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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 506 and 507 together. As the deputy may be aware, in 2022, my Department opened applications for Tranche 1 of ACRES, and at the closing date, over 46,000 applications had been received. I would like to confirm that there were 4,955 applications from Donegal, of which, 4,855 were approved into the Scheme. Applications for Tranche 2 closed last December 2023,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage are the leading government authority in Ireland for the Nature Restoration Law (NRL). My Department has worked closely with DHLGH to ensure that the text of the NRL will deliver for the environment and climate whilst supporting all sectors of society, including farmers and rural communities. The current drafting of the NRL includes...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The attached table displays the total potential value for County Donegal entitlements from 2023 to 2027. The figures provided in the table are calculated based on data from initial allocation figures from February 2023, and assume that all criteria for the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) scheme are met, that entitlements are activated, all inspections are clear, and all terms...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 510 to 512, inclusive, together. The Areas of Natural Constraints ("ANC") scheme provides payments to people farming land in designated areas that face significant hardship from factors such as remoteness, difficult topography, climatic problems, and poor soil conditions. The table below outlines the information requested by the Deputy for ANC scheme year...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The persons named were approved into Tranche 1 of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2023. I can confirm that the ACRES claim for the persons named is progressing through the necessary validation checks, and officials are working to facilitate payment as soon as possible. I fully appreciate the frustration felt by farmers...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Maedi Visna (MVV) is a viral disease of sheep, affecting the respiratory system and the mammary gland (udder) of sheep. The disease is not listed in EU Animal Health Law. Trade in live sheep in the EU takes place without the need for any official attestation regarding MVV, however it is a private industry requirement in several EU member states and the UK for imported breeding sheep to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Brexit Supports (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Brexit Inshore Fisheries Business Model Adjustment Scheme 2023 provided assistance to inshore fishers in adjusting their business operations as a result of the impacts of Brexit. The scheme had a budget of some €3.5 million and supported almost 740 beneficiaries at a cost of €2.44 million. The deadline of 31 December 2023 is set out in the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for participation in the 2023 Areas of Natural Constraint (ANC) scheme was received from the named applicant on the 11th of May, 2023. Following completion of all the relevant administration checks by the Department, it should be noted that the application has met all scheme eligibility requirements for payment under the 2023 ANC scheme. However, based on the application...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Schemes (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: On the 25th of January, I announced the allocation of €12.7 million for 15 local authority marine infrastructure projects. Details of the announcement and project allocations are available in tabular form online at gov - Minister McConalogue announces funding of €12.7million for Local Authority Marine Infrastructure (www.gov.ie) These projects were previously put forward by...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I am pleased to say that the Native Woodland Conservation (NWC) Scheme was launched yesterday 12 February by my colleague Minister Pippa Hackett and is now open to new applications. The scheme offers eligible private and public forest owners financial support for the appropriate restoration, conservation and enhancement of existing native woodland for sustainable forest management. This...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 519 and 521 together. A detailed Ash dieback action plan is being prepared by Minister of State, Senator Pippa Hackett for submission to Cabinet for approval in the very near future. This will outline comprehensive actions by my Department to deal with the issue of ash dieback. Detailed deliberations are taking place to ensure an efficient, appropriate and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (13 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Felling licences may have an operational period of up to 10 years, with timings for harvesting events, whether thinning, clearfell or both, contained at periods within that. The following information has been obtained from Departmental records and where a licence had both a thinning and clearfell event the hectares to be thinned or clearfelled are shown in their respective years: ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The above named person submitted an application under the BISS 2023 scheme, on the 26th of May 2023. The eligible area of the parcel affected here was subject to a review under the 2022 scheme year. This review was completed and the Eligible area was updated. This Eligible Area has also been updated for 2023. The applicants claimed area has now been updated to reflect the new eligible area....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (8 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: A breakdown by county of the number of hectares Coillte received permission to plant in 2023 is shown in the table below. County No of Applications Hectares Tipperary 1 34.91 Cork 1 18.32 Roscommon 1 1.5 Galway 1 6.93 ...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (8 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: All Producer Organisations (POs) had access to funding under a scheme as part of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) Programme 2014-2020. Part A of that scheme provided supports of up to €55,000 to groups of fisheries or aquaculture producers working to achieve recognition as a PO. Part B of the scheme supported POs that had been recognised by this Department, up to a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, the advice on fish stocks published by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) forms the basis of the scientific advice used by the European Commission in proposing Total Allowable Catches (TACs). The ICES advice for Pollack in ICES Areas 6-7 (the waters around Ireland) for 2024 is for zero catch. A copy of this advice is available on the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Management arrangements for the State’s fisheries, including the Mackerel fishery, have been set and developed over many years since the commencement of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) and the introduction of quotas. Pelagic stocks such as Mackerel are managed on an annual or seasonal basis with catch limits set based on allocation regimes developed over many years and related to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (8 Feb 2024)

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. The annual budget allocation enables the SFPA to continue to meet its National and EU obligations as Ireland's Competent Authority for the enforcement of sea fisheries and seafood safety law. The annual budget details for the SFPA, as per the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department received two applications for the person named and a related person in 2023. One application was received under the herd number mentioned and a second duplicate application was received under a temporary reference number. Department colleagues have now reconciled both applications received to ensure that the Eco-Scheme application can now be processed. Payment will issue shortly.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Climate Action Plan (8 Feb 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: As part of the governance and oversight of the Climate Action Plan process, the Department of An Taoiseach publish, on a quarterly basis, progress reports on the status of the actions within the Climate Action Plan (CAP) for 2021 and 2023. These reports are available online: www.gov.ie/en/publication/55fde-climate-action-important-pub lications All actions assigned to the agriculture...