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

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte CGA was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters are the responsibility of the company. The Coillte Farm Partnership Scheme, and any contracts between Coilte and forest-owners under the scheme, are a matter entirely for Coillte. My Department has passed the questions raised for direct response to the Deputy.

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

Charlie McConalogue: All applications for schemes such as the Basic Payment Scheme are subject to the standard range of verification checks as required under the relevant EU legislation. As part of this process, my Department issues letters to applicants where issues such as potential overclaims arise. In such cases, the information available to my Department is outlined to the applicant. Such letters are not...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Calf Investment Scheme was open for applications from 7 January 2020 to 28 January 2020. The scheme offered a range of on-farm investment items for calf rearing and welfare facilities. Over 2,500 farmers applied to the scheme and a budget of €4million was allocated to ensure all eligible applications would be fully funded. Grant aid of up to €3,000 per holding was made...

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

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 future of the industry is dependent on a strong governance...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department uses workforce planning processes to identify and address critical resource needs required to deliver its business goals. Workforce planning is a key tool in enabling my Department to forecast its current and future staffing gaps (subject to the limits of the annual estimates process, the usual budgetary constraints and approvals by the Department of Public Expenditure and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing (5 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Hare coursing is regulated under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC), subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann. Hare coursing is managed and regulated by the ICC. Hares can only be collected for coursing by clubs affiliated to the ICC, in accordance with the terms of two licences granted by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (5 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the agreement reached in July on the Multiannual Financial Framework, which included a €5 billion Brexit Adjustment Reserve for Member States and sectors most affected by Brexit. This is a new Reserve, and the particulars of how it will be distributed will be agreed after the Commission has presented its proposals for the Reserve later this month. It is important to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (5 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Biocidal products, including any type of 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 process for registering biocidal products aims to ensure that their use does not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (5 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The case referred to is a complex one which centred on establishing ownership of a piece of land bordering Castletownbere Fishery Harbour Centre. Since my previous reply to the Deputy on this issue, significant progress has been made in finalising the matter and documents will be exchanged with the relevant parties involved shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Equipment Scheme (5 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Dairy Equipment Scheme, one of the suite of seven measures available under TAMS scheme, batch/multi place Meal Feeders are currently available on the list of investment items. The person named made an application for individual meal feeders on 5 April 2019. TAMS is a demand-led scheme and due to the high increase in application numbers, ranking and selection was applied with a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland’s forests and harvested wood products play a significant role in climate change mitigation by removing greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. The national forest estate is an important store for carbon, estimated at over 312 million tonnes. Ireland’s total forest area is not a net emitter of greenhouse gases and is a substantial sink for carbon dioxide compared to other...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Data (5 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is provided below. Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) County Eligible Applicants Paid Applicants Percentage Paid Amount Paid Cavan 4,667 4,596 98.5% €23,164,530 Monaghan 3,904 3,841 98.4% ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (5 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Management arrangements for three migratory stocks in the North East Atlantic in which Ireland has an interest - Mackerel, Blue Whiting and Atlanto-Scandian Herring - are negotiated by means of a Coastal States Framework between parties in whose waters significant concentrations of the fish stock are to be found and who have had a track record in the fishery. The Coastal State...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 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 against the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (4 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Government has issued a list which is available on gov.ie which sets out, among others things, guidance/direction as to purposes for essential travel (beyond 5Km), essential retail outlets, essential services, essential wholesale and retail trade and support activities which is available here: .. Fox hunting with hounds does not appear on this list. On the general matter of hunting, the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The contract specified was approved under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme with two grant payments and annual premiums to be paid across the lifetime of the contract, subject to compliance with scheme Terms and Conditions. The first instalment grant application has been received by my Department, but payment could not be made so far because several shortcomings on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (4 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: In December 2018, following a public consultation process in which over 900 submissions were received, the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine announced that vessels over 18m will be excluded from trawling in inshore waters inside the six nautical mile zone and the baselines from 1 January 2020. A transition period of three years for vessels over 18m targeting sprat was allowed to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (4 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) on 6 May 2020. As part of the standard processing of the application, two issues were identified. The first of these issues was a dual claim arising with another applicant. This issue has been resolved. The second issue relates to an overlap on claimed land with another applicant. With regard to this issue,...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Livestock Issues (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy. I have had many discussions with many farmers who would prefer to be operating level 3 restrictions and I have no doubt the Deputy's message is the same as mine, which is there is a personal responsibility on everyone to act responsibly for their own health, and for the health of their neighbours and friends, by following social distancing and the public health guidelines...

Ceisteanna (Atógáil) - Questions (Resumed) - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Veterinary Medicines (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter, which she has raised previously. It is an important issue for many licensed merchants throughout the country. I know it is a cause of concern. I will outline the situation. Regulation (EU) 2019/6 on veterinary medicinal products is due to come into effect in January 2022. This regulation is binding in full and has direct effect on all member...