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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The functioning of the appeals system has greatly improved since the introduction of Forestry (Miscellaneous) Provisions Act in October 2020 and there are currently just 11 cases awaiting hearing. As regards the transmission of Statements of Facts, these are sent by my Department to the Forestry Appeals Committee within, on average, 30 days of request.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department Inspectors carry out harvesting, post harvesting and reforestation inspections. With regard to harvesting and post harvesting inspections the focus is primarily on water quality related issues that may be caused by breaches of the licence resulting mainly by machine traffic when harvesting and extracting timber from the site. To date most inspections carried out during...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Issues (26 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: On 12 January, I was delighted to announce a support scheme for the inshore fisheries sector to assist inshore fishers in adjusting to the impacts of Brexit on their businesses. The Brexit Inshore Fisheries Business Model Adjustment Schemedelivers on a recommendation of the Report of the Seafood Task Force - Navigating Change(October 2021). The scheme is proposed for funding under the EU...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Sales (26 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 222 and 223 together. My Department uses the TRACES system to record sheep movements in terms of both imports and exports for the purposes of slaughter, breeding and fattening. Traditionally, most live sheep imported into Ireland have come from the UK, including Northern Ireland. In 2021, a total of 367,936 sheep were imported. The below table provides both...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (26 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The afforestation licence application to which the Deputy refers was originally decided in October, 2021. The decision was appealed to the Forestry Appeals Committee (FAC) and, upon their notification of the appeal to the Department, the licence was suspended, in accordance with the relevant process. When the licence decision was examined, following the appeal, it was discovered that the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (26 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved to GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1stJanuary 2016. Processing of the 2021 advance payment in respect of the application of the person named is at an advanced stage. 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. GLAS payments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Contracts (26 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has implemented various workplace controls to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 transmission in the workplace by complying with the Government’s public Health guidelines. In line with prevailing and broader provisions applyinig to all Government Departments, my Department continously ensures that there is an appropriate focus on good practice with respect to procurement and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (27 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The total number of Dublin-based active Food Business Operators on DAFM’s Horticulture Register is 301. This figure is comprised of 126registered Food Business Operators producing fruit and vegetables and 176registered Food Business Operators producing honey (one registered Food Business Operator producing both). A breakdown of the commodities produced is provided in tabular form...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Last November, as part of Project Woodland, my Department engaged the services of an external body with expertise in legal and environmental legislation to conduct a legal and regulatory review of forestry licensing.This external review is well underway and includes a review of the requirement for legal consent for thinning and forest roads. The final report is due in February. Along with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2021, my Department issued 2,877 tree felling licences. Of these, 1,532 were issued to Coillte Teo and the remaining 1,341 issued to private applicants. Since the start of this year, the Department has issued 112 tree felling licences to private applicants and 72 to Coillte.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (27 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested is set out in the attached table Type of polling undertaken Proposed/existing policy Commercial Cost € A nationally representative, face to face, quota sample of 1,000 adults (aged 16+) was surveyed, representative of the Irish population. The sample was based on CSO Census 2016 figures for gender, age, region and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is likely aware, the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I have been advised that the records of the Agriculture Appeals Office indicate that an appeal was received from the person named in 2014 and an oral hearing was held in September 2014 in relation to the appeal. A decision on the appeal issued in November 2014. In December 2016,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (27 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Our pig farmers have always been remarkably resilient but I am acutely aware of the challenges they are facing at present. The average price paid for pigs in Ireland has fallen in recent months, in line with trends across the EU. The 2021 average price was 8.71% lower than that of 2020. As of 16th January, the average grade E pig price came in at 141.02 €/100kg, 9.15% lower than...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Jan 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The owner of the forestry concerned has been in touch with my Department in relation to removing areas planted under the above-referenced application. The forest owner advised that a plot was to be removed from the claimed area. The debt incurred was notified and has been repaid by the applicant. The area of forest has been amended and will be reflected in future premium payments. ...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pigmeat Sector (1 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Carthy for raising this important and immediate issue. The continued development of the pig meat sector is a real priority for me, given the pivotal role the industry plays in the national economic context, which the Deputy outlined in terms of it being the third-largest grossing sector in the agrifood sector. It supports approximately 8,000 jobs which span production,...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Pigmeat Sector (1 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Carthy for the constructive way he has raised this issue with the focus being on how we can support pig farmers at a very difficult time. I have been engaging with the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Minister of State, Deputy English, in particular, about the workforce. We will work to try to expedite the capacity for workforce permits for the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: With regard to Parliamentary Question No. 328 of 20thJanuary 2022, where the Deputy asked when the GLAS appeal for the person named would be decided, as stated previously, there was no record of an outstanding appeal in respect of the person named and the GLAS Scheme on 20thJanuary 2022. The document referred to from the Department dated 15th October 2021 acknowledged the request for a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Teagasc Activities (1 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Teagasc was established under the “Agriculture (Research, Training and Advice) Act”, 1988, as the national agency with responsibility for the provision of research, training and advisory services to the agriculture and food industry. It operates as a non-commercial state body under the aegis of my Department in the areas of agri-food, rural development etc. The day to day...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (1 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has been proactive in terms of its engagement with the Old Irish Goat Society for over five years in assisting in a range of activities designed to conserve this breed. These include; - funding for characterisation work such as defining a breed standard for the Old Irish Goat (OIG). This involves assessing a large number of animals physical features and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department does not specifically provide grant aid for river erosion preventative measures. However, the Department does place a strong emphasis on the protection of our watercourses through activities like the European Innovation Partnership 'Allow' Project in the Duhallow catchment which aims to restore the status of a high-status waterbody in an agricultural catchment. Similarly, one...