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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Charitable and Voluntary Organisations (30 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Of the 12 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, one is registered as a Charity. I am advised that Teagasc is registered for charitable status within the meaning of Section 207, Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997 under Charity Reference Number 2002275. The registration was progressed having regard to the principal functions of Teagasc as outlined in Section 4 of the Agriculture...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Project Woodland was established by Minister of State Pippa Hackett, who has overall responsibility for the sector, over a year ago to improve the forestry licensing system and deal with the backlog, and to drive forward the planting of trees under a shared vision for forestry in Ireland. As part of the work undertaken, a legal and regulatory review of forestry licensing has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Project Woodland was established as a collaborative mechanism to engage stakeholders in developing a new vision for the forestry sector and improving the licensing system. Significant progress has been made. All recommendations are actively in progress, with some completed. I will take this opportunity to summarise progress on specific items. An end-to-end review of the licensing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (30 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine gives detailed guidance on how to apply for licences to plant trees, build road and carry out felling and this guidance is clearly laid out on the forestry page of the Department's website.   In addition forestry related circulars are issued to the forestry sector on a regular basis throughout the year to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Turf Cutting (30 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has no role in the regulation of use of turf banks.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler (BEEP - S) is to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd through better quality data on herd performance, supporting decision making on farm and support of best practice in welfare management. In addition to the mandatory weighing requirement, participants had the choice...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Farmers are required, on an annual basis, to submit a Basic Payment Scheme application to support their claim for all area based payment schemes.  This application must detail the lands being farmed in the current year including any commonage lands. The Department is required to ensure that all claimants on commonage land have the required documentary evidence to support their right...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (30 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: A new agri-environmental scheme to be known as the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (‘ACRES’), has been proposed as part of Ireland’s draft CAP Strategic Plan which is currently with the EU Commission for approval. We have committed €1.5 billion in funding for the scheme over the lifetime of the next CAP - the largest single investment by any Government in an...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Feedstuffs (30 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy may be aware that I established the National Fodder and Food Security Committee in March.  I tasked the Committee with preparing a multi-sectoral response to identify those issues that will arise for feed, fodder, fertiliser and other inputs, and to develop contingency plans and advice to assist farmers in managing their farm enterprises.  Central at that time...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (30 Jun 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: On the 12th of January 2022, I announced 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 Scheme was implemented over the period January to March 2022 and is closed since 31 March.  Some 754 inshore fishing vessel owners received aid...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy is referring to the CAP rules for next year. We are engaging with the European Commission in terms of getting our national CAP plan adopted by the Commission. No country's plan has yet been adopted. I am very hopeful that Ireland will be one of the first to do so because of the really good progress we are making. This will bring the clarity that is required. Supporting the...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: We also introduced the tillage incentive scheme this year. This pays €400 per hectare for each additional hectare of tillage grown. We will see 200,000 extra tonnes of grain grown as a result of that. This is a reflection of how this Government is backing tillage farmers in this country.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (6 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Part of that will involve bringing clarity on the CAP plan for next year as soon as possible.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Sector Staff (6 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am not aware of any ex County Managers or Local Authority CEOs working in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Regarding the 12 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred this query to the State Bodies under the aegis of my Department and have asked that they respond...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (6 Jul 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 disease through the Reconstitution Scheme (Ash Dieback) (introduced in 2013) and more recently the Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme (RUS – Ash dieback) introduced in July 2020. My Department has received 723...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (6 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The preparation for sectoral emissions ceilings for all sectors of the economy so as to achieve the carbon budgets as adopted by the Oireachtas on 6th April 2022 is a matter for my colleague Eamon Ryan, Minister for Environment, Climate Action and Communications. As per the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development (Amendment) Act 2021 in the preparation of the sectoral emissions ceilings...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Nitrates Usage (6 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Under S.I. 113 of 2022, the European Union (Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters) Regulations 2022, the amount of livestock manure applied in any year to land on a holding, together with that deposited to land by livestock, shall not exceed 170kg of nitrogen per hectare, or the limit of 250kg of nitrogen per hectare for those who hold an approved Nitrates Derogation. In...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Communications (6 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I have not yet spoken with Robert Califf so far in my term. My Department engages regularly with the US FDA on food supply certification, and associated matters.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (6 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Report of the Seafood Task Force – Navigating Change (October 2021) recommended 16 support schemes at an estimated cost of €423 million, collectively designed to address the impacts of Brexit and the Trade and Cooperation Agreement on our seafood sector and coastal communities. Given the large number of recommendations and the work required to examine each from the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (6 Jul 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I inform the Deputy that the Agriculture Appeals Office operates independently of my Department. I have been advised however that the records of the Agriculture Appeals Office confirm that an appeal has not been received to date for the above named individual. Information on how to submit an appeal is available at www.agriappeals.gov.ie/agricultureappealsprocess/howtomakean appeal/. The...