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

Charlie McConalogue: The Control of Horses Act 1996 provides powers to local authorities enabling them to control stray and wandering horses in their areas. Enforcement of the Act is a matter for each Local Authority. Section 15 of the Act provides that the Minister for Agriculture may make grants towards the expenses of a local authority incurred under the Act. The statistics provided by my Department are based...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Following receipt of additional information in relation to the 2020 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) application of the person named, the Department recently completed the review of this new material but, unfortunately, there is no change to the decision. A letter has issued to the person named informing them of the outcome and of their right of appeal to the Agriculture Appeals Office.

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has a policy in place since online services were first provided that any account accessing agfood.ie (including staff, agents, partners and company accounts) is locked after 30 days of inactivity. An exception to this has been provided for individual farmer accounts. Farming companies are treated the same as other companies across the AgriFood sector and their accounts are...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The current Level 5 restrictions are essential for the protection of public health during this phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and Government policy is clear on what Level 5 restrictions entail. Since the beginning of the pandemic, my Department has worked intensively in cooperation with marts' representative organisations to ensure that marts continue to be able to operate while...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Breeding Regulations (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has been proactive in terms of its engagement with breed societies and pedigree breeders and is currently assisting Irish breeders including representatives of the Boer Goats explore their options so they can continue to enter their purebred breeding animals in breeding books now that the UK has left the Union. These options include establishing a breed society in Ireland,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The decision to limit the amount of unenclosed land being planted to 20% of any one application and to reduce grants and premiums for such land was made by the Department in 2010. The decision was made based on economic, environmental and value for money reasons and informed by EU Commission views on forestry and environment policy, both at the time and subsequently in bilateral discussions....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (10 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. Government has requested that Point-to-Point racing be discontinued under current regulations relating to COVID-19. HRI has informed my Department that this request is being...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Sport Ireland (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) is a company limited by guarantee. It is not a State Body established by legislation and it is operationally independent of my Department. I am advised that a selection process to decide on a site and location for its new Headquarters and Centre of Excellence was carried out by a sub-committee of the Board. HSI advises that the work of the sub-committee has been...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Meat Processing Plants (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184 of 20 April 2017 governs the monitoring of carcase classification, carcase presentation and weighing. In 2020, officers from the Carcase Classification Division of my Department conducted 420 inspections across 32 factories. Over 37,000 carcasses were inspected. The average number of inspections in 2020 per factory was 13 and the average...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is proactively monitoring the on-going outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus-1 (EHV-1) in horses in continental Europe. My officials met with representatives of Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) and the Irish Equine Centre (IEC) to develop an appropriate risk mitigating response. HSI, in consultation with my Department and the IEC have published a protocol for sport horses arriving in Ireland...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: GLAS Issues (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was selected for an on farm inspection in 2020 and was notified of the findings by letter dated 5th February 2021. This letter outlined the option of appeal to the GLAS Section, Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford. The person named subsequently submitted a request for a review of the inspection findings to my Department's Limerick Office on 16th February 2021. This request is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Howth Fishery Harbour Centre (FHC) is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department under Statute. Capital funding is made available on an annual basis by my Department to the Fishery Harbour Centres, via the Fishery Harbour and Coastal Infrastructure Development Programme. The table below provides a breakdown of the circa...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Imports (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Brexit presents very serious challenges for the agriculture sector, despite the Trade and Cooperation Agreement reached between the EU and the UK. Non-tariff barriers are resulting in increased costs for businesses, as well as delays and other impacts on supply chains. Traders are generally coming to terms with the reality of the changes that have come about since 1st January 2021, although...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Blackstairs Farming Future (BFF) project is a European Innovation Partnership Locally Led Pilot Project. The BFF project is run by the Blackstairs Farming Future Project Team. I understand that the BFF project is governed and bound by the BFF Terms and Conditions For Participating Commonages. The commonage rights and obligations in relation to participation in the group are contained...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Seafood Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The terms of Reference of the Seafood Sector Task Force are published at the link below. .

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Milk Quota (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Milk Quota regime required a quota being fixed for each individual producer, milk purchaser and Member State. A levy was applied for those who exceeded their quota. In the final years of the quota regime, a levy for over-production was only applied to a producer in the event of their co-op and the Member State also being over quota. Following the end of the Milk Quota regime in 2015,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government commits to rewarding farmers for adapting to more sustainable methods of farming and to the development of a new agri-environment scheme capable of delivering broad environmental and biodiversity benefits that will align financial supports with climate objectives. To advance this objective, funding has been made available for an agri-environment pilot project. It...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry Programme 2014 -2020 sets down specific targets for delivery of areas planted and roads built. The Climate Action Plan 2019 reset the target for afforestation at 8,000 ha per annum and the target of forest road works at 125km per annum. In addition, a goal of 30% broadleaf planting is included in the Forestry Programme 2014 - 2020. While there are no specific targets for felling,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy might be aware that the current Forestry Programme 2014-2020 is entirely exchequer funded and received State aid approval from the European Commission. A request for extension of this State aid approval to the end of 2022 was granted at the end of last year, which means that the current programme will be finished at the same time as the current Rural Development Programme. As...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Mar 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for the Reconstitution and Under Planting (Ash Dieback) Scheme was submitted on behalf of the person named in November, 2020. The application was referred to a Forestry inspector of my Department and a referral issued to the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). A response was received from NPWS in late February. This is currently being considered as part of the...