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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Gambling Sector (10 Nov 2020)

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. HRI has informed this Department that there are no immediate plans to provide assistance to on course bookmakers. The Board of HRI considers matters relating to the impact...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The recent report on the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) from BirdWatch Ireland puts forward its assessment of the implementation of the CFP and recommendations for future development. However, a number of the findings do not provide a true reflection of situation on the ground and the extensive work that has been carried out to improve our seas. For example, for 2020, 62 out of 78 TACs...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets for the agriculture sector are governed under the European Union's Effort Sharing Regulations. For the current period 2021-2030, Ireland was given additional flexibility in terms of meeting its targets by securing additional greenhouse gas offsets (forestry, landuse management) counting towards our national commitment. This...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Sport Horse industry is an industry that has been supported by respective Governments down through the years. I am very much aware of its importance to the economy and the desire for all involved to resume all activities as soon as possible. It is clear that Covid 19 is having a major effect on all sports, including Equine Sports. Ireland is currently at Level 5 in the fight...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis, my Department has worked intensively, in cooperation with marts representative organisations, to ensure that marts may remain in operation. My Department has adapted the conditions under which marts must operate since April, to reflect the various measures introduced by the Government to stop the spread of Covid. On 19thOctober, the Taoiseach...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Basic Payment Scheme came into effect in 2015 and established payment entitlement values under the scheme from that date. While the value of individual entitlements can be traced back to an initial reference period of 2001-2003, the effect of this has been significantly moderated through convergence. During the current CAP programme, farmers who held low value entitlements have...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: OLAF, the European Anti-Fraud Office, notified the Revenue Commissioners regarding the import of a hand sanitiser product from Turkey to Ireland from the same supplier of a product that had been tested in Denmark and found to contain excessive levels of methanol. The Revenue Commissioners notified the Department of this information on 25thSeptember 2020 and arrangements were made to test the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 791, 792 and 793 together. Biocidal products, including hand sanitisers, 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 Biocidal Product Register" in accordance with Regulation 20 of Statutory Instrument 427 of 2013. The hand sanitiser Virapro was approved by our...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic there has been a very significant upsurge in the volume of applications to my Department for registration and approval of new biocide products including also amendments to existing product registrations. Since the arrival of the pandemic, our Pesticide Registration and Control Division (PRCD) in the Department has received approximately 900 new...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Prior to the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, a team of four staff routinely serviced the processing of biocidal product registration applications in addition to carrying out a range of other duties within the Pesticide Controls Division. Since the arrival of the covid-19 pandemic, a number of other staff within Pesticide Registration and Controls Divisions, approximating to 1.5 whole...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: No staff from the meat control division of my Department have been assigned to assist with the backlog of PCS applications. Prior to the onset of the covid-19 pandemic, a team of four staff routinely serviced the processing of biocidal product registration applications in addition to carrying out a range of other duties within the Pesticide Controls Division. Since the arrival of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is the national competent authority for the approval and registration of biocide products, including sanitisers. Only biocidal products listed on the Department’s Biocidal Product Register may be placed on the market in Ireland. Following my Department's instruction to cease the use of all ViraPro products on Friday 23 October,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dog Breeding Industry (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Dog breeding establishments with 6 or more breeding bitches are required to be registered by local authorities under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act, 2010. These registers of commercial breeders are published by local authorities. In 2019, my Department introduced the Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or Supply of Pet Animals) Regulations (SI 681 of 2019), with a view to further...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sheep Welfare Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Sheep Welfare Scheme was launched in December 2016, for a period of four years. The scheme reflected the commitment of the Government to the sheep sector in Ireland and was introduced as part of Ireland’s Rural Development Programme. I am happy to confirm that in the recent budgetary process I secured funding for an additional year of the Sheep Welfare Scheme as we enter the CAP...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The budget for the Areas of Natural Constraints Scheme has received a number of significant increases in recent years, with an increase of €25 million being allocated to the scheme in 2018 and an additional €23 million being allocated in 2019. These increases have brought the total budget for the scheme to €250 million per annum. This represents a recognition of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

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: Organic Farming Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) is one of the most successful Schemes under our current Rural Development Programme. The Scheme has more than achieved its targets in terms of new land converted and the maintenance of organic land. The area of land under organic production has expanded dramatically as a direct result of this Department's investment. I have successfully negotiated an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler is to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd through better quality data on herd performance, supporting decision making on farm and support of best practice in welfare management. Applications were made via my Department's online application system at www.agfood.ie. The scheme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Data and Genomics Programme (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: A key requirement of the Beef Data Genomics Programme (BDGP) I is that participants must ensure that by 31st October 2020 at least 50% of their reference animals are genotyped heifers/eligible suckler cows and rated 4/5 stars on the replacement index. Under BDGP II, which commenced in 2017, the female replacement requirement is 20% of their reference animals by 31st October 2020. This...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is fully aware of the issue raised. A replanting order was issued in May 2019 to the landowner in question which included removing the trees too close to the dwelling. To date, this replanting order has not been complied with and the Department is now taking legal advice on how best to progress the matter.