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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (14 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 232 together. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is well aware of the concerns in relation to the licensing of peat abstraction which are generating challenges (volume and price) for the horticulture sector. Peat extraction is subject to a planning process under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (14 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In Ireland, quotas are a public resource and are managed to ensure that property rights are not granted to individual operators. This is seen as a critical policy in order to ensure that quotas are not concentrated into the hands of large fishing companies whose owners have the financial resources to buy up such rights. In Ireland, any movement towards privatisation and concentration of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (13 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The export of animals plays an important part in stimulating price competition and providing alternative market outlets for farmers. They are highly valued by the Irish agricultural sector for this reason. Live exports however are only possible with the highest of animal welfare standards during transport, and EU legislation allows for these journeys to take place as long as these standards...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Some 172 applications for solar panels have been approved under the TAMS scheme. To date, 79 applications have received grant aid in excess of €675,500. No changes to the TAMS eligibility and technical criteria involved are being proposed at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Priorities (13 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I understand from Teagasc, the major provider of these courses, that the Green Cert continued to be delivered online during the period affected by the COVID-19 restrictions and that, consequently, no applicant was refused a place or was delayed accessing the course. Additionally, Teagasc was provided with extra teaching resources to deliver the Green Cert. Details regarding how Teagasc...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (13 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department has had extensive engagement with representatives of the meat processing sector, including those in the pigmeat sector, with regard to current challenges in the supply of labour. In the first instance, employers should avail of the range of supports available from the Department of Social Protection to recruit from labour markets domestically and in the European Economic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (12 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Gender equality is a cross-cutting objective of the new Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) 2023-2027 and a priority for my Department. I continue to engage extensively with stakeholders on the future of CAP, including on supports to promote gender equality. In addition, the recently published Food Vision 2030 recognises the importance of gender balance to the long-term sustainability of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (12 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is currently being prepared and will be forwarded directly to the Deputy when it is availalbe.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (12 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department has had a reconstitution scheme for Ash Dieback available for a number of years. The existing scheme, the Reconstitution Ash Dieback Scheme closed to new applications from 12thApril 2018. At the same time, the Department began a review of the national response to Ash Dieback Disease as it was increasingly evident from experience and the latest scientific advice that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Development Plan (12 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The National Development Plan (NDP) 2018-2027 allows the Department to map out the development of the agri-food sector as we emerge from the pandemic and continue to deal with the challenges posed by Brexit. Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020 has been extended to 2022 and will provide €1.5bn of support to rural communities in Ireland over its remaining...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (12 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Forestry licences have a validity period of three years from the date of issue. The final decision to plant trees, when a site is approved, rests with the landowner and the Scheme is voluntary. At present, there is 5,700ha available to plant, with a valid approval to do so. I would encourage any landowner with a valid approval to go ahead and plant. The Department provides various...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (12 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has always been clear and consistent, and the Programme for Government places a positive emphasis on animal welfare, committing to the continued robust enforcement of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. Trends from the number and nature of animal welfare complaints received by my Department, and indicators from on farm welfare...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (12 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs and utilises workforce planning to identify and address these needs for all our locations. Technical staff assigned to Regional Veterinary offices carry out a range of functions, among which include the oversight and management of the wildlife programme. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (12 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Resources are applied to the Wildlife Programme in two ways; Technical agricultural officers oversee the surveying for badger setts in terms of finding those setts and determining the level of activity at those sites. They also oversee the capturing of badgers by contract staff for both badger culling and vaccination. Veterinary Inspectors anaesthetise and vaccinate badgers in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (12 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Controlled Finishing Units as part of the TB Eradication Programme are subject to enhanced biosecurity measures and can only sell direct to slaughter. Kill numbers (rounded) at EU approved slaughter plants originating in Controlled Finishing Units in September 2021 will only be available in the latter half of October 2021. The figures are published on the Department's section of the gov.ie...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (12 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Below are the data from the CSO outlining the quantities of chilled and frozen beef imported from Poland in 2020 and for the period of Jan- July 2021. For context, in 2020 Ireland exported 550,000 tonnes of beef primarily to the UK and EU markets. Jan - July 2021 Country Tonnes Poland Chilled 96 Frozen ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for participation in the 2021 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme was received from the persons named on 11th May 2021. Following the completion of all the relevant administration checks by the Department, advance payment under the 2021 ANC scheme to the persons named has been processed and will be lodged to their nominated bank account shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (12 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Section 69 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 (Revised) sets out inter alia, the circumstances in which an aquaculture licence may be revoked including where aquaculture has ceased for a continuous period of 2 years. The Deputy should be aware however, that Section 69 of the relevant legislation also provides for the non-revocation of such an aquaculture licence in circumstances where the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (12 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Afforestation is considered a permanent land use change and this is important because deforestation is associated negatively with contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, loss of biodiversity and climate change. Most countries have initiatives in place to restrict deforestation and promote woodland creation. The policy in Ireland is to prevent deforestation and increase the forest area....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (12 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The information sought by the Deputy in relation to the 12 State Bodies under the aegis of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is outlined in the table attached. State Body Total Number of Places on the Board (Including the Chairperson) Total Number currently sitting on the Board (Including the Chairperson) Total Number of Male members ...