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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Sales (21 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Responsibility for Dog Breeding Establishments lies with Department of Rural and Community Development as provided for by the Dog Breeding Establishments Act, 2010. An establishment keeping six or more bitches of more than six months of age capable of being used for breeding purposes falls within the scope of the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. Local Authorities have responsibility...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (21 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Regarding the 12 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. 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: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 231 and 232 together. I am pleased to advise that the Afforestation Scheme for the 2023-2027 period opened for applications on the 6th of September 2023. This new Afforestation Scheme offers landowners a choice of 12 Forest Types which cover a broad range of planting options. It provides generous incentives to farmers in particular to re-engage with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am pleased to say that the new Afforestation Scheme, which offers an increased establishment grant and increased premiums for up to 20 years, opened on 6th September 2023, and that we are now in a position to grant afforestation licences and scheme approvals under the new 2023-2027 Forestry Programme. Under the Programme, there will be much improved incentives to create new native...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 234 and 235 together. The Forestry Programme 2023-2027 replaces the previous Forestry Programme of 2014-2020 (extended to 2022) which expired at the end of 2022. This €1.3 billion Forestry Programme was created in alignment with Ireland’s new Forest Strategy and as such is designed to provide lasting benefits for many key areas including...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The EIA Directive requires that certain classes of projects, including afforestation and forest road works, must be assessed to determine the likely environmental effect of the project, before a licence can be granted. The licensing system operated by my Department, the statutory framework for which is set out in Forestry Act 2014 and the Forestry Regulations 2017 (SI. No. 191 of 2017)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The new €1.3 billion 2023-2027 Forestry Programme is closely aligned with the 2030 Forest Strategy, and is designed to provide lasting benefits for many key areas, including climate change, biodiversity, water quality, wood production, employment and the provision of amenities. All applications for approval under the new Afforestation Scheme, which opened for applications on 6...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The new Forestry Programme 2023 - 2027, which was launched on 6th September, supports the largest, most farmer-friendly investment in forestry in the history of the State, and the Afforestation Scheme is now open to applications. It is the case that changes in regulatory requirements in relation to forestry licensing has necessitated additional information sometimes being required by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transfer of Entitlements (21 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department received a 2022 application to transfer payment entitlements to the named persons on 5 May 2022. On four separate occasions between 1 July 2022 and 4 May 2023, my Department sent query letters to the relevant party regarding outstanding documentation. In the intervening times, officials spoke to the relevant parties to the transfer, their representatives and the Deputy in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I established the Food Vision Dairy Group as well as the Food Vision Beef & Sheep Group last year to advance the actions for the beef and sheep, and dairy sectors identified in the Food Vision 2030 strategy, taking account of the requirement for the sectors to contribute to achieving the targets set for agriculture emissions in the Climate Act process. The first priority for both...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (21 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In accordance with the Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters Regulations, (SI 113 of 2022 as amended), the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, in consultation with me, last year agreed and published criteria to determine whether the period for slurry spreading could be extended beyond the 30th of September up to the 15th of October. These scientific...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (27 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The On Farm Market Valuation Scheme is the principal compensation measure available to Herdowners whose herds are affected by disease under the TB Eradication Scheme. Only reactor animals who have been disclosed as part of a full or partial herd test using either skin test (SICCT) of gamma interferon (GIF) tests, may qualify for compensation under the On Farm Market Valuation Scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The small-scale fleet is an integral part of the overall Irish fishing fleet representing the majority of registered vessels and over half of all employment in the sector. The fleet is distributed all around the island with vessels registered in over 400 towns and villages, with over 300 small-scale fishing vessels registered in each of the counties Donegal, Cork and Galway, over 200 each in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The energy transition of the Irish fishing fleet is important in terms of responding to climate change, reducing dependence on fossil fuels and facilitating the fleet in becoming more sustainable in both environmental and economic terms. The development of electric or renewable propulsion for fishing vessels is in its infancy and faces significant barriers to development. While longer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Seafood Development Programme implemented by my Department and funded under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) provided significant funding toward the sustainable development of fisheries. Among the schemes developed under the EMFF programme was the New Fishermen Scheme, which was implemented by an Bord Iascaigh Mhara. Open to young fishers (under 40 years of age) to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (27 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, in Ireland, fishing quota is a public resource and is managed to provide for proper management and conservation and rational exploitation of the State’s fishing quotas. It is managed as a public good that ensures that property rights are not granted to individual operators. The result of this long-standing policy is that the Irish fishing fleet involves a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Communities (27 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I have been made aware of difficulties experienced by this Producer Organisation and have received correspondence in relation to it. All Producer Organisations (POs) are funded under a scheme as part of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Programme 2014-2020. Part A of the scheme provides supports of up to €55,000 to groups of fisheries or aquaculture producers working...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is my Department’s flagship agri-environment scheme under the new CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027. It consists of two streams - ACRES General and ACRES Cooperation Project (CP). A maximum payment of €10,500 annually is available to ACRES CP participants (€7,311 for those in the General approach). Seven thousand euro is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Invasive Species Policy (27 Sep 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am well aware that Ireland and the rest of the EU is under ever increasing threat from invasive pests and disease. The threat of introduction of harmful organisms (including bark beetles) is significantly increased due to a combination of intensive globalisation of trade in plants and the increasing impact of climate change. In November 2019, my Department launched a major plant health...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (26 Sep 2023)

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 question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...