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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Bord Bia is the State Body charged with promotion and marketing of Irish food, drink and horticulture products. In the context of the annual budgetary process, I make provision for a Grant (formerly Grant in Aid) for Bord Bia in my Department's Vote. For 2020, the total grant in aid is €48.2million. Within this, a figure of €37million is assigned as Operational...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Herd Data (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Animal Identification and Movement System (AIM) is a generic database that records and maintains the identification and movement data in respect of cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and horses in accordance with the requirements of EU and national law.   Regarding the national bovine herd, AIM consists of a comprehensive web-based database of the origin, identity, movements and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Having examined records held by my Department, I can confirm that a debt arising under a separate scheme was incurred by the person named.  This debt was netted against the advance payment under the 2020 Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme which recently issued to the person named, in accordance with the debt recovery procedures in place. Outstanding debt amounts...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Discrepancies have been identified in the herd of the person named in relation to bovine animal identification and registration over the last number of years.  As a result of these findings, it was necessary to suspend the trading status of the herd. Correct identification and registration of bovine animals is a legal requirement under EU and Irish law. The local...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: In line with a proposal from the TB Forum, my Department recently developed individualised reports that provide a simplified TB herd risk category for farmers, with herd-specific advice on how to reduce risk of TB.  Farmers are already provided with information in relation to their TB risk, but this new report presents this in a very much more user friendly, detailed and practical...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: This is a matter in the first instance for the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.  In response to this event, a Multi-Agency Group was established under the chairmanship of the Minister for Heritage at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.  Membership of this Multi-Agency Group includes, inter alia, members of Leitrim County Council, local...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1022 and 1023 together. The Department is progressing well with the development and rollout of the new Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS).  The LPIS is the Department’s land database which underpins payments to farmers under area-based schemes such as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Parcel Identification System (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is progressing well with the development and rollout of the new Land Parcel Identification System (LPIS).  The LPIS is the Department’s land database which underpins payments to farmers under area-based schemes such as the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), the Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) the Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (ANC), afforestation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: There are currently 123,064 eligible applicants under the 2019 Basic Payment Scheme.  To date, 122,939 applicants have received a payment in full. There are 125 cases for which a payment remains to be issued under this scheme and this is for a variety of reasons. Payment runs are continuing as cases clear. Where an applicant has outstanding correspondence from the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: To date, a total of 42,295 applications have been received under TAMS II. There are currently 4,595 applications under consideration for approval under tranche 18 which closed on 21 August 2020 and which are currently undergoing administrative checks. We expect to be informing applicants of their result in the very near future. All applications received in a given...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Advisers (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: On the commencement of every Dáil, the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform issues guidelines setting out the arrangements for the staffing of Ministerial Offices. The appointment of Special Advisors is subject to section 11 of the Public Service Management Act 1997. I can confirm that neither Minister Heydon nor myself have appointed any advisers yet. In...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The above named submitted an application under the Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWSNSS) which is one of the suite of seven measures available under TAMS II. The application was approved on 2 October 2018 with all works to be completed by 2 October 2019, this date was extended to 2 April 2020 following submissions from the applicant concerned. A payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1029 and 1032 together. The Deputy has asked for information on an online portal for forestry appeals.  The Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC) deals with appeals against decisions on forestry licences and is operationally independent of my Department.  They maintain their own website as part of the website of the Agriculture Appeals Office.  I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: In line with a proposal from the TB Forum, my Department recently developed individualised reports that provide a simplified TB herd risk category for farmers, with herd-specific advice on how to reduce risk of TB.  Farmers are already provided with information in relation to their TB risk, but this new report presents this in a very much more user friendly, detailed and practical...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Slaughtering (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1031, 1035 and 1036 together. As part of the TB eradication programme, beef finishing herds, if they meet the necessary criteria, are allowed to avail of a special status, termed “Controlled Finishing Unit (CFU)” (formerly known as "feedlots"). Where a herd meets the criteria to be regarded as a CFU under the programme, the herd is restricted...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the so called ‘singleton protocol’ where a single reactor is disclosed in a herd, and where other criteria reflective of lower risk are met, a herd may be derestricted and thus their breakdown ended earlier than is the normal period for TB breakdowns.  The criteria for passing the protocol are; 1) There must be only one reactor disclosed on the test 2) Skin test...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department engages with stakeholders, including the IFA, on an ongoing basis. I met with the IFA earlier this month and my colleague Minister Heydon met with them last week to specificallty discuss their pre-budget submission.  The issues raised will be considered in the context of Budget 2021 deliberations. Last week, I chaired my first meeting of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Macra Na Feirme’s pre-Budget 2021 submission has been received by my Department.  My Department engages with stakeholders, including Macra Na Feirme, on an ongoing basis. I met with Macra Na Feirme earlier this month to discuss their pre-budget submission and the issues raised will be considered in the context of Budget 2021 deliberations.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (29 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department uses workforce planning processes to identify the 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 needs (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: Legislative Measures (24 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020 (previously titled the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2020), was published on 23 September 2020 and went before Seanad Eireann for second stage debate on the same date. It is scheduled for Committee and Report stage before the Seanad on Friday 25 September, 2020 and is on the indicative schedule of business for Dail Eireann week...