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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is provided below. This data was captured by the AHI Beef HealthCheck programme on liver abscesses at slaughter in cattle at 17 factories participating in the programme. This would account for between 50-60% of the national kill. Data has been collected from 2016 to date and includes beef and dairy animals of all ages. Data for the 2021 year is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As part of the TB eradication programme, beef finishing herds who are experiencing a TB restriction, and if they meet the necessary criteria, are allowed to avail of a special status, termed “Controlled Finishing Unit (CFU)”. Where a herd meets the criteria to be regarded as a CFU under the programme, a special official supervisory and testing protocol is established. Such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Registered Farm Partnerships involve the coming together of two or more farmers to operate the farm business as a single entity. Partnerships have a number of benefits for participants. They improve scale and efficiency of agricultural production by encouraging the consolidation of blocks of land held and operated by farmers not within the same family. They also encourage new skills and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Offices (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 776 to 779, inclusive, together. As the Deputy will be aware, one of the key principles of the Directiveon Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain is to protect farmers, farmers’ organisations and other weaker suppliers of agricultural and food products against stronger buyers and to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Tackling the labour shortage in the agri-food sector requires a multi-faceted approach. In the first instance, it is important that employers engage with the relevant services of the Department of Social Protection, namely Intreo and EURES. My Department, along with Teagasc and IFA, worked with that Department to organise a dedicated online jobs fair for the horticulture sector –...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine does not have official figures for the percentage and tonnage of grain, native and imported, used in the production of Irish whiskey. An Independent report (Wallace Report July 2020 - Economic Impact Assessment of the Tillage Sector in Ireland) estimates that approximately 387,000 tonnes of grain (native and imported) was used annually...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Control of Horses Act 1996 provides powers to local authorities enabling them to control stray and wandering horses in their areas. Enforcement of the Act is a matter for each Local Authority. Section 15 of the Act provides that the Minister for Agriculture may make grants towards the expenses of a local authority incurred under the Act. The payments to local authorities for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Animal welfare is high on the agenda of my Department and considerable resources and funding are provided to address the issue. In December 2020, I announced the provision of record funding of €3.2 million to 101 animal welfare organisations throughout the country, many of which work with equines. These payments are a valuable way to support these charitable organisations in their...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Health and Safety (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The final report of the Special Committee on Covid-19 Response published on 6 October 2020 included a recommendation calling for an inquiry ‘to examine the operation of the meat processing industry, including the use of agents to procure workers, to include the State’s response in terms of protecting workers, while ensuring necessary food supplies to the general population, as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am fully committed to maximising the potential of the Sport Horse industry and continue to provide support to it financially and with policy initiatives. I have increased the budget allocated to Horse Sport Ireland from €3m in 2019 to €4.0m in 2020 and a further €1m to €5m in 2021. The Department is committed to assisting in the promotion and development of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: There are a wide variety of items available under the suite of seven measures under TAMS. Grant aid is available for horse stocks under the Animal Welfare and Nutrient Storage Scheme and the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme. To date, total expenditure under the seven measures of the TAMS, including transitional expenditure, has reached in excess of €310m with commitments of an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department was allocated €23m of carbon tax funding in Budget 2021.  This funding was allocated to pilot projects to prepare for the new programme to encourage and incentivise farmers to farm in a greener and more sustainable way.  An amount of €20m was provided for the new REAP project, a results-based agri-environment pilot project that aims to test the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (30 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The vast majority of animals exported from Ireland travel to the EU, which is governed by the same animal welfare legislation as Ireland. A small percentage (less than 3% of bovines to date in 2021) are exported to non-EU countries. Ireland does not set the standards for animal welfare in third country markets, which are set by that country's government. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (30 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In line with findings from a 2019 Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) Expert Task Force Report, antiparasitic veterinary medicines no longer meet exemption criteria in EU law which permits them to be supplied without a veterinary prescription. Therefore, from 28th January 2022 antiparasitic veterinary medicines will require a veterinary prescription before they can be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (30 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The allocation of carbon tax funding over the coming years will be a matter for the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform and the Government to determine through the annual budgetary estimates process. I will be engaging with the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform to ensure that the Programme for Government commitment of €1.5bn...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Reliefs (30 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: While taxation policy is primarily the responsibility of my colleague the Minister for Finance, I work closely with him to ensure that it is consistent with the Government's priorities for the agri-food and marine sector. Two taxation measures, Stamp Duty Relief for Young Trained Farmers and Stock Relief, are due to expire on 31st December 2021. My Department has been consulted by the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: There are a wide variety of items available under the suite of seven measures under TAMS. However, funding for drone purchase to assist eligible farmers in herd and flock management, in land management and in farm security is not included. To date, total expenditure under the seven measures of the TAMS, including transitional expenditure, has reached in excess of  €311m with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Semi-State Bodies (30 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte is operationally independent of my Department and the management of their forest estate is a matter for the company. I have therefore forwarded this issue to Coillte for their attention and any direct follow-up with the individual concerned.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department recently completed the initial ecological assessment on a tree felling licence application for the person named.  The application was then made opened for public consultation.  That 30 days consultation has now closed and the application has been reassigned to the Department’s Ecology Unit.  The ecological assessment will now be completed, and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (30 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In December 2018, the Minister announced that vessels over 18m will be excluded from trawling in inshore waters inside the six nautical mile zone from 1st January 2020. A transition period of three years for vessels over 18m targeting sprat was allowed to enable adjustment for these vessels, as the sprat fishery is concentrated in this area. Policy Directive 1 of 2019 was introduced in March...