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Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Harbours and Piers (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I thank Deputy O'Sullivan for raising this matter and for his contact over the past days. As the Deputy has said, the pier in Union Hall is owned by Cork County Council and responsibility for its operation, maintenance and development lies with Cork County Council and its parent Department, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I have, therefore, no direct remit in this...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Harbours and Piers (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: On Union Hall pier, my Department has no specific remit on the matter but we will reach out to Cork County Council given the case the Deputy has made to me over a number of days to ascertain the viability of those alternatives. With regard to Dinish pier, my Department is engaging with the company and much discussion is under way. I am anxious to see the project proceed. I will take the...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Harbours and Piers (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: There are no marine piers in Tipperary.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Grant Payments (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: A Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) is a product, which must be produced, processed or prepared in a particular geographical area, and where a specific quality, reputation, or other characteristics are attributable to that area. I believe that such schemes can provide a positive economic opportunity for producers and for rural areas. Officials from my Department have been working...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Food Industry (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Programme for Government includes a commitment to the establishment of a new authority to be called the National Food Ombudsman to enforce the provisions of Directive (EU) No. 2019/633 Unfair Trading Practices (UTP Directive), which must be transposed into Irish law by 1 May 2021. Any proposed measures that extend beyond the minimum harmonisation requirements of the UTP Directive would...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Programme for Government has set out clearly our strategy for agri-environment policy not least our ambition to allocate €1.5bn to a flagship environmental scheme under the next CAP. I have been very clear that the strong environmental ambition for the sector must be matched by a suitable CAP budget. This will be included in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan and we aim to pilot...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Welfare (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I am very conscious of the important role that the sheep sector plays in the continued growth and development of our agri-food sector, and its valuable contribution to the rural economy. To date, the existing sheep welfare scheme has delivered supports of €50.3 million to over 21,000 farmers since its inception in 2016. Under the new programme for Government, we have committed to...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Welfare (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I thank the Deputy for his question which I recognise has been raised from a well-meaning perspective; however, my Department has no function in this matter which is a commercial issue between a private veterinary practitioner and a client.

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Rural Environment Protection Scheme (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The Programme for Govt has set out clearly our strategy for agri-environment policy not least our ambition to allocate €1.5bn to a flagship environmental scheme under the next CAP. I have been very clear that the strong environmental ambition for the sector must be matched by a suitable CAP budget. This will be included in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan and we aim to pilot some...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Forestry Sector (23 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I propose to take Questions Nos. 190, 191 and 192 together. I am acutely aware that delays in issuing licences has led to difficulties for some in the sector. My Department is intensively engaging with all relevant stakeholders on these issues. The current licensing difficulties are as a result of the changes made to internal Appropriate Assessment Procedures (AAP). These were introduced...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Animal Diseases (23 Jul 2020)

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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Drainage Schemes (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The former Irish Land Commission retained a portion of the purchase money from the acquisition of a small number of estates, for the ongoing maintenance and upkeep of embankments and sluices on those particular estates only.  These retained funds are entrusted to the Public Trustee, who is an official in my Department.   The Public Trustee has responsibility for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: European Council Meetings (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Ireland’s key objective throughout the negotiations on the post-2020 EU budget has been the retention of a sufficient budget for CAP post-2020.  This is particularly important in light of the ongoing needs of farmers, including the requirements of higher levels of environment and climate ambition set out in the new EU Farm to Fork and Biodiversity...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I would like to assure the Deputy that Fisheries is an important priority for Ireland. We are seeking to protect the interests of the Irish fleet in terms of both access and the quota share it currently enjoys in UK waters. From the outset of the negotiations, Ireland and our EU partners have been clear on our level of ambition in this area and on the fact that progress on an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: Bord na gCon  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.  Bord na gCon (BnG) is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.  My Department devotes considerable resources to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I am acutely aware that delays in issuing licences has led to difficulties for some in the sector.   My Department is intensively engaging with all relevant stakeholders on these issues. The current licensing difficulties are as a result of the changes made to internal Appropriate Assessment Procedures (AAP).  These were introduced in response to important Court...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: I wish to make the Deputy aware that Article 4(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2009 on the protection of animals at the time of killing provides for a derogation, in the case of slaughter prescribed by religious rites, from the usual requirement for animals to be stunned before slaughter. Each Member State of the European Union exercises its discretion as to whether or not to avail of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: The commencement of the Forestry Act, 2014 in May, 2017 brought about significant changes in the consent process for forestry operations.  The Act makes provision for third-party submissions and establishes the Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC).    The current licensing difficulties are as a result of the changes made to internal Appropriate Assessment Procedures...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Development (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Programme 2014-20 is the principal source of development funding for the fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors. The EMFF Sustainable Aquaculture Scheme provides supports to the aquaculture industry to enhance the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises while...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Protected Disclosures (28 Jul 2020)

Dara Calleary: As required by the relevant legislation, my Department has a Protected Disclosures Policy in place under which a staff member who wishes to make a protected disclosure may do so via any of our designated confidential recipients. The recipient carries out an initial review, to establish whether the case meets the criteria for a Protected Disclosure. If it meets the...