Results 19,721-19,740 of 24,048 for speaker:Charlie McConalogue

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (24 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. Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) is a commercial state body, established under the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958 chiefly to control greyhound racing and to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Farm Safety (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for raising this important topic. Farm safety is a major issue, with fatal incidents on farms accounting for just over two in five of all workplace fatal incidents. There was an average of 19 fatal incidents per year on Irish farms over the past decade. Unfortunately, this year to date, there have been three fatalities on farms. In addition, data from the Teagasc...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Missions (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I concluded my first in-person trade mission to China last Friday. During this visit I had engagements with Chinese Government counterparts, and with leading Chinese customers for Irish agri-food products. I also visited the SIAL food and beverage trade fair, and attended two EU-funded Seminars promoting EU dairy and meat production systems. In all of these engagements I outlined the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, the agriculture sector was assigned a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2030. It is a challenging and ambitious target but is one that farmers and the industry are committed to achieving. It is also a target that is reflective of the unique position of agriculture in the context of the overall economy. My Department has several ambitious...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The challenge of generational renewal is widely recognised both at national and EU level. I am a strong supporter of assisting the next generation take over the farm when the time is right to do so. Food Vision 2030, our shared strategy for the agri-food sector also recognises the importance of generational renewal and proposes a number of actions. There are a range of measures in place at...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (24 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the organisation charged with the role of Keeper of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book (IGSB) since 1923. The Stud Book records pedigrees, ownerships, breeding data and transfers of ownership of all greyhounds. TheICC is subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann. The ICC has informed this Department that there were 11,047...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (24 May 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: Farm Safety (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for raising this important topic. Farmers are the backbone of our food production system, and it is incumbent on all of us in the sector to prioritise their safety and wellbeing. We have made real progress in recent years on improving agriculture’s safety record. However, farming continues to be the most dangerous occupation in Ireland. Fatal incidents on farms...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Pesticide active substances, such as glyphosate, contained in plant protection products are approved centrally at EU level and plant protection products are subsequently authorised for specific uses nationally using robust scientific evaluation and decision-making criteria. The current approval for glyphosate will expire in December 2023. The EU process to consider whether or not to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 63 and 68 together. Social farming is the practice of offering farming and horticultural participation in a farming environment as a choice to people who avail of a range of therapeutic day support services. From visiting social faming hosts and having engaged with those who run the service nationally and locally, I have seen first-hand the huge benefit the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (25 May 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 Programme for Government places a positive emphasis on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I welcome the opportunity to discuss Coillte's mandate and how it relates to the implementation of Government policy both as a commercial semi-state organisation and of course on our land-use and environmental priorities. It is essential that its mandate continue to be flexible, multi-purpose and responsive to the issues of the day as part of a long-term land-use strategy. In my role as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: It was encouraging to see the phenominal level of interest in the National Liming Programme with almost 41,000 applications received by the closing date of 20 April 2023. This is a clear indication of the importance farmers now place on optimising soil health and improving their environmental sustainability. It was a show of real environmental strength by farmers who are keen to take...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Bodies (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for her ongoing interest in this matter and as you are aware, the Irish Grown Wool Council was formally launched on 5th April 2023. The Wool Council is an independent stakeholder-led Council comprising of stakeholders from across the wool sector including primary producers, farming organisations and industry representatives from both the Republic of Ireland and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am committed to the promotion of tree planting, including in relation to the protection and enhancement of biodiversity within our forests, for climate change, wood production, economic development, employment and quality of life. As Deputies 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Public Spending Code (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is likely to be aware, all policies designed in the Department are aligned with the principles as set out in the “Public Spending Code”. The code sets out a broad range of parameters for policy design and appraisal techniques including, as the Deputy will be aware, values for the shadow price of carbon using an abatement cost model to value Green House Gas...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: We are a world famous food-producing nation. We are globally focussed and are committed to safe, sustainable and nutritious food for customers across the world. Food Vision 2030 includes several actions to develop overseas market opportunities, and envisages a sustainable increase in the value of Irish agri-food exports to €21 billion by 2030, driven by increased value rather...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Programme for Government (PfG): 'Our Shared Future'committed to a land use review to ensure that optimal land use options inform all relevant government decisions. This land use review is also outlined in the Climate Action Plan 2021. The review was designed to be carried out in two distinct phases. Phase 1 was an evidential review and the Phase 1 report, which was published on...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I have long supported the cohort of farmers known as the forgotten farmers and I have committed to assisting them who find themselves, in many cases, in this situation through no fault of their own. We have developed a preliminary outline of a proposal to provide support to the forgotten farmer group. There are a number of issues to be addressed, for example, the funding required and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tree Remediation (25 May 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The care and management of trees adjacent to roads is the responsibility of the landowner on whose land the roadside trees are growing. It is advisable that landowners make themselves aware of the full legal extent of their land ownership and of any obligations arising from this. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine does not offer funding for the removal of roadside trees, but...