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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Following exceptional flooding in the Shannon Callows during summer 2023, on 7 November 2023 I announced the launch of the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme. The aim of the scheme is to support farmers who have lost fodder due to flooding in the region during summer 2023. I have allocated funding of approximately €800,000 which will allow for a payment rate of up to €325 per hectare....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Following exceptional flooding in the Shannon Callows during summer 2023, on 7 November 2023 I announced the launch of the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme. The aim of the scheme is to support farmers who have lost fodder due to flooding in the region during summer 2023. I have allocated funding of approximately €800,000 which will allow for a payment rate of up to €325 per hectare....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Flood Relief Schemes (23 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Following exceptional flooding in the Shannon Callows during summer 2023, on 7 November 2023 I announced the launch of the Shannon Callows Flood Scheme. The aim of the scheme is to support farmers who have lost fodder due to flooding in the region during summer 2023. I have allocated funding of approximately €800,000 which will allow for a payment rate of up to €325 per hectare....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (23 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy will be aware from PQ 57204/23, the formalisation of data sharing processes was introduced by the GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018 and supplemented by the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019, with the commencement of sections 6(2) and (3) of that Act coming into operation on 16th December 2022. My Department and the Offices under its aegis share both aggregated and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (18 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: It was 30,000 houses in total.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Funding (18 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the competent authority with regard to the maintenance of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book. The ICC has been responsible for the Irish Greyhound Stud Book since 1923 and this was further underpinned by the enactment of the Greyhound Industry Act, 1958. My Department understands that the ICC is progressing a new IT system. The ICC is a private club and is not in...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Jan 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. ACRES payments commenced on December 15th for ACRES General cases that had, at that point, cleared the scheme payment validations. Due to the unprecedented number of applications approved under Tranche 1, it was not possible to get all...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Aquaculture Industry (18 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Applications for aquaculture licences are considered by my Department in accordance with the provisions of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997 the 1933 Foreshore Act, as amended and applicable national and EU legislation. The licensing process is complex and involves consultation with a wide range of scientific and technical advisers, as well as various Statutory Consultees. The legislation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Land Issues (18 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 268 and 269 together. Individual landowners are responsible for the care and management of trees on their land, including those adjacent to roads. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (18 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 270 and 283 together. My Department has published a Forestry Licencing Plan which outlines our strong commitment to issuing licences in 2024. We estimate that we will issue 4,200 new licences in 2024, and we believe we now have the capacity to issue sufficient licences to meet the annual target of 8,000 hectares of new forests. This is however contingent...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Coillte Teoranta (18 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 271 and 272 together. In addition to supporting the delivery of climate change commitments and the protection of biodiversity, Coillte's remit in relation to the national forest estate includes the retention of commercial forests in public ownership. Coillte may sell land in certain specific instances, including for the facilitation of neighbours, local...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (18 Jan 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. There is an indicative budget of €370 million available for the period 2023-2027, and all investments must be linked to Climate, Environment or Animal Welfare. The Engineer's report in relation to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (18 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 274, 275, 276, 277, 278 and 279 together. 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...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ports Policy (18 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Currently, Cork Port is a designated border control post for container shipments of wood and wood products. Inspections of these products take place at the Tivoli Container Terminal near Cork City. However, it should be noted that the physical infrastructure required for handling bulk wood products and that required for handling food products, are very different. Between 2015 and 2018, a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Foreshore Issues (18 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The matter referred to by the Deputy is currently under consideration by my Department and it would not be appropriate to offer any further comment at this time.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Organic Farming (18 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: All applicants in the Organic Farming Scheme are subject to annual validation checks to ensure the correct payments are made. The checks on the application submitted by the person named, have identified that some of the parcels declared on their BISS application have not been included in their Organic Farming Scheme payment. Payment will issue as soon as this error has been rectified.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Data (18 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The new Forestry Programme 2023 – 2027 will help to support an increase in afforestation. It offers landowners a choice of 12 Forest Types (FT) which cover a broad range of planting options and supports diversity in the forest estate. Those planting FT12, which covers mixed high forests with mainly spruce which include a 20% broadleaf component, receive an establishment grant and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (17 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Both the Programme for Government and Food Vision 2030 acknowledge and underline the importance of our food producers, particularly our farmers and fishers, in the development of community-based local food growing strategies. Responsibility for the development of community-based local food growing strategies lies across a number of Departments. My Department in conjunction with Bord Bia held...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1154, 1161 and 1209 together. In line with the commitment in the Programme for Government, the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) was launched in 2022. There was exceptional demand for entry, which demonstrates the interest of farmers to take on actions to address climate, biodiversity and environmental issues. While it was initially planned to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 Jan 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Terms and Conditions of the 2023 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and other area-based schemes like the Area of Natural Constraint scheme (ANC) specifically covers the situation where there are no fences or physical boundaries present for reference parcels, as can be found in areas of upland. "In circumstances where there is no clearly visible physical boundary on the...