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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department, in partnership with the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment and the Department of Finance, has worked with the Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI) to deliver a number of loan schemes that support SMEs in Ireland, including farmers, fishers and SME food businesses. Public funds provided for these schemes mainly relate to the provision of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Waste (9 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) works closely with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC), the Environmental Protection Agency, and other relevant state agencies, to pursue ambitious food waste reductions and other measures that contribute towards a sustainable food chain in the agri-food sector including food waste...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy (9 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department submitted Ireland's draft CAP Strategic Plan to the European Commission on 31st December 2021. The schemes to be introduced under the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP), including the Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) scheme, are still subject to review and approval by the European Commission. It is proposed that Ireland would implement the Eurostat coefficients under the CAP Strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (9 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached table.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Tree felling licences carry an obligation to replant the area felled.  A replanting plan is set out in the application for a felling licence and is considered as part of the application assessment.  Where the site is unsuitable for replanting, this will be considered, and an alternative location of the same size will be sought.  The alternative lands must have prior approval...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 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 flooding created...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the attached table.

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

Charlie McConalogue: There are a wide variety of items available under the suite of seven measures under TAMS II. Grant aid is currently available for horse stocks under the Animal Welfare and Nutrient Storage Scheme and the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme. To date, total expenditure under the seven measures of the TAMS, including transitional expenditure, has reached in excess of €344m with...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Technical approval for the afforestation of 2.14 hectares of land at the location in question was granted by my Department on 1st September 2017.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (10 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 my Department for approval of a...

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

Charlie McConalogue: An application for the Afforestation Grant and Premium Scheme and an afforestation licence was submitted on behalf of the person named in July 2021. The application is currently undergoing assessment by a Departmental ecologist who will prepare an Appropriate Assessment Report. This application will then be opened for a mandatory 30-day public consultation. Providing nothing further arises...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 407 and 408 together. I welcome the strong solidarity with Ukraine shown by Ireland, and indeed the whole of the EU, in the face of its illegal invasion by Russia. As well as the excellent support being shown by individuals, Ireland has contributed some €20 million in humanitarian assistance bilaterally and via the EU. In addition, my Department...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved into the Results-Based Environment Agri Pilot Project (REAP). The REAP contract for the person named was selected for inspection. To ensure the participant's costs are covered the participation element of the REAP payment will issue shortly. The environmental element of the payment will be determined by the field score submitted by the advisor and the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department's Varietal Testing Centre located at Backweston, Leixlip comprises an area of just over 102 hectares on the Kildare-Dublin border and is one of 5 farms/centres involved in crop variety trials operated by my Department throughout the country. The primary role of this facility is to provide crop breeders and their agents with a national system of plant variety...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: There are a wide variety of investment items available under the suite of seven measures under TAMS II, including items considered as new technology such as GPS machinery control for tractors, combines, sprayers and spreaders under the Tillage Capital Investment Scheme (TCIS), the Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme (YFCIS) and the Animal Welfare and Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWNSS) . ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1106, 1111 and 1121 together. The Department published a detailed Forestry Licensing Plan for 2022. The Plan contains a target of 5,250 licences issued this year, which is a year-on-year increase of 30%. The main sub-targets are - A higher priority will be given to afforestation licences for 2022 with a 107% increase in output up to 1,040. - There will be a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Covid-19 Pandemic (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1107 and 1108 together. It is not possible to provide the information requested by the Deputy in the required time. The information is currently being compiled and I will forward it to the Deputy as soon as it is available.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Results Based Environment Agri Pilot Programme (REAP) is designed to trial the results-based approach on a national basis and to test the upscaling potential of the model for inclusion in the next national agri-environment scheme to follow GLAS. REAP incentivises farmers to maintain and improve the environmental condition of their land. While parcels brought into REAP may not be...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Since the first finding of ash dieback disease in Ireland, the Department has provided support totalling over €7 million 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 (RUS – Ash dieback) introduced in July 2020. Applications for that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (22 Mar 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from my Department. I have referred the matter to Coillte for direct follow-up with the Deputy.