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

Charlie McConalogue: The person named applied for Tranche 1 of my Department’s agri-environment scheme, ACRES. They are in the Scheme, but have been assigned to the incorrect stream, i.e. to the General stream rather than the Co-operation Project stream. My officials are working on a solution to this case, and will be in touch directly with the person named, as well as their approved ACRES advisor,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I can assure the Deputy that my Department constantly monitors the needs of the fisheries sector and I regularly meet with the recognised industry representative groups, comprising the Producer Organisations, National Inshore Fisheries Forum, Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association and IFA Aquaculture. Engagement between my Department and these groups is ongoing, whether bilaterally...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 482, 483 and 484 together. ACRES payments commenced on 15 December 2023, with a total of €76.5 million issuing to 17,145 participants in the ACRES General stream. ACRES General payments will continue over the coming weeks as applications are processed (queries resolved, validation checks passed, etc.). Due to the additional complexity associated with...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The new CAP programme, which started in 2023, sees a change in the value of all payment entitlements reflecting the change in allocation of funding under the direct payment schemes. The Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) payment entitlement values are now derived from a fixed percentage (~59%) of the previous combined Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and Greening value. Also, all BISS...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The COP28 UAE Declaration On Sustainable Agriculture, Resilient Food Systems, and Climate Action affirms that agriculture and food systems must urgently adapt and transform in order to respond to the imperatives of climate change. It states that “to achieve these aims - according to our own national circumstances - we commit to expedite the integration of agriculture and food systems...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (23 Jan 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 funding provided to the greyhound racing sector helps...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Storage facilities for poultry litter must meet the regulatory requirements as set out under Article 11 of the Good Agricultural Practice for the Protection of Waters Regulations (SI 113 of 2022, as amended). The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage is the competent authority responsible for these Regulations. Larger and more intensive poultry farms are also regulated...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture 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: Agriculture 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: 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...