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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Domestic Pets (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 888 to 890, inclusive, and 897 together. The safety and welfare of pet animals was one of the concerns behind the introduction by my Department of regulations on the sale and supply of pet animals last year, and which came into effect in February of this year. These Regulations were welcomed by the ISPCA and other welfare organisations, and put into law...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Co-operative Sector (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is very supportive of markets, both urban and rural, that promote local and sustainable foods.  The organisation in question is a co-operative society that runs local markets throughout Ireland in order to sell fresh farm, garden and home produce and craftwork of its members. My Department has provided ex-gratia contributions of €6,000 per...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Representatives from my Department sit on the Dublin Regional Horse Welfare Group. My Department is strongly committed to the aims of this group and will continue to support the projects that developed from the Group. While Covid-19 has somewhat hampered the Groups activities in 2020 in the areas of outreach and education, my Department continue to collaborate with, and support the other...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department continues to dedicate a substantial level of resources and funding to animal welfare. In December 2019, the largest ever allocation of funding from my Department of €2.906m to 106 animal welfare organisations was announced.  A number of other organisations undertake work with equines. I expect to make an announcement of funding for 2020 shortly. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to inform the Deputy that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I have been advised, however, that the records of the Agriculture Appeals Office indicate that an appeal was received from the named person in October 2020. The Appeals Office requested the file and a statement on the grounds of appeal from my Department and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government 2020 contains a commitment regarding the prohibition of fur farming and Department officials have been working on appropriate steps to give effect to this.  My Department will, in due course, commence the process of preparing a Bill to provide for the phased introduction of a ban on fur farming which will include a prohibition on mink...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government 2020 contains a commitment regarding the prohibition of fur farming and Department officials have been working on appropriate steps to give effect to this.  My Department will, in due course, commence the process of preparing a Bill to provide for the phased introduction of a ban on fur farming which will include a prohibition on mink...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fur Farming (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government 2020 contains a commitment regarding the prohibition of fur farming and Department officials have been working on appropriate steps to give effect to this.  My Department will, in due course, commence the process of preparing a Bill to provide for the phased introduction of a ban on fur farming which will include a prohibition on mink...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Finisher Payment (BFP) scheme is a one off, exchequer funded grant aid scheme under the Covid 19 State Aid Temporary Framework. The objective of the BFP is to provide support for beef finishing farms in Ireland which have been severely impacted by the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The scheme is open to all beef farmers who presented animals for slaughter in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Budgets (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Contingent liabilities are disclosed under the prudency principle of accounting, as the earliest indication of a possible future outcome. The contingent liabilities for 2020 are set out in the 2019 Appropriation Account and cover a number of areas of the Department’s activities including EU operations, pending legal proceedings and the Haulbowline remediation site. In terms of the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The guidelines regarding current restrictions due to Covid-19 are available on Gov.ie and HSE.ie.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: On 19thOctober, the Taoiseach announced that the whole country would move to Level 5 of the Framework for Living with Covid19 for a period of six weeks, starting on 21st October. Protecting the agri-food sector and people in rural communities is at the centre of my Department’s direction, on 20thOctober, that all marts may conduct sales using online platforms only. My Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Grants (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named applied for payments under the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme in respect of 4.60ha of forestry.  According to Property Registration Authority records, the person is the registered owner of only one parcel of the planted lands comprising of approx. 0.55ha.  The remaining lands are registered in the ownership of other...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 904 and 905 together. Scraggane Pier is owned by Kerry County Council and responsibility for its maintenance and development rests with that Local Authority in the first instance and its parent Department, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage thereafter. My Department does provide limited funding to assist coastal Local...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: In December 2018, following a public consultation process in which over 900 submissions were received, the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine announced that vessels over 18m will be excluded from trawling in inshore waters inside the six nautical mile zone and the baselines from 1 January 2020.  A transition period of three years for vessels over 18m targeting sprat was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016 and payments were processed for scheme years 2016 and 2017. The application was subsequently rejected based on the findings of an on farm inspection. However, a review of the case led to a decision to reinstate the application with a penalty. The Department is currently working on this issue...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: The Beef Finisher Payment (BFP) scheme is a one-off, exchequer funded grant aid scheme under the Covid 19 State Aid Temporary Framework. The objective of the BFP is to provide support for beef finishing farms in Ireland which have been severely impacted by the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The scheme was open to all beef farmers who presented animals for slaughter in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Schemes (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: This issue relates to a payment claim for an action under the REPs scheme which has been closed for several years.  The Department is actively assessing the application and will be in direct contact with the person named shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (17 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: In December 2018, following a public consultation process in which over 900 submissions were received, the then Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine announced that vessels over 18m will be excluded from trawling in inshore waters inside the six nautical mile zone and the baselines from 1 January 2020.  A transition period of three years for vessels over 18m targeting sprat was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (18 Nov 2020)

Charlie McConalogue: Brexit poses enormous challenges for the agrifood and fisheries sectors by virtue of their exposure to the UK market.  The UK is our largest market, with exports of €5.5 billion in 2019. This represents 38% of total agrifood exports in 2019. The UK also remains our largest import market, with imports of €4.6 billion in 2019.  If there is no...