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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (16 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Rodenticides are used to control rats and mice for a range of important purposes, such as the protection of public health and the protection of food and feed storage areas. Their approval and use are regulated under the EU Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR - Regulation (EU) No 528/2012). The regulatory process is based on EU-harmonised guidance and decision-making criteria and involves Member...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: A key priority for my Department is the efficient issuing of scheme payments to farmers. I am very pleased that GLAS payments commenced a week ahead of our stated target of mid-November. Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all GLAS claims. All cases must clear validation checks before payment can issue. In this case, an issue arose in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (11 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am delighted to hear of this initiative and my colleague Minister of State, Senator Pippa Hackett has already written to offer support and practical advice.  Providing the project meets the requirements, it may be eligible for grant aid, under the Creation of Woodlands on Public Lands Scheme.  Or, if the project is to take place on privately owned land, it may be eligible for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (11 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.  In...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (11 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The EU Regulations governing the administration of Basic Payment/Areas of Natural Constraint Schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases ground inspections, are completed before any payments issue. The 2021 application of the person named was selected for a ground eligibility inspection. Following the inspection, Part 1 of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (11 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved in to the GLAS 2 scheme with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016. Payments have issued for scheme years 2016 – 2019 and the 2020 Advance payment. Following the outcome of an internal review, the person named is due outstanding payments in respect of the commonage action. The outstanding 2017 payment issued on 13 April 2021....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (11 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department's Human Resources Division uses workforce planning processes and undertakes recruitment via the Public Appointments Service (PAS) or direct recruitment competitions to fill prioritised vacancies. I wish to advise the Deputy that the number of vacancies in the Regional Veterinary Offices currently stands at 85.  Work is actively ongoing to fill vacancies in the Regional...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Environmental Protection Agency has overall responsibility for the national greenhouse gas inventory in Ireland’s national system. Each year, a National Inventory Report is prepared in compliance with United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reporting guidelines, that outlines the level of emissions and the methods used to derive these estimates. Forest...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department, through its competitive research programme, provides a diverse portfolio of competitive funding instruments to address complex and inter-connected challenges and opportunities in the Irish agri-food and forest sectors through research and innovation. There are 14 research performing organisations that have received funding for forest research from my Department, including...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Firstly let me say how seriously both myself and Minister Hackett take the forestry licensing issue. Significant time and resources have been devoted to dealing with the backlog and this is beginning to have the desired effect. In the last two months we have issued over 1,000 licences. This means that licences are issuing at nearly double the rate of applications received...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (11 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am very aware of the significant increase in fertiliser prices over the last year, particularly in recent months and its impact at farm level. The fertiliser market is largely driven by global supply and demand and, while there are a number of factors influencing fertiliser price, the major driving factors for the increase in prices are increased global demand due to strong growth in...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am pleased to report that this year’s Budget delivered strong support for Forestry with the indicative allocation of over €100m for 2022. This funding allows us to continue to fund the establishment of new forests which has been highlighted as one of the targets in the recently published Climate Action Plan 2021.  Afforestation will play an important role for realising...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Within the terms of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), access arrangements are set out in Article 500 (1).  Currently, 358 Irish vessels are licensed by the UK authorities and have been granted an authorisation by my Department to fish in the UK's 12-200 nautical mile zone.  All licensed and registered Irish fishing vessels which applied for access to the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The importation of bees into Ireland is governed by EU legislation.  Member States shall permit the entry of the consignment if the legislative requirements are met.  These EU requirements are reflected in a health certificate that accompanies the consignment.  The health certificate is issued by the competent authority in the country of export after a physical inspection...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I inform the Deputy that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I have been informed, however, that an appeal was received by the Agriculture Appeals Office from the person named and was assigned to an Appeals Officer to determine the appeal.  I am further informed that an Oral Hearing was held in relation to this appeal in June 2021. ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by the Department and a reply will be forwarded within 10 working days.

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.  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.