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Written Answers — Department of Health: Agriculture Schemes (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The herdowner in question has made an application for compensation under the On Farm Market Valuation scheme as a result of a TB breakdown in his herd. This application has been received by my Department and is currently being reviewed as part of the routine pre-payment validation checks that all applications are subject to prior to payment. The herd-owner in question met with officials...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Agriculture Schemes (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The development of the CAP Strategic Plan is well under way. A five-week public consultation on the draft interventions concluded on Friday 3rd September. Over 1,000 submissions have been made during the public consultation process. The townhall webinars were also well attended with in excess of 300 attending on each of the three nights. These submissions are under consideration and...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Agriculture Schemes (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the attached table. Name of Scheme Withdrawn from or in breach of a Departmental Scheme Name of Primary Legislation Name of Statutory Instrument Name of EU Directives/Regulation All Schemes Both S.I. No. 13/2006 - European Communities...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Renewable Energy Generation (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Energy policy formation, including renewable energy, is the direct responsibility of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC). The Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine (DAFM) continuously engages with DECC on all energy related matters from an agricultural perspective, as well as a wide range of industry and other stakeholder groupings. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Bodies (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am fully committed to the commitment in the Programme for Government and the initiative identified in the recently-launched Animal Welfare Strategy 2021-2025 on the regulation of exotic animals. My Department is taking the lead in establishing an inter-departmental group to ensure a coherent national approach to policy and regulation related to exotic animals. The focus of the group...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Animal Slaughtering (21 Sep 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 July and August 2021. Month 2021 July 30,500 August 25,500 The figures...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Animal Diseases (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: African Swine Fever (ASF), a disease of pigs and wild boar continues to pose a threat to the Irish pig sector and the Department implements a range of risk mitigation measures to prevent an incursion of the disease in Ireland. Ireland is free of the disease. It should be noted that the disease does not pose a threat to humans and there is no food safety risk. The Department is...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 688 and 689 together. The number of afforestation and felling licences received and approved in the last 12 months is outlined in the table below: Applications Sep 2020 to Aug 2021 Scheme No. Received No. Approved Afforestation 586 520 Felling 3196 2075 ...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I fully recognise the impact the current forestry licencing delays are having on the sector. I am in regular and intensive consultation with all stakeholders, and it is my immediate priority to resolve the issues which have led to this backlog and to issue licences in the volume needed for this important sector to continue to contribute to our rural economy. The delays that have arisen...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Properties (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy in relation to offices and buildings in the Department which are usually open to the public to access services is set out below. The information sought by the Deputy in relation to the twelve State Bodies under the aegis of my Department is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves, and I have referred the question to them for direct reply....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Food Industry (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The new stakeholder strategy for the Irish agri-food sector, Food Vision 2030, was launched by An Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD, Ministerial colleagues and myself on 3rd August. Government approved its publication and agreed to express support for the broad policy thrust of the Strategy and, in particular, the vision that Ireland will become a world leader in sustainable food systems....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Communications (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I have not deleted text messages or email correspondence related to Government or official communications. All official communications are forwarded to the eCorrespondence system where they are recorded and replied to, if needed.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Third Level Costs (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Teagasc delivers the Green Cert Programme in the Agricultural Colleges and Regional Education Centres on a part-time, distance education and full-time basis. I understand from Teagasc that it provides a Student Maintenance Grant Scheme to eligible students taking the the full-time Green Cert option in the Agricultural Colleges. The grant is paid through Teagasc and is not processed by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Agriculture Schemes (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The challenge of generational renewal is widely recognised at national and EU level, with the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) citing it as one of its nine key objectives. I believe that supporting young farmers and facilitating generational renewal is critical to ensure a bright future for the agri-food sector. Obviously this also concerns older farmers and while there are a number of...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nitrates Usage (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for Protection of Waters) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 605 of 2017 otherwise now as the Nitrates Regulations are subject to review every 4 years. The current regulations expire at the end of 2021 and a new Nitrates Action Programme must be published at the beginning of 2022 with the revised regulations to remain in place until 2025. The...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Animal Welfare (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that it would be inappropriate for me to comment on this matter, as the details supplied relate to an ongoing investigation by the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, Project Woodland was launched in February this year, with the objective of reviewing and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the forestry licensing system, as well as the creation of a shared national vision for forestry and the development of a new Forest Strategy for the future of forests in Ireland. It comprises four working groups, each with an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Land Issues (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) had long since recognised the importance of land mapping to support better decision making on land use and management practices, therefore a dedicated land use division has been established by DAFM. DAFM is partnering with several agencies in providing assistance to Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) and Environmental Protection Agency...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Continuous Cover Forestry (CCF) is defined as the use of silvicultural systems whereby the forest canopy is maintained at one or more levels without clearfelling. The distinctive element of CCF is the avoidance of clearfelling of areas greater than 0.25 ha or more than two tree heights wide without the retention of some mature trees. This Close-to-Nature forestry management system has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (16 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.  The question raised by the Deputy is an...