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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Consultancy engagements between the company referred to and other parties are a commercial matter for those parties and my attention has not been drawn to any such activity.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The development of the grass-fed standard for Irish beef involved active consultation between key stakeholders including Bord Bia, producer organisations and industry. Accreditation was provided by the Irish National Accreditation Board (INAB). I understand that calculation of the proportion of the grass in the diet was based on Teagasc modelling for both dairy and beef systems and that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord Bia (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Bord Bia operates independently of my Department under its own statutory functions. Any details of  correspondence or consultations between Bord Bia and individual groups regarding the PGI application are an operational matter for that State Body.  The Deputy is invited to contact Bord Bia directly at info@BordBia.ie for any further details on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Third parties, including retailers, are invited to attend meetings of the Beef Taskforce on specific relevant issues as determined by the Taskforce chair in consultation with the Taskforce members. To date, retailers have not been invitied to participate in a discussion on the draft PGI application for 'Irish Grass Fed Beef', but this will be kept under review as the draft...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Immigrant Investor Programme (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 410 and 411 together. In December 2019, in response to a request from the Department of Justice and Equality (DJE), my Department provided observations on an application under the Immigrant Investment Programme, as referenced by the Deputy. My Department has a statutory responsibility to approve slaughter plants in accordance with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has arranged for advance ANC payments to be made in cases selected for satellite inspection but not yet completed, and where no other errors exist on the case (for example, outstanding dual claim queries). Advance payments  for the 2020 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) Scheme commenced on schedule in mid-September, with payments issuing to 86,000 farmers in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: All applicants subject to a remote sensing/satellite inspection receive notification by letter of the outcome of the inspection. Where an applicant has no area over-declaration identified at individual scheme level, they are notified of the inspection outcome by letter and can raise any queries on the outcome with my Department. Where an applicant has an area...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The process associated with remote sensing/satellite inspections involves a number of stages including the selection of cases for inspection as part of the annual risk analysis process, the acquisition of imagery from the EU Commission at two stages during the year to provide a complete picture of land eligibility usage and taking account of the growing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Appeals (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application on 14 May 2020.  An appeal was submitted by him in relation to the deduction of land on a commonage parcels and this is currently being reviewed.  A member of staff has contacted the person named and, following this discussion, it has been agreed that the Areas of Natural Constraint payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application to my Department under the ‘new entrant to farming’ category of the 2020 National Reserve.  My Department is corresponding with the person named with regard to the necessary documentation required in support of his application.  Once the required supporting documentation has been submitted to my Department, the application can...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Process (1 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department received almost 9,000 submissions during the recent public consultation on the Bill to amend the Agriculture Appeals Act, which is now the Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 2020. I am grateful to those who took the time to engage this Bill, which is hugely important in terms of increasing the efficiency of the forestry appeals system. All submissions were considered...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Health Services Staff (6 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: A number of additional staff have been appointed to improve the processing of licences by my Department this year including ecologists, forestry inspectors and new administrative staff. There have been six additional Departmental ecologists recruited this year. This means that there are now 14 whole-time equivalent ecologists working in forestry licensing, either as permanent staff members or...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (6 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásíocht Con Éireann 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. Rásíocht Con Éireann is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Monies from the Fund are provided to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (6 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 786 and 787 together. EU Regulation 2019/6 on veterinary medicinal products comes into effect in January 2022. This Regulation is binding in full and has direct effect on all Member States. Two issues have now arisen 1. The new requirement under EU Law for a veterinary prescription to be issued before antiparasitic products can be dispensed and 2. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (6 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: When cattle are slaughtered as reactors under the TB eradication programme, it is because they have tested positive for infection with TB. In the past 12 months, 20,993 cattle have been slaughtered as reactors under the TB eradication programme, as they are deemed to be infected with the TB disease agent. The test specificity is estimated at 99.98%, meaning the number of false positives to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (6 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Inspectors are employed in a range of business areas throughout my Department in the areas of Food Safety, Animal Health and Welfare, amongst others. My Department is committed to the protection and safety of our food industry. There are currently 50 Veterinary Inspectors employed by my Department as inspectors at meat and food processing facilities throughout the country. The total salary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming Scheme (6 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Under Ireland's current Rural Development Plan (2014 -2020), a budget of €56m was allocated to fund the Organic Farming Schemes opened during this period.This is the largest allocation ever to an Organics support scheme. The amount of land under organic production has seen an increase of nearly 50% to nearly 74,000 hectares. The Organic Farming Scheme accepted applications in 2015 and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scéimeanna Talmhaíochta (6 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Tuigeann mo Roinn go maith na freagrachtaí atá uirthi faoi Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla agus tá gach iarracht á dhéanamh chun a chinntiú go bhfuiltear ag comhlíonadh fhorálacha an Achta. De bharr práinn a bheith ag baint leis an reachtaíocht a ritheadh sa Dáil an 30 Meán Fómhair, an tAcht Foraoiseachta (Forálacha...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Investigations (6 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: There have been a number of scientific studies nationally and internationally which have examined the carbon sequestration potential of forests. Forests provide a wide range of ecosystem services which include carbon sequestration and storage. Irish forests are a net sink for CO2 and make a significant contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions each year. Approximately every 5...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (6 Oct 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 793 and 794 together. I should advise the Deputy that the monitoring and control of fishing vessels within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are law enforcement matters for the Irish control authorities.Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, all operational issues of this nature are exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection...