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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (1 Jun 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 8311...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: EU Regulations (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Cahill for raising this issue this morning. It is really important and every opportunity we get to communicate on it and discuss it is welcome. I absolutely accept that farmers have concerns about it and also that it is easy to create concern about it as well. The opportunity to engage, discuss and communicate where we are at and where we want to go is welcome. I, as...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: EU Regulations (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Cahill again for bringing this up today, and bringing these concerns to the table. This is something I have been working on for more than a year since the policy proposals were first published by the Commission. It is something I have been working on with Government colleagues, and with fellow European agriculture ministers at Council of Ministers level. The changes we got...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy knows, ACRES has been a strong success with farmers across this country. It was oversubscribed by 50% and as a Government we stepped forward to make sure that every applicant could participate. The vast majority of farmers in Clare will receive significantly increased payments under ACRES, as they will with all the other scheme I have launched, be that the suckler scheme or...

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: We are funding them.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: We, in government, will back them financially and deliver them an income.

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Unfortunately, no matter how much the Deputy talks here, he has not put €1 in their pockets. In relation to the-----

Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation (14 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: If talk was not cheap, Deputy McNamara would be great. It is very cheap in his case.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Commonage Land Use (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: There are two approaches within the Agri Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) – ACRES General and ACRES Co-operation. Commonage falls within both approaches and is a mandatory action for all ACRES participants with commonage land. While it is a results-based action in the ACRES Co-operation, it is only commonages greater than 10 hectares within the ACRES General area that will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: With regard to the preliminary outline of a proposal to provide support to the forgotten farmer group as developed by my Department, there are a number of issues to be addressed, for example - the funding required and consistency with the public expenditure - before the details of the eligibility requirements and benefits to successful applicants under a scheme can be finalised. Details...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) provides financial support to the most affected Member States to counter the adverse economic, social, territorial and, where appropriate, environmental consequences of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. Expenditure under the BAR must demonstrate a direct link to the negative impact of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU, and failure to do so will...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) is to provide support to suckler and beef farmers to improve the environmental sustainability of the national beef herd. The programme aims to build on the gains delivered in recent years through the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) and the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) by improving the genetic merit of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy is aware of the €1.3 billion funding that I secured for the new programme which will be made available through the National Development Plan. The table below outlines the planned capital and current expenditure for 2023. The Capital allocation from 2024 onwards will be determined as part of the annual budgetary process, with the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Government is fully committed to maintaining a viable sheep sector as an integral element of a balanced regional economy and sheep farmers, I know, are equally committed to producing a world-class, safe and sustainable product. The Sheep Improvement Scheme (SIS) aims to build on the progress made by the Sheep Welfare Scheme (SWS) in the RDP by providing support for management actions that...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Regulatory Bodies (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) is an independent regulatory agency as set down in the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006. All operational issues are exclusively for the Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA). As Minister, I am expressly precluded from getting involved in operational matters. In relation to the Deputy's query, the SFPA has advised as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 944 and 945 together. As Deputy may be aware the new and ambitious €1.3bn Forestry Programme 2023-2027 will replace the previous Programme which expired at the end of 2022. The new Programme will benefit farmers, rural communities and our overall climate and environment. The new Programme is subject to State Aid approval under the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I established the Food Vision Dairy and Food Vision Beef and Sheep Groups to advance the actions for the sectors 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. Building on the work of the Food Vision Dairy and Food Vision Beef and Sheep Groups,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The requirement to register with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine as a seller or supplier of pet animals under the Animal Health and Welfare (Sale or Supply of Pet Animals) Regulations 2019 applies to persons other than those who are already required to register with their local authority under the Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010. Dog breeding establishments are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am advised that the training of agricultural mechanics, is a matter for SOLAS, the state agency responsible for the Further Education and Training sector in Ireland, and that training is delivered via local Education and Training Boards in respect of the approved apprenticeship training programme (Craft of Agricultural Mechanics). Further information is available from Local Education and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horticulture Sector (13 Jun 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The 2023 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector opened for applications on 1 June 2023. The Scheme which has budget of €10 million for 2023 is an 11% increase in funding when compared with 2022. The Scheme assists in the development of the horticulture sector, including beekeeping, by grant aiding capital investments in specialised plant and...