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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: Departmental Priorities (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the Wool Feasibility Study report, published in July 2022, contains a number of recommendations aimed at establishing Irish grown wool as a sustainable and progressive sector. The primary recommendation is the establishment of an independent Irish Grown Wool Council led by industry which would develop and promote Irish wool domestically and internationally and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: During 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Food and the marine issued payments to bank accounts held in the named bank for 13,640 customers. Some 2,755 of these customers have yet to provide alternative bank account details.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The new TB Testing regulations are mandatory in nature and directly applicable across all EU member states. While my Department may discuss the mechanics of their implementation with stakeholders, as the competent authority we are mandated by law to proceed with implementation. The implementation of these regulations has been discussed with the Bovine TB Stakeholders Forum on several...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Coillte received payment of afforestation premiums at the non-farmer rate from 1994 to 1999. The total amount paid to Coillte in premiums, for the period in question, was €8,416,243 of which 75% was paid by the European Commission and 25% by the Irish Exchequer. In August 1999, the European Commission decided that Coillte was not eligible to receive such premiums as it did not...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 367 and 368 together. As the Deputy is aware, my Department is currently seeking legal advice on the matter and will engage further with the Commission on receipt of this advice. Clarity will then be sought on specific scenarios and details of possible claimants under this Programme. This includes the possibility for Coillte to be a direct beneficiary of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: De réir mar a cuireadh in iúl don Teachta i mí Eanáir, tá toilithe de dhíth le haghaidh forbairt Chaladh na mBád ag Ionad Iascaigh Cuain Ros an Mhíl agus táthar á lorg faoi láthair. Idir an dá linn, táim cinnte go bhfuil an Teachta ar aon tuairim liom gur iontach an rud é go bhfuil dul chun cinn maith á dhéanamh...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware I was in Ros an Mhíl Fishery Harbour Centre on 24th of February to mark the commencement of the works for the €30 million Deep Water Quay project. Also that afternoon, I met with local representatives at Ros an Mhíl where they set out a number of enhancements to the contracted project that they felt should be considered.While these were discussed at...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I advise the Deputy that my Department has three vacant dwelling units in its ownership/under its control. Description County Vacant since Vacant residential dwelling unit Donegal 2008 Vacant residential dwelling unit Galway 2005 Vacant residential dwelling unit Kildare...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish inshore fishing fleet consists of fishing boats of less than 12 metres overall length and covers in the region of 1,700 fishing boats which are mainly active within six nautical miles of the shore. Lobster and crab are particularly important species for the inshore fishing fleet and are fished predominantly using pots right around the coast. Any Irish sea-fishing boat with the...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In Ireland, fishing quotas are a public resource and are managed to ensure that property rights are not granted to individual operators. This is seen as a critical policy to ensure that quotas are not concentrated into the hands of large fishing companies whose owners have the financial resources to buy up such rights. It is worth noting that within the EU, a significant number of quota...

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: Departmental Data (9 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 375 and 379 together. The suckler sector is a vital component of Ireland’s rural economy and the provision of support for it is of crucial importance to the agri-food sector. The current range of supports provided by my Department to beef farmers represents a balance between direct income support and measures designed to improve their competitiveness...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In line with the provisions of the Animal Health Law (Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/429) and its supplementing legislation, my Department undertakes an annual sheep census, generally on 31st December. The total number of sheep recorded in the DAFM Sheep Census for each year from 2017 to 2021 is detailed in the Table below. The data shows minor fluctuations in total recorded sheep numbers...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In line with the provisions of the Animal Health Law (Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/429) and its supplementing legislation, my Department undertakes an annual pig census, generally in October. The annual census records pig data in respect of all pig herds registered with my Department. The data recorded in the Annual Pig Census 2017 to 2021 is detailed in the Table below. The Annual Pig...

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 Supports (9 Mar 2023)

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 have faced over the past year. Price volatility is a significant...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I remain confident that the outlook for the Irish dairy Industry remains positive. The Irish Dairy Industry is one of our largest and most profitable industries. In 2022, Irish farmers produced over 8.8 billion litres of milk, an increase of over 2 billion litres since the abolition of quotas in 2015. Total Irish milk production increased by 0.7% percent in 2022 year on year. Irish Dairy...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Bovine tuberculosis (TB), caused by infection with Mycobacterium bovis, is a persistent problem in cattle herds in Ireland, resulting in hardship for affected farmers and substantial ongoing national exchequer expenditure. The TB eradication programme underpins the export of dairy and beef products to the value of €9.3 billion in 2022. The epidemiology of TB is complex and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Consignments of food of plant and animal origin may only be imported into the European Union if they meet the requirements that apply to husbandry, processing methods and production within the European Union. To ensure compliance with these requirements, consignments of food of plant and animal origin must be presented for checks at the border control post (BCP) of first arrival in the...