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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (7 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department endeavours on an ongoing basis to maximise the levels of compliance with equine identification legislation and enforcement is carried out by authorised officers across the Regional Office network in conjunction with authorised officers in the Local Authorities, An Garda Síochána, the Revenue Commissioners and other relevant organisations .My Department does not...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Harbours and Piers (7 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In January 2022, I launched the Brexit Adjustment Local Authority Marine Infrastructure (BALAMI) Scheme 2022-2023 exclusively for the rejuvenation of local authority owned public piers and harbours based on the recommendations of the Seafood Taskforce Report. The scheme was a unique initiative designed to support job creation and protection by distributing Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for participation in the 2023 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme was received from the above named applicant on the 25thMay, 2023. The applicant did not receive an advance payment due to an overclaim with the land parcel B1420100022. This was subsequently resolved. At the time of ANC payment issuance, January 15th2024, a request to remove the ANC penalty amount attached...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Horse Racing Industry (7 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: 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. My Department disburses the Fund to Horse Racing Ireland (HRI) and Rásaíocht Con Éireann (RCÉ) with 80% allocated to HRI and 20% to RCÉ. As part of Budget 2024...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (7 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: Timber Supply (7 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 414 and 415 together. Coillte is a private limited company established under the Forestry Act 1988 and is operationally independent from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. My Department does not receive official figures on the amount of timber harvested by Coillte in specific counties. Day-to-day operational matters, such as their harvesting...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (1 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: At present, Local Authorities (LAs) under service contract with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) are responsible for food law enforcement at certain food businesses, including small meat manufacturing plants and slaughterhouses. On 3rdJanuary 2024, the Department of Health (DoH), Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), Department of Housing, Local Government and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Industry (1 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: It is not appropriate for my Department to get involved in or to pay compensation to a farmer for losses incurred as a result of malting barley not reaching the required quality specification as part of a supply contract/commercial agreement. This matter falls to the farmer and the buyer to resolve.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (1 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: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings. The scheme was launched in 2023, and is comprised of ten specific measures linked to climate, environment or animal welfare. This includes the Women Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (WFCIS), where 259 applications were...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In 2023, as part of the ongoing work of the TB Forum, agreement was reached at the Financial Working Group, a dedicated group comprising of Department officials and Key stakeholders, on a number of enhancements to the suite of compensation measures available to farmers who experience a TB breakdown, Officials from my Department have been working to implement the necessary changes to our...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Marine Institute (1 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In adherence with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform ‘Guidelines on Appointments to State Boards’ (2014), all vacancies on the Board of the Marine Institute are filled following a State Boards campaign. Pursuant to Section 3(2) of the Marine Institute Act, 1991, the Chairperson, and eight ordinary members, are appointed by virtue of their experience in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Marine Institute (1 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: There is currently one vacancy on the board of the Marine Institute. I have recently appointed three new ordinary board members and this process is being finalised The current vacancy is for the Chairperson position which became vacant this month (January 2024). My officials are progressing this matter at present. In line with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved into Tranche 1 of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2023. As the deputy is aware, there was unprecedented demand under ACRES Tranche 1. This is a reflection of the interest amongst farmers in taking on actions to address climate, biodiversity, and environmental issues. In response, all eligible...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (1 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department provides funding each year through the Animal Welfare Grants Programme to registered animal welfare charities for the care and welfare of animals. Animal welfare remains a key priority for me as Minister and for the Government and considerable funding is provided to support these organisations. On the 7th December last year, I announced record funding of €6 million to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: As the deputy is aware, there was unprecedented demand under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) Tranche 1. This is a reflection of the interest amongst farmers in taking on actions to address climate, biodiversity, and environmental issues. In response, all eligible Tranche 1 applications were approved, with just under 46,000 active contracts now in place. ACRES payments...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings. The scheme was launched in 2023, with Tranches 1 and 2 of the scheme receiving over 17,000 applications under ten specific measures linked to climate, environment or animal welfare. This includes the Women Farmer...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings. The scheme has proved to be highly successful since it opened for online applications in mid-2015, with in excess of €434.5 million paid under TAMS II, which closed to applications on 16th December 2022. TAMS 3 was...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (1 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The information requested is provided in the below table. Payments will continue on a regular basis as cases pass all validation checks. County No of applications Amount € Carlow 246 €1,167,164.19 Cavan 1,009 €4,680,984.81 Clare 991 €4,548,228.64 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (1 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department's €240 million European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) 2014-2020 has over recent years been the principal source of public funding for the sustainable development of our fisheries, aquaculture and seafood processing sectors and has been co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union. On an going basis over the life of the Programme the list of...