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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (14 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Seafood Development Programme has been developed to implement the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) 2021-2027. The Programme has been co-funded by the Government and represents a €258 million in our seafood sector and marine environment. It has been developed in the context of Union Priorities established by the EMFAF regulation (Regulation (EU) 2021/1139)....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (14 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: To date in 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has paid funding of €1,875.00 to Cork City Council for Control of Horses activities.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (14 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) is fully committed to supporting sustainable, One Health, One Welfare initiatives in line with the Programme for Government and Working Together for Animal Welfare, Ireland's Animal Welfare Strategy 2021-2025 and continues to support a number of urban horse projects nationwide. These projects can foster community leadership and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Social Media (14 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) provides public information about the Department's wide range of schemes, services and policies. Social media is one of the channels used to communicate this information. During the period from January 2021 to date, DAFM incurred expenditure of €29,537.80 (inclusive of VAT) on advertising on social media. Outlined below in a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (14 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, the agriculture sector was assigned a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030 based on a 2018 baseline of 23MT CO2 eq. This reduction in emissions will contribute to the economy wide reduction of 51% by 2030. It is a challenging and ambitious target but is one that farmers and the industry are committed to achieving. I established two...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Expenditure (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved to GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 01stJanuary 2017. GLAS payments have issued to this Herd for scheme years 2017 – 2021 inclusive. Processing of the balancing payments for the Low-Input Permanent Pasture action are at an advanced stage. Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all GLAS claims....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: To help encourage on-farm renewable technology uptake and usage, grant aid is provided through the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Schemes (TAMS) to assist farmers in maximising their contribution to the production of renewable energy through the installation of Solar PV technology along with battery storage on Irish farms. The solar PV systems currently grant-aided under TAMS include...

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

Charlie McConalogue: A General Felling Licence issued to an individual in 2013 and was valid until 1st July 2015. I understand that the people mentioned in the details supplied to the question are the neighbours of the licence holder. Concerns arise in relation to the replanting associated with that licence. The circumstances of this case and the avenues open to the Department remain under consideration...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I have committed to helping the cohort of farmers known as forgotten farmers. The details of the eligibility requirements and benefits to successful applicants for any scheme to support the forgotten farmer group are being finalised. I am committed to supporting this cohort of farmers who find themselves in this situation, in many cases, through no fault of their own. The eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy may be aware that I announced the roll-out of the Brexit Adjustment: Local Authority Marine Infrastructure Scheme 2022-2023 last January. The BALAMI Scheme was one of the recommendations of the Seafood Sector Taskforce which I established following Brexit. This scheme is proposed to be funded in the main from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR). Just last week I announced...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Harness Racing Association (IHRA) is a representative body for Harness Racing in Ireland. My Department funded the Indecon Review of the Irish Harness Racing Sector at a cost of some €57,000 in 2017 and a five-year Strategic Plan for the IHRA at a cost of some €64,000 in 2018. In addition, from 2016 to date, grants totalling some €175,000 have been paid to the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme is a voluntary scheme under the CAP Strategic Programme (CSP). Farmers who choose to participate in the scheme must comply with all four mandatory actions/requirements within the scheme, which contribute to the overall payment the farmer receives in each year of the multi-annual scheme. It is however acknowledged that in the context of the sire and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: Producer Organisations are officially recognised bodies established by fishery or aquaculture producers in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1379/2013 on the Common Organisation of the Markets in Fishery and Aquaculture Products (CMO Regulation). Recognition can be achieved through a relevant group applying to the national competent authority which, in the Irish case, is my Department....

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

Charlie McConalogue: A Bioenergy Scheme to facilitate the establishment of energy crops (willow and miscanthus) for use in renewable energy production was in operation from 2007 to 2015. This scheme provided significant support to offset establishment costs for energy crops but there was little uptake at the time. This scheme has now ceased, and the Department is not aware of any plans to make compensation...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am pleased to advise that due to continued high output in forestry licensing this year, we have seen considerable reductions in the backlog of forestry licences and a year-on-year increase in the number of licences issued. We have invested significantly and strategically in easing the licensing backlog. It has reduced from 6,000 in August 2021, to 3,700 in January of this year and now...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department operates a competitive funding programme for public good research under broad thematic, cross-cutting areas, including forestry. This is done through a diverse portfolio of competitive research funding instruments to address complex and inter-connected challenges and opportunities in the Irish agri-food, forest and bioeconomy sectors. In relation to forestry research,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (15 Dec 2022)

Charlie McConalogue: On aggregate in Ireland grasslands are a net emitter of CO2, nonetheless, my Department is aware of the significant contribution that on-farm carbon sequestration, particularly through our soils, trees and hedgerows, can make in the continued viability and sustainability of the agri-food sector. Therefore, I believe it is essential that on all on-farm sequestration is accurately reflected in...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 404, 405 and 407 together. The Deputy will be aware that my Department has recently secured funding of €1.3 billion for the Forestry Programme 2023-2027. Subject to State Aid approval, this will support the biggest and best-funded Forestry Programme to date in Ireland. This funding provides unprecedented incentives to encourage the planting of trees...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am pleased to advise that due to continued high output in forestry licensing this year, we have seen considerable reductions in the backlog of forestry licences and a year-on-year increase in the number of licences issued. Earlier this year, we published a Forestry Licensing Plan for 2022 which contained a target of 5,250 licences, an increase of 30% on 2021. Up to 9th December, we...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The 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. To 9th December 2022, we have issued 4,543 licences which...