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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The health and welfare of our animals is a key priority of mine. The number and nature of animal welfare complaints received by my Department and the reports from on-farm welfare inspections carried out by my Department's staff do not indicate any general deterioration in animal welfare outcomes. My Department has always been clear and consistent, and the Programme for Government places a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The new CAP Regulations place particular focus on promoting the participation of women in the socio-economic development of rural areas, with special attention to farming. The SWOT analysis in preparation for Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) identified gender inequality as a weakness, while the economic benefit of increasing female participation was identified as an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Bodies (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am pleased to recently publish the report of the Chair of the Beef Taskforce. The report clearly sets out that the group satisfied its remit in monitoring and progressing the implementation of the actions agreed by stakeholders in the beef sector agreement of 15thSeptember 2019. The Taskforce has delivered on its commitments which consisted of a total of 38 actions in two strands, one for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and, as such, its day-to-day operations are entirely a matter for the company. The principal objective of Coillte is to carry out the business of forestry but this also involves providing recreational facilities to the general public throughout its estate of 440,000 hectares. In addition,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, a review of the potential demand for wool-based products such as for insulation and fertilisers in domestic and international markets is one of the initiatives included in the Programme for Government. Following the €100,000 commitment in Budget 2021, I initiated a public consultation in March 2021 to identify the review's terms of reference, which included: -...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am a strong supporter of generational renewal and the need to support young farmers as way of ensuring we have the best and brightest enter the sector. The challenge of generational renewal is widely recognised both at national and EU level with the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) citing it as one of its nine key objectives. The Programme for Government contains a commitment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, a review of the potential demand for wool-based products such as for insulation and fertilisers in domestic and international markets is included in the Programme for Government. Following the €100,000 commitment in Budget 2021, I initiated a public consultation in March 2021 to identify the review's terms of reference, which included: - identification of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am confident that the food safety controls and traceability systems operated by my Department in cooperation with other relevant agencies, particularly the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, can provide assurances to the consumers of Irish beef, wherever they may be in the world, that the highest standards of safety and traceability are upheld and enforced. With regard to traceability in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The new CAP Regulations place particular focus on promoting the participation of women in the socio-economic development of rural areas, with special attention to farming. The SWOT analysis in preparation for Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) identified gender inequality as a weakness, while the economic benefit of increasing female participation was identified as an opportunity....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am satisfied that Coillte is adapting its approach and practices to meet the emerging biodiversity challenges and that this approach will deliver on the multiple benefits that forests have to offer for people and the environment. To address biodiversity first, over 90,000 hectares of Coillte’s forests and lands have been identified and assessed by a team of ecologists and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: Along with Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, it is my aim to deliver a licensing system which meets the needs of all those who apply for forestry licences. This is regardless of whether that application comes from a farmer in Co. Galway who wishes to plant trees, a forest owner in Co. Wicklow who wishes to fell their crop or Coillte, who...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Reports (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is carrying out the first annual equine census this year. Any person in Ireland who kept any equine, which includes horses, ponies, donkeys or mules overnight on 30thNovember 2021 is required to submit a completed census return. Keepers are required to record the total number of equines present on their holding on census night. The Unique Equine Life Number (UELN), also...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The new CAP places a particular focus on promoting the participation of women in the social economic development of rural areas, with special attention to farming. Gender equality is also a key objective of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and a priority for me, as Minister. I am pleased, therefore, to be proposing the highest level of direct supports for women...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, in order to highlight the importance of farm safety, the Government assigned my ministerial colleague, Martin Heydon, TD specific responsibility for Farm Safety. My Department has a range of measures in place to incentivise and promote farm safety. The proposals for the dedicated farm safety budget of €2 million for 2022 are in the process of being...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: As part of the work of the TB Forum, a dedicated Financial Working Group comprising representatives from my Department and the farming organisations has been set up to review the current financial model of the TB programme, which includes compensation schemes and includes all types of bovine herds. Recommendations from the Finance Working Group will be submitted to the TB Forum for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am acutely aware of the role that farmers in particular can play in helping to achieve our ambitious national emission reduction targets for the energy sector through the adoption of renewable energy generating technology. Adoption of renewable energy at farm level can serve as both a cost saving measure and can also provide an opportunity for diversification of income and activity. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The budget allocation for LEADER under the previous Rural Development Programme (RDP) for the seven-year period 2014-2020 was €250 million. An additional €70 million was made available for LEADER in 2021 and 2022 under the transitional arrangements that extended the application of the RDP. A further indicative allocation of €180 million for the LEADER Programme is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: While overall national energy policy formation is the direct responsibility of the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) my Department continuously engages with DECC on all energy related matters from an agricultural perspective, as well as a wide range of industry and other stakeholder groupings. The importance of renewable energy generation, particularly from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: I am very aware of the significant increase in fertiliser prices over the last year, particularly in recent months and its impact at farm level. I know this will be a challenge for many farmers in 2022. The fertiliser market is largely driven by global supply and demand and, while there are a number of factors influencing fertiliser price, the major driving factors for the increase in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (9 Dec 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: The current Programme for Government contains a commitment to align Ireland’s organic land area with that of the current EU average of approximately 7.5% over the lifetime of this Government. I have secured funding for the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) to meet this commitment by increasing the budget to €21 million in 2022, up from €16 million last year with another...