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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Article 14 of Regulation 1379/2013 on the Common Organisation of the Market for Fishery and Aquaculture Products (CMO) specifies EU regulatory requirements for recognition of fisheries and aquaculture producer organisations. The Department as competent authority for the CMO in Ireland has a process in place which allows for groups of fisheries or aquauclture producers to apply for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land Use (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 and has received payments for scheme years 2016 – 2019 and the 2020 Advance payment. Following the outcome of an internal review, the person named is due payments in respect of the commonage action. The Department is currently working on this issue and once all pre-payment checks are completed, the processing of these payments will be completed.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application under the 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) on 8 April 2020. As part of the standard checks undertaken on such applications, an overclaim has been identified on a commonage parcel declared by the person named. My Department has been in correspondence with the person's agent in relation to this matter, and is also undertaking a review of the eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: A study to determine the feasibility of any future once-off targeted scheme for Voluntary Farm Building Relocation is being undertaken. My Department has evaluated a range of at risk farmyards, impacted by flooding, to see if any alternative remedial works can be undertaken to protect farm buildings at risk of flooding and is currently considering this evaluation.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farms Data (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The annual Teagasc National Farm Survey (NFS) examines many aspects of farming, including viability. A farm is defined as viable if family labour is remunerated at greater than or equal to the minimum wage and there is sufficient income to provide an additional five per cent return on non-land based assets employed on the farm. Over the past decade or more the results indicate that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef TaskForce, at its last meeting on 22 October 2020, supported a proposal from Bord Bia for a programme of Suckler Beef promotion and the development of a brand proposition for Irish Suckler Beef, with a budget of up to €6 million over the next three years, subject to annual review of progress. This annual review, which will be overseen by a monitoring group with majority...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte CGA was established as a private commercial company under the Forestry Act, 1988 and day-to-day operational matters are the responsibility of the company. The Coillte Farm Partnership Scheme, and any contracts between Coilte and forest-owners under the scheme, are a matter entirely for Coillte. My Department has passed the questions raised for direct response to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Prevention Measures (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: All applications for schemes such as the Basic Payment Scheme are subject to the standard range of verification checks as required under the relevant EU legislation. As part of this process, my Department issues letters to applicants where issues such as potential overclaims arise. In such cases, the information available to my Department is outlined to the applicant. Such letters are not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Calf Investment Scheme was open for applications from 7 January 2020 to 28 January 2020. The scheme offered a range of on-farm investment items for calf rearing and welfare facilities. Over 2,500 farmers applied to the scheme and a budget of €4million was allocated to ensure all eligible applications would be fully funded. Grant aid of up to €3,000 per holding was made...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) 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. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. The future of the industry is dependent on a strong governance...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (10 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department uses workforce planning processes to identify and address critical resource needs required to deliver its business goals. Workforce planning is a key tool in enabling my Department to forecast its current and future staffing gaps (subject to the limits of the annual estimates process, the usual budgetary constraints and approvals by the Department of Public Expenditure and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (11 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department engages in workforce planning to assess its current and future recruitment needs. The educational qualifications relquired and the relevant selection criteria are reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis to ensure that they meet these needs. A recruitment campaign for the role of Technical Agricultural Officer was most recently advertised in late July by the Public Appointments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme (11 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler is to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd through better quality data on herd performance, supporting decision making on farm and support of best practice in welfare management. The closing date for receipt of applications for this programme was 15th May 2020. Applications...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (11 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The collaborative One Health approach to disease management which is implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) is an integral part of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s (DAFM) strategy to deal with new and emerging diseases with zoonotic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Industry (11 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Competent Authority, my Department must be satisfied, in submitting a PGI application to the Commission, that there is a verification system in place to ensure that, if successful, the PGI is protected and that the claims made in a PGI application are verifiable. The draft application for a PGI for 'Irish Grass Fed Beef' provides that the control systems already in place for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (11 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I undertand that the question relates to the H6N1 outbreak in poultry in 2020. While no legal basis exists for a mandatory compensation scheme under EU legislation in respect of the particular subtype H6N1 of the disease identified, a once-off financial support scheme was established. The deadline for receipt of applications was 31stJuly 2020. Any affected flock owners were eligible to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (11 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has no rental agreements in place in respect of the named company. As regards the twelve State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred the Deputy’s question to the Agencies and have requested that a response should issue within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (11 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Budget 2021 provides a gross Vote of €1.826 billion for my Department, and the table below outlines the breakdown by Programme as set out in the Estimates. Programme 2021 Estimate €000 A Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health and Animal Welfare 322,113 B Farm/Sector Supports and Controls ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (11 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: 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 million Future Growth Loan Scheme. In addition, in 2019, my Department introduced the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (11 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Wool production is an important component of agri-industry and Ireland produces excellent quality wool. In an industry such as the wool industry where prices tend to move in cycles, it is imperative that the players ensure and promote a diversity of options for the product in the market place. The current market uncertainties should provide an impetus for the industry players to come...