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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Forest certification is a voluntary process used by forestry owners to reassure consumers that the wood and wood products they buy comes from sustainably managed forests. The two main recognised standards are FSC and PEFC. In order to help forest owners to certify their forests, my Department funded a pilot Certification Scheme which was completed successfully in 2018. Two groups were...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Cross-Border Co-operation (4 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 387 and 388 together. There is significant mutually beneficial co-operation across the island of Ireland in respect of the agri-food sector and my Department is directly involved in ongoing and frequent North-South engagement on a range of issues. This involves on-going contact between my Department and the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As I mentioned in Parliamentary Question No. 229 of 14thOctober, 2021, to fell a tree or trees without a valid tree felling licence, unless exempted, is an offence under the Forestry Act. I also provided common scenarios whereby trees can be felled without the need to submit a tree felling licence application. To be clear, if the felling of dead, dying or rotting trees within an Ash...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Forestry licensing is a key priority for the Department. Afforestation is a key part of our plans and priorities for a number of areas including of course climate change and development of the rural economy. We are making significant progress on licensing output this year and are averaging 118 licences each week for the last 10 weeks. We expect to deliver 4,000 new licences this year. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (4 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Veterinary Council of Ireland is the independent statutory body charged with regulating the veterinary professions, pursuant to the Veterinary Practice Act 2005 as amended. This includes management of the Register of Veterinary Practitioners and Veterinary Nurses in Ireland. The Veterinary Council, as the regulatory body to the veterinary professions, acting in the public interest,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Many measures have been put in train to progress felling licences within my Department. Approximately 75% of home grown roundwood that is processed by the sawmills in Ireland comes from Coillte forests and approximately 25% from private forests and it is therefore important that both Coillte and the private sector have sufficient licences to harvest and supply the sawmills. I can report...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (4 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The 2020 Nitrates Derogation Report for the purposes of Articles 8 and 10 of the Commission Decision 2018/209/EU of 08thFebruary 2018 as referred to in this request is being finalised by my Department and will issue shortly to the EU Commission.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (3 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As outlined in my response to the Deputy's recent Parliamentary Question on this matter, the core issue here relates to the safety and safety certification of a privately purchased vessel. The safety of fishing vessels and safety certification, including matters relating to stability, is the responsibility of the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport. The Department of Agriculture, Food...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (3 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is committed to making sure that a skilled, motivated workforce is in place to meet its business needs and uses workforce planning to identify and address these requirements for all our locations. Recruitment is currently underway in the Department and vacancies are being advertised by either the Public Appointments Service (PAS) or by my Department's Human Resources Division....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (3 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: During the period 1st October 2020 to 1st October 2021, the Department made TB compensation payments totalling €19,052,791 to 5217 herdowners in respect of 22,245 animals removed under the scheme Details of payments made in respect of herds in each County/RVO are listed below County/Regional Veterinary Office Total Number of Herds Total Number of ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (3 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: There is growing global acceptance of the reality of the impacts of climate change on our oceans. This has driven a sharp focus on the need for solutions and actions to address these pressing challenges. The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications has signalled his intention to publish the climate action plan 2021 soon. My Department is participating in several working groups...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As set out in the terms and conditions of the 2021 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme, donkeys are eligible for inclusion in the calculation of a participants stocking rate under the scheme, subject to compliance with certain requirements regarding the registration of the premises where the donkeys are kept with the Department in accordance with S.I. No. 8 of 2012, Diseases of Animals...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (3 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I can assure the Deputy that I am committed to supporting both the beef and sheep sectors as they play a huge role in our world-leading agri food sector. Our beef and sheep farmers are the bedrock of our sector. In Budget 2022, I announced that more than €100 million will be provided in 2022 in targeted supports for the beef and sheep sectors including BDGP, BEEP-S, Sheep Welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The application for a tree felling licence to which the Deputy refers is currently awaiting assessment by an ecologist. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been received, which will be reviewed by the ecologist. I would expect a decision to issue in the next two to three months, which factors in the mandatory 30-day public consultation period.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (3 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department will introduce a blended working policy in April 2022, in line with the time-frame agreed by Government. The purpose of this Departmental policy will be to facilitate an appropriate degree of remote working, balanced with regular attendance at the workplace, within a formalised structure which supports the business needs of the Department. The policy will be developed in line...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, I have recently announced the details of the new €9.8 billion CAP 2023 – 2027 budget and have given indicative allocation each intervention in Ireland’s CSP. The proposed list of interventions has been developed following an extensive period of consultations conducted by my Department over the past two years including engagement with the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Details regarding the numbers of farmers who are currently enrolled in environmental schemes as requested by the Deputy are as follows: BDGP BDGP was made available in 2015 with contracts available up to 2020. Extensions to the programme are available in 2021 and 2022. The current participation in the programme is 17,669 herds. REAP REAP is a pilot project designed to test the results-based...

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

Charlie McConalogue: All the reference costs under TAMS II were fully reviewed in July of this year. The costs were increased in the case of own labour and, in the case of 62 investment items, with increases ranging from 5%-40%. A decrease of 10%-30% was implemented in the case of three investment items. A further review has commenced of the reference costs in light of the increasing costs of construction;...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The persons named joined the Beef Data and Genomics Programme 2017 - 2022 (BDGP II) in 2017. When they joined, they gave an undertaking to adhere to the Terms and Conditions that govern the programme and they committed to carrying out the necessary actions for the full 6 years of the programme. The Department received correspondence from one of the persons named in March 2020 stating...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am in receipt of recent correspondence from a fishing industry representative organisation citing legal advice to the effect, in summary, that there is no legal mechanism in the European Union (Common Fisheries Policy)(Point System) Regulations 2020 (SI No 318/2020) for licence holders to appeal a determination of the Determination Panel to the Appeals Officer that a serious infringement...