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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for a tree felling licence was received from the person named in June 2018. The proposed felling site is near designated sites and therefore the possibility of impacts on those sites must be carefully considered. To assist with this, the applicant was initially asked to provide a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). However, upon further examination, it was determined that a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is likely to be aware, one of the initiatives in the Programme for Government was to conduct a review of the potential demand for wool-based products such as for insulation and fertilisers in domestic and international markets. Wool is a natural substance that is sustainable, organic, renewable and which may be used in a range of products such as textiles, fertilisers, and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 131 and 171 together. Carbon research, specifically around the sequestration of atmospheric carbon to soil, has an important contribution to decarbonise agriculture and facilitate the objectives of my Department’s strategy, Food Vision 2030, and its contribution to Ireland’s Climate Action Plan. Quantifying the carbon sequestered in our...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Schemes (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The burning of household, garden, commercial or industrial waste is prohibited under the Waste Management Regulations 2009. These regulations are under the remit of my colleague, Minister Eamonn Ryan TD. Provision by way of derogation has been available for the burning of permitted farm materials from 1st September to 28th February. This material includes untreated/uncontaminated hedgerow...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Strategies (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: A draft Action Plan to further develop the organic sector is in preparation. It is intended to complement the existing Strategy for the Development of the Organic Sector and to build on the targets set out there. It will also review the main recommendations of the Strategy in light of the commitments set out in the Programme for Government. The current Programme for Government is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department dedicates considerable resources not only to enforcement of animal welfare law but to prevention and education in relation to the welfare of equines. My Department has primary policy responsibility for the welfare of all animals, including equines underpinned by the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 which provides a framework for applying standards in the area of animal...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Promotion (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy may be aware that Food Vision 2030, the new 10-year strategy for the agri-food sector, is an ambitious blueprint for sectoral development with a sharp focus on environmental protection. It includes several actions to develop overseas market opportunities and envisages a sustainable increase in the value of Irish agri-food exports to €21 billion by 2030, driven by value...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) aims to provide financial support to the Member States, regions and sectors most affected by Brexit to deal with the adverse economic, social, territorial and, where appropriate, environmental consequences. Ireland, as the Member State most affected, has received a significant allocation of over €1 billion, or just over 20% of the entire Reserve....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The pilot Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme is a substantial, innovative and very ambitious programme. Such comprehensive analysis at this scale has never been undertaken in Ireland before. A contract was signed with an external service provider on the 19th October with sampling of farms commencing in November and due to continue over the winter and spring months, concluding towards the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, one of the key principles of the Directive on Unfair Trading Practices (UTP) in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain is to protect farmers, farmers’ organisations and other weaker suppliers of agricultural and food products against stronger buyers and to, therefore, improve their position in the supply chain. I...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Research Funding (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Food Vision 2030 Strategy sets out that an expanded horticulture sector would make a valuable contribution to realising a climate-neutral agri-food sector by 2050. From carbon sequestration to enhancing biodiversity, horticultural systems offer many synergies and co-benefits between environmental, economic and social sustainability. Since 2015, my Department has awarded more than...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I assure the Deputy that my policy and the policy of Government is clear and consistent - animal cruelty is totally unacceptable. My Department operates a confidential animal welfare helpline through which members of the public can report incidents of animal cruelty or neglect. In addition to its own staff, the Department has a service level agreement with a number of organisations -...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: It my clear ambition to eradicate BVD from the herd as soon as possible and I believe the finishing line is in sight. The Deputy may be aware that the BVD eradication programme is coordinated and managed by Animal Health Ireland under the direction of the BVD Implementation Group which consists of a range of industry stakeholders, including my Department. The BVD Implementation Group is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Along with Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, it is my aim to continue 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 private individual who wishes to plant trees, a forest owner who wishes to fell their crop or Coillte who wishes to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that Food Vision 2030, the new ten-year strategy for the agri-food sector, is an ambitious blueprint for the sector for the years ahead, adding value sustainably into the future, with a strategic focus on environmental protection. It includes several actions to develop market opportunities at home and abroad and envisages a sustainable and steady increase in the value...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The responsibility for the development, and maintenance of Local Authority owned piers, harbours and slipways rests with each Local Authority in the first instance. I am also mindful that the primary governance role for local authorities rests with the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. In recent years my Department had made modest amounts of funding available to local...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am fully committed to supporting the revival of the domestic seed potato sector. Investment in the domestic seed potato industry is supported through a range of supports and budgetary lines within my Department. By way of example: - The operation of the Seed Certification Scheme for the production of certified seed. My Department will make available all necessary resources to ensure that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Building on the 2018 National Policy Statement on the Bioeconomy, the area has more recently been supported through political recognition in the Programme for Government, Food Vision 2030, and the Climate Action Plan 2021. Principally, the development of the bioeconomy has been focused on three areas: Investments in research, innovation and skills; Development of markets and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, Ireland's draft CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) for the period 2023-2027 was submitted to the European Commission on 31st December 2021. I am pleased to say that we were one of eighteen Member States to meet the regulatory deadline for submission of 1st January 2022. A copy of the draft CSP was shared last week with the CAP Stakeholder Consultative Committee, and was made...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (10 Feb 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The very significant rise in fertiliser prices in the last year and particularly in recent months, is particularly concerning and I am closely monitoring the situation. This increase is an international issue linked in particular to the global increase in the price of Gas. In October 2021, I tasked Teagasc to lay out a credible roadmap to assist farmers in the short-term, as well as...