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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Connemara Pony Breeders Society (CPBS) has been approved by my Department to maintain the Studbook for Connemara Ponies and in this regard operates a breeding programme for the breed. Research carried out by the Connemara Pony Breeders Society, in conjunction with Weatherby's has enabled them to test for the presence of the HWSD gene. My Department has allocated funding to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Carcase Disposal (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: A fallen animal is defined by my Department as an animal which has died on a farm, for reasons other than being slaughtered for human consumption or killed as part of disease control measures. The number of on farm fallen animal deaths as notified to the Department since 2016 are set out below. - *On Farm Deaths Stillborn Combined Total ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2019, the person named claimed one hectare in respect of the appurtenant grazing rights.  He already had enough other lands to cover his payment entitlements in 2019 so there was no overclaim. In 2020, he claimed 31.17 hectares for the same grazing rights but does not have enough other lands to cover all his payment entitlements.  The Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Proposed Legislation (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: At its meeting of 27 July, the Government approved my Memorandum seeking approval to draft an urgent amendment to the Agriculture Appeals Act, 2001 along the lines of the Heads of Bill presented. This will reform the forestry appeals process by bringing it into line with similar planning processes and is one of the commitments in the Programme for Government. The Bill foresees the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding Regulations (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I believe this is a sector that has significant potential to grow and develop providing increased returns to the economy My Department is fully committed to maximising the potential of the Sport Horse industry and continues to provide support to it financially and with policy initiatives. I have demonstrated my commitment to the industry by increasing the budget allocated to Horse...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Preparations (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 159 and 172 together. My Department's Brexit preparedness work has resulted in various supports being introduced over successive budgets to help the agri-food and fisheries sectors mitigate the impact of Brexit. These include supports in the form of direct aid, as well as the provision of low-cost loans such as the €300...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The agri-food sector is Ireland’s most important indigenous exporting industry, playing a vital role in the economy. 137,000 farms produce over €8 billion in output; and we have over 770,000 hectares of forest and over 2,000 fishing vessels & aquaculture sites. The agri-food supply chain stretches from rural and coastal areas all across Ireland to the UK, Europe and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland’s dairy exports performed strongly in 2019 with CSO figures for the year indicating a +12.4% volume growth and +9.9% value growth compared to 2018. I am determined to ensure notwithstanding the challenges facing the agri-food sector, especially in the current context of the Covid 19 pandemic that opportunities for the dairy sector to build on this performance are maximised. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government, which sets a clear ambition around climate action, also explicitly references the special economic role of agriculture in rural Ireland. Targeted supports for the beef and dairy sectors over recent years have focused on improving the economic performance of the sectors, while also improving environmental sustainability. The Beef Data Genomics Programme,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The pursuit and development of new markets for Irish agri-food exports is an ongoing and central component of the strategic development of the agri-food sector as set out in Food Wise 2025, and is of particular relevance given the need to diversify our markets and to reduce our exposure to the UK market in the light of Brexit.  Over the last number of Budgets increased...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government commits to an average 7% per annum reduction in overall greenhouse gas emissions from 2021 to 2030 (a 51% reduction over the decade) and to achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Every sector is expected to contribute to meeting this target by implementing policy changes, and the special economic and social role of agriculture and the distinct characteristics of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to: Ensure fairness, equity, and transparency in the food chain by establishing a new authority called the National Food Ombudsman (NFO) to enforce the Unfair Trading Practices Directive. This new authority will enforce EU-wide rules on prohibited unfair trading practices in the food supply chain and will have powers to enforce this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Following many successful years of reducing bovine TB levels to the benefit of Irish farmers, there has been a concerning incremental increase in the disease since 2016. This has continued in 2020 with further increases in herd incidence and reactor numbers observed. Herd incidence (on a 12-month rolling basis) has breached 4% for the first time since 2012 and reactor numbers have exceeded...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Incidence (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland has had many successful years of reducing bovine TB levels to the benefit of Irish farmers. However there has been a concerning incremental increase in the disease since 2016. This has continued in 2020 with further increases in herd incidence and reactor numbers observed. Herd incidence (on a 12-month rolling basis) has breached 4% for the first time since 2012 and reactor numbers...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Developing increased third country market access and furthering trade opportunities around the world are both integral parts of my Department’s response to the challenges posed by Brexit.  These goals are aligned with the strategic market development theme of Food Wise 2025, which outlines the significant opportunities for growth of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The National Farmed Animal Health Strategy 2017-2022 was launched in 2017.  At the Strategy’s heart is the ambition to shift the focus from response to and management of animal disease, to the promotion of animal health as a driver of optimised production, improved margins for producers and providing the best quality food for consumers. The Strategy recommends some 70 strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Household Incomes (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Family Farm Income (FFI), the return from farming for family labour, land and capital, is the principal measure used in the Teagasc National Farm Survey.   The preliminary results for the 2019 National Farm survey issued in June 2020 shows that the average family farm income (FFI) for 2019 was €23,934, a 2% increase on 2018 figures. Following a decline in the average...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The agri-food sector has been well served over the last 20 years by having a series of ten-year strategies to guide its development and we have committed in the Programme for Government that this should continue with the preparation of a new strategy to 2030. A Committee of sectoral stakeholders has been working since late last year on this new strategy. Their terms of reference are to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Industry (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The UK’s decision to leave the EU means that equine movement legislation that pertains to non-EU countries will apply, from 1stJanuary 2021, to the movement of equines from Great Britain to the EU, including Ireland.  The Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland states that Northern Ireland will be treated as if it were an EU Member State for the purpose of equine...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (16 Sep 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme is the vehicle for fostering the sustainable development of our fisheries and wider seafood sectors.  The Programme is expected to close in 2021 when it is anticipated that it will have successfully exhausted its budget.  The Programme's strategy for developing the fishing sector over the course of...