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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Question Heading for question(s) 252 (29 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Last October my Department requested Teagasc to undertake research and provide data regarding bovine nutrient excretion rates. This included consideration of the excretion rate as the young bovine animal grows and consideration of the impact reducing crude protein in concentrates fed to dairy cows will have on the cow's nutrient excretion rate. Teagasc presented their work to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (29 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Afforestation applications received by my Department are reviewed for completeness to ensure they are a valid application which can be progressed to licence decision stage. The licensing process involves careful assessment of applications from a silvicultural, environmental and scheme compliance perspective. Statistics of all licences issued are published weekly on my Departments...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Senator for his support for the Bill. The amendment regarding the 70-year-old age limit is a sort of left-of-field idea I came across. I felt the age limit was not just, so I said the next time I had an opportunity, I would seek to have it amended and I have incorporated that into this. Overall, as I said, the 2018 report gave a strong vote of confidence to the independence...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I look forward to the committee's consideration of that numbers piece. I have something of an open mind on that. The important thing is that it is practical, that it works and that it can be run in a way that works smoothly. The Cathaoirleach is right; the force majeure issue is not a matter for this legislation. It is a question of the definition of force majeure. What appeals officers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Discussion (Resumed) (29 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: A provision to allow the fair transition of the current workload with the aim of avoiding having two different procedures for review in cases of error fact in law running simultaneously in commencement of these amendments. It will be done by regulation. Sorry, it is in the Bill There is a provision there in the Bill as to how that transition might happen. Any that are in hand will move to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Just Transition (5 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The NESC report makes 20 recommendations across four key areas and the Climate Action Plan Action 23 states that these should be considered as part of the agriculture sector’s climate initiatives. My Department has carried out a mapping exercise on the 20 recommendations, which has found that the vast majority are already underway as part of existing policy and ongoing. Regarding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Export Controls (5 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Small abattoirs are subject to approval and supervision by Local Authorities. Regarding export certification, small abattoirs should engage with their Local Authority on the matter.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for participation in the 2023 Basic Income Support for Sustainability Scheme (BISS), Complementary Redistributive Support for Sustainability (CRISS), Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) and ECO schemes was received from the above named applicant on the 4th April, 2023. Following a review of parcels using satellite imagery parcels within this application were identified as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (5 Mar 2024)

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: Animal Welfare (5 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: On the general matter of hunting, a detailed debate was held during the passage of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 and the Dáil decided to allow the continuation of fox hunting in accordance with an appropriate code of conduct. Section 25 of the Animal Health & Welfare Act 2013 allows for the establishment of codes of practice and for the adoption of codes published by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (5 Mar 2024)

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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (5 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has published a Forestry Licencing Plan which outlines our strong commitment to issuing licences in 2024 and we have put additional resources in place to achieve our targets. Afforestation applications would need to be around 1,000 applications per year to achieve 8,000 hectares. However, the number of licences issued ultimately depends on the number of applications received. My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (5 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The table below sets out the amounts of funding awarded by my Department to the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (DSPCA), over the period 2019 to 2024. The majority of this funding was awarded to DSPCA through the Animal Welfare Grants programme, run by my Department, under which registered animal charities, providing animal welfare services, in Ireland, can apply for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Calafoirt agus Céanna (5 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Is oth le mo Roinn má chuir teip na bacainne isteach ar dhuine ar bith le linn an deireadh seachtaine. Tá an Roinn ag déanamh athbhreithniú ar an eachtra agus chuir siad in iúl dom gur mhair sé achar gearr. Is ceist oibríochtúil í seo agus tá sí á hiniúchadh leis an soláthróir bacainne. D’iarr mé ar mo...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (5 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, there are significant practical and cost implications for the State in the designation of EU ports for Third Country landings as, under EU Regulations, such designations represent an entry point to the European Union following which food is free to circulate within the full EU common market. On this basis for any ports designated, Ireland is obliged to ensure...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Appointments (5 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Animal Health and Welfare Act, 2013, my Department has primary policy responsibility for the welfare of all animals. Since the introduction of the Act, over 1,000 Department officials have been designated as authorised officers under the Act and their responsibilities include the enforcement of animal welfare legislation provided for under the Act. A large number of these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (5 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Ballyhaise Agricultural College is one of four Teagasc owned colleges. The day to day running of the colleges, including farm operations, is an operational matter for Teagasc. I am advised that Teagasc is aware of a recent inaccurate media report regarding the dates on which slurry was spread in Ballyhaise. Teagasc has confirmed for the record that slurry was not spread during the closed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) scheme is an exceptionally important support to farmers. To date in excess €675 million has been paid out to 119,296 farmers who applied under the 2023 scheme. Attached is a breakdown in tabular form of the total amount of 2023 BISS scheme payments made to farmers on a per county basis for 2023 applications which have been paid up...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) is designed to ensure redistribution of direct payments from larger holdings to medium and smaller sized holdings. The support is provided in the form of an annual decoupled payment per eligible hectare to farmers who are entitled to a payment under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS). CRISS payment is made...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Mar 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: As of 23 February 2024, a total of 116,594 famers were paid €298,336,621 under the 2023 Eco-Scheme. A breakdown of numbers of herds paid by county as follows:- County Number of Herds Paid Gross Amount Paid Carlow 1496 4,516,353 Cavan 4554 9,041,108 Clare 5757 ...