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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: UK, including Northern Ireland, registered fishing vessels are now considered Third Country vessels under EU law for the purposes of EU regulations to combat illegal fishing, known as Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU), regulations and North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) requirements. As an EU Member State, Ireland must uphold its obligations under the IUU regulations and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Registrar General of Fishing Boats informs me that the Irish fishing fleet comprised 1,998 registered vessels at year end on 31 December 2020. The Department would not be aware of the number of vessel owners who are members of a Producer Organisation. Consultation with Industry in respect of the management of Ireland’s fishing quotas is carried out via the Quota Management...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Within the terms of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and UK, access arrangements are set out in Article 8. This Article sets out: provided that TACs have been agreed, each Party shall grant vessels of the other Party access to fish in its waters in the relevant ICES sub-areas that year. Access shall be granted at a level and on conditions determined in those annual...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The European Commission’s UK Task Force has advised that under the EU/UK Trade and Corporation Agreement the Voisinage arrangement, which allows Irish registered vessels access to 0-6nm zone in Northern Ireland and for NI vessels to fish in IRL 0-6nm zone, is valid. The European Commission has further advised that because of the third country status of the UK (and NI), fishing in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The above named applied successfully for GLAS II with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016. The case was subsequently selected for an inspection. On foot of this inspection, the contract was rejected. The decision made in this case has been appealed to the Agriculture Appeals Office. The Department's statement and the documentation requested has been sent to the Agriculture...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (13 Jan 2021)

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 a request for a review of an Appeals Officer's decision was received in the Appeals Office from the person named in February 2020. The review of the Appeals Officer's decision, which legally may...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Imports (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: A monthly breakdown of beef imports from EU member states by weight and value (Central Statistics Office (CSO) data) is currently being compiled and will be sent to the Deputy's office when available. In the interim, according to the most up to date CSO data available, imports of beef to Ireland from other EU member states (including GB & NI) during the period of January to October...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I can advise the Deputy that the person named made contact with the Records Branch in my Department via email on 24th September 2020.  A response was sent to the person named, acknowledging receipt of his query.  On 11th November 2020, a further email was issued, advising him that the relevant documents had been located and copied.  This correspondence...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I would like to assure the Deputy that animal welfare is a high priority for my Department and considerable resources and funding are provided to address the issue. The Programme for Government  contains an undertaking to provide additional funding to support animal welfare in the coming years to which I am fully committed.  In this regard, in December 2020,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has been able to maintain all its usual services throughout the pandemic without the need to outsource such work.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Beef Exports (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Trade data from the CSO shows the volume and value of all beef exported for 2018, 2019 and January to October 2020. The full CSO trade stats for 2020 will not be available until mid-February 2021. This data is not broken down by age at slaughter. The data does not relate directly to individual carcasses, rather it is categorised by CN code which reflects products as...

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: Pet Farms (13 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The role of my Department is to  ensure animal health and welfare.  The movement of animals, including pets, among EU Member States and between the EU and third countries is governed by EU legislation, which imposes requirements in relation to movement that vary according to species, type of movement and country of origin.  In relation to the movement of dogs, requirements...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (14 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In relation to peat extraction, my Department has no involvement in its regulation. This is a planning process under the remit of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) license process, under the remit of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment.   Regarding the future use of peat moss in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (14 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1st October 2015 and has received all payments in respect of scheme years 2015 - 2018. Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all GLAS claims. All cases must clear validation checks before payment can issue. An issue...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (14 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: For public health reasons, the Government has advised that people should stay at home except in a number of limited situations, including if they are travelling to and from work where the work is considered to be an essential service. Those essential service providers are listed on the Government website Gov.ie. Those specifically dealing with the agriculture and horticulture...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hare Coursing (14 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Hare coursing is regulated under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC), subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann. Hare coursing is managed and regulated by the ICC.  Hares can only be collected for coursing by clubs affiliated to the ICC, in accordance with the terms of two licences granted by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (14 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware in December 2020, I announced record funding of €3.2 million to 101 animal welfare organisations throughout the country.  This included an award of €15,000 to ISPCA Limerick who submitted an application in summer 2020.   Following the announcement of the funding allocation, the ISPCA advised the Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (14 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department continues to monitor the situation in relation to the flooding of farmland in general and farmyards where it arises. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes (14 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Arterial Drainage Acts of 1945 and 1995 provide the Office of Public Works with powers for drainage and improvement of agricultural land and the undertaking of localised flood defence schemes to reduce flood risk. As such, any request for flood relief should be made to the Office of Public Works. In relation to possible implications in relation to payments made by my Department...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (14 Jan 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Since publication of the Programme for Government in June 2020, my Department has been progressing the 161 actions identified in the "Agriculture, Food and the Marine" chapter, as well as actions in other chapters for which it has shared responsibility. I have had regular briefings with my Department’s Management Board on priority actions and progress. One of the main policy...