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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (22 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of staff employed by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine who are earning a wage which would equate to less than €12.30 per hour is 400. The information in respect State Agencies under the aegis of the Department is an operational matter, generally delegated to the Agencies themselves and I will ask the Agencies to...

Fisheries and Coastal Communities: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputies for their contributions. We have had a very constructive and useful debate. I am very glad we have had three hours to discuss marine issues. As Deputies will be aware, it has been my hallmark as Minister to engage in every way I can with fishers. I have held virtual town hall meetings with people from coastal communities throughout the country in the absence of being...

Fisheries and Coastal Communities: Statements (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: We, as a nation, have endured many challenges over the past year and a half, from the disruption stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic to the upheaval caused by Brexit. Ireland's seafood sector has been among the most seriously impacted during this period. My objective is to work with the industry to grow the sector and the coastal community supported by it in the years ahead. My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. In addition, the Department also has responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of North Harbour at Cape Clear, as well as the maintenance of a small number...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine provides public information about a wide range of schemes, services and policies. Social media is one of the channels used to communicate this information. During the period from the beginning of January 2021 until 12th June 2021, the Department spent €969.85 (incl. VAT) on advertising on social media. As regards the twelve State...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department provides public information about a wide range of schemes, services and policies. Social media is one of the channels used to communicate this information. During the period from the beginning of January 2021 until 12th June 2021, the Department spent €2,152.50 (incl. VAT) on content produced for use on social media.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has not incurred expenditure for public relations consultancy during the period January 2021 to date in 2021. As regards the twelve State Bodies under the aegis of the Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have therefore referred the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The application for a tree felling licence for the person named was received on 25th June 2019. A revised Natura Impact Statement (NIS) was received on 13th April, 2021 and the file has been assigned to an ecologist for assessment. This usually takes two to three months. Once that work is complete, the application will be returned to the Forestry District Inspector, who will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The clearing of the backlog of licences is a priority for myself and Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who is responsible for forestry. Increased resources have been invested in dealing with files on hand and, under Project Woodland, a dedicated group, Working Group 1, is tasked with looking at the backlog. This Group has already met nine times and has examined in detail the cases on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 404, 405, 406 and 407 together. Project Woodland, which was launched in February this year, is a framework which aims to review and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the forestry licensing system, as well as developing a strategy for woodland creation. The structure of the Project is that four Working Groups, each chaired by an independent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Interim Climate Action Plan is funded through the Department's voted expenditure of €1.82bn in 2021. The majority of actions are funded through the rural development, forestry and research budget lines. Other actions in the plan do not require public funding while others form part of existing regulatory requirements or existing animal disease eradication programmes and, therefore,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is aware of a request from the forestry sector for a reconstitution scheme in response to frost damage on young plantations. The business case for such a scheme is being analysed.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Since publication of the Programme for Government in June 2020, the Department has been progressing the 161 actions identified in the "Agriculture, Food and the Marine" chapter, as well as actions in other chapters for which it has shared responsibility. A review of these PFG commitments is currently underway and the results will be available shortly. On 14th April, I published the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Climate research remains a key priority for me in my role as Minister. This commitment was clearly evident in the AgClimatise Roadmap which I published in December 2020. The benefits of research and innovation are clear, a number of new mitigation options have emerged on the back of publically-funded research, for example, protected urea fertiliser to reduce nitrous oxide emissions. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: There are currently 22 factories operating mechanical classification in Ireland representing approximately 90% of the national kill. Mechanical grading in beef factories is underpinned by two pieces of EU legislation which came into force in July 2018. Carcase classification is also governed by S.I. 249 of 2019. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184 of 20 April 2017 sets out...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In the past five years (2016-2021 to date), officers from the Carcase Classification Division of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine conducted 2,911 inspections in total, across 32 factories classifying carcasses. The average number of inspections significantly exceed the requirement under the relevant EU legislation. The EU legal requirement for monitoring classification is a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equality Issues (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is committed to promoting and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workplace for all employees and the Diversity, Equality and Inclusion policy, which was launched in 2018 builds on the Department's core values in the areas of equality, diversity and inclusion. The Department is a long time supporter of providing employment opportunities...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 415, 416 and 417 together. Management of the National Mackerel quota is set down in Ministerial Policy which has been developed and put in place over a number of years. The allocation of 400 tonnes for a fishery for smaller vessels using hook and line as a means of fishing was set down in Ministerial Policy in 2010. The Minister amended the Mackerel...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is continuing to monitor and analyse the mandatory and voluntary options present in the CAP proposals that are currently under discussion. In this regard, there are examples of modelling and analysis that have previously been carried out on the Department's website at the link below and there will be more of this type of analysis published as the regulations become clearer in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (17 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Developing increased trade opportunities continues to be an integral part of the Department’s response to the challenges posed by Brexit. The key challenge here is to continue to maximise the volume and value of Irish agri-food exports to all destinations, and to anticipate and, as best we can, mitigate the potential impact of adverse developments in trading patterns. This requires...