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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Carthy. What I suggest here is that we reflect more on it between now and Report Stage. I would not necessarily be inclined to accept it but I will consider it further. I need to consider whether allowing the regulator to seek views on those documents would be counterproductive and discourage the submission of codes of practice in the first place. This is because the codes...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 24: In page 19, line 21, after “Expenditure” to insert “, National Development Plan Delivery”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I cannot accept either amendment. I just do not believe it is appropriate, the right way to go here or, indeed, coherent with the rest of the Bill. In relation to amendment No. 29, as I explained in the Dáil on Second Stage, the reason I am not accepting the amendment is that the board of the regulator is, under the legislation, responsible for the strategic direction of the office,...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 32: In page 26, line 2, after “Expenditure” to insert “, National Development Plan Delivery”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 40: In page 31, line 15, after “Expenditure” to insert “, National Development Plan Delivery”.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agricultural and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (15 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 46: In page 54, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following: “(6) In this section, “Act of 1972” means the European Communities Act 1972.”. Amendment No. 46 makes an editorial change, inserting "Act of 1972" in referencing the European Communities Act 1972. Amendment No. 47 deletes lines 15 and 16 as a result of the editorial...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (21 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the competent authority with regard to the maintenance of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book. The ICC has been responsible for the Irish Greyhound Stud Book since 1923 and this was further underpinned by the enactment of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958. Below are the figures in tabular form for the years 2019 to 2021 as provided by the ICC. The ICC has informed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (21 Feb 2023)

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 (21 Feb 2023)

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 (21 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the competent authority with regard to the maintenance of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book. The ICC has been responsible for the Irish Greyhound Stud Book since 1923 and this was further underpinned by the enactment of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958. Below in tabular form are the figures for 2019 to 2022 for sires which produced track and coursing dogs. ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (21 Feb 2023)

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 (21 Feb 2023)

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: Coillte Teoranta (21 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 721 and 722 together. Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Under SI 367/1988 -Forestry Act 1988 (Coillte Teoranta) (Vesting Day) Order of 1988, the 1st January 1989 was appointed to be the vesting day for Coillte Teoranta, i.e. the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (21 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Coillte did not pay any dividends from its establishment in January 1989 up to 2008 as all profits were re-invested in the company. Coillte’s dividend policy focuses on delivering a material financial dividend to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Irish Sign Language (21 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware, the Irish Sign Language Act 2017 came into effect on 23rd December 2020 and imposes certain obligations on public bodies, including my Department and its agencies. In particular, section 6 of the Act places a duty on public bodies to provide access to public services or statutory entitlements through Irish Sign Language (ISL) when requested through the provision...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Process (21 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The HPRA Report of the Task Force on the method of supply of antiparasitic veterinary medicinal products that are intended for food-producing species which ultimately recommended the upregulation of antiparasitics for food producing animals to prescription only medicines stated that “An impact assessment of policy options on resistance control as well as on stakeholders and current...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (21 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am satisfied that the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feeds and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023 does not require veterinary pharmacists to carry out any activity that prevents them from working in accordance with the regulatory requirements for registered pharmacists and retail pharmacy businesses or working within the PSI Code of Conduct for Pharmacists.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (21 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I inform the Deputy that the Public Appointments Service will soon begin an open recruitment campaign for Technical Agricultural Officers on behalf of my Department. It is anticipated that the competition will be launched and advertised on www.publicjobs.ie during March/April 2023.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Pearl Mussel Project is operationally independent of the Department and is run by the Pearl Mussel Project Team. Participants should contact the Pearl Mussel project team directly for information regarding their payments. Their website, containing all contact details is: www.pearlmusselproject.ie/ My office has contacted the PMP offices and they have confirmed that they are processing the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (21 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named applied successfully for GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1st October 2015. The GLAS contract was selected for an on-farm inspection on 14th November 2022. During the course of this inspection, areas of non-compliance with the Terms and Conditions of the scheme were noted and outlined in the Notification of Findings letter which issued 25th January 2023. A 100%...