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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The EU Regulations governing the administration of Direct Payments schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases ground inspections, are completed before any payments issue. The application of the person named was selected for a 2021 ground inspection. While the inspection has been completed, the processing and updating of the ground...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of 2021 BEEP-S is to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd though improvement in the quantity and quality of performance data that is collected. This is done through the enhancement of the national herd dataset for genetic evaluations, with a view to supporting the adoption of best practice and more informed decision making at farm level. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Sports Organisations (16 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: My office has been in direct communications with the group and are awaiting information back from them before matters can be progressed. Once the information is returned a response can issue outlining the outcome. I am confident that matters will be resolved shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishery Harbour Centres (16 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Pursuant to the Fishery Harbour Centres Act 1968, my Department is responsible for the six Fishery Harbour Centres located at Killybegs, Howth, Dunmore East, Castletownbere, An Daingean and Ros an Mhíl. All income generated by the Fishery Harbour Centres is lodged into the Fishery Harbour Centres Fund under statute. Charges for the use of facilities and services at each of the Fishery...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Live Exports (16 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 677 and 678 together. As the Deputy is aware, I recently signed a protocol outlining the requirements to be met to allow the export of breeding pigs to China. This provides a framework within which private sector businesses can explore business opportunities in China. The extent and scope of any trade is a matter for private enterprise, subject to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (16 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government places a positive emphasis on animal welfare and specifically commits to the continued robust enforcement of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013. This Act provides a modern framework for regulating and applying standards in the area of animal health and welfare and replaced a number of enactments dating back over a century. The Act was passed, after a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (16 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: It is proposed under the On-Farm Capital investment scheme under the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) that a general grant rate of 40% will be available for eligible investments. It is also proposed in the CSP that eligible female farmers, who meet the eligibility criteria may qualify for grant aid at a rate of 60%. An individual investment ceiling of €90,000 or a ceiling of €160,000 in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for participation in the 2021 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) scheme was received from the person named on 21st April 2021. The area claimed on the land parcel in question was greater than the maximum eligible area for this parcel. The photos submitted by the applicant did not provide sufficient information to clarify the position in relation to the maximum eligible area. My...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (16 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: If a keeper, who is not in the role of ‘Herdowner’ dies, the herdowner is required to nominate a new keeper. If a keeper, who is in the role of ‘Herdowner’ dies, and legal succession is not established, the role of herdowner can only be assigned when all legal documentation has been provided to my Department. Under S.I. No. 58 of 2015 Animal Health and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (16 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: To date, total expenditure under the seven measures of the TAMS, including transitional expenditure, has reached in excess of €319m with commitments of an additional €140m made to scheme participants who have yet to draw down those grants. A total of some 44,362 applications have been approved under the scheme to date. Payments of €189.6m were made to scheme participants...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: TAMS is a demand-led scheme which has been amended over the years to widen the support available to farmers. In TAMS, production units may be used in the case of intensive production systems such as Pig, Poultry, or Horticulture enterprises. As a general rule, eligible farmers with horses, cattle or sheep may apply for TAMS if they meet the requirement of having submitted a BPS...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (16 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Rodenticides are used to control rats and mice for a range of important purposes, such as the protection of public health and the protection of food and feed storage areas. Their approval and use are regulated under the EU Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR - Regulation (EU) No 528/2012). The regulatory process is based on EU-harmonised guidance and decision-making criteria and involves Member...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (16 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: A key priority for my Department is the efficient issuing of scheme payments to farmers. I am very pleased that GLAS payments commenced a week ahead of our stated target of mid-November. Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all GLAS claims. All cases must clear validation checks before payment can issue. In this case, an issue arose in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am very well aware of the concerns in relation to the licensing of peat extraction which are generating challenges (volume and price) for the horticulture sector. As the Deputy knows, my Department has no involvement in the regulation of peat extraction. Minister for Heritage and Electoral Reform in the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Malcolm Noonan T.D.,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Subject to the approval of the European Commission, it is proposed under a On-Farm Capital investment scheme under the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) that a general grant rate of 40% will be available for eligible investments. It is also proposed in CSP that eligible female farmers, who meet the eligibility criteria may qualify for grant aid at a rate of 60%. The proposed eligible female farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Officials in my Department will collate the information requested and forward it directly to the Deputy.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Direct Payments in 2014 and 2015 amounted to: 2014 - €1.202bn 2015 - €1.143bn The payment years 2014 and 2015 occurred in two different Common Agricultural Policy programmes and had two different payment ceilings.2015 was the first year of the 2015 -2020 CAP which has been extended until 2022.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The amounts allocated to Direct Payments in 2021 and 2022 is as follows: 2021 - €1.186bn 2022 - €1.186bn Total Pillar I expenditure to date in 2021 is €799.5m. The Deputy is aware that the Pillar I reduction could have been much more than the 2% finally agreed in the EU budget negotiations were it not for the strong defence put up by Ireland and other Member States....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I have studied and reflected on the named organisation's submission, and the organisation has also been afforded the opportunity to present its proposals to me in person, and to my officials, on a number of occasions in recent months. I have offered an open-door policy to this organisation and I feel we have had a constructive engagement theretofore. Many of the points raised in the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (17 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Work on Ireland’s draft CAP Strategic Plan is ongoing, but I can confirm at this stage that several proposed elements will protect the carbon and biodiversity value of our hedgerows. Indeed, some of these elements are designed to also improve hedgerow quality and, hence, the contribution hedgerows are making from a carbon storage and biodiversity perspective. Irish hedgerows...