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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (10 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am acutely aware of the financial and emotional trauma associated with a TB breakdown. A number of financial supports are available to farmers who experience such a breakdown. The main element is the On Farm Market Valuation Scheme which compensates eligible herd-owners up to the market value an individual animal would have attained on the open market at the time of breakdown. In...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is an independent regulatory agency as set down in the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. The information requested with respect to the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority staffing levels is an operational matter for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority. Accordingly, I have referred the Deputy’s question to the SFPA directly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (10 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: It is not possible to provide the information requested by the Deputy in the required time. The information is currently being compiled and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings. The scheme will be in place for a period of five years, until 2027, with an indicative budget of €370 million. As TAMS is a demand-led scheme, it would not be prudent to divide this amount over tranches. Any...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings. There is a budget of €370 million available for the period 2023-2027, and all investments are linked to Climate, Environment or Animal Welfare. Following the success of TAM II, I have significantly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings. The scheme will be in place for a period of five years, until 2027, with a budget of €370 million. The Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme and The Women Farmer Capital Investment Scheme are two of the ten...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings. The scheme acknowledges and addresses the need for investment in all farming sectors, including the pig sector. Specifically with regard to the pig sector, I have increased the investment ceiling from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Properties (10 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department does not own any buildings or land in County Clare. As regards 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 the Deputy’s question to the Agencies and have requested that a response should issue within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (10 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: There is no statutory surveillance or control programme for TB in goats in Ireland, as there is in cattle. Whilst there is a compensation scheme available to eligible herdowners of bovines in the event of a TB outbreak, funded in part from disease levies collected on milk supplies and and bovines slaughtered or exported live, there is no compensation scheme available to, or collection of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As outlined previously to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine, when new organisations are established, be it in forestry or agriculture they are not automatically afforded the same treatment as existing established organisations. To treat a new established organisation otherwise would incentivise the splintering of an existing representative system. A...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (11 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of 2020 BEEP-S was to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd though improvement in the quantity and quality of performance data that is collected. This was done through the enhancement of the national herd dataset for genetic evaluations, with a view to supporting the adoption of best practice and more informed decision making at farm level....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (11 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In response to the difficult weather conditions over the last number of months, last week I announced an important flexibility under the National Liming Programme. Farmers, approved under that National Liming Programme, that purchase lime before the 31st of October 2023 will now be allowed an extended spreading period until the 31st of March 2024. This will give approved farmers a greater...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (11 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I would like to clarify that my Department does not use snares for the capture of badgers. All badgers captured are caught using a stopped body restraint. Badgers that are dispatched, are done so in a humane manner, either by the use of a licensed firearm or by the administration of IV barbiturates by a Veterinary Inspector. DAFM does not record if a badger is alive or dead in a restraint in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (11 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I would like to clarify that my Department does not use snares for the capture of badgers. All badgers captured are caught using a stopped body restraint. Badgers that are dispatched, are done so in a humane manner, either by the use of a licensed firearm or by the administration of IV barbiturates by a Veterinary Inspector. All badger carcasses are sent to either the Irish Equine Centre or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (11 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: There are a number of factors which can contribute to an outbreak of bovine TB. There is irrefutable evidence that links badgers to the spread of bovine TB through badger to cattle transmission. Many other juristictions cull badgers in order to control the spread of TB from badgers to cattle. DAFM, however, acknowledged that this is not a sustainable long term solution to the problem....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Court of Justice (11 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am advised by my Officials that there have been no judgements of the CJEU in the past five years that have made findings against Ireland in respect of matters for which my Department is responsible that have resulted in fines or penalties being imposed against the State.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (11 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 188 together. The table below shows the current number of permanent staff working in all three forestry divisions in my Department, i.e., Forestry Division, Forest Sector Development (FSD) Division and Forestry Inspectorate Division (including ecology/archaeology). Please note also that these staff are involved in all aspects of the forestry remit...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (12 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI, therefore, the question has been referred to the body for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I know how crucial all payments are to our farm families and I am committed to delivering all payments associated with my Department as quickly as possible. However, advance payments for the Basic Income Support for Sustainability(BISS) cannot be made before October 16th in a given year. This is laid down in EU Regulations. The BISS is fully funded by the EU and is subject to strict legal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (12 Oct 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 152 and 156 together. The Agri-Climate, Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is my Department’s flagship agri-environment scheme under the new CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027. The Scheme will support farmers in their efforts to tackle the challenges in climate, biodiversity, and water quality through it’s two streams- ACRES General and ACRES...