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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Advance payments to organic farmers commenced on 7th December 2023. To date, approximately 98% of Organic Farming Scheme participants have received advance payments. My Department is working to finalise payments for the remaining 2% of participants in the coming weeks. In respect of this case, payment will be processed this week.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (16 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: This is a matter for Horse Sport Ireland. I am informed by the named organisation that a processing error resulted in the named organisation's systems failing to capture an issue relating to DNA analysis notification of the passport application. I am further informed that this processing error led to a delay in finalising the application and that the named organisation has contacted the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (16 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) 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 preparation and adoption of a strategic plan is the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Assisted Animal Reproduction (15 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I am aware of the Veterinary Council of Ireland's (VCI) updated code of professional conduct as regards canine surgical artificial insemination and I note the report of the Working Group on Control of Dogs, approved by Cabinet in March 2023, which includes a recommendation that surgical artificial insemination in canines ought to be prohibited, where the word canine encompasses all breeds of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (15 May 2024)

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 question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI, therefore, the question has been referred to the body for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for participation in the Basic Income Support of Sustainability (BISS) scheme was received from the above named applicant on May 24th 2023. A new requirement under the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) effective from January 1st 2023 requires that applicants receiving payments under any CAP scheme must meet an “active farmer check”. This is to ensure the person...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The National Dairy Beef Welfare scheme to which the Deputy refers was a national scheme which operated in 2023. This scheme paid farmers (dairy farmers or non-dairy farmers who bought in dairy beef calves) who reared dairy beef calves, €20 per calf to weigh them and upload the weights to ICBF. This scheme is now replaced by the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) Dairy Beef Welfare scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Records (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is currently working with the National Archives in relation to identifying and cataloguing Land Commission records with a view to ultimately transferring the collection to the National Archive from where the records can eventually be made available to the public. I anticipate that certain Land Commission records (e.g. Fair Rent Orders) will start transferring to the National...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland is one of the most food secure countries in the world. In fact, Ireland has come second of 113 countries assessed for food security, according to the latest Global Food Security Index. The issue of maintaining food production has been the subject of much discussion in the context of the Government's economy-wide target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51% by 2030. My position...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Bord Bia Sustainable Quality Assurance Schemes are voluntary schemes operated by Bord Bia whose statutory role is to promote, assist and develop the marketing of Irish food and livestock and the production, marketing and consumption of horticultural produce. Not all Irish producers are members of these schemes. The quality assurance schemes are built on best practice in farming and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Teagasc operates as a non-commercial state body under the aegis of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Its statutory remit is to provide research, advisory and education services to the agri-food sector. The number of permanent staff employed in Teagasc is governed by a delegated sanction framework, which gives the organisation discretion to make appointments within an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The responsibility for the enhancement, development and maintenance of local authority owned piers, harbours and slipways rests with each local authority in the first instance. I am also mindful that the primary governance role for local authorities rests with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage and any wider funding issues should be addressed to that Minister. Through...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings. The Solar Capital Investment scheme is one of the measures in TAMS, which provides support to farmers wishing to invest in renewable energy, thereby reducing their dependence on fossil fuels. The safety of Solar...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted a claim under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme for grant aid for a mass concrete tank and animal housing in June 2023. A letter was issued to the applicant in January 2024 advising of a 100% penalty. The applicant requested a review of this decision, which resulted in the original decision being overturned. I am pleased to advise that the payment due...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of calls received by my Departments animal welfare helpline in 2023 and for the first four months of 2024 are listed below in tabular form. Animal Welfare Helpline calls Year Calls Received 2024 (January - April) 700 2023 1609

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Missions (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The table below outlines the Ministerial-led trade missions by my Department planned for remainder of 2024. The Trade Missions will be undertaken in conjunction with Bord Bia, Teagasc, Sustainable Food Systems Ireland, Enterprise Ireland and industry stakeholders. 2024 TRADE MISSION September China & Korea...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the CAP Strategic Plan Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme (DBWS) is to incentivise the use of genetic tools to improve the beef merit of progeny from dairy herds. Breeding with high Dairy Beef Index (DBI) sires has established progeny performance benefits as measured by their Commercial Beef Value (CBV). The scheme supports the use of the Dairy Beef Index to produce calves with a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Costs (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: While banking is primarily the responsibility of the Minister for Finance, I regularly engage with the banks on the financing needs of the agri-food sector. However, my Department cannot intervene in individual cases. If an applicant is dissatisfied with a loan decision, in the first instance they should submit an appeal through the bank's internal appeals process. If, after a determination...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The functionality to lodge payment claims is in place for all the schemes under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3). The payments system is in place for eight of the ten schemes, with the Young Farmer Scheme and the Women Farmer scheme anticipated to be in place next month. My Department is currently processing payment claims with payments to begin to issue in June in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 May 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: There are currently 435 applications outstanding under Tranche 1 of TAMS 3, where a query has been raised with the applicant. The processing of applications under Tranche 2 is continuing, with approvals issuing on a daily basis. Of the total of 9,110 applications received in Tranche 2, a total of 4,255 applications have yet to receive approval. Many of the applications received are in...