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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department published the Forestry Licensing Plan 2022 in February this year. The plan informed stakeholders of our targets for the delivery of afforestation, felling and forest road licences, and of our commitment to reducing the backlog. It represented a year-on-year increase of 30% on 2021, with a target of 5,250 licences. We are broadly keeping pace with our projections with...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department makes available various forestry statistics on its website, particularly the Forestry Divisional Monthly Reports, which may be found here gov.ie - gov.ie - Forestry Division Monthly Reports (www.gov.ie). Afforestation is a permanent land use change and therefore my Department is required by law to consider potential impacts on the surrounding areas and countryside. These...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: To date in 2022, there is an overall significant increase on all licensing categories compared with last year. Up to 30th September, 2022 3,629 licences have issued. July, August and September have shown significant signs of improvement in afforestation licensing and we intend to maintain this momentum. There are currently 516 licences remaining to be processed of the 1,683 licences...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Forestry Policy Group was established in November 2020 to help inform forest policy development in Ireland. The Forestry Policy Group has met on ten occasions and members have also participated in the four Working Groups of Project Woodland, which, as the Deputy may be aware, was established in early 2021 to improve the forestry licensing system and to drive forward the planting of trees...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The introduction of the legislation to remove the requirement for planning permission for Reconstitution and Underplanting Scheme projects less than 10ha in size that involve the replacement of broadleaf high forest with conifer species is a matter for the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I understand that his Department completed the first stage in the Strategic...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department has recently published a Shared National Vision for Trees, Woods and Forests in Ireland until 2050. A new Forestry Strategy for Ireland is currently being developed. The draft Forest Strategy to 2030 has been shaped by the extensive public feedback received on the Vision over the last twelve months. This draft Forest Strategy will be subject to a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, my Department has recently published a Shared National Vision for Trees, Woods and Forests in Ireland until 2050. This Shared National Vision has been informed by a series of extensive consultation methods with the public. These consultations included a public attitudes survey, an online survey, a study of the attitudes of rural communities, a citizens’...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The named individual applied to participate in the 2020 Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) on the 7th of May 2020. However, the person named did not satisfy the minimum stocking requirements and did not therefore qualify for payment under the scheme. An appeal has been received by my Department in respect of the 2020 ANC scheme and I can confirm that this appeal has been deemed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Transport (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I can confirm that neither I nor any Minister of State or any of the staff in my Department have taken domestic flights for work purposes during my term in office. My predecessor and his advisor used domestic flights on two occasions in 2019 as part of a return journey from two Foreign Trade missions. The table shows details of these flights. Date of Travel Passenger ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Coursing is regulated under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958, chiefly by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC), subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ). Hare coursing is managed and regulated by the Irish Coursing Club (ICC). The organisation consists of 89 affiliated clubs from Ireland and Northern Ireland, all of whom must abide by the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department engages with stakeholders on an ongoing basis and I met with the organisation named in advance of the Budget to discuss their submission. The issues raised were considered in the context of Budget 2023 deliberations. On Tuesday 27th September, I announced details of my Department’s 2023 Budget. The 2023 Estimates provide a gross Vote of €2.14 billion, the highest...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 748 to 751, inclusive, together. Under Section 32 of the Forestry Act 2014 and Regulation 20 of the Forestry Regulations 2017 I am empowered and in some cases I am statutorily obliged to refuse an application for an Afforestation Licence, whether or not the applicant has also applied for financial assistance under the Afforestation Grant and Premium...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) within the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage have responsibility for wildlife, including the wild deer population. My Department is aware of the reported increase in the national deer population, which has resulted in the migration of wild deer into some areas where they were not present previously....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: This application was received 11th February 2022. It was advertised for public consultation on 9th March 2022. It has since been referred to Departmental ecologists due to the identification of potential impacts of proposed development on designated sites and for completion of the Appropriate Assessment process. Applications take degrees of time depending on the number and complexity of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve is to: “provide support to counter the adverse economic, social, territorial and, where appropriate, environmental consequences of the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union in Member States, including their regions and local communities, and sectors, in particular in those that are most adversely affected by the withdrawal, and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am very aware of the challenges being faced by the fishing sector arising from the increased costs of marine fuel. I met with representative groups from the industry in July and again in September to discuss this matter and provide them with a progress report on the schemes being developed to support the fishing fleet and wider seafood sector. These schemes, developed in line with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: It is proposed that additional supports for health and safety measures will be available under the new Capital Investment Scheme from 2023 onwards. Submissions for changes to TAMS were sought last year and all changes requested have been considered when drafting the new schemes and finalising the Investment list. Changes to the support for capital investments including health and safety...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the issue referred to in the Deputy's question relates to an operational/administrative matter pertaining to Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), I have forwarded his question to BIM for direct response.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The 2015 Task Force identified that only vessels in the Polyvalent, Specific and Beam Trawler segments of the fleet, whose Length Overall is greater than 15m are eligible for inclusion in the Atypical Work Permit Scheme for non-EEA fishers. There are currently 174 such eligible vessels on the Irish Fleet Register and there are 165 different owners associated with these vessels. Information on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (4 Oct 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001 is a commercial State body responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The horse and greyhound racing industries receive financial support from the State through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund (the Fund) as provided for under Section 12 of the Horse...