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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the advice on fish stocks, including Pollack, published by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) forms the basis of the scientific advice used by the European Commission in proposing Total Allowable Catches (TACs). The ICES advice for Pollack in ICES Areas 6-7 (the waters around Ireland) for 2024 was for zero catch. Following the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Organic Farming Scheme was allocated funding of €56 million in the last CAP over the period 2014-2020. In the new CAP Strategic Plan for the period 2023-2027, funding of €256 million has been allocated - virtually a five fold increase. Along with increased advisory, marketing and processor supports, this has driven a trebling of the area farmed organically in the last...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Sep 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: ACRES is an environmental scheme that is unprecedented in the scale of its ambition, and it has enormous potential to deliver significant long-term dividends for farmers and for the environment. However, I want to acknowledge the delays that have been experienced in the processing of payments for farmers who joined ACRES in Tranche 1. The remaining year one balancing payments are being...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Capital Acquisitions Tax (1 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I move: (1) THAT for the purposes of the taxes charged by virtue of the Capital Acquisitions Tax Consolidation Act 2003 (No. 1 of 2003), that Act be amended in the definition of “group threshold” in paragraph 1 of Part 1 of Schedule 2 to that Act - (a) in subparagraph (a), by the substitution of “€400,000” for “€335,000”, (b) in...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Capital Acquisitions Tax (1 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputies for the response and the contributions to the debate. This is a positive step forward and obviously will affect many ordinary, normal people. The threshold is now increasing for a child inheriting from a parent, from what would have €335,000 to €400,000. There are lots of very ordinary people, whether it be a farm, a home or a dwelling house, where they...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Capital Acquisitions Tax (1 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: -----to be able to do so as well without passing on a burden of tax for the child who is coming after them. Indeed, in several instances, where someone may be inheriting a family home, for example, they may not be in a strong position to be able to pay the type of tax which would be befalling them afterwards and may not be in the position to continue living there either. That can happen...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: A summary report of the scores achieved is issued to all relevant ACRES participants following the processing of their annual payment. This sets out the scores achieved for each parcel, and includes management tips on how to maintain or improve the score and thereby increasing payments in subsequent years. These summaries are made available to farmers in the document manager in their...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (1 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988. Day-to-day operational matters are the responsibility of the company.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (1 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I can confirm that an application form was received on the 27th April 2023 to transfer the role of herdowner as per the details supplied. This application was processed and a letter of confirmation sent to the herdowners on the 3rd of May 2023. My Department has no record of receiving a transfer request application form in September 2023. If the person named wishes to carry out another...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (1 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: EU Regulation 2021/2115 establishing rules for Strategic Plans to be drawn up by Member States under the CAP sets out that a young farmer shall be determined in such a way as to include an upper age limit, the conditions for being head of holding and the appropriate training or skills required, as determined by Member States. In Ireland’s case the appropriate training or skills are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (1 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The responsibility for the development and maintenance of local authority owned piers, harbours and slipways rests with each local authority in the first instance. However, as part of the annual Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme, my Department has, in previous years, provided funding to assist coastal local authorities in carrying out small scale projects for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (1 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The disposal and end of life decisions regarding animals are matters for the individual owners/keepers. With regard to those who are seeking options to slaughter horses for human consumption, my Department has recently certified a number of consignments of equines for intra-community movement for slaughter to the EU. Equines being so moved undergo official identity checks to ensure they are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (1 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My colleague, Minister O'Brien is responsible for the European Union Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters Regulations 2022 (SI 113 of 2022, as amended). Under these Regulations the closed period for applying slurry to land commences on the 1st of October annually. Following consultation with me, in 2022, Minister O'Brien published the scientific criteria that must be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The responsibility for the licencing of commercial draft net fishing comes under the remit of Inland Fisheries Ireland. As such any queries regarding grant aid available to draft net licence holders should be addressed to Inland Fisheries Ireland, which is under the aegis of my colleague at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, Minister Eamon Ryan TD. My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Oct 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. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (1 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My colleague, Minister O'Brien is responsible for the European Union Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters Regulations 2022 (SI 113 of 2022, as amended). Under these Regulations the closed period for applying slurry to land now commences on the 1st of October annually. Following consultation with me, in 2022, Minister O'Brien published the scientific criteria that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The remuneration rate for members of the the Forestry Appeals Committee is as follows. Chairperson Oral Hearing: €450 Paper Hearing: €400 Postponement day of hearing: €300 Deputy Chairperson Oral Hearing: €420 Paper Hearing: €380 Postponement day of hearing: €280 Ordinary Member Oral Hearing: €350 Paper Hearing:...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Passports (1 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) is a recognised breed society in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 and approved to manage the breeding books for the Irish Sport Horse, Irish Sport Pony, Irish Draught, Irish Cob and Irish Partbred Cob. As part of this recognition, they are authorised to issue identification documents, i.e. passports, for these breeds where breeders apply to enter their...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (1 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The tillage sector is an important and integral component of the Agri-food industry producing high-quality grain for the food and animal feed industries. The sector also produces straw for feeding and bedding. Nevertheless, there is still a significant demand for imports of animal feed and the feed grain imports are as set out in the table below: Table: Imports of grain imported for animal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tax Code (1 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application under the Dairy Capital Investment Scheme of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) and subsequently received approval to carry out this investment. A claim for payment was submitted on 4 July 2024, which has now been processed and approved for payment. I understand the payment for the above named will be included in next week's...