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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is fully cognisant of the very significant financial burden imposed on flock owners in the case of a disease outbreak.  My Officials have held several meetings with the Poultry Working Group, a representative group of the Poultry Industry, between March 2020 and July 2021.  The objective of these meetings was to get a clear understanding of the PWG’s...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte is operationally independent of my Department and the management of their forest estate is a matter for the company. I have, therefore, forwarded this issue to Coillte for their attention and direct reply to the Deputy.

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

Charlie McConalogue: Generally speaking, all issues in relation to leases for premises for Government Departments/Offices, including the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are a matter for the Office of Public Works (OPW). However, there are a limited number of locations where the  Department leases premises and the rents in respect of these are listed below. I wish to inform...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In general, all issues in relation to rental and ownership of offices for Government Departments/ Offices, including my Department, are a matter for the Office of Public Works.  I can confirm that my Department does not have any offices currently not in use.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (19 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application to participate in the 2021 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme on 15th April 2021. As set out in the terms and conditions of the scheme, to qualify for payment, applicants must satisfy the following minimum stocking requirements: - Maintain a minimum stocking density of 0.15 livestock units per eligible forage hectare for seven...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 937 and 938 together. The departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union and the related Trade and Cooperation Agreement have had some profoundly damaging effects for Ireland, not least for our fishing sector and the coastal communities that depend on fishing. Such a once in a generation event required a collective response involving the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 939 and 940 together. Ireland was notified of a Commission Implementing Decision revoking the approval of the Irish control plan submitted for the weighing of fishery products. The European Commission has deemed that Ireland’s obligations arising from Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 were not being met by the Irish control plan as the risk of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy refers to a triage exercise carried out on tree felling licence applications on hand.  This exercise examined the undecided applications received from 1stMay, 2017. In 50% of the files reviewed, the harvest plan was deemed to be of sufficient quality and therefore proceeded. This has been the basis for the very high number of felling files issued to private applicants...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry Act, 2014 provides the mechanism by which tree felling licences may be applied for and granted.  The Act allows felling licences to have a validity period of up to 10 years, with the possibility of an extension, on a case-by-case basis for up to a further five years. In preparing an application for a tree felling licence, forest owners or their agents, decide on the...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The overall purpose of section 2 is to update and insert certain definitions provided for under section 2 of the principal Act of 2006. Section 2(a) updates the definition of "Department" to the present title of "Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine" from the title applicable when the principal Act was enacted in 2006, which was the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Section 3 of the Bill provides drafting amendments to correct minor typographical errors in sections 12(9) and 12(10) of the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. The amendment provided for under section 3 (a) inserts a new subsection into section 12(9) of the 2006 Act to clarify that a notification of the publication of a fisheries management notice being made by publishing a...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 1: In page 4, to delete lines 14 and 15 and substitute the following: “(i) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a): “(a) upon— (i) the application from any person, in such form as the Minister decides, or (ii) the Minister’s own initiative, in respect of any person, who— (I) is the owner of an Irish...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of this section is to make two amendments to section 15 of the Act of 2006, which provides for national regulatory measures to supplement the Common Fisheries Policy. Section 15 of that Act provides that the Minister may supplement the Common Fisheries Policy and, by regulations, prescribe national measures for the protecting and conserving of fish stock. Section 5(a) amends...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 2: In page 6, to delete lines 19 to 21 and substitute the following: “ ‘points’ means points assigned to a master of a sea-fishing boat for a serious infringement in accordance with Annex XXX to the Commission Regulation or section 15U, as the case may be;”. Section 6 makes provision for the required EU point system for masters of...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: If a fisherman does not receive additional points during the period concerned, the points lapse. However, if a fisherman receives additional points, the points do not lapse. There is an obligation on other member states, as there is on us as part of this Bill, to notify the competent authorities of the penalty points accrued within their waters and by anyone registered on their registers.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: That is right.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Points continue to accrue unless there is a clean record.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: It is three years. In response to Deputy Martin Browne, it was well thrashed out on Second Stage and discussed. It is an administrative system as opposed to a criminal system. The standard threshold in administrative systems is balance of probabilities and that is reflected here in the legislation.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 3: In page 6, to delete lines 31 to 33 and substitute the following: " 'serious infringement' means an infringement of the rules of the common fisheries policy specified in Annex XXX to the Commission Regulation or Article 90(1)(c) of the Control Regulation.".

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sea-Fisheries (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Oct 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 4: In page 8, line 6, to delete "sections" and substitute "section".