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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Records (2 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine currently has no immediate plans to digitise all of the eight million plus Land Commission records held by the Department. Digitisation of records on such a vast scale is not considered feasible at this stage having regard to both the form and condition of many of the records held and given the sheer scale of such an operation. However,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Records (2 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The records of the former Irish Land Commission are stored in a modern facility in Portlaoise.  The warehouse is climate controlled to ensure that conditions are optimal for the storage of paper records.  In 2019, a major project to upgrade the map storage and filing system was completed.  Currently,staff are engaged in a long term project to transfer Land Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (2 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: It is open to individual GLAS participants to contact the Department directly to request an extension in relation to the planting requirements for the GLAS Wild Bird Cover action for this year. Requests will be examined on a case-by-case basis. GLAS Division can be contacted by email at glas@agriculture.gov.ie.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine allocates funding annually for the compensation of Zoonotic Salmonella in poultry via a Scheme of financial assistance in cases of Salmonella outbreaks in poultry flocks, on an ex gratia basis. The Scheme applies only to suspected or confirmed outbreaks of Salmonella Enteriditisand Salmonella Typhimuriumand covers the following: 1. Egg...

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

Charlie McConalogue: There are currently no plans to establish a legal definition of a feedlot herd. Under the bovine TB Eradication Programme, beef finishing herds, if they meet certain criteria, may be termed 'Controlled Finishing Units' and subject to a tailored supervisory protocol, be allowed to continue to send animals direct to slaughter whilst restricted under the bovine TB Eradication Programme. 

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

Charlie McConalogue: Following the allocation of €100,000 in Budget 2021 for the review of the potential demand in international markets for wool-based products such as insulation and fertilisers,  I initiated a consultation process to determine the terms of reference for such a review.  Details of the proposed Terms of Reference to implement this review were  published on the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The ability to seek a derogation from some or all of the nitrates reduction requirement under Beef Exceptional Aid Measure was detailed in the terms and conditions of the scheme which have been available online since its launch and to which all applicants to the scheme indicated they had read and understood as part of the application process. Close to 200 participants who felt they...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In advance of payments under the 2019 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme, Ireland was required under EU Regulations to change the approach used to designating land as eligible for payment under the scheme.  As such, the Department undertook a detailed technical process, which was agreed with the European Commission, to determine the eligibility of land for the ANC scheme in line...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003, the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing were transferred from the Minister to the Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing Boats, which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act and Ministerial Policy Directives. As Minister I have responsibility for policy in relation to sea-fishing boat licensing under Section 3(3)...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Section 3 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 transferred the functions of sea-fishing boat licensing from the Minister to the Licensing Authority for Sea-fishing Boats, which operates on an independent basis subject to criteria set out in that Act and Ministerial Policy Directives. The Licensing Authority is the Registrar General of Fishing Boats, an official of the Department of...

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome this opportunity to speak to the House regarding the ongoing CAP negotiations. Since 1962, the CAP has undergone several evolutions and, indeed, sometimes revolutionary changes concerning its scope and objectives. This long-standing policy began with the aim of supporting food production in Europe and I believe that aim is still every bit as valid today. The CAP has evolved since...

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy. I am glad he thinks the cap should be €60,000 because he has followed the position of Fianna Fáil in that regard.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Prior to that, the Deputy's position was that the cap should be €80,000.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I set out that the cap should be €60,000 and the Deputy toddled along afterwards.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy has the audacity to stand here and try and sell that as being his own policy. In the same way, he is also trying to take some ownership of the ombudsman's office for which he had previously suggested no allocation or support.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: At European level, I have been pushing at all Council meetings to try to keep the maximum limit that can go to one farmer as limited and small as possible.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My objective was to achieve a cap of €60,000. I have been pushing for that at EU Council level. I have pushed for it the most of all the representatives of EU member states. It remains to be seen what will be the final level.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I will make the following point. The Deputy's policy was for an €80,000 cap until I set a policy of a €60,000 cap. He followed on in that regard so he should not be coming in here today and trying to sell himself as the author of that policy.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My position is that we should be able to have a national debate and discussion on this matter.

Common Agricultural Policy: Statements (16 Jun 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: We have not.