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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI and I have requested my officials to refer the question to them for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. Under the 2016 Code of Governance provisions, State Bodies should publish details of the number of employees whose total employee benefits for the reporting period fell...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The Horse Racing Ireland Act 2016 (Section 4) is the current legislation setting out the structure of the board of HRI. The board consists of a Chairman and 13 ordinary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, my Department has worked intensively in cooperation with marts representative organisations to ensure that marts continue to be able to operate. I commend marts, their staff and farmers for the resilience they have shown and the speed with which they have adapted to these circumstances. Livestock marts have systems in place to conduct online...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for an afforestation licence for the person named was received in June, 2020 and has been referred to my Department’s Ecology Unit. The application site is near 11 designated sites including the Mount Brandon and Slieve Mish SACs. Therefore, the impact of any forestry operations on the sites and the surrounding area, must be carefully considered before deciding on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1077 to 1080, inclusive, together. As the Deputy may be aware, the European Union (Common Fisheries Policy)(Point System) Regulations 2020 (SI No. 318 of 2020) were signed into force in August 2020. I am informed by the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority that the Determination Panel provided for thereunder was established on 21st January 2021. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Research and Development (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1081, 1084 and 1085 together. Wool production is an important component of agri-industry. It is a sustainable, organic, renewable natural material which can be used in a wide range of products such as textiles, fertilisers, insulation and packaging. I was delighted to be in a position to recently announce the allocation of the significant amount of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (3 Mar 2021)

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 question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Ireland (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI and I have requested my officials to refer the question to them for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1086 and 1087 together. The monitoring and control of fishing vessels within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are matters for the Irish control authorities. Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, all operational issues of this nature concerning sea fisheries control are, as a matter of law, exclusively for the Sea Fisheries...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has been proactively engaging with Teagasc to maximise participation in the Green Cert. Since 2014, some 9,000 people have been accommodated on the Cert with the assistance of additional temporary teachers to help bridge resource to demand deficits in some areas. As demand continues to remain strong, I have now secured a new approval from the Department of Public...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Voisinage(or “neighbourhood”) arrangements between Ireland and Northern Ireland have provided reciprocal fishing access for more than 50 years. These arrangements have allowed boats from Northern Ireland to fish in coastal waters in Ireland. They also have allowed Irish-registered sea-fishing boats access to fish in coastal waters in Northern Ireland. The European...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: There are no grants available in my Department for outer farm buildings that are used for residential purposes. There are grants available for the restoration and preservation of traditional farm buildings which are used for agricultural purposes, and structures such as historic yard surfaces, walls, gates and gate pillars under the GLAS Traditional Farm Building Scheme which will open in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) is a highly infectious disease of cattle caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis). At present, there is no legal vaccine available to use against bTB in cattle. The Bacille Calmette Guérin (BCG) vaccine is not approved for use in cattle. In addition, it is impossible to distinguish between a BCG-vaccinated and TB-infected bovine therefore the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The welfare of animals during transport is of paramount importance to me and to my Department. The specific matter that the Deputy raises is an issue for the Member State who certified the consignment for export and for the European Commission. It is not appropriate for me to comment further on that specific matter. My Department implements a stringent system of controls on the welfare of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Applications from existing and eligible Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) particpants for the rollover scheme in 2021 were accepted through the Agfood.ie online portal from 15th December to 15th January 2021. No application was submitted by the person named during that period. On 27th January 2021, an appeal was received by my Department from the person named asking to be included...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: National Broadband Plan (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department did not engage with National Broadband Ireland on any aspect of broadband provision in the past six months.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (3 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The agri-food sector has benefited from an approach to strategic planning through the development of 10-year stakeholder-led strategies, updated every five years. Since their inception twenty years ago, up to the current Food Wise 2025 plan, these strategies have ensured that the sector has a coherent, stakeholder-led vision and strategy to underpin the sector's continued development. A...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural Colleges (4 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The College in question comes under the remit of SOLAS and, ultimately, the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science. Insofar as my Department is concerned, we have proactively engaged with Teagasc to maximise participation in the Green Cert within the Teagasc network of agricultural colleges and regional education centres. Approval has been secured...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Areas of Natural Constraint Scheme (4 Mar 2021)

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