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Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 20: In page 16, line 3, after “buyers” to insert “, consumers”. This is a straightforward amendment to insert the word "consumers". We discussed it on Committee Stage. Sinn Féin tabled an amendment that I think was ruled out of order. I agreed to look at it to see whether I would bring it back, which I have now done.

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 21: In page 16, lines 13 to 17, to delete all words from and including “(1) The” in line 13 down to and including line 17 and substitute the following: “(1) The regulator shall consist of— (a) a member (in this Act referred to as the “chairperson”) designated by the Minister to chair the regulator, and (b) seven ordinary...

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: This is an amendment we discussed on Committee Stage and which I indicated I was not in favour of. As with many other organisations, their representatives often attend Oireachtas committees but the chairperson would do so, not the CEO before their appointment. It is the board of the food regulator that has responsibility for the strategic direction of the office, not the CEO, so it would...

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 24: In page 53, line 21, after “the” to insert “agricultural and”. This is an editorial amendment to replace "food" with "agricultural and food".

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 25: In page 53, line 21, after “chain” to insert the following: “(which may, in particular, include provision allowing the regulator to compel the provision of information referred to in section 12(3)(d))”.

Agriculture and Food Supply Chain Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank all the Deputies for their work over the thorough process that was involved in bringing this legislation through to where it is. I thank Members for the massive work they put in during Committee Stage and for the comprehensive pre-legislative scrutiny report that was afforded me. Right through this process my objective has been, as it was with Members, to ensure we set up a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (16 May 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 16 initiatives to mitigate the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Partnerships (16 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am pleased to inform the Deputy that the farm partnership certificate related to his query has been issued.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (16 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In the last two years, 48% of all felling licences issued to private forest owners and 52% to Coillte. In 2022, this figure was closer with 1,686 felling licences issuing to Coillte and 1,607 issuing to private landowners. The Department has delivered considerable reductions in the backlog of all forestry licences as well as reductions in the time taken to process newer files and last year...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (16 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 520 and 521 together. The new and ambitious €1.3bn Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will replace the previous Forestry Programme of 2014-2020 (extended to 2022) which expired at the end of 2022. The Forestry Programme 2023 - 2027 is subject to State Aid approval from the EU Commission and is also subject to an ongoing Strategic Environmental...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (16 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The national forest estate now stands at 11.6% of the total land area, with a wide variety of forest types present. Nationally, conifer species are the dominant species present, representing 69% of the forest area while broadleaved species accounted for 31%. The share of broadleaf species nationally increased by 5.9% between 2006 and 2022. Sitka spruce is the most common species, occupying...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (16 May 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 first priority for the Group was to chart a pathway to achieving the legally binding target of a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Renewable Energy Generation (16 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: FuturEnergy Ireland is a joint venture between Coillte and ESB that was formed in 2021 with the ambition of developing more than 1GW of renewable energy capacity by 2030. The Board of FuturEnergy Ireland consists of representatives from Coillte and the ESB together with an Independent Chair. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 it is the responsibility of each organization to form...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (16 May 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 question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI, therefore, the question has been referred to the body for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (16 May 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 question raised by the Deputy is an operational matter for HRI, therefore, the question has been referred to the body for direct reply.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Functions (16 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 527, 528, 529 and 530 together. The horse and greyhound racing industries receive financial support from the State through the Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund (the Fund) under Section 12 of the Horse and Greyhound Racing Act, 2001. The Fund is distributed in accordance with Section 12(6) of the Act, with 80% going to Horse Racing Ireland and 20% to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (16 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: In October 2018, the named individual was notified by this Department that his application under the 2018 Basic Payment Scheme had been selected for a remote sensing inspection. The subsequent inspection findings determined that some of the lands claimed by him were not eligible for payment under the terms of the scheme. In the event of an overclaim, the Department is required under EU...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (16 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Carbon farming includes those farming practices that remove CO2from the atmosphere and contribute to the climate neutrality objective. I am keen to see the implementation of a Carbon Farming Framework in Ireland. In order to develop such a framework, some important groundwork needs to be completed in order to set up a quality and successful scheme which aligns with the EU Commission...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tillage Sector (16 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is probably aware, primary responsibility for taxation policy lies with the Minister for Finance. However, I work closely with him to ensure that the Government’s agri-food policy objectives are supported wherever possible. Section 664 of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 provides for the exemption from tax of certain income earned from the long-term leasing of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (16 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Food Vision 2030, our shared stakeholder-led strategy for the future of the agri-food sector includes a goal to “Attract and Nurture Diverse and Inclusive Talent”. This recommends five actions for the sector: employers in the agri-food industry will develop an education, skills and talent attraction and retention strategy; they will ensure decent work and address labour...