Results 21,661-21,680 of 24,051 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) Charlie McConalogue: We carried money over from that. We carried €40 million of that €98 million into this year.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) Charlie McConalogue: No, €20 million of that. We spent €78 million last year.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) Charlie McConalogue: I presume that also includes premiums and that for existing-----
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) Charlie McConalogue: We have budgeted this year, I believe, for meeting our target.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) Charlie McConalogue: My understanding is that is to cover us meeting our target for this year.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) Charlie McConalogue: Yes.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) Charlie McConalogue: The figure we have there includes the payment of premiums for people who had planted in previous years. Obviously the premium payment is much higher now than it would have been because we are into the new-----
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) Charlie McConalogue: There is another €18 million in capital carryover that is to be added to that €97 million as well. The capital carryover from last year is in addition to that €97 million, I am told.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) Charlie McConalogue: It is not showing on this because it has yet to be finalised but that €18 million of a carryover will be added to that.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) Charlie McConalogue: I agree that this is a really important issue, and it is also a real disappointment that we have not been able to pay people before now. That has a real impact on farmers who are waiting for it because they are significant payments and really important to farmers. Last year was the first year for all of the new schemes, so everything had to start from scratch, including applications and all...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) Charlie McConalogue: I do not have a member of the forestry team with me today but I will certainly get a direct response to the Deputy on that issue. I know that with regard to biosecurity, and particularly the threat from the bark beetle on the British isle, there is very strict assessment and scrutiny of any imports. They are only coming from the exclusive area in western Scotland but it is something we are...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2024
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Revised) (31 Jan 2024) Charlie McConalogue: Okay. The funding for the sheep is going to come from subhead B12 which has €23 million this year.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (30 Jan 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 433 and 434 together. The named organisation is the only body approved by my Department to carry out performance recording, assessment of genetic value and publication of breeding values for dairy and beef cattle in Ireland. No other organisation has applied for similar approval. My Department approves an annual programme of services and activities with the...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (30 Jan 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the table below. Year Purpose of Services/Consultancy Engagement Services still in use Yes/No Cost € Cost Benefit Analysis TB Eradication programme No 68,782 On Farm Market Valuation Review No 92,250 ...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jan 2024)
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, and all investments must be linked to climate, environmental or animal welfare improvements. There are currently no investments available under TAMS 3 specific to hemp processing for commercial purposes. The list of...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (30 Jan 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: Carbon Farming is a potential enabler in assisting the agricultural and land use sectors in meeting Ireland’s climate targets as set out in its most recent Climate Action Plan (2024) as well as providing a potential new income stream for farmers in the future. My Department held a public consultation in September 2023 on Carbon Farming and positive feedback was received from...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jan 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted applications to the 2023 Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers scheme and the young farmer category of the 2023 National Reserve as the young farmer in a Registered Farm Partnership. The application to the 2023 National Reserve was successful, and approval and payment based on the successful application issued in mid-December 2023. Processing of the...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jan 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: Advance payments to organic farmers commenced on 7thDecember 2023. To date, approximately 90% of Organic Farming Scheme participants have received advance payments. DAFM is working to finalise payments for the remaining 10% of participants. The majority of these payments, including for this case, will issue within the next 8 weeks.
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jan 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: I note that, further to my previous response, the question now being asked is whether further funding will be made available to allow all applicants to Tranche 2 to be accepted into ACRES. As previously stated, €1.5 billion has been committed over the lifetime of the Scheme. A balance must be considered in allocating this funding, between accepting the appropriate number of...
- Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jan 2024)
Charlie McConalogue: The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) aims to provide support to beef farmers to improve the environmental sustainability of the national beef herd. The programme aims to build on the gains delivered in recent years through the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) and the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) by improving the genetic merit of the Irish suckler herd. ...