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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department does not have responsibility for the removal of roadside trees. In relation to roadside trees, my colleague, Eamonn Ryan, Minister for Transport has previously stated that Section 70 of the Roads Act 1993 sets out the responsibility of landowners to take all reasonable steps to ensure that trees, hedges and other vegetation growing on their land are not, or could not become, a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (27 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The herdnumber referred to received their advance Eco-Scheme payment in October 2023. Following that payment, there were changes made to the land area on the BISS system. This delayed the issuing of the farmers Eco-scheme balancing payment as the balancing payment had to be recalculated. That recalculation has now been completed and the Eco-Scheme balancing payment for this herd will issue in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (27 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The sale and the export of horses is a private commercial activity. The data that the deputy seeks is not a matter that falls within the scope of my Department. The export of animals is highly regulated by both European and Irish legislation with regard their health, welfare and welfare during transport and subject to control and certification by Department veterinary staff. Whilst I am...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (27 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The export of animals is regulated by both European and Irish legislation. The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine facilitates the lawful export of horses, while ensuring that their transport is carried out in compliance with legislative welfare standards. To be exported from Ireland to China, horses must be clinically examined by a vet and go through repeated health tests and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (27 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The table below outlines the numbers of horses exported from Ireland to China, Hong Kong and South Korea by year. - 2024 to date 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 China 0 72 75 0 0 21 9 64 Hong Kong 0 5 3 4 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (27 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The information the Deputy has requested in the relation to the age profile of thoroughbred horses slaughtered at facilities approved by my Department in 2023 is detailed in the table below. Thoroughbreds sent to slaughter in 2023 Age Category M = Months Number of Thoroughbreds 0 – 6 M 0 6 – 12 M 0 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (27 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Afforestation applications received by my Department are reviewed for completeness to ensure they are a valid application which can be progressed to licence decision stage. The licensing process involves careful assessment of applications from a silvicultural, environmental and scheme compliance perspective. My Department publishes weekly statistics of all licences issued on our weekly...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (27 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Eco-schemes were introduced for the first time in early 2023 and to date my Department has issued Eco-Scheme payments to over 116,000 farmers since advance payments commenced on 31 October 2023. This represents the vast majority of farmers who are expected to receive the payment. The total amount issued in Eco-Scheme payments to date is €298,336,621. Eco-scheme payments are...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (27 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named submitted an application to my Department under the 2023 Complementary Income Support for Young Farmers. Processing of this application is ongoing as there are some remaining eligibility and verification checks to be carried out. A member of staff of my Department will be in direct contact with the person named where there is further information required regarding the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (27 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The application for the herd number you provided was submitted using a Temporary Reference Number. Applications made under Temporary Reference Numbers are currently being integrated into the Eco-Scheme IT system and are undergoing processing and validation checks. Once cleared for payment, this herd number will receive their Eco-scheme payment.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (27 Feb 2024)

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: Horse Racing Industry (27 Feb 2024)

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: Data Centres (27 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department is obligated to maintain the highest security, and operational, standards to protect citizen’s data and access to services. In this context, the Department has been advised by the National Cyber Security Centre not to disclose details which could, in any way, identify or help target potential vulnerabilities in Departmental Cybersecurity arrangements.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The system to identify the different categories of farmers and deliver the payment will be important. That is being expedited and moved forward. The overall funding commitment will determine the level of payment we can make. I will engage further with the Department of public expenditure and Deputy Kerrane on that. There has been significant engagement over the last two or three years...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 57 and 78 together. I thank Deputy Ó Cuív for raising this issue. I know it is particularly important to farmers in Galway and Mayo, as it is in Donegal. Either Galway or Mayo has the highest number of ACRES participants, at more than 5,000, which is over one ninth of the national total. The scheme has been quite popular for people to engage...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: So far, only farmers participating in the general stream have received any payment. Out of 28,000 in the general stream, some 20,000 have received a payment, with over €88 million paid out to them so far. Around 18,000 other farmers are in the co-operation stream. They will now all receive €5,000 by the end of this month. Those in the general stream-----

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Some 18,000 in the co-operation stream. In total, we will see 26,000 farmers receive the interim payment of either €4,000 in the case of the 8,000 general stream farmers who have not been paid, or €5,000 for the 18,000 co-operation stream farmers, none of whom have received a payment yet. I accept what the Deputy is saying. Farmers will be very keen to see the level of their...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Yes.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: That would certainly be the intention.

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Agriculture Schemes (22 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In response to Deputy McNamara, my understanding from recollection is that approvals are still required in most of those instances. It would certainly be the intention that once approvals are given, they can move through to payments. That is part of the scheme that is still being rolled out and is the next step in relation to the co-operation streams. In response to Deputy Ó...