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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Management (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Habitats Directive and the transposing legislation SI 477 of 2011 require, inter alia, that an appropriate assessment is undertaken where screening identifies a likelihood of the project having a significant effect on a European site(s).  This is true regardless of the separation distance between the project and the European site(s).  A likely zone of impact is used in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Expenditure Data (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Due to the volume of the information requested by the Deputy, it was not possible to provide a comprehensive response in the required timeframe. I will arrange for a reply to be forwarded directly to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, a Policy Directive was introduced in March 2019, following the decision of the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine that from 1 January 2020 all trawling by large vessels, over 18 metres in length overall, in coastal waters inside Ireland’s 6 mile zone was to cease, other than for a sprat fishery which was to be phased out during 2020 and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) provides for six years of payments to participating farmers for completion of actions which deliver accelerated genetic improvement in the Irish national herd and improvement of its environmental sustainability. The original six year programme came to an end in 2020, but eligible participants could opt to continue in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The parts of the question raised by the Deputy in relation to the number of thoroughbred foals born over the past five years, the number registered to race on the track and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) provides for six years of payments to participating farmers for completion of actions which deliver accelerated genetic improvement in the Irish national herd and improvement of its environmental sustainability. To be eligible for payment, participants must follow the measures set out in the programme, one of which...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Schemes (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department recognises the important role that sustainable grassland production plays in our livestock agricultural systems and in particular as an emission sink in our fight against climate change. Improved grassland management practices potentially lead to greater sequestration levels. It is important to note that non-inversion methods of reseeding to minimise GHG losses is the preferred...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The ability of grasslands to absorb CO2 is influenced by a number of site-specific factors such as elevation, soil type, management practices, climate and climatic variability. European studies have shown that temperate grasslands have annual sequestration rates of approximately 1 tonne C per hectare. It is, however, important to note that currently, due to large areas of drained carbon rich...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2029, 2040 and 2041 together. The Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 was enacted on 5th October.  I commenced the Act on 7th October, and, at the same time, I signed the Forestry (Licence Application and Submission Fees) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 417/2020) and the Forestry Appeals Committee Regulations (S.I. No. 418/2020).  These...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2020, the FAC may, having considered an appeal, affirm the original decision, vary that decision, allow the appeal and set aside the decision or set aside the decision and remit it to my Department. If the appeal against  a decision to issue a felling licence is upheld and therefore the decision set aside, the licence is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will  be aware that under the Appropriate Assessment procedures in place for assessing forestry licence applications, some are 'screened in' for referral to the Ecology Unit and others are 'screened out' which means they may be decided upon by the Forestry Inspector without ecological input. In 2020, for all afforestation applications decided in that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Every calf born on an Irish farm is of value, and every farmer is responsible for the welfare of his or her calves. EU legislation is in place to protect the welfare of calves (Council Directive 2008/119/EC). This legislation is implemented in Ireland by national legislation, namely S.I. 311 of 2010, European Communities (Welfare of Farmed Animals) Regulations 2010. Both I and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The new CAP regulations are still at negotiation stage and, therefore, it is not possible to give a definitive answer regarding the potential conditions regarding five-year land and payment entitlement lease agreements. There cannot be any guarantee that the conditions in respect of payment entitlements will not change. The proposed new CAP Regulation may affect various aspects...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulatory Impact Assessments (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 2034 to 2036, inclusive, together. My Department has committed to conducting a Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) on the EU Regulation, which is underway.  The RIA will focus on areas where Ireland has national discretion with regards transposing the Regulation and specifically where intended policy decisions may impact stakeholders. The RIA...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for an afforestation licence and the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme was received in October 2019 for the person named and has been referred to my Department’s Ecology Unit.  The application site is near eight designated sites including the Killarney National Park SPA.  Therefore, the impact of any afforestation operations on the sites and the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Felling Licences (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for a tree felling licence, in conjunction with an application for the Native Woodland Scheme (NWS) was submitted for the person named in June 2020.  The NWS application is not yet approved as the assessment of the tree felling licence is awaited. The tree felling licence application has been referred to my Department’s Ecology Unit, as the site is partly within...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The share allocation of stocks between Member States was established as a principle of the first Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in 1983 and was based on the average catch of each Member State over a period of reference years (track record).  The only exception to this relates to the Hague Preferences, on the basis of a special recognition agreement of the underdeveloped nature of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry Act 2014 details the requirements and obligations in relation to tree felling licences.  A felling licence provides authority under the Act to the applicant to uproot or otherwise remove trees. There are certain situations, outside of a forest, where trees can be felled without the need to submit a tree felling licence. As per...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Afforestation Programme (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Forestry will play an important role in meeting our environmental objectives under the Climate Action Plan and, in terms of biodiversity, as outlined in the Programme for Government.  It is for this reason that my Department will be focusing on afforestation applications in the coming weeks.  I am mindful of the seasonality factor associated with afforestation and,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (24 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: It is anticipated that the draft Agri-Food Strategy to 2030 will be published in April alongside the associated environmental assessment, including an Environmental Report and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). This will be as part of a public consultation on the environmental assessment.  Written submissions on the Environmental Report and the NIS, as well as the draft Strategy, will be...