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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...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Liming Programme was introduced by my Department earlier this year to incentivise the use of Lime, a natural soil conditioner which corrects soil acidity, makes nutrients more available for plant uptake, and improves overall soil health. As the Deputy will be aware, on the 06th of October I announced important flexibility to the lime spreading deadline under the Programme. This was in...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine provides public information about the Department's wide range of schemes, services and policies. Advertising in national and local newspapers is one of the channels used to communicate this information. A breakdown of expenditure by year for the period requested is set out in the below table. Year National (print and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department does not offer funding for the removal of roadside trees or for private homeowners living in the countryside with ash trees in their rural gardens. The care and management of trees adjacent to roads is the responsibility of the landowner on whose land the trees are growing. It is advisable that landowners make themselves aware of the full legal extent of their land...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The European Commission reached political agreement in its trade negotiations with the Mercosur countries in June 2019. Due to concerns raised by a number of member states, including Ireland, on the environmental and sustainability provisions included in the original agreement, the Commission and Mercosur have recommenced negotiations on a joint instrument which they hope will address these...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The Organic Farming Scheme opened for applications in respect of 2023 in Autumn 2022, and there were over 2,000 new applicants, doubling the number of organic farmers in Ireland. The land area currently farmed organically amounts to approximately 180,000 hectares, or 4% of the overall land area.

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

Charlie McConalogue: My Department defines certain beef herds as Controlled Finishing Units (CFUs) in the context of the Bovine TB Eradication Programme. Data in respect of CFU kill numbers at DAFM-approved plants from 2017 onwards is published on my Department's website in the section dealing with bovine birth and movement reports. The data is published under the title ‘Kill numbers at EU approved...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The figures for the total hectarage of new afforestation licenced and planted for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and to date in 2023 is set out below. - Licensed Hectares Planted 2020 528 4,342 2,434 2021 502 4,246 2,016 2022 702 4,972 2,273 ...

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

Charlie McConalogue: In 2021 and 2022, the Chief Veterinary Officer and officials in my Department engaged in correspondence, via e-mail, with the Chief Veterinary Officer as well as Veterinary Services & Animal Health areas of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Israel, on the following issues:Routine in nature correspondence regarding the delisting of export-approved meat slaughter...

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

Charlie McConalogue: I wish to advise the Deputy that my Department has not had any engagement with the Palestinian Authority, any organ of the Palestinian Authority, or any engagement within, or with organisations in, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in the years 2021, 2022 and to-date in 2023. As regards the 12 State Bodies under the aegis of my Department, the information requested is an operational...

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

Charlie McConalogue: TAMS 3 has proved very popular, with an unprecedented level of applications received (almost four times the average number received per tranche under TAMS 2). Applications received across all of the measures in Tranche 1 are currently being processed. Once the initial processing is completed all applications will be subject to a ranking and selection process, which is a regulatory...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) is to provide support to suckler and beef farmers to improve the environmental sustainability of the national beef herd. The programme aims to build on the gains delivered in recent years through the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) and the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) by improving the genetic merit of...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The objective of the National Beef Welfare Scheme (NBWS) is to further increase the economic efficiency of and enhance animal health and husbandry on suckler farms. The IBR component is designed to provide valuable information to farmers in relation to the health of their herds and allow them to take any necessary action to mitigate disease risk. Both elements of the NBWS - IBR testing and...

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

Charlie McConalogue: As set out in the terms and conditions of the Sheep Welfare Scheme, the rate of payment is set at €10 per eligible breeding ewe on completion by the participant of both of their selected scheme actions. Payment is made up to the applicable reference number of animals determined for payment for the scheme year. Where an applicant does not complete the actions selected or does not...

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

Charlie McConalogue: The case in question involves non-compliance with replanting orders previously issued by the Department to a Licensee on lands adjacent to Mr. O Sullivan’s home. There are a number of different issues involved. The site in question has recently been reinspected and a revised replanting order will be issued to the Licensee involved in the coming days to help move towards compliance....