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Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I will get the Deputy an up-to-date note ** Deputy McGrath - a note ** on the specific of the transposition of that directive. As I mentioned previously, the objective of the Government is to work to provide strong support to those who find themselves in financial arrangements relating to a mortgage for a property or a business. There are now strong provisions in place, including the...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I do not agree with Deputy Bacik's accusation but do agree with her on the absolute importance of ensuring the properties do not go void. Once an outgoing tenant or family vacates a social property, it should be immediately brought back into circulation and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, working with the local authority, should ensure it provides the funding to...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputy for raising this important issue. On the basis of his request, I reassure everyone that our beef is absolutely safe and that there is no safety issue related to this atypical case of BSE. It is very different from classic cases of BSE, which were an issue ten or 20 years ago and were related to feed. BSE is something that happens sporadically and randomly in bovines, and...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Chinese market is an important one for us to develop and build on. Our meat companies are doing really strong work in it to build up customers. China, with its 1.4 billion people and its growth in GDP and economic well-being, has a lot of potential for the future. Currently, however, the Chinese market represents a small proportion of beef exports overall. To date this year, the value...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I will not get involved in a particular opinion. I know Deputy Doherty and his party opposed us in defending the case as a State. Going forward, in terms of maintaining a stable business and personal tax regime in this country, our objective is to continue to work with international partners and to have consistency across international borders in relation to how laws operate and to ensure...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Government will continue to engage appropriately in relation to this judgment, in particular to make sure we maintain confidence in terms of investment in Ireland and the tax situation.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Delivering more homes and preventing homelessness is the number one issue for this Government. It was the number one reason my party decided to go into government and sought the housing portfolio. When we look at the investment that this Government has put in place, and the three parties working together, it shows the commitment we have to ramping up as fast as we possibly can the delivery...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (9 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank Deputy Doherty. As he knows, a stable tax system has been absolutely essential to the growth of our economy and the progress of Ireland over the past number of decades. We have seen the benefits of that for our population and in the transformation of our economy. This is something the Government takes very seriously. We want to make sure that we maintain that. The Deputy has...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (9 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I am acutely aware of the hardship that a TB outbreak can have on farms and the impact it can have on farmers and their families. The above named herdowner entered a TB restriction on the 19th September 2023 having had 19 animals disclosed as reactors as a result of a contiguous herd test. These animals were valued as part of the "On Farm Market Valuation" scheme on 20th September 2023 and...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (9 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Budget 2024 increased the allocation for ACRES by €40 million, bringing the total 2024 scheme allocation to €200 million - a substantial increase on the 2023 budget of €160 million. This provision of additional funding will enable delivery on the Government’s commitment to have 50,000 farmers participating in ACRES. An additional 4,000 farmers will be accepted into...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: State Properties (9 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The Afforestation Scheme 2023-2027 launched in September providing significant supports for afforestation offering landowners a choice of 12 Forest Types which cover a broad range of planting options and species mixes. The Scheme offers generous incentives to landowners, covering 100% of the cost of establishing a forest and offering increased premia rates. I am pleased to advise that,...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Forestry Sector (9 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My colleague, Minister of State Hackett is committed to forming a Forestry Programme Consultative Committee (FPCC). The purpose of the FPCC is to:Receive updates on the implementation of objectives and deliverables for the Forestry Programme 2023-2027.Represent views and contributions from a broad selection of stakeholders nominated by Minister of State Hackett.Act as a consultative group to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Trade Missions (8 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department is currently developing its 2024 Ministerial led agri-food trade mission schedule but at this time I do not plan to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2024. The World Trade Organisation (WTO) 13thMinisterial Conference (MC13) is currently scheduled to take place in the UAE in February 2024. The agenda for this Ministerial Conference is still being finalised. Participation...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Pesticide Use (8 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Pesticide active substances, such as glyphosate, are assessed centrally at EU level and approved, or not. Plant protection products containing approved active substances are subsequently assessed for specific uses nationally and authorised, or not, using robust scientific evaluation and decision-making criteria. The EU process to decide whether or not the existing EU-approval of glyphosate...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Legislative Measures (8 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I propose to take Questions Nos. 88, 89 and 90 together. The Island Fisheries (Heritage Licence) Bill 2017 to which the Deputy refers is a Private Members’ Bill first introduced to the Dáil in 2017. It seeks to create a specific system for licensing island fishers to conduct small-scale coastal fishing activities, and the Bill would provide regulatory powers for this purpose....

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (8 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for participation in the 2023 Basic Income Support for Sustainability Scheme (BISS), Complementary Redistributive Support for Sustainability (CRISS), Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) and ECO schemes was received from the above named applicant on the 18thof May, 2023. An administrative review was carried out on the aforementioned herd number in recent days and an update was...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Investigations (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I thank the Deputies again for airing their views on this. This is new to me but I have read the evidence and looked back over the file. On what took place, there was the inter-agency group first in June 2004. Following on from that there was the investigation by the Department's veterinary laboratory services and that reported its findings in June 2006.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Investigations (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: It is a significantly long time ago now as well. Further to that, University College Dublin, UCD's, centre for veterinary epidemiology and risk analysis completed its report in August 2009. After that, the inter-agency group reviewed the findings of both of those studies and published its conclusions in August 2010. There have been significant investigations and reports done already and...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Investigations (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: That was over 13 years ago now. I will review the files. It is not that it has not been investigated before, and a lot of time has passed since that.

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Environmental Investigations (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I will read the file again.