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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (4 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department’s dairy inspectorate carries out frequent risk-based official controls at Infant Formula establishments involved in the manufacture and packing of Infant Formulae and Follow-on formulae which are intended for placing on the market in EU Member States or for export to non-EU countries. Controls are carried out to verify that infant formula composition and labelling is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (4 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Horticulture Exceptional Payment Scheme (HEPS) was a support measure introduced in 2022 with a budget of €2.8 million. The Scheme was launched as part of a package of support measures announced by the EU Commission providing for exceptional adjustment aid to producers in the agricultural sectors. HEPS provided a once-off payment to growers in those horticulture sub-sectors most...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (4 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Horticulture Exceptional Payment Scheme (HEPS) was a support measure introduced in 2022 with a budget of €2.8 million. The Scheme was launched as part of a package of support measures announced by the EU Commission providing for exceptional adjustment aid to producers in the agricultural sectors. HEPS provided a once-off payment to growers in those horticulture sub-sectors most...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Promotion (4 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Food production and export is a major component of the Irish economy and the development and enhancement of new international markets for agrifood products remains an important part of the remit of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with approximately 90% of the food produced in Ireland being exported. Chief amongst this has been the Irish meat sector which has continued...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (4 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has a Disability Liaison Officer (DLO) who fosters awareness of equality and disability issues among staff and provides support, advice and guidance to staff and managers in ensuring staff with a disability have equal opportunities throughout their career in my Department. The Disability Liaison Officer also facilitates reasonable accommodations as appropriate for employees with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland is obliged to report and account for all greenhouse gases in Ireland under our international obligations and this includes sequestration and emissions from forestry. This does not imply ownership but simply reflects the requirement for those reductions and emissions to be included in the State’s climate inventory. There is no such similar mandatory accounting framework for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (4 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The new CAP 2023-2027 has commenced this year and payments will issue in the fourth quarter of the year across a very broad range of schemes. With this being the first year of the new CAP Strategic Plan, a whole range of new schemes are being introduced along with substantial changes to existing schemes, over a relatively short time period. I am fully committed to making payments to...

Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: These amendments have come back from the Seanad following further engagement on the Bill. Amendment No. 2 is necessary to alter the definition of "companion animals" to set out that the animals concerned are to be kept for domestic purposes only. By way of an example, this is to ensure that when this Bill applies to companion animals, we are not putting dogs used in racing in breeding, or...

Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

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Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: From the Seanad (5 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Amendment No. 5 is necessary to allow me to make regulations for dispensing of veterinary medicinal products in a research environment. Amendment No. 7 is necessary as the matter is deemed substantive. This provision continues the current practice of allowing a veterinarian not to provide a veterinary prescription for a companion animal if the owner of the animal agrees. The owner of such...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, the new and ambitious €1.3bn Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will replace the previous Programme which expired at the end of 2022. The new Programme will benefit farmers, rural communities and our overall climate and environment. The new Programme is subject to State Aid approval under the Guidelines from the EU Commission. My Department has been engaging...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Women Farmer's Capital Investment Scheme in TAMS 3 opened to applicants on 21 June 2023, with some 260 applications submitted to date. The new CAP places a particular focus on generational renewal and on promoting the participation of women in the social and economic development of rural areas, with special attention to farming. Gender equality is also a key objective of the United...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (5 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The details requested are an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves and as such I have referred this query to the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department and have asked that they respond directly on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Equipment (5 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department has a wide-ranging set of software products, from open source to proprietary, to subscription based, that in turn use a number of different licensing models. These all undergo strict governance. Some models of operation allow the Department flexibility over limited periods of time, e.g. when testing, piloting a product, or patching. In understanding this question, and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri-Climate Environment Scheme (ACRES) is Ireland’s flagship agri-environment scheme under the CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027. It will pay farmers €1.5 billion over its lifetime. This is the largest sum ever committed to an agri-environment scheme in Ireland. Over 46,000 farmers were approved for entry to the scheme earlier this year. A key feature of ACRES...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Livestock Issues (5 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: A herd number is an administrative device issued by my Department for the purposes of disease control. A herd number does not imply ownership of lands, ownership of any animals kept or tested under that herd number. There are two roles associated with a herd number - herd owner and keeper. I can confirm that an application was received from the person named to become the new keeper has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (6 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department considers all applications for aquaculture licences in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 (Fisheries) Amendment Act, the 1933 Foreshore (as amended) and applicable National and EU legislation. The licensing process is complex and involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisors, as well as various Statutory Consultees. The legislation also...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Websites (6 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine has a robust process in place to track SSL cert expiry and ensure renewals of SSL certificates occur in a timely fashion. The Department’s websites have not suffered from a period of SSL cert expiry over the last ten years.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (6 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department completed a comprehensive review of all costings before launching the the latest round of the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) to bring the reference costs in line with the receipted costs being submitted. There can be a wide range of costs for a particular piece of tillage equipment depending upon the manufacturer, the model and the specification of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Policies (6 Jul 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri-Climate Environment Scheme (ACRES) is Ireland’s flagship agri-environment scheme under the CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027. It will pay farmers €1.5 billion over its lifetime, which is the largest sum ever committed to an agri-environment scheme in Ireland. I am delighted to have approved over 46,000 farmers for entry to the scheme earlier this year. A key...