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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (25 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Bluefin tuna is a highly migratory large pelagic species which spawns in the Mediterranean and then migrates over a wide area of the North East Atlantic to feed. This migration brings some of the fish into the Irish 200 miles zone for part of the year. At the time we see fish in the Irish zone, there are also fish being caught in the international high seas and over a wide area from Spain to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Negotiations (25 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement will, unfortunately, have a negative impact on our fishing industry. However, this impact would have been far greater had the Barnier Task Force agreed to UK demands or had we been in a no-deal scenario which would have seen all EU vessels barred from UK waters and subsequent displacement into Ireland's fishing zone. While the outcome on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Negotiations (25 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement will, unfortunately, have a negative impact on our fishing industry. However, this impact would have been far greater had the Barnier Task Force agreed to UK demands or had we been in a no-deal scenario which would have seen all EU vessels barred from UK waters and subsequent displacement into Ireland's fishing zone. The Agreement sets out new...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (25 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department uses workforce planning processes to identify the critical resources necessary to formulate long-term strategic policy development to encourage the continuing prosperity of Ireland’s agri-food sector, including the fisheries sector. Workforce planning is a key tool in enabling my Department to anticipate current and future staffing needs. The Workforce Plan aims to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Council Meetings (25 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Please see the details of physical and virtual meetings held since 27 June 2020 which are outlined in the table below:

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (25 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department 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, my Department also has responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of North Harbour at Cape Clear, as well as the maintenance of a small number of specific piers, lights and beacons...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Customs and Excise (25 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Up until 31stDecember 2020, consignments of plant and plant products could move freely between GB and Ireland without the need for phytosanitary checks. The changes that came into force on 1stJanuary , with the end of the UK transition period, are very significant changes, and understandably there some difficulties in the early weeks, complying with those requirements, while all in the supply...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (25 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for participation in the 2019 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme was received from the person named on the 10th April 2019. Under the terms and conditions of the scheme, in order to qualify for payment under the scheme, participants must meet minimum stocking retention and annual stocking density requirements. While the person named has met the minimum stocking...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the interest shown by the organisation named to actively contribute with their ideas to Ireland’s forestry sector and we are more than open to engaging with all practical solutions to improve and enhance the position of the sector. I was heartened to read about the organisations’ work with younger farmers and I am in agreement that this is an area that should be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Communications (25 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department engages with many different types of stakeholders in the course of our business. Our Customer Charter and Customer Action plan commits us to treating everyone properly, fairly, impartially and with courtesy. We expect that our staff are engaged with in a similar way. Criticism of policy is, of course, not unusual and may at times be robust, but the norm is that there are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department ensures that there is an appropriate focus on good practice in procurement and that procedures are in place to ensure compliance with relevant guidelines and legislation. EU and national rules promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers value for money. EU Directives declare that there can be legitimate reasons for awarding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (25 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department ensures that there is an appropriate focus on good practice in procurement and that procedures are in place to ensure compliance with relevant guidelines and legislation. EU and national rules promote an open, competitive and non-discriminatory public procurement regime which delivers value for money. EU Directives declare that there can be legitimate reasons for awarding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Offices (24 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has overall responsibility for the implementation of the National Strategy for Women and Girls 2017-2020. Section 9 of the Maternity Protection (Amendment) Act 2004 has provision for certain women in employment who are breastfeeding to take time off work, or a reduction in working hours for breastfeeding. The provision...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (24 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Biocidal products may only be marketed and used in Ireland once they are registered with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and are entered on the Product Register in accordance with Regulation 20 of Statutory Instrument 427 of 2013. On 13thJanuary 2021, the Pesticide Control Division (PCD) of the Department received applications for the biocidal products mentioned. On...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Programme for Government (24 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to: Ensure fairness, equity, and transparency in the food chain by establishing a new authority called the National Food Ombudsman (NFO) to enforce the Unfair Trading Practices Directive. This new authority will enforce EU-wide rules on prohibited unfair trading practices in the food supply chain and will have powers to enforce this...

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

Charlie McConalogue: An application for a tree felling licence from the person named was received in September, 2020 and the site was inspected in December. Following that inspection, the person named was requested to resubmit the harvest plan, showing all relevant water courses and a significant badger sett located in the south eastern section of the site. The final assessment of the application cannot be made...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I have been advised that the records of the Agriculture Appeals Office indicate that an appeal in relation to the BEAM scheme was received from the person named in February 2020. The Appeals Office requested the file and a statement on the grounds of appeal from my Department and all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (24 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1052, 1053 and 1055 together. I am advised by Bord Iascaigh Mhara that latest Eurostat data indicates the overall value of exports from Ireland of live fresh oysters was down 31% in 2020 to a value of €24m, with the volume of exports down 42%. This points to an actual increase in the price per kilo being achieved, but I understand that this is a result...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am acutely aware that the Irish seafood sector has been severely impacted by COVID-19. Restrictions on the food service market domestically, across Europe and elsewhere during the Pandemic has made it an exceptionally difficult year for the sector. The value of primary Irish seafood exports declined by 10% to €521m in 2020 according to CSO data released on 15 February. This is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Advisers (24 Feb 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Ministerial advisers are appointed by the Government in accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Management Act 1997. There are currently five Special Advisers serving at my Department, as detailed below. Statutory Instruments 731, 732 and 733 of 2020 refer to these appointments. Mr Patrick Donohoe and Mr Darran Brennan have been appointed to serve as Special Advisers to me. Ms...