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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The growing of hemp by farmers is subject to specific licence granted by the Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA), which operates under the auspices of the Department of Health. In addition, the cultivation of hemp (Cannabis genus) is restricted to varieties having less than 0.2% content of the narcotic compound Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Cannabis (which includes...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that the Programme for Government (PFG) has committed to exploring the potential for the growing of fibre crops such as hemp.   My Department has, and continues to, engage with relevant stakeholders from different hemp representative bodies to fully explore the viability of growing fibre crops such as hemp. In relation to the suggestion...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte CGA was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters, such as the management of their forest estate, are the responsibility of the company. I have therefore passed the questions raised to Coillte for response and direct reply to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department did not award any contracts to a company (details supplied). As regards the 12 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves.  I have referred the Deputy’s question to the Agencies and have requested that a response should issue within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In relation to peat extraction, my Department has no involvement in its regulation. This is a planning process under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) license process, under the remit of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. On 7th September 2020, my colleague Malcolm Noonan...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Premium Payments (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named is not a participant in my Department's Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme. This plantation was established with support under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme by the previous owner who, as it stands, remains responsible for any liabilities arising from the scheme. The previous owner advised the Department in January 2020 that the site...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicines (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: EU Regulation 2019/6 comes into force in January 2022 and from this date anti-parasitic veterinary medicinal products for food producing animals will require a veterinary prescription in order to be supplied. My Department has made it clear to stakeholders that all current suppliers of anti-parasitic veterinary medicines will continue to be able to supply them post-January 2022. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Connemara Pony Breeders Society (CPBS) has been approved by my Department to maintain the Studbook for Connemara Ponies and, in this regard, operates a breeding programme for the breed. My Department has allocated funding to the Connemara Pony Breeders Society under the Equine Infrastructures Scheme since 2015, to facilitate research into this genetic defect. The research work carried...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I would like to assure the Deputy that animal welfare is a high priority for my Department and considerable resources and funding are provided to address the issue. The Programme for Government  contains an undertaking to provide additional funding to support animal welfare in the coming years to which I am fully committed.  In December 2020, I announced...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Entitlement to payment under the Department's various schemes and services is predicated upon, application for and compliance with, the various requirements and qualifying criteria of the schemes concerned. Payment under the various schemes and services is made to the applicant once the qualifying criteria are met and the applicant is otherwise compliant. Registration as a herdowner does...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, Government has made available financial and other supports for employees and businesses negatively impacted by the pandemic.  Both the Pandemic Unemployment Payment and the Wage Subsidy Scheme and its successors have supported the incomes of employees and the self-employed in our seafood sector.  Government has also made available low-cost loans to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Alternative Energy Projects (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The names and locations of the 12 biogas plants approved under the EU Animal By-Product Regulations are set out in the table below. This information is available on the Departments website at the following link: My Department cannot comment on the details of plants or operators which are undergoing the approval process. Approval/Registration Number Name ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (13 Jan 2021)

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

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: With regard to intra-community live exports, all EU member states are subject to common EU welfare standards both during transit and within the destination of country.   In the case of 3rd countries, agreed veterinary health certificates outline herd of origin, transport and welfare requirements to be met.  Ireland adheres strictly to these standards....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Feedstuffs (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1118 to 1121, inclusive, together. I appreciate the impact that recent developments in the ongoing WTO-adjudicated Airbus and Boeing disputes have had on the Irish feed importers.  On 9th November 2020, the EU decided to impose tariffs on a range of US exports to the EU, including beet pulp and cane molasses. These tariffs became...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ports Facilities (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Office of the Revenue Commissioners is the office responsible for customs controls in Ireland. My Department, in conjunction with the HSE, is responsible for the implementation of food safety, plant and animal health controls on consignments of live animals, plants and products of plant and animal origin, being imported into Ireland, and the EU, from non-EU countries. The hours of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement will, unfortunately, have an 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. This week, I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In relation to peat extraction, my Department has no involvement in its regulation. This is a planning process under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) license process, under the remit of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment. Regarding the future use of peat moss in the horticulture...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The CAP post-2020 legislative proposals set out a number of measures relating to distribution of payments. These include a proposal to implement a mandatory overall cap of €100,000, as well as degressivity, or gradual reductions, for payments above €60,000. The proposals also include a complementary redistributive scheme to redistribute payments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: During the transitional period, the provisions for capping of payments from EU Regulation 1307 of 2013 still apply. Ireland chose to apply the maximum capping of payments possible under this regulation and will continue to do so during 2021.  Therefore, the maximum payment that will be granted to any one farmer under the Basic Payment Scheme (excluding the Greening Payment)...