Results 17,841-17,860 of 24,010 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (8 Dec 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: Animal Welfare (8 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Animal Welfare Seminar held in my Department's Backweston Campus on 5th October was a very positive event organised by my officials and attended by almost 100 representatives from animal welfare charities which receive funding from my Department. I was delighted to have the opportunity to speak at the event and presentations were provided by UCD and officials from my Department. The...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (8 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Animal welfare is a key priority for me as Minister and the Government. 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 ongoing...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (8 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Animal welfare is a key priority for me as Minister and the Government. 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 ongoing...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 374, 375 and 376 together. I acknowledge the excellent work done to date under the Burren Programme and am pleased that ACRES, the new flagship agri-environment scheme under the CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027, has been designed using learnings from that Programme. The Government has committed €1.5 billion to ACRES over the term 2023 to 2027....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (8 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1stJanuary 2016. Processing of the 2021 Balancing Payment for the person named is at an advanced stage. Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all GLAS claims. All cases must clear validation checks before payment can...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (8 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved to GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 01st January 2016. Payments have issued to this Herd for scheme years 2016 – 2021 inclusive. Processing of the 2022 Advance Payment for the person named are at an advanced stage. Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (8 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved to GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 01stOctober 2015. GLAS payments have issued to this Herd for scheme years 2015 – 2021 inclusive. Processing of the 2022 advance payment for the person named are at an advanced stage. Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The expenditure under the Forestry Budget for the month of November 2021 and 2022 is shown in the table below and shows an increase of €1 million in expenditure compared to last year: Month Nov- 21 Nov- 22 Expenditure €1,764,592 €2,770,589 The remainder of the forestry budget has been closely examined and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 381 and 382 together. There is a significant increase across all licensing categories in the year to date compared with last year. Up to 30th November, we have issued 4,468 licenses, just behind the projected target of 4,848. In addition, on 2 December 2022, there were 1,103 approved afforestation contracts with 7,479ha ready for planting. In terms of our...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested is set out in the table. Name of Scheme Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) Complementary Redistributive Support Scheme (CRISS) Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers (CIS-YF) National Reserve Eco Scheme Coupled Income Support for Protein...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department will collate the information requested and forward it directly to the Deputy. 

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy may be aware that the issue of maintaining food production has been the subject of much discussion over recent months, particularly in the context of agreeing sectoral emissions ceiling that were established for the agriculture sector over recent months.  My position has been consistent on this matter, agriculture will indeed need to step up its climate...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I remain confident that the outlook for the Irish dairy Industry remains very positive. It is well placed to meet the challenges we face into in the time ahead. The industry continues to grow and evolve to meet the demands of local and international markets. Ireland currently exports over 90% of our dairy output and a strong strategic focus with sustainability at its core is required to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Our beef and suckler farm families produce a world-class product that is in demand in markets across the globe.  To date in 2022, beef prices remain very strong with R3 Steer prices at 467 c/kg as of 21st November, and an increase in slaughter of 7.7% in the year to date compared to 2021. According to CSO data beef exports for 2022 up until the end of September were valued...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 388 and 398 together. I can assure the Deputy that my Department constantly monitors the needs of the fisheries sector. Along with regularly meeting with representatives of the sector, holding formal consultations and attending public forums, we monitor developments in key economic indicators. My Department prepares and publishes an Annual Review and Outlook...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) constantly monitors the interests of the agri-food sector. Along with meeting regularly with representatives of the sector, holding formal consultations and attending public forums, we monitor developments in farm incomes, viability, structures, key commodities, food industry trends and other key economic indicators. DAFM...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Global markets for Irish agri-food exports have been impacted by a series of challenges in recent years. ranging from Brexit to the COVID-19 pandemic to current uncertainties and pressures on inflation and supply chains arising from Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine.  Despite these complex and multifaceted challenges, which have resulted in significant uncertainty and volatility...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The continued development of the pigmeat sector is a priority for the Government, given the pivotal role the industry plays in the national economic context. The sector supports approximately 8,000 jobs spanning production, slaughter, processing, feed manufacture and services. I am acutely aware of the challenges pig farmers are facing at present. I have provided significant support to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As in other meat sectors, global trade conditions will be crucial in determining the outlook for the Irish poultry sector over the medium to longer term.  Poultrymeat, which is a food high in protein, has seen an increase in demand in recent years and this increase has seen a 10% increase in the average price paid in August 2022, when compared to the average...