Results 19,061-19,080 of 24,010 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Quinlivan for the question. This is something I have been working on with the Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Deputy Harris. There is a need and demand for additional veterinary medicine places. We are not training enough domestically to meet the demand. The Minister, Deputy Harris, has initiated a process with the Higher...

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

Charlie McConalogue: There are no immediate plans to provide general public access to the Land Commission records that are held in Portlaoise. Given the age and fragility of these paper records it would not be appropriate at this time to grant members of the public access to the records as the records would likely suffer damage as a result of more frequent handling. My officials are planning to digitise the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 Mar 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 Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the organisation charged with the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (28 Mar 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: Fishing Industry (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, 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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) is a set of rules for managing European fishing fleets and for conserving fish stocks. Under this policy, EU fishing fleets are given equal access to EU waters and fishing grounds subject to allocated fish quotas. Fishing vessels, irrespective of size, must comply with the rules of the CFP, including rules on access and catch limits/quota. In relation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Official Engagements (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I have always operated an open-door policy when it comes to meeting with bodies and groups in the agriculture sector. All requests to meet stakeholders are reviewed on their individual merits. For representative organisations, my office normally likes to see that the group is on a solid footing and has a track record of longevity with records of its past AGMs, an organisation charter and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I can confirm to the Deputy that my Department has received, processed, and paid Form 2 applications for works completed under the 2014-2022 forestry programme. To March 22nd 2023 a total of €41,455,421 was expended from the forestry budget including €2.4 million on first grant (form 2) payments. I can also confirm that system development work has been ongoing and is completed...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In October 2019, Coillte and Bord na Móna announced a new initiative to plant approximately 4 million native trees across 1,500 hectares of Bord na Móna land that is no longer used for peat production. Bord na Móna formally ended all peat harvesting on its lands by the end of 2019. As a result of this cessation in peat harvesting, industrial cutover peatlands are becoming...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department did not award any contracts through procurement competitions to companies (details supplied) since 2016.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Official Travel (28 Mar 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the deputy for the question however we are awaiting the final costs to be submitted from the embassies of the various countries that my Ministers of State and I visited as part of the 2023 St Patrick's Day travel. The Embassies arranged accommodation and internal travel which is then billed to the Department. Once the final costs are in I will forward the material to you.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The monitoring and control of fishing vessels within Ireland’s Exclusive Fisheries Zone are matters for the Irish control authorities. Under the Sea Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 2006, all operational issues of this nature concerning sea fisheries control are, as a matter of law, exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority and the Naval Service. As Minister,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy will be aware that pupils participating in the school milk scheme who attend DEIS classified schools are exempt from a parental contribution for the school milk scheme and receive school milk free of charge. A parental contribution is in place for those pupils attending non-DEIS classified schools. Ireland receives a fixed annual funding allocation for the School Milk Scheme...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, I established the Seafood Task Force to examine the implications of the EU/UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement (TCA) for the Fishing and Seafood Industry and Coastal Communities and to consider initiatives and make recommendations to address those implications. The Task Force published its report in October 2021, recommending initiatives with an estimated value of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Suckler Brand Development Oversight Group was established, after being agreed upon by stakeholders at Beef Taskforce meetings in September and October 2020, to oversee and advise on the creation and implementation of a distinct brand for suckler beef to be led by Bord Bia. The Suckler Brand Development Oversight Group is chaired by my Department and includes a range of stakeholders from...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 764 and 765 together. I regard a viable sheep sector as an integral element of a balanced regional economy and I know that sheep farmers are committed to producing a world-class, safe and sustainable product. I also recognise the pressure that sheep farmers have been under as a result of the recent downturn in the markets. Market prices, however, are a...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Animal welfare is a key priority for me as Minister and the Government. Considerable funding is provided to support animal welfare charity organisations. In December 2022, I announced the record allocation of over €5.8 million in funding to 99 animal welfare charities throughout the country, under the Animal Welfare Grant Programme. This marks the largest award of grant funding to...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In relation to the period in question, in 2016, my Department brought forward two prosecutions for failure to comply with the Microchipping of Dogs Regulations 2015. No prosecutions were taken from 2017 to 2022 inclusive by my Department. Enforcement records on canine identification are not centralised and therefore my Department only has access to information relating to prosecutions...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has recently updated the requirements for entry onto the Pet Sales Register. The new requirements include the need that the entity must be inspected by either a Private Veterinarian Practitioner, Irish Greyhound Board welfare officer or DAFM veterinarian, and must also supply details of the number, and breed, of animals kept on the premises. The Department does not keep a record...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (28 Mar 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.