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

Charlie McConalogue: That comprehensive set of investigations has been done. There has not been any-----

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

Charlie McConalogue: I take the point the Deputies are making but there has not been any-----

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

Charlie McConalogue: There has not been any new evidence presented subsequent to what would have been available at the time of the investigations. One of those investigations concluded that there was no evidence of fluoride or cadmium toxication levels in the herd-----

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

Charlie McConalogue: -----nor any evidence of environmental pollution on the farm. That is what was in the reports. I will take the point of the four Deputies coming together to make the case this evening. I will review and read the files further as well. I have laid out the background to it.

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

Charlie McConalogue: The investigations that were here previously-----

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

Charlie McConalogue: I am happy to discuss it further but I am laying out clearly the background to it, the comprehensive assessment that has gone on in it already and the clear view that there has been no new evidence presented that changes the situation.

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

Charlie McConalogue: I recognise the significance of four Deputies coming together. It is not something you see very often in this House and I certainly recognise that in the context of this Topical Issue debate and the time the Deputies have given to this issue as part of the committee. The matter being raised relate to events that took place many years ago, as the four Deputies said. At that time, my...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The above person has been contacted by an official of my Department in relation to his previous correspondence. The records that he has provided are being examined and he has been advised that he will be contacted as soon as this examination has concluded. The above persons file has not been discussed with the Secretary General – individual cases are not discussed at Secretary...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Artificial Intelligence (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that Artificial Intelligence is used in the following cases within my Department. Predicting the likelihood of TB outbreaks.Image analysis of crops claimed under CAP schemes.Image analysis for identifying species susceptible to H5N1 (Bird flu).Customer Segmentation analysis for developing Agri-Food policies.Analysis for identifying risk factors for Microbial Food...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: An application for participation in the 2022 Basic payment Scheme (BPS) scheme was received from the person named on the 27th of April 2022. The geotag pictures have been reviewed and the area updated, a supplementary payment has been requested for this applicant. This payment will issue in the next 2022 BPS payment run.

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The responsibility for authorising a cull on wild deer for the purposes of mitigating risks to motorists, or any other reason, resides with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), within the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. I am though acutely aware of the importance of the sustainable management of our national deer population for agriculture, forestry as...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a challenging disease to control and eradicate. I am acutely aware of the financial and emotional trauma associated with a TB breakdown. It causes significant hardship for farmers and farming families, and I am fully committed to the objectives of the Bovine TB Eradication Strategy which aims to reduce and ultimately eradicate this disease in Ireland. This...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Supports (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: I have long supported the cohort of farmers known as the forgotten farmers and have committed to supporting them. My Department developed a preliminary outline of a proposal to provide support to the forgotten farmer group. Work continues on addressing a number of issues, such as the funding required and consistency with public expenditure, before the details of the eligibility...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The person named was approved to GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1stOctober 2015. Payments issued for scheme years 2015 to 2022 inclusive. The GLAS contract was selected for an on-farm inspection on 15thNovember 2022. The findings in relation to the Protection of Watercourses from Bovines (PWCB) action resulted in a reduction and penalty from the 2022 Scheme payment and also a...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: The new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) has brought a new approach to knowledge transfer (KT) – the new system is more targeted, with equal emphasis on CAP objectives and local needs. An example of this is that each participant will have an annual one-to-one planning meeting with the KT Facilitator, using the farmer’s Basic Income Support for Sustainability Scheme (BISS)...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As the Deputy is aware, the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme, or ACRES, is the central agri-environment climate measure in Ireland’s CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027, with funding of €1.5 billion committed over the scheme lifetime. This is the largest amount ever committed to an agri-environment scheme. A fundamental element of ACRES is the use of results-based payments to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: EU Funding (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: My Department explored all forestry funding options under state aid rules with the Commission during the process of securing state aid approval for the new €1.3 billion programme. We secured approval for an attractive and innovative Reconstitution Scheme for Ash Dieback. This scheme includes the following features:100% increase in the site clearance grant rate, from €1,000 to...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Ministerial Staff (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: For the purpose of Section 19 of the Ethics in Public Office Act,1995, where there are no interests to disclose, there is no obligation on a Special Advisor to furnish a Nil Statement and no requirement on an Office holder to lay a nil statement of a Special Advisor before the Oireachtas. As such, there was no statements of interests filed in respect of the Special Advisors in this...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: As I announced on 12 October 2023, Tranche 2 of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) will be opening for the submission of applications shortly. Farmers and their ACRES advisors can now commence some of the associated preparatory work, namely, the submission of an Expression of Interest. While the Terms and Conditions for Tranche 2 of ACRES are not yet published, an overview...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Wildlife Protection (7 Nov 2023)

Charlie McConalogue: Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a challenging disease to control and eradicate. I am acutely aware of the financial and emotional trauma associated with a TB breakdown. It causes significant hardship for farmers and farming families, and I am fully committed to the objectives of the Bovine TB Eradication Strategy which aims to reduce and ultimately eradicate this disease in Ireland. This...