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

Charlie McConalogue: Convergence is a feature of the current CAP and the new CAP proposals intend to continue with this policy. Ireland has supported this element of these proposals. Convergence aims to redistribute and flatten the value of CAP payment entitlements and like all elements of the CAP, there are differing views regarding its implementation. Under the current CAP, some €93million was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Health and the HSE are the competent authorities responsible for dealing with public health including testing and tracing.  I can confirm that my Department has not been informed of a worker at a mink farm having tested positive for Covid-19.

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

Charlie McConalogue: In line with other parts of the economy, much of the analysis and economic modelling to date on Brexit for the Irish agrifood sector has concentrated on the outcome of a no deal scenario. Recent research by Teagasc estimated that in a no-deal scenario, the average family farm income in 2021 would have decreased by 18%, with average income on beef farms dropping by 40%. In concluding a...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Beef exports to non-EU third country markets take place on the basis of bilaterally or EU-agreed veterinary health certificates (VHCs) or, alternatively, on general meat certificates. Eight VHCs provide for full or partial 30-month age restrictions for Irish beef as required by the importing country at the time that the certificate was agreed. The third country...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Beef exports to non-EU third country markets take place on the basis of bilaterally or EU-agreed veterinary health certificates (VHCs) or, alternatively, on general meat certificates. Beef exports to the rest of the EU do not require certification. In relation to VHCs currently in place, no third country has specified the maximum number of movements of an animal in its...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1132 to 1135, inclusive, together. My Department's dedicated Brexit call line is in operation on a 24-hour basis by phone, seven days a week, since Monday 28 December. Prior to then, it had been operational from Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 7 pm. This was set up as an advice line for stakeholders in the agrifood sector to answer a...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Firstly, I fully recognise the impact the current forestry licensing delays are having on the sector at the moment. 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. My Department receives applications and issues new licences every week and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The detailed information requested by the Deputy is not readily available in full. Provision of the information sought will require a comprehensive examination of my Department’s records. The information will however be forwarded to the Deputy within 14 days.

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department continuously reviews its various arrangements with regards to import control checks, of which the use of food detector dogs is one part. If any trained food detection dogs were to be purchased, the process would be subject to normal procurement rules. Thus, while it is not possible to give a definitive answer on cost, typically the initial costs of a detection dog would be of...

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 on 30th September 2020. The Appeals Office requested the file and a statement on the grounds of appeal from my Department and all relevant...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department issued a tree felling licence to the person named on 6th January, 2021. Felling operations may not commence for 28 days from the date the licence was issued to allow for any appeals to the independent Forestry Appeals Committee.

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

Charlie McConalogue: I would like to assure the Deputy that my policy and the policy of Government is clear and consistent - animal cruelty is totally unacceptable. Animal welfare is high on the agenda of my Department and considerable resources and funding are provided to address the issue. In December 2020, I announced the provision of record funding of €3.2 million to 101 animal welfare organisations...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCE) 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 operational matter for RCE...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application under the 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) on 11 April 2020. During the processing of the application, a commonage parcel was deemed to be over claimed and the relevant over claim deduction was applied to the BPS advance payment of the person named. Following a review of the case, the overclaim has been removed and full payment was processed in...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The person named has submitted applications under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in which he declared a specific parcel as Wild Bird Cover. However, when making his applications for scheme years 2016 to 2019 he did not submit a claimed area in respect of this parcel. The inclusion of a claimed area for such parcels is required as the applicant's claim for payment on a parcel. This...

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

Charlie McConalogue: According to the latest full-year data from the Central Statistics Office, Irish agri-food exports to Canada amounted to €118m in 2019. This was an increase on the figure of €108m recorded in respect of 2018, and makes Canada our seventh most important non-EU destination, and seventeenth overall. The key commodities exported were beverages (€77 million), dairy produce...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Prior to 1st January, pet dogs, cats and ferrets moving between Ireland and Great Britain required a pet passport issued by an EU Member State or EEA country. The pet also required to be microchipped and vaccinated against rabies. Pet movement into an EU Member State is governed by the EU Pet Travel Regulation (EU Regulation 576/2013). In December 2020, the EU listed the UK, as non-EU...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The safety and welfare of pet animals was one of the concerns behind the introduction by my Department of regulations on the sale and supply of pet animals. These Regulations were welcomed by welfare organisations and put into law certain requirements for sellers and suppliers of pet animals, including minimum ages for sale of certain mammals; record-keeping; registration with the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The role of my Department is to ensure animal health and welfare. The movement of animals, including pets, among EU Member States and between the EU and third countries is governed by EU legislation, which imposes requirements in relation to movement that vary according to species, type of movement and country of origin. In relation to the movement of dogs, requirements include...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ceadúnú Báid Iascaireachta Mara (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Tá roinnt bearta caomhnaithe i bhfeidhm cheana féin chun stoic portáin agus gliomaigh a chosaint. Tá siad leagtha amach sa reachtaíocht seo a leanas: - (Rialachán (CE) Uimh. 1415/2004 ón gComhairle): Cuireann teorainn ar an méid portán dearg, portán faoilinne agus stoic eile is féidir a thabhairt i dtír in Éirinn ó...