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Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Supports (20 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: What we are doing over here is rolling up our sleeves and getting on with the serious business of delivering serious measures for farmers such as the food regulator Bill. Meanwhile, the Deputy is off peddling the fallacy that if we just introduced a law saying a farmer should get this price or that price, the world would be great.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Supports (20 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: It is time to get on with it and deliver a bit of substance.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Supports (20 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: We are doing the hard work of trying to support farmers and, importantly, supporting young farmers through the various and many measures we have introduced for them.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (20 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The sheep sector in Mayo, no more than in my home county of Donegal, is an important part of the farming make-up. It has been under pressure in recent months, certainly for store finishers who had a challenging winter with prices down on previous years and increased costs. With the new CAP this year, the schemes that are in place and the changes to the entitlement structure will benefit...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (20 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I recognise that of the various CAP schemes introduced this year, the sheep improvement scheme received a smaller increase than other schemes. We increased the payment from €10 per ewe to €12 per ewe. It is plugged in and guaranteed for the full next five years. The outgoing sheep improvement scheme was an annual scheme running from budget to budget and paid from out of the...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (20 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Dillon; I will work with him. It is a really important sector. We are doing a lot for it this year. I know the ask is that we do more. As a representative and a Deputy for a county where the sheep sector is very important, Deputy Dillon will be keeping the pressure on me to do all that is possible to deliver more. I look forward to working with him in order to back the sector.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: This is something the Deputy and I have discussed on several occasions. As he will be aware, I have granted unprecedented funding to piers and harbours throughout the country. In normal years, €3 million or €4 million would be spent on local authority piers in any one year. In the past year, I have allocated almost €40 million to piers and harbours, many of which are...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Were I to get a capital application-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Were I to get an application for capital works, I can grant that, but the onus is on the local authority to get to the stage where it can make the application.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I met Deputy McNamara about this issue and his Oireachtas colleagues in County Clare as well as a delegation from the county.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (20 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The BurrenLife scheme is one of the great examples of what we can do, from an environmental perspective. It was a pilot scheme with a small number of farmers and the payments were more significant. We are broadening out ACRES and bringing more people into the scheme. The vast majority of applicants who will be participating in ACRES in the Burren will be better off. There is a small...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I understand that this relates to the sale of private property located at Strawhall, Athy Road, Carlow Town, which is currently afforested.  My Department has no plans to purchase this property.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In order to fully realise the ambition set out in the new Forest Strategy and Forestry Programme, we need a well functioning forestry licensing system.  The issuing of licences, depending on the complexity, requires input from a range of Department staff including Forestry Inspectors, Ecologists, Archaeologists, Engineers and Administrative staff. The input required will depend on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Any of the approximately 4,000 participants in the Organic Farming Scheme (OFS) can apply for support for mounted and self driven mulchers at a grant rate of 60% when the Organic Capital Investment Scheme opens. Applicants must indicate whether they are applying for a mounted or self driven mulcher. Organic farmers who are not participants in the OFS are eligible for grant aid of 40%.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (18 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department has been in contact with the persons concerned, to discuss this matter, and has examined the medical evidence provided. Unfortunately, the Department is not in a position to reinstate the entitlements to the named person for two reasons. The medical evidence in support of the named person's late applications is not relevant because the herd number had been transferred to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1087 and 1088 together. As the Deputy may be aware, the Forestry Programme 2023-2027 replaces the previous Forestry Programme of 2014-2020 (extended to 2022) which expired at the end of 2022. The Forestry Programme 2023-2027 is currently subject to an ongoing Strategic Environmental Assessment/Appropriate Assessment (SEA/AA) process. The Forestry Programme...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware,  extensive work has been undertaken to date in the development of a new future for forestry in Ireland. Ireland has now for the first time a Shared National Vision for Trees, Woods and Forests in Ireland until 2050 which was informed by a series of comprehensive consultation and engagements. The Vision has informed the development of our new...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy may be aware that the Department is involved in an intensive process with the EU Commission to secure state aid approval for the ambitious new Forestry Programme 2023 - 2027.  Late last year, interim schemes for afforestation and roads were launched providing the opportunity for existing approval holders who had not commenced work under the previous scheme to opt into the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Timber Supply (18 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The approval and uses of creosote as a wood preservative were recently reviewed under the EU Biocidal Products Regulation. The EU review process, which was managed by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), resulted in a renewal of approval for creosote that was limited in its scope due to significant concerns, including the carcinogenic potential for humans. This means there is a cancer risk...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Apr 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The applicant named was selected for a 2022 land eligibility inspection under the provisions of the EU Regulations governing Direct Payment Schemes. The commonage parcel on the applicants 2022 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application was inspected on 12 July 2022. The applicant was notified of the inspection outcome on 20October 2022. The applicant submitted comments  on 1...