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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (30 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy might be aware, Member States are requested to lodge their CAP Strategic Plan with the European Commission no later than 1stJanuary 2022. The CAP Consultative Committee has been meeting for over two years to prepare this plan, together with officials from my Department. A Public Consultation on the draft interventions for the 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plan took place from 30thJuly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Through the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme, the Department provides generous establishment grants and annual premiums to those who wish to afforest their land.  The Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme forms part of the national Forestry Programme 2014 -2020 (extended to end 2022), is 100% exchequer funded and represents State investment in the forestry sector of some...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (30 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Work on the development of the CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 (CSP) has intensified. The development of Ireland's CSP involves a number of stages, including SWOT analysis, needs assessment, intervention design, financial allocations, target setting and governance systems. The draft CSP will also be subject to an ex-ante evaluation, Strategic Environmental Assessment and Appropriate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (30 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Work on the development of the CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027 (CSP)  is well underway.  The development of Ireland's CSP involves a number of stages, including SWOT analysis, needs assessment, intervention design, financial allocations, target setting and governance systems.   A public consultation on the proposed interventions was held in August. Over 1,000...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for a tree felling licence on behalf of the person named, was received in April this year.  The responses to the initial referrals sent to the NPWS, Irish Fisheries and An Taisce have been received.  A Harvest Plan has been submitted by the applicant and the application will now be assessed by the Forestry District Inspector.  I would expect a decision to issue...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The policy of the Department is to pay the 2ndinstalment of the grant at year four following application for payment by the landowner and his agent, where the plantation has been successfully established. Where the plantation has not been successfully established an application should not be made for year four payment.  Regardless of the reason why a plantation has not been successfully...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Sep 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the terms and conditions of the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme and the Areas of Specific Constraints (ASC) Scheme, land parcels must be maintained in such a condition as to ensure the land is suitable for grazing or cultivation.  Parcels, where it has been identified that the condition of the land is such that it would not be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department introduced a Support for Collaborative Farming Grant Scheme under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. The support will be maintained in the transition period. The grant is aimed at covering part of the legal, advisory and financial services costs incurred in the drawing up of the Farm Partnership Agreement, a prerequisite for any partnership adopting best practice. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Glyphosate is currently an EU-approved active substance for use in plant protection products. Public bodies can decide to use authorised products containing glyphosate if they consider that its use is necessary and providedthat the relevant provisions of the Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive are complied with. Authorised uses for glyphosate products will be reviewed again by all Member...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In December 2018, the Minister announced that vessels over 18m will be excluded from trawling in inshore waters inside the six nautical mile zone from 1st January 2020. A transition period of three years for vessels over 18m targeting sprat was allowed to enable adjustment for these vessels, as the sprat fishery is concentrated in this area. Policy Directive 1 of 2019 was introduced in March...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I can advise the Deputy that I have met with the National Inshore Fisheries Forum (NIFF) and heard directly the concerns and goals of the inshore fishing sector. The NIFF is a consultative body, established to foster industry-led development of proposals for the management of fish and shellfish stocks within six nautical miles of the Irish shore. The NIFF is supported by a network of six...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 729 and 754 together. As the Deputy will be aware, in Ireland, fishing quota, including pelagic stocks such as Mackerel and Herring, is a public resource and is managed to provide for proper management and conservation and rational exploitation of the State’s fishing quotas. It is managed as a public good that ensures that property rights are not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Inshore Fisheries (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In March 2021, I established the Seafood Sector Task Force comprised of stakeholders from our fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors, together with representatives of coastal community development groups, coastal local authorities, State enterprise development agencies and others. The remit of this Task Force is to examine the implications arising from the Trade and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2002, Commission Regulation (EC) No 494/2002 introduced a number of technical measures to aid in the recovery of the Hake stock. Technical measures are rules on how, where and when fishers may fish and also include gear, catch composition and ways to deal with accidental catches. The technical measures introduced by the 2002 Regulation include minimum mesh sizes applicable in an area of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: EU Regulation 2019/6 on veterinary medicinal products comes into effect in January 2022. This Regulation is binding in full and has direct effect on all Member States. The Department is currently drafting secondary legislation to give effect to this Regulation which is expected to be in place in advance of the 28th January 2022 deadline.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the Terms and Conditions of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), amongst other conditions, lands declared under the scheme must be eligible for payment by virtue of being suitable for an agricultural activity and to actually be subject to an agricultural activity during the year of application. In particular, the lands declared must be subject to an agricultural activity for a period...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: In order to qualify for payment under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), farmers must have an eligible hectare of land in respect of each entitlement held. Where land has been burned between the period of 1st March and 31st August of any given year, it is not eligible for payment under the BPS. This is clearly stated in the terms and conditions of the scheme. Where such land is claimed under a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: A cross report was received from the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) in January 2021, in relation to lands declared by the named parties. My Department's District Inspector for that region issued a final decision letter to the applicant on 10thFebruary 2021. The findings from the NPWS cross report and the associated sanction were detailed in that letter. The sanction was applied...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Inspections (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: A cross report was received from the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) in January 2021, in relation to lands declared by the named party. My Department's District Inspector for that region issued a final decision letter to the applicant on 10thFebruary 2021. The findings from the NPWS cross report and the associated sanction were detailed in that letter. The sanction was applied to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (5 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I have, with my officials, engaged extensively with all stakeholders on the future of the CAP and on the development of the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027. The Department has most recently completed a five-week public consultation on the proposed draft interventions, with over 1,000 responses received. I have also been meeting farmers across the country through a series of Mart meetings...