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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 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 report referred to was commissioned by the RCE and therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 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 (28 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 report referred to was commissioned by the RCE and therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 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 report referred to was commissioned by the RCE and therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 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 report referred to was commissioned by the RCE and therefore...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Process (28 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Bill to which the Deputy refers is the Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017, a Private Members’ Bill first introduced to the Dáil in 2017. It seeks to create a specific system for licensing island fishers to conduct small-scale coastal fishing activities and would provide regulatory powers for this purpose. I am in the process of finalising my reply and will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013 provides a modern framework for applying standards in the area of animal health and welfare and replaced a number of enactments dating back over a century. It is important to note that not all investigations lead to prosecution. Many cases are effectively dealt with the use of administrative sanctions for example through the issue of welfare notices...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Prosecutions under the Animal Health and Act 2013 are pursued following investigations by authorised officers of the Department, An Garda Síochána and authorised officers of the Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. These officers investigate matters relating to animal cruelty and neglect and, where...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) is a commercial state body established under the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001, and is responsible for the overall administration, promotion and development of the horse racing industry. The matters raised by the Deputy are an operational matter for HRI, therefore, the question has been referred to HRI for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (28 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I advise the Deputy that the Irish Thoroughbred (Welfare) Council provides advice to Horse Racing Ireland on welfare issues and has no role in enforcement. My Department takes animal welfare concerns very seriously and addresses specific cases with a focus on safeguarding the animals affected. To be perfectly clear in relation to this case, the Animal Welfare notice issued to the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Environmental Policy (28 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from the Minister and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. It is Government policy that Coillte, as the State forestry company, should play its part in addressing climate change and biodiversity challenges and they have responded to this in their new Forestry Vision and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (28 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As previously referred to in the reply to parliamentary question no. 882 of the 14thof February, the Deputy's question regarding the licensing of the site is more appropriately directed to Inland Fisheries Ireland who are responsible for protecting, managing and conserving Ireland's inland fisheries.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (28 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is currently operating the hatchery to which the Deputy is referring in accordance with a licence granted to it on the 7thof December 2017 under the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997. Pursuant to Section 16(1) of the 1997 Act that license is binding on the State and on all persons and operates to, inter alia, enable the licensee carry on such operations as are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety (28 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is not involved in the supply of storage facilities or the storage of goods at Dublin Port. Business operators do store containers of goods in compounds at Dublin Port. These compounds are owned by Dublin Port Company. Certain goods being imported into the EU are required to undergo tests to ensure they comply with the requirements of EU...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (28 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested by the Deputy is being collated by the Department and a reply will be forwarded within 10 working days. As regards the 12 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred the Deputy’s question to the Agencies and have requested that a response should issue within...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (28 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the new CAP Strategic Plan (CSP), the Eligible Hectare is the basis of payment for area-based schemes such as the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS). Within the CSP an eligible hectare is an agricultural area, that is used for an agricultural activity or, where the area is also used for a non-agricultural activity, is predominantly used for such activities. An area...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (28 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The EU regulations (Article 17 of EU Regulation 1305/2013) that provide for the TAMS scheme under the RDP 2014 – 2020, specify that TAMS 3 beneficiaries must be farmers or groups of farmers. The regulatory transitional provisions for support from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) does not alter this definition. Therefore, the Department is precluded from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (28 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Hen Harrier Project is operationally independent of my Department and is run by the Hen Harrier Project Team. The Project team are responsible for the administration of the project and associated payments. Any queries relating to payments due should be addressed directly to the Project team.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that the information requested is set out in the attached table. As regards the 12 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational matter for the State Bodies themselves. I have referred the Deputy’s question to the Agencies and have requested that a response should issue within 10 days.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Procurement Contracts (28 Feb 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: During the period 2018 – 2022 inclusive, there were five contracts awarded to Microsoft by my Department. The details of which are contained in the table below. Contract No Purpose/Description and outcome Period Contract Value ex VAT Amount Spent incl VAT 4600001582 Provision of Maint & Premier Support on...