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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to improve and develop the greyhound industry. RCÉ is a body corporate and a separate legal entity to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.   RCÉ made an application to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is working to develop a package of measures to assist the affected farmers and landowners. Any such measures will have to be consistent with the Public Expenditure code and with the state aid rules. 

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (1 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine provides a range of grants and premiums for the planting of new forests under the Afforestation Scheme with associated terms and conditions. Scheme conditions apply to technical standards such as the species of tree proposed, fencing specifications and a range of setback distance from environmental features. Other conditions relate to payment...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (2 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: All new forests proposed for planting 0.1 hectare (ha) or greater requires a licence and is regulated by the Forestry Act 2014. There is no scheme which allows the planting of one hectare without a licence.  The Government is progressing through the houses of the Oireacteas a legislative change which will allow the planting of up to one hectare of native woodland without a licence...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Research and Development (2 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme 2014-2020 is the principal source of public funding for the sustainable development of our fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors and is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union under the EMFF Regulation.   I understand that BIM awarded grants under the EMFF...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Programmes (2 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Programme 2014-2020 is the principal source of public funding for the sustainable development of our fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors and is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union.  It has been in place since 2015 and is nearing its end, with almost all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (2 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 235 to 237, inclusive, together. On 25th January 2022, I launched a new €35m scheme exclusively for the rejuvenation of local authority owned public piers and harbours, the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Local Authority Marine Infrastructure Scheme 2022-2023.  The Scheme flows from the Seafood Taskforce Report which addresses the impacts...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Weather Events (2 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department monitors the impact of weather on agriculture and farming both nationally and regionally on an ongoing basis and is aware of the areas potentially affected in Wexford. I understand that the damage caused to farm land in the south Wexford region as a result of the flooding that was experienced on Christmas Day has been localised. As the Deputy is aware, the...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Senators for their contributions. There is a clear recognition that the State has decided to close down this industry and as a result of that is impacting on three farms and the livelihoods of those farmers as well as their employees. The objective has always been to be fair and reasonable in recognition of the impact of what we are doing. There has been ongoing engagement with fur...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Acting Chairman and I thank all of the Senators for their contributions. Some of the issues included the repurposing. I have clearly said that this would be dealt with. I will deal with this as part of the regulation, for which I have the capacity. My clear advice is that I have the capacity, as it stands, to be able to do that. Likewise, with regard to additional financial...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare and Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I was taken aback when coming here today and I realised that we were only in for one hour and were adjourning for the day at 3.45 p.m. We must work our way through this legislation and finalise it. The breeding season is due to start normally around now. The onus is on me and the responsibility is on me as the Minister, on behalf of the Government, to engage with the farmers to bring this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (3 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Information is available from late 2019 for logs moving from Britain to Ireland. The Pest Free Area (PFA) of South West of Scotland is the only zone from which coniferous roundwood with bark is imported into Ireland. This is because UK Forest Commission have surveyed and continue to survey and found it to be free from Protected Zone (PZ)  bark beetles. This roundwood must be accompanied...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pigmeat Sector (3 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am acutely aware of the challenges that Irish pig farmers are currently facing, due to a combination of extremely low prices and extraordinarily high input costs. I, along with other Agriculture Ministers, have called for an integrated EU-wide approach and for the Commission to deploy appropriate solutions to the current crisis. However, the Commission has consistently directed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am particularly concerned about the current situation in relation to the cost and availability of fertilisers and the impact this will have on farmer’s margins.   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 prices are increased global...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: In general, all issues in relation to leases for Government Departments and Offices, including my Department, are a matter for the Office of Public Works. The table below outlines the amounts spent by my Department on rented accommodation in Portlaoise in 2019, 2020 and 2021. These amounts were paid by the Office of Public Works and recouped from my Department. Year ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the first finding of ash dieback disease in Ireland, the Department has provided support to owners of ash plantations impacted by ash dieback disease through the ash dieback reconstitution scheme (introduced in 2013) and more recently the Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme introduced in July 2020. The objectives of RUS are as follows: - To encourage the active management of ash...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I the Deputy that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I have however been advised that the records of the Agriculture Appeals Office indicate that an appeal was received in relation to the above-named person in October 2021. The Appeals Office requested the file and a statement on the grounds of appeal from my Department and all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department was unable to identify any query received based on the details supplied by the Deputy, and so made enquiries with the Property Registration Authority of Ireland, who confirmed that no such request for Land Commission documentation had issued to my Department.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Government has the stated policy goal of incentivising small-scale tree planting and of re-engaging farmers with afforestation. Key to the success of increasing afforestation rates is to build confidence among landowners of the benefits of forestry as a viable option to complement existing enterprises. Introducing an exemption for the afforestation in certain circumstances facilitates...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (8 Mar 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. A copy of the draft CAP Strategic Plan was made available to stakeholders, and published at the following link: www.gov.ie/cap, on Wednesday 2nd February.  The formal EU approval process is now under way. The...