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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (7 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The tables below set out the amounts of funding provided to Longford and Westmeath County Councils, for the control of horses, in each of the first six months for the period 2019 – 2024. Longford County Council 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 January €400.00 €0.00 €0.00 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (7 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I am providing a range of supports to the Irish mushroom sector, an important sector that makes a significant contribution to the rural economy. I recently announced the opening of the 2025 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector which provides grant aid towards capital investments in specialised plant and equipment including renewable energy,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Agreements (7 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The European Commission reached political agreement in its trade negotiations with the Mercosur countries in June 2019. Ireland and other EU Member States raised concerns regarding the trade and sustainability commitments in the Agreement. As a response to those concerns, the European Commission commenced a process with Mercosur in 2023 on a joint legal instrument addressing sustainability...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (7 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The table below sets out the amounts of funding provided to Kerry Council, for the control of horses, for the period 2019 – 2024. Kerry County Council 2019 €5,260.00 2020 €2,300.00 2021 €575.00 2022 €750.00 2023 €450.00 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (7 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Control of Horses Act 1996, local authorities may take a range of actions in relation to equines including prohibiting horses in certain areas, the issuing of licences and the seizure of horses in contravention of the Act. These powers can be used in respect of straying horses, which includes horses put on land without the owner’s permission, including public land. Local...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (7 Nov 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: Land Issues (7 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Issues relating to the ownership of private property are subject to very significant and complex legal, constitutional and policy considerations. Any statutory limitations on the sale of farmland would be subject to such all of these considerations. For example, from a policy perspective, limitations on the sale of farmland land for non-farming purposes , could reduce the availability of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Of the 5,664 Tranche 1 ACRES participants in county Mayo, 5,190 have had their 2023 payment claim fully processed. Work is continuing on the processing of the remaining 474 cases. GLAS payments are also continuing to issue. At this point, 4,840 payment claims of Mayo participants have been fully processed for the final year of the scheme, while 157 payment claims remain to be processed....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1066 and 1126 together. The new Forestry Programme 2023-2027 aims to encourage a substantial increase in afforestation by offering attractive and diverse options for planting, especially for farmers. This government has committed €1.3 billion of funding to the Programme in order to support our national ambition of 8,000 hectares of afforestation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: Farmers participating in ACRES may also participate in, and draw down payment under, the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS), but may not claim payment under the OFS for certain ACRES actions, in order to ensure that no double funding takes place. Further information is provided within the terms and conditions of both schemes.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs. To achieve this, workforce planning is utilised in identifying and addressing the needs across all our locations. Recruitment is currently underway in the Department and posts continue to be filled through several mechanisms, including advertisements by Public Jobs...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: I am satisfied that my Department properly implements the provisions of Circular 4/2013 in respect of staff returning from career breaks. Staff returning from career breaks are included in workforce planning considerations with a view to filling any appropriate existing or forthcoming vacancies in my Department. The Department has reassigned any staff returning from career breaks during...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs. Workforce planning processes are utilised to identify our requirements across all our grade streams and locations, aiming to ensure a long-term, proactive and strategic plan by which current and future staffing needs are addressed. As business needs arise, staff...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is committed to providing a work-life balance and flexibility to its staff, including by considering applications from eligible individuals under the Career Break Scheme in the Civil Service. It is also committed to ensuring that a skilled and motivated workforce is in place to meet its priority business needs. Workforce planning processes are utilised to identify our...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department received a request for a review from this herdowner in December, and a detailed reply issued to him on the 15th of January 2025. In this case, the penalty was upheld on review. The review decision letter has informed the herdowner of his right to appeal to the Agricultural Appeals Office if he is unhappy with my Department's decision.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: A request for a review has been received from this herdowner's agricultural adviser. My Department has been in contact, by phone and by letter, with the herdowner to request further information in order to complete the review. All review cases are dealt with on an individual basis and this case will be finalised once the information sought is received.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The annual cost of recruiting two additional senior archaeologists to my Department is approximately €137,976 (non-PPC) or €145,022 (PPC), excluding employer costs.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: A Climate Action Performance Payment, totalling €5,000 per hectare will be paid in three instalments to grant aided ash forest owners who clear their sites and replant through one of the Department’s Ash Dieback Reconstitution Schemes. My Department has received 264 applications for the first instalment of the Climate Action Performance Payment Scheme since this scheme was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The Climate Action Performance Payment (CAPP) of €5,000 per hectare, is available to current owners of grant-aided ash forests whose sites have been cleared and replanted with an alternative species through either one of the preceding Ash Dieback Reconstitution Schemes or the current Reconstitution Ash Dieback Scheme 2023 to 2027. The Climate Action Performance Payment is therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (22 Jan 2025)

Charlie McConalogue: The figures below were extracted as per the 06/01/25, and includes each grade of executive officer (including Salary equivalents) and above, by gender, in tabular form as requested. Date of Data Extracted: 06-01-25 Gender Breakdown for Grade EO, equivalent and above for DAFM as per date above: ...