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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Risk Management (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The OPW flooding layer is a useful indicative guide for the sector and for Department’s Forestry Inspectors to help determine if land is suitable for planting.  Lands in the flood layer are not automatically ruled out but the layer certainly highlights a risk to be further examined.   Where there are doubts in relation to the suitability of a site for planting, a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Results-based Environment- Agri, Pilot project (REAP) closed for applications on 10th May 2021.  The REAP terms and conditions state that any applicant who has been a participant in specific EIP projects as listed in Annex 3, including the Hen Harrier project, since January 1st 2021 was not eligible to apply to join the REAP project. The information available to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Data Protection (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of data breaches recorded by my Department, since 2016, are outlined in the table below.  The current operational procedure is that low risk breaches are not reported to the Data Protection Commission (DPC). Year No. 2016 5 2017 10 2018 35 2019 50 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The modelling exercise referred to was published in response to some of the possible proposals for direct payments in the new CAP that are emerging as part of the trilogue process. Answering the specific questions: 1. The Commission have instructed that the value of payment entitlements must be calculated with reference to the current entitlement unit value plus greening and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The establishment of a new Office of a National Food Ombudsman or Regulator is a key Programme for Government commitment. The new Office will have a role in analysing and reporting on price and market data in Ireland and will also incorporate Enforcement Authority functions required by the Unfair Trading Practices Directive. I signed the Statutory Instrument (SI) transposing Directive...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I regret that the correspondence concerned was not passed to the Deputy and will ensure it is now sent.  I am advised by BIM that the correspondence was in the form of an emailed circular (cover letter and survey form) sent to all aquaculture enterprises, and for data protection reasons, these email circulars do not identify the addressee.  BIM has confirmed that these...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for a herd number was received from the person named on 15th March 2021.  This application has now been processed and a herd number has been allocated in this case.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Microchipping of Dogs Regulations 2015, it is a matter for the authorised databases to decide whether they grant direct data access to third parties such as animal welfare organisations. As with all four authorised databases, the Irish Kennel Club (IKC) met a strict set of criteria to become authorised. The IKC continues to meet the requirements of the Microchipping of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Central Statistics Office (CSO) provides statistics on beef exports by country and value. The requested data is detailed in the table below. Years 2019 2020 2021 (January only) Beef Exports Canada  € Million 5.73 12.52 1.89

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Since 1st January 2019, the Department has provided grant aid under the TAMS II scheme for the purchase of solar photovoltaic PV panels, with 47 applications having been paid so far under this measure. The information regarding the country of origin of such purchases is not required under the terms and conditions of the TAMS II schemes and therefore is not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: This Department has played a key role in relation to restoring and conserving biodiversity rich ecosystems.  Biodiversity in agriculture is a key focus and we will encourage and support all projects/initiatives that promote this in harmony with agriculture and food production. Some of these objectives have been achieved through the Life programmes (co-ordinated by the Department of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine owns, operates and maintains six designated State-owned Fishery Harbour Centres, located at Castletownbere, Dingle, Dunmore East, Howth, Killybegs and Ros An Mhíl under statute. Following a competitive tender competition, the Department awarded a contract to construct a 216 metre quay extension on Dinish Island,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Social Media (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Currently, the Department publishes its audited accounts or financial statements, as well as any document setting out policy proposals in Irish and English. In addition to meeting its obligations under Section 10 of the Official Languages Act 2003 to publish certain documents in both official languages simultaneously, the Department publishes other corporate documents, such as the Customer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The gamma interferon test (also referred to as the GIF test or IFN-gamma test) is a valuable tool for detecting TB infection in cattle. It has been widely used as a core part of the TB eradication programme in Ireland since 2015, following many years of it being researched and tested in specific problem herds. Like all such tools, it is important to use it in ways which maximise its...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Regulations (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: After an extensive consultation process with stakeholders, a PGI application for Irish Grass Fed Beef was submitted to the European Commission last November by Bord Bia, on behalf of producers. The European Commission last week responded to this application with technical queries which are now being examined.  If the queries just received are addressed to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (18 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 725, 726 and 727 together. The details requested by the Deputy are set out in the attached table.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is committed to addressing the backlog in licences and has in place an initiative under Project Woodland to improve the rate of licensing. The target is for 4,500 new licences this year which is a 75% increase on last year. As to the issue of the conversion of licences to planting, approved afforestation licence applications are valid for three years, from the date the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (19 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: It is not correct to say that licensing targets are being missed by 50%. There has been an increase of 11% on the number of licences issued year to date compared to the same period last year. Felling licences are up 18% in the area licensed and 27% for the volume of timber. To date, 110km of forest roads have been licensed, which is 88% of the commitment given to license 125km of forest roads...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (19 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In February 2021, I established the Seafood Sector Taskforce to examine the implications arising from the Trade and Cooperation Agreement agreed between the European Union and the UK for the Irish Fishing industry and coastal communities particularly dependent upon it and to recommend initiatives that could be taken to provide supports for development and restructuring so as to ensure a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Consultations (19 May 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department seeks to minimise the use of consultants and only engages consultancy companies when particular additional expertise is required for delivery of the services which support the business processes of the Department. Such services are used in areas where the Department does not have the necessary expertise or internal capacity to deliver the services and where it would not make...