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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Animal welfare is a key priority for my Department and considerable funding is provided to support animal welfare charities involved in rescuing and rehoming animals, through the annual Animal Welfare Grant Programme. The Animal Welfare Grants Programme for animal welfare charities provides funding for the direct provision of care to animals, including veterinary fees, with additional funding...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is the agri-environment climate measure under Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027. Farmers may apply for one of the approaches available under ACRES, namely the ACRES Co-operation approach, available to farmers in eight defined high priority geographical areas, or the ACRES General approach which is available...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (15 Nov 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. While individual recommendations are targeted at different segments within the fisheries and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is presented in the table below which shows the number of GLAS participants by scheme year. Please note that 2022 Scheme years payments are currently being processed. The first payments are issuing this week and will continue to issue as herdowners pass all validation checks. Scheme Scheme Year No of Scheme participants...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is the agri-environment climate measure in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023 – 2027. It is the successor to the Green Low Carbon Agri-environment Scheme (GLAS) which was available under Ireland’s Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. It is a voluntary scheme whereby farmers, when approved into the Scheme, undertake...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is providing a number of supports in terms of identifying alternative sources of peat for the horticulture sector. My Department commissioned Mr Seamus Boland of Irish Rural Link to assess levels and suitability of current stocks of peat across all suppliers for the Irish horticultural sector. This work entitled ‘Final Report on the assessment of the Levels and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (15 Nov 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. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (15 Nov 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. The question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Control of Horses (15 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Control of Horses Act 1996 provides powers to Local Authorities enabling them to appoint authorised officers under the Act to control stray and wandering horses in their areas. The Act is currently under review within my Department with a view to simplifying and further improving the legislation. Plans are advancing and consultation with the Local Authorities is ongoing. A broad...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of bovines aged greater than 36 months that were sold at livestock marts in each of the years 2018 to 2021 and to date in 2022 are set out in the table below. 2018 2019 2020 2021 to date in 2022 188,293 170,764 180,924 221,377 223,643

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is currently awaiting the outcome of an appeal in relation to this commonage. Once the Agriculture Appeals Office decision is received, the eligibility of the commonage will be reviewed and a decision made regarding the scheduling of the Rapid Field Visit. Following completion of this review, any payment due to the applicant will issue as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (23 Nov 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. Under Section 12 of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act 2001, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine provides funding to HRI on an annual basis. The table below...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: EU Regulations governing the administration of the Basic Payment Schemes require that full and comprehensive administrative checks, including in some cases ground inspections, must be completed before any payments issue.  The application of the person named was selected for a 2022 ground inspection. This inspection has now been completed. The results are being processed and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and as such is operationally independent from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Any pension increases granted are at the discretion of Coillte and are subject to the approval of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with the consent of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Officials in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is in receipt of the email in question. Since significant sums of taxpayers' money are involved and to ensure good governance and a level playing field for all animal welfare organisations seeking public funding, all applications for financial support are administered through the annual programme, where the same rigorous...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The issues addressed to the Charities Regulator in the correspondence were responded to by that body in February 2022. It is for that body to decide as to whether discussions with the ISPCA are warranted. A number of the issues outlined in the correspondence by the individual were previously raised with my Department in 2021. These matters were examined by my Department at that time....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Programmes (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Wildlife Programme forms an integral part of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's (DAFM) Bovine TB Eradication Strategy.  Supported by scientific research, the current policy is to vaccinate badgers to prevent disease outbreaks and to cull badgers where necessary in response to outbreaks in areas where epidemiological investigations have demonstrated the link between...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Animal welfare is a key priority for me as Minister and the Government. We provide considerable funding is provided to support animal welfare charity organisations. In December 2021, I awarded record funding of €3.7 million to 98 animal welfare charities throughout the country, through the Animal Welfare Grant Programme. This is evidence of my own and the Government’s...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: I am acutely aware of the afforestation target of 8,000 hectares per year as set out in the Climate Action Plan and the fact that afforestation rates have been declining in recent years.  To address this ongoing need, the Department has recently published a Shared National Vision for Trees, Woods and Forests in Ireland until 2050 which was informed by a series of extensive...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (23 Nov 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The present EMFF Producer Organisation Scheme provides supports to recognised and prospective Producer Organisations. Part A of the scheme provides supports of up to €55,000 to groups of fisheries or aquaculture producers working to achieve recognition as a PO, while Part B of the scheme supports POs that have been recognised by this Department, up to a maximum of almost...