its National Breeding Programme.Personal data is protected under GDPR legislation and, in this regard, the named organisation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department announced a competitive public procurement procedure under the 2021 Rural Innovation and Development Fund seeking service providers to develop a social farming model project in March of this year. Following an evaluation of proposals received, the organisation named, together with three other organisations, was successful in securing funding for 2021 for the development...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland's Nitrates regulations are reviewed on a four-yearly basis as required by the Nitrates Directive. These reviews are led by the Department of Housing Local Government and Heritage as the competent authority for water legislation and involve negotiations with DG Environment. During negotiations about Ireland's new nitrates action programme DG Environment raised the question of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (2 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. I am acutely aware of the emotional financial burden put on farms as a result of a breakdown and I am committed to tackling the problem. While many mammalian species may become infected with M bovis (including humans), these are generally spillover infections...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is currently working with other Government Departments and agencies to finalise Ireland’s draft CAP Strategic Plan for the period 2023-2027, in respect of which an overall budget of €9.83 billion has recently been agreed. As such, it is too early to state the specific targeted reduction in CO2 equivalents that each proposed measure will achieve. However, the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan is still under development. However, it is proposed that it will provide specific enhanced supports to diversification of land use/land management to activity with a lower carbon equivalent. It is intended to achieve this through a coherent approach across several areas, as set out below. The proposed definition of land eligibility for Direct Payments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The new CAP Strategic Plan will run from 2023 to 2027, and each Member State's Plan is due to be submitted to the European Commission by 1st January 2022 for approval. Working in consultation with other Government Departments, as well as State Agencies, my Department is coordinating the development of Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan. Carbon tax funding over the period will be used...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The total funding for the Areas of Natural Constraints scheme is €250 million for the 2021 scheme. The current rates of payment for the various categories of land under the Areas of Natural Constraints scheme are set out in the table below. Land Category Area 2021 Rate Category 1 First 12...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1225 and 1226 together. As outlined in the terms and conditions of the 2021 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme, applicants must satisfy minimum stocking requirements in order to be eligible for payment. Equines (Horses/Donkeys) are eligible for inclusion in the stocking requirement calculations subject to specific criteria including: - Registration...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Special Areas of Conservation (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte CGA was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management of their forest estate, are the responsibility of the company. I have therefore passed the questions raised to Coillte for response and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1228 to 1230, inclusive, together. The Department's Forestry related Circular 5 of 2021 outlines the advice my Department received from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government in relation to the “replacement of Broadleaf High Forest with conifer species”. The Circular outlined the situations where planning permission from the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1231 to 1239, inclusive, together. The Deputy refers to Parliamentary Question number 941 of 19th October, 2021, in which I gave a breakdown of the 420 tree felling licence applications, that were referred to Ecology, where further information by way of a harvest plan or amended harvest plan was required from the applicant. This followed a large triage...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Responsibility for the maintenance and development of Local Authority-owned harbours and piers rests with each individual Local Authority in the first instance and its parent Department, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage thereafter. Greencastle Harbour is the responsibility of Donegal County Council. In May, I announced a funding commitment to restart work to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As outlined in my response to the Deputy's recent Parliamentary Question on this matter, Rathmullan Pier is owned by Donegal 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. Regular informal discussions are held between...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (considered a single stock) is a highly regulated species with annual catch limits set by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) based on scientific advice. ICCAT is an intergovernmental fishery organisation responsible for the conservation of tunas in the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas. It has 52...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), EU fishing fleets are given equal access to EU waters and fishing grounds subject to allocated fish quotas. Quotas for the various stocks are allocated for management areas - that is, an ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Seas) area or a part thereof - rather than Member States' EEZs. Ireland's EEZ encompasses part of ICES...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) was to provide temporary exceptional adjustment aid to farmers in the beef sector in Ireland, subject to the conditions set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132. Just over 33,000 participants joined the scheme and over €77 million was paid to them in 2019, of which €50 million came from the EU. In...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Howth Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department under Statute. Capital funding is made available on an annual basis by my Department to the Fishery Harbour Centres, via the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. In May, I announced a capital investment package of...