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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Data (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 was signed into law by the President on 2nd October 2020 and the Act commenced on 6th October 2020 in full. The secondary legislation required to give effect to the Act was introduced on 7th October, 2020. The new Act, amending the Agriculture Appeals Act, was designed to align forestry licensing appeals process with best practice in other...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 was signed into law by the President on 2nd October 2020 and the Act commenced on 6th October 2020 in full. The secondary legislation required to give effect to the Act was introduced on 7th October, 2020. The new Act, amending the Agriculture Appeals Act was designed to align forestry licensing appeals process with best practice in other...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The livestock levies on cattle, sheep and pigs levied by Bord Bia and payable by primary producers have been incorporated into its legal framework since its foundation as An Coras Beostock agus Feola (CBF) in 1979. The rates of levies have not fundamentally changed or increased since its evolution into An Bord Bia in 1994 and stand at €1.90 per bovine, 25c per sheep and 35c per pig. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. In addition, my Department also has responsibility for the upkeep and maintenance of North Harbour at Cape Clear, as well as the maintenance of a small number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The following table outlines the number of farmers who have received funding under the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) in each of the scheme years 2016 to 2019. Year Payees (per scheme year) 2016 1,663 2017 1,549 2018 1,486 2019 1,502 OFS payments in respect of 2020...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: At the last TB Forum meeting on the 1st of October 2020, I committed to sharing draft documents with stakeholders to inform the drafting of a renewed TB eradication strategy. My officials facilitated this in recent weeks and have asked for written views from stakeholders. Bilaterals will also be accommodated on request. Once this consultation process is finalised, the Chairman of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1500 and 1501 together. The Fishery Harbours Centres Act 1968 established the concept of Fishery Harbours in the State and vested their management in the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine took over responsibility for the Fishery Harbour Centres (FHCs) in October 2007. There are currently six FHCs...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Fishery Harbours Act 1968 established the concept of fishery harbours in the State and invested their management in the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine took over responsibility for the Fishery Harbour Centres(FHCs) in October 2007. Ros an Mhíl is one of six Fishery Harbour Centres, the others are located at Castletownbere,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The management of Donadea Forest Park falls under the remit of Coillte 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: Agricultural Colleges (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1504 and 1521 together. I am acutely conscious of the importance of supporting students during this very difficult and unprecedented period for our country. Teagasc agricultural colleges reopened in September with COVID measures implemented for the safety of learners and staff. Course delivery is based on a hybrid model with practical instruction being...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Increasing the soil organic carbon levels of arable soils was identified in the Teagasc Marginal Abatement Cost Curve as a carbon sequestration action. Following on from this, and, as part of the provisions of Budget 2021, I announced details of a pilot Agri-environmental initiative that is intended to encourage tillage farmers to increase soil organic carbon levels by chopping and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: As part of the package of new farm safety measures in Budget 2021, €1m in funding has been provided to support ‘locally-led’ farm safety initiatives. It is intended that a call under the locally led Innovation Partnership model (EIP’s) specifically related to farm safety will be issued by early 2021. Before the call is issued, the Department will consult with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The following table details the Number of Herds Restricted since 1st January each year by County. While TB disease is low relative to historical levels, TB herd incidence and reactor numbers have been gradually increasing since 2016. The pace of deterioration has accelerated in 2020. Herd incidence is now at its highest level since 2012 and reactor numbers are now at 2009 rates. Herd...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1508, 1509, 1514 and 1519 together. The Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 was signed into law by the President on 2 October 2020 and the Act commenced on 6 October 2020 in full. The secondary legislation required to give effect to the Act was introduced on 7th October. The new Act, amending the Agriculture Appeals Act was designed to align forestry...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry Licence Viewer (FLV) is being introduced to align the Department's forestry licensing system with other planning processes. Its purpose is to provide greater transparency and to enhance participation by the public in the decision-making process. Officials in my Department have been developing the FLV for past few months and this work is nearing completion. The Forestry...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: All Bord Bia schemes under the Quality Assurance programme have Technical Advisory Committees (TAC) whose specific role it is to review the technical requirements of the relevant scheme’s standard. The structure and membership of Bord Bia's technical advisory committees is a matter for Bord Bia.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the beginning of the Covid 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, and to allow marts to continue to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017 and received payments for scheme years 2017, 2018 and the 2019 advance payment. The GLAS application was terminated based on the findings of an On-Farm Inspection and the person named submitted an appeal to the Agriculture Appeals Office. The appeal in this case was partially allowed in that it...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is intensively engaging with all relevant stakeholders on these issues. The current licensing difficulties are as a result of the changes made to internal Appropriate Assessment Procedures (AAP). These findings meant that in order to grant licences which fully meet environmental requirements, fundamental changes to the licensing system were unavoidable. There are also...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Eligibility (3 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: On 7th July, a letter issued to the person named informing him of my Department's position in relation to their application and of their right to seek an appeal from the Agriculture Appeals Office. A subsequent review of procedures between my Department and the Agriculture Appeals Office relating to the BEEP-S scheme led to a further letter issuing from my Department to the person named on...