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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (29 Nov 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 an indicative budget of €370 million available for the period 2023-2027, and all investments must be linked to Climate, Environment or Animal Welfare. Slurry bags are available in TAMS 3 under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Recognising the significant impact of the TCA on the Irish Seafood Sector, I established the Seafood Task force in March 2021 to examine the implications arising from the EU/UK TCA for the Irish Fishing industry and coastal communities particularly dependent upon it. The Task force was asked to outline initiatives that could be taken to provide supports for development and restructuring so...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Directives (29 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is currently up to date with the transposition of Directives, with none awaiting transposition.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (29 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Recognising the significant impact of the TCA on the Irish Seafood Sector, I established the Seafood Task force in March 2021 to examine the implications arising from the EU/UK TCA for the Irish Fishing industry and coastal communities particularly dependent upon it. Based on their deliberations, the Task force was asked to outline initiatives that could be taken to provide supports for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry Programme 2023-2027 replaces the previous Forestry Programme of 2014-2020 (extended to 2022). This new Programme was created in alignment with Ireland’s recently published Forest Strategy and as such, is designed to provide lasting benefits for many key areas such as climate change, biodiversity, wood production, employment alongside enhancing societal benefits. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Departments systems allow for online submission of afforestation applications by registered foresters acting on behalf of applicants or landowners. This user system is referred to as iFORISINET or iNET. My Department has made Environmental Considerations map layers relevant to afforestation applications available to registered foresters via the iNET mapping system. These maps help...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 121 and 122 together. Agroforestry is a land use option that is positive for animal welfare, improves biodiversity, reduces on farm emissions, and can prevent nutrient runoff when situated in strategic locations. In addition, it is possible to grow timber with little impact on existing agricultural production. Agroforestry was first introduced to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The scheme document for Reconstitution of Ash dieback can be found at: gov.ie - Reconstitution Ash Dieback Scheme 2023-2027 (www.gov.ie). The specific section that the Deputy requires can be found under No. 6. - General Rules.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (29 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Recognising the significant impact of Brexit and the TCA on the Irish Seafood Sector, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine set up a Seafood Task force in March 2021. The Task Force was tasked with examining the implications arising from the EU/UK TCA for the Irish Fishing industry and coastal communities particularly dependent upon it. Based on their deliberations, the Task Force...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (29 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As I recently advised the Deputy, the Brexit Inshore Fisheries Business Model Adjustment Scheme 2023 aims to provide assistance to inshore fishers in adjusting their business operations as a result of the impacts of Brexit. The scheme has a budget of some €3.5 million and is being administered by an Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) under the oversight of my Department. The scheme is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The reconstitution ash die-back and forest roads schemes are now open to applications under the new Forestry Programme 2023 - 2027. My Department has also written to RUS and Forest Road applicants that had an approval under the previous programme and hadn’t commenced work, along with those who had a current application that hadn’t been approved, to offer them the opportunity to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: White Papers (30 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to inform the Deputy that my Department did not publish any White Papers from 2008 to date.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (30 Nov 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: Departmental Advertising (30 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 448, 449 and 450 together. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine provides public information about the department's wide range of schemes, services and policies. Digital and social media are some of the channels used to communicate this information. A breakdown of advertising expenditure by year for the period requested is set out in the table...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Most tree felling licences contain conditions pertaining to the replanting of the felling site with particular species. The species mix chosen as part of the licence depends on the nature of the site, environmental considerations and the purpose of the forest to the landowner. However, under section 17 of the Forestry Act 2014 the Minister may at any time attach or vary conditions to any...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (5 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As Deputy Canney knows, any time a scheme is announced there have to be terms and conditions for it. There can be challenges around the edges in regard to that. If the Deputy has information on particular cases then I ask him to forward them to me and I will have them considered. We have to have terms and conditions for what is eligible and what is not. It was generally a wet year but in...

Confidence in the Minister for Justice: Motion (5 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: What about confidence in the Garda?

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Redundancy Payments (5 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Animal Health and Welfare (Fur Farming Compensation Scheme) Regulations 2022 S.I. 650 OF 2022 makes provision for compensation of the employer (fur farmer) for costs incurred in making an employee redundant, including any lump sum paid to the employee in accordance with section 19 of the Redundancy Payments Act of 1967, as a result of the ban on fur farming. This may also include certain...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Invasive Species Policy (5 Dec 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 427, 428, 429, 430 and 431 together. Coniferous roundwood is both imported into and exported out of Ireland. All imports into Ireland must be compliant with the EU Plant Health Regulation and importers must be registered as Professional Operators. Similarly, any action Ireland takes in response to threats from pests must also be compliant with EU Plant...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Sheep Improvement Scheme is funded under Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan. It provides support to sheep farmers for carrying out actions that improve animal health and welfare in the sheep sector and builds on the progress made by the Sheep Welfare Scheme (SWS), which has now come to an end. The first year of this 5-year scheme will run from the 1st February 2023 to the 31st of...