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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The approval and uses of creosote as a wood preservative were recently reviewed under the EU Biocidal Products Regulation. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is the Competent Authority in Ireland with responsibility for this legislation. The EU review process, which was managed by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), resulted in a renewal of approval for creosote that was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The shortfall in spending of €25,995,012 in the forestry budget of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine is primarily due to the level of planting provided for not being reached, with 2,273 hectares planted against a target of 8,000 hectares. The Deputy will be aware that the afforestation scheme is a demand led programme and it is often a feature of the final year of a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is the Competent Authority in Ireland with responsibility for the authorisation of plant protection products and for the implementation of official controls relating to the placing on the market and use of these products. Pesticide active substances such as diquat, contained in plant protection products are approved or not, as the case may be, centrally at EU level based...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am fully committed to supporting sustainable, One Health, One Welfare initiatives in line with the Programme for Government and with Working Together for Animal Welfare, Ireland's Animal Welfare Strategy 2021-2025. My Department continues to support a number of urban horse projects nationwide. These projects can foster community leadership and education in responsible horse ownership for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Waste (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Tackling food waste is one the most effective solutions in tackling our global climate targets. It is good for the environment and good for the pocket. Food waste is estimated to cost the average household €700 per year. Reducing our food waste is a common-sense way of saving money, as well as protecting the environment. As the Deputy may be aware, my colleague Minister Ryan's...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Both I and the Government are fully committed to maintaining a viable sheep sector as an integral element of a balanced regional economy. Sheep farmers are hugely committed to producing a world-class, safe and sustainable product and the Government recognises that. Market prices are a commercial matter between suppliers and buyers and the Government has no role in determining commodity...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme, or ACRES, is the central agri-environment climate measure in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027. It is a flagship agri-environmental scheme that will pay farmers €1.5bn over the lifetime of the scheme ACRES will play a huge role in terms of driving environmental improvements while also providing a crucial income support...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Under the EU 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 is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Costs (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Many of the recent EU Agriculture Council of Ministers meetings have discussed the market situation of agricultural inputs and commodities since the invasion of Ukraine over a year ago and the effects that the war has had on the agricultural sector. In this regard, last year, the EU Commission put in place a Temporary Crisis Framework for State Aid measures which was used to support the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme, or ACRES, is the central agri-environment climate measure in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027. It is a flagship agri-environmental scheme that will pay farmers €1.5bn over the lifetime of the scheme ACRES will play a huge role in terms of driving environmental improvements while also providing a crucial income support to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Hedge Cutting (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Hedgerows are a valuable resource on Irish farms, contributing to both our biodiversity and climate ambitions. There is an estimated 689,000 kms of hedgerows in the country. My Department recognises the value of these hedgerows through rewarding farmers under the ECO-scheme element of the new Common Agriculture Programme (CAP) Strategic Plan where farmers will be paid in respect of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Some research as been done that could be interpreted as suggestive of a small increase in TB in areas when clear felling occurs. However, as the research is far from conclusive this is being further investigated by my Department - prompting further studies in this area to help further understand what is happening when clearing felling occurs. DAFM works with Coillte and other...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme, or ACRES, is the central agri-environment climate measure in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027. It is a flagship agri-environmental scheme that will pay farmers €1.5bn over the lifetime of the scheme ACRES will play a huge role in terms of driving environmental improvements while also providing a crucial income support to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Crime Prevention (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of cattle reported stolen to my Department over the last three years are 120 in 2022, 39 in 2021 and 98 in 2020. The theft of cattle is a criminal offence and all such incidents should be reported to An Garda Síochána by the relevant herd keeper for investigation. Where deemed appropriate and on request by An Garda Síochána my Department will assist the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Both I and the Government are fully committed to maintaining a viable sheep sector as an integral element of a balanced regional economy. Sheep farmers are hugely committed to producing a world-class, safe and sustainable product and the Government recognises that. Market prices are a commercial matter between suppliers and buyers and the Government has no role in determining commodity...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I established the Food Vision Dairy Group last year to advance the actions for the dairy sector identified in the Food Vision 2030 strategy, taking account of the requirement for the sector to contribute to achieving the targets set for agriculture emissions in the Climate Act process. The Group will plot a long term roadmap for our world class dairy industry. The Irish dairy sector,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department published the Forestry Licensing Plan 2022 in February last 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. By the end of 2022, we issued 4,713 licences which was 90% of our expected output for the year. The backlog in licences overall was reduced from...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In December 2018, following a public consultation process, the Minister announced that vessels over 18 metres would be excluded from trawling in inshore waters inside the six nautical mile zone and the baselines from 1 January 2020. A transition period of three years was allowed for vessels over 18 metres targeting sprat to enable adjustment for these vessels, as the sprat fishery is...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The ambition of Anaerobic Digestion and the production of Biomethane has been significantly increased in the latest Climate Action Plan with a target of up to 5.7 Twh of biomethane – a three- fold increase from Climate Action Plan 2021. The action that the Deputy is referring to for Anaerobic Digestion in Climate Action Plan 2021 is Action 318: “Conduct further research into...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Both I and the Government are fully committed to maintaining a viable sheep sector as an integral element of a balanced regional economy. Sheep farmers are hugely committed to producing a world-class, safe and sustainable product and the Government recognises that. Market prices are a commercial matter between suppliers and buyers and the Government has no role in determining commodity...