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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Irish Coursing Club (ICC) is the organisation charged with the role of Keeper of the Irish Greyhound Stud Book (IGSB) since 1923. The Stud Book records pedigrees, ownerships, breeding data and transfers of ownership of all greyhounds. The ICC is subject to the general control and direction of Rásaíocht Con Éireann. The ICC has notified my Department that the number of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (5 Nov 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: Greyhound Industry (5 Nov 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: Greyhound Industry (5 Nov 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 (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I assume that the Deputy is referring to scorecards in respect of the 2024 ACRES scheme year. My Department is unable to determine whether an ACRES approved adviser did not submit a scorecard as planned, or whether a scorecard was omitted inadvertently. There are 11,675 herds in respect of whom at least one scorecard was not submitted (relating to owned and/or leased parcels) for the 2024...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Staff (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department engages in workforce planning to assess its current and future recruitment needs. The educational qualifications required and the relevant selection criteria are reviewed and updated on an ongoing basis to ensure that they meet these needs. Tailored to specific grades, my Departments recruitment campaigns may invite candidates who hold qualifications in a variety of areas...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Budgets (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department has responsibility for the six State owned Fishery Harbour Centres at Killybegs, Ros an Mhíl, Dingle, Castletownbere, Dunmore East and Howth. All capital projects are subject to rigorous project management processes including design, tender action and implementation stages; and ongoing monitoring, evaluation and review in accordance with the Department of Public...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Budgets (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is implementing a series of farm safety, health and wellbeing initiatives in 2024 through dedicated funding of €2.5m. These initiatives promote farm safety practices and risk awareness and encourage behavioural change around farm safety from a young age, while also supporting those who have been impacted by fatal and non-fatal incidents. The main initiatives in 2024...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was accepted into Tranche 1 of the Co-Operation stream of ACRES, and received an interim payment of €5,000 in February of this year. Validation checks in respect of the final ACRES payment claim are ongoing. Once these validations have been completed the payment will be processed, and if the value exceeds the interim payment, the balance will issue to the herd owner.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: Assisting the next generation to take over the farm, when the time is right to do so, is one of my priorities to ensure the ongoing sustainability of the family farm. While supporting young farmers and new entrants is critical to ensure a bright future for the agri-food sector, it is also important to consider the position of older and retiring farmers. Food Vision 2030, our shared...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (5 Nov 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The number of pet passports issued by my Department in 2023 and to date in 2024 are set out below in tabular form. Year 2023 2024 (as of 04/11/2024) Pet Passports 27,150 18,676

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Foreshore Issues (24 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The operator of the site the Deputy refers to was issued with an aquaculture licence by the Aquaculture Licence Appeals Board (ALAB) on 26 January 2023 “for the cultivation of Native and Pacific Oyster on a site...”. The holder of an aquaculture licence also requires a Foreshore Licence. My Department is currently processing a Foreshore Licence application for this site. All...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (24 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: In December 2018, a transition period to a ban on vessels over 18 metres trawling in inshore waters, inside the six nautical mile zone was announced. A significant part of the objective of this measure was to manage the fishing effort on sprat stocks which are primarily targeted within inshore waters. This measure, however, was the subject of extended legal proceedings the outcome of which,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (24 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Central Statistics Office regularly provide my Department with statistics on the value and volume of Irish trade in agrifood and prepared consumer foods. Figures for 2023 are preliminary. Table one below shows the total value (thousand Euro) and volume (tonnes) of potatoes, including seed potatoes, imported in the three most recent full years for which data is available (2021-2023)....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry (24 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The Central Statistics Office regularly provide my Department with statistics on the value and volume of Irish trade in agrifood and prepared consumer foods. Figures for 2023 are preliminary. Table one below shows the total value (thousand Euro) and volume (tonnes) of vegetable imports during 2020-2023. This shows that vegetable imports were valued at €412 million in 2023, and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (24 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The sustainable management of our national deer population is important for agriculture, as well as for our nature ecosystems. The increased populations of deer in some parts of the country has led to a reduction in biodiversity and an increase in road traffic accidents. In response to this my Department, along with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has set up the Deer...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (23 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Cathaoirleach and Senators for facilitating this important motion and for the increase of the horse and greyhound fund in order to accommodate this year's budget. As we know, both the horse and greyhound racing sectors are particularly important to our rural economy. Both industries received financial support through the horse and greyhound racing fund under section 12 of the...

Seanad: Horse and Greyhound Racing Fund Regulations 2024: Motion (23 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Senators Lombard and Sherlock for their contributions. The point I will make is that both of these are industries with significant employment and this fund is very important to both those industries in underpinning them. Other countries which are in the lead like we are, in particular as regards the horse racing industry, are also underpinned by national funding. In terms of...

Seanad: Agriculture Appeals (Amendment) Bill 2024: Committee and Remaining Stages (23 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The passing of this Bill must be one of the fastest we have done. I thank the Cathaoirleach and Senators for the efficiency. I welcome Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan and his guests. It is nice to see them all.I will be travelling down to their part of the country tomorrow with Deputy O'Sullivan. They can leave a cup of coffee for me along the road. I will pick it up later tonight. I hope...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grazing Rights (23 Oct 2024)

Charlie McConalogue: The lands identified as the Curragh of Kildare are vested with the Minister of Defence under the Curragh of Kildare Act 1961. Annual permission to graze sheep on the Curragh lands is granted by the Maor of The Curragh as part of the responsibilities conferred on the office by the Minister of Defence. Applicants under farm schemes administered by my Department who claim a share of the...