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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 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 2022-2027, and all investments must be linked to Climate, Environment or Animal Welfare. There is currently a range of Agtech equipment...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Please see document 56706/23 attached.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Category 1 rendering plants were reopened to animal collectors from Friday the 15thDecember, and as a result a full animal collection service has been restored to farmers. From a review of initial data, it appears that the backlogs in fallen animal collections from farms were fully cleared within days of resumption of collection and rendering services. My Department maintains regular...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 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. A total of 42 applications for underpasses were...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The farmer named applied for Eco-Scheme Agricultural Practice 1 Space for Nature Enhanced. My officials are continuing to process outstanding Eco-Scheme applications including the person named to ensure all validations are undertaken before payments issue. Payment for the farmer named will be made shortly once final validation on the herd are complete and clear for payment.

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

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 1206, 1205, 1207 and 1208 together. In line with the commitment in the Programme for Government, the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) was launched in 2022 as the flagship environmental scheme under the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027, with a total budget of €1.5 billion. The funding allocation for the ACRES scheme in 2023 was...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The second tranche of my Department’s agri-environment scheme, ACRES, opened for the submission of applications on 24thNovember 2023, and closed on 13thDecember, 2023. Over 9,200 applications for this tranche were received. The bulk of Tranche 2 applications have been submitted under the ACRES General stream, with thirty percent of applicants applying under ACRES Co-operation. Tranche...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I was delighted to announce last October the opening of the second phase of the Soil Sampling and Analysis Programme. This programme opened for applications on 16thOctober and closed on 10thNovember 2023. In total 7,000 applicants were approved to participate in the programme. The Irish Soil Expert Consortium has commenced soil sampling and aims to get the majority of the farms sampled in...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Ireland is legally obliged to implement all changes to regulations with effect from the date that they come into force. The changes to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 that came into effect on the 9th of October 2023 related to amending the list of certain protected zones, associated protected zone quarantine pests as well as prohibitions and special requirements for introduction into...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In line with the commitment in the Programme for Government, a flagship environmental scheme, namely the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), was launched in 2022. There was exceptional demand for entry into the Scheme, which demonstrates the interest of farmers to take on actions to address climate, biodiversity, and environmental issues. While it was initially planned to take...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 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. Tranche 1 of TAMS 3 closed on 30 June 2023,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: There is currently a range of Agtech equipment included in the TAMS 3 schemes, including items such as GPS machinery control, yield monitoring, health and fertility monitoring systems, grass growth monitoring systems, robotic slurry scrapers and automatic calf feeders. The required validation protocols for new technologies will vary by product and intended usage. Teagasc, the State...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Adoption of technologies on farm can help reduce emissions. A number of these technologies are being currently being supported by my Department, particularly under CAP Strategic Plan, while others are cost beneficial in their own right. Funding from the CAP Strategic Plan has increased the adoption of numerous efficiency measures, including both the Beef Environmental Efficiency...

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

Charlie McConalogue: There is currently a range of Agtech equipment included in the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) schemes, which provide grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings. This includes items such as GPS machinery control, yield monitoring, health and fertility monitoring systems, grass growth monitoring systems,...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The horticulture and poultry sectors make a valuable contribution to Irish agri-food industry as a whole, supporting significant levels of direct and indirect employment as well as their role in supporting the rural economy and the wider national economy. The CSO valued the output of the poultry meat sector at €225.7 million for 2023 and the horticulture sector had a farmgate value of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Grant awards are made periodically by my Department for ‘public good’ research projects. These projects are undertaken by researchers in eligible Irish Research Performing Organisations following competitive Calls for Research Proposals. The final report of all funded projects is published on my Department’s website. Some projects may have collaborating research...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Since the implementation of EU regulations requiring that all applications for direct payments must be received electronically by 2018, my Department has implemented a programme of continuous development and improvement of its application systems. An example of one such improvement is the warning messages to help farmers and advisors where common errors have been detected. These have expanded...

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

Charlie McConalogue: Howth Fishery Harbour Centre is one of the six designated Fishery Harbour Centres which are owned, managed and maintained by my Department under Statute. It is acknowledged that siltation continues to be a problem in Howth Fishery Harbour Centre and my Department is awaiting consideration of an appeal made to an Bord Pleanála on planning permission that Fingal County Council granted for...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (17 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 2022-2027, and all investments must be linked to Climate, Environment or Animal Welfare. There is currently a range of Agtech equipment...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy may be aware, intake into the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) is on a phased basis, in two tranches. The Government has committed €1.5 billion to ACRES over the duration of the scheme to facilitate the participation of 50,000 farmers. The funding provided in Budget 2024 facilitates the acceptance of some 4,000 applicants under Tranche 2 into ACRES to bring...